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| − | |incantation=''Finestra''<ref>{{FB|S|50}}</ref> |
+ | |incantation=''Finestra''<ref name="FBS50">{{FB|S|50}}</ref> |
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| − | |type=[[Charm]] |
+ | |type=[[Charm]]<ref name="PM"/> |
| − | |hand=Flick wand |
+ | |hand=Flick wand<ref name="FBS50">{{FB|S|50}}</ref> |
| − | |light=Blue |
+ | |light=Blue<ref name="FBS50">{{FB|s}}</ref> |
|effect=Shatters glass<ref name="PM"/> |
|effect=Shatters glass<ref name="PM"/> |
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| + | }} |
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| − | + | {{Quote|The Finestra spell can be used to shatter glass.|Description|Pottermore}} |
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| − | The '''Finestra spell'''<ref name="PM">[https://www.pottermore.com/short-text/what-is-finestra Short text: "What is the Finestra spell?"] at {{PM}}</ref> (''Finestra'')<ref name=" |
+ | The '''Finestra spell'''<ref name="PM">[https://www.pottermore.com/short-text/what-is-finestra Short text: "What is the Finestra spell?"] at {{PM}}</ref> (''Finestra'')<ref name="FBS50" /> was a [[charm]] which shattered glass. This [[spell]] was useful in that it made very little sound, allowing for discreet entry through a window.<ref name="FBS50">{{FB|S|50}}</ref> |
==History== |
==History== |
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| − | On [[6 December]] [[1926]], [[Newton Scamander|Newt Scamander]] shattered the front window of the [[Voclain & Co.]] jewellery store in [[New York]] using this spell to try and recapture his [[Newton Scamander's niffler|escaped niffler]] when he saw it loose inside the store stealing things.<ref name=" |
+ | On [[6 December]] [[1926]], [[Newton Scamander|Newt Scamander]] shattered the front window of the [[Voclain & Co.]] jewellery store in [[New York]] using this spell to try and recapture his [[Newton Scamander's niffler|escaped niffler]] when he saw it loose inside the store stealing things.<ref name="FBS50">{{FB|S|50}}</ref> |
==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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| − | The word ''finestra'' means "window" in Italian, Catalan and Sicilian.<ref>{{wtlink|finestra}}</ref> Given Rowling's use of puns in the construction of other incantations (e.g. ''[[Orchideous]]'' and ''[[Water-Making Spell|Aguamenti]]''), it is also possible that ''finestra'' is a sort of double entendre - a humorous blend of ''fine'' or ''finis'', the Italian and [[Latin]] words for "end",<ref>{{wtlink|finis#Latin|''finis''}}</ref> and ''finestra'' for window. Together, this could allude to the spell's ironic capacity to destroy windows in the creation of an opening or "window |
+ | The word ''finestra'' means "window" in Italian, Catalan and Sicilian.<ref>{{wtlink|finestra}}</ref> Given Rowling's use of puns in the construction of other incantations (e.g. ''[[Orchideous]]'' and ''[[Water-Making Spell|Aguamenti]]''), it is also possible that ''finestra'' is a sort of double entendre - a humorous blend of ''fine'' or ''finis'', the Italian and [[Latin]] words for "end",<ref>{{wtlink|finis#Latin|''finis''}}</ref> and ''finestra'' for window. Together, this could allude to the spell's ironic capacity to destroy windows in the creation of an opening or "window". |
==See also== |
==See also== |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| + | *{{FB|S}} {{1st}} |
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*{{FB|F}} |
*{{FB|F}} |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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{{Reflist}}[[es:Finestra]] |
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Revision as of 00:37, 16 May 2020
- "The Finestra spell can be used to shatter glass."
- — Description[src]
The Finestra spell[2] (Finestra)[1] was a charm which shattered glass. This spell was useful in that it made very little sound, allowing for discreet entry through a window.[1]
History
On 6 December 1926, Newt Scamander shattered the front window of the Voclain & Co. jewellery store in New York using this spell to try and recapture his escaped niffler when he saw it loose inside the store stealing things.[1]
Etymology
The word finestra means "window" in Italian, Catalan and Sicilian.[3] Given Rowling's use of puns in the construction of other incantations (e.g. Orchideous and Aguamenti), it is also possible that finestra is a sort of double entendre - a humorous blend of fine or finis, the Italian and Latin words for "end",[4] and finestra for window. Together, this could allude to the spell's ironic capacity to destroy windows in the creation of an opening or "window".
See also
Appearances
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (First appearance)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, Scene 50 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "FBS50" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "FBS50" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "FBS50" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Short text: "What is the Finestra spell?" at Pottermore
- ↑
finestra on Wiktionary
- ↑ finis on Wiktionary