Finite stops all currently remaining spell effects that it targets. It is similar to Finite Incantatem, except it targets a specific object or creature rather than one's surroundings.
Uses
- Remus Lupin used this spell to take a Tarantallegra hex off of Neville Longbottom.
- Harry Potter used this spell in the Room of Requirement to stop a bookcase from falling on Ron in 1998.
Known practitioners
Etymology
Finio is Latin, meaning to settle, end, die, and cease.
Behind the scenes
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Luna Lovegood uses this spell to remove Harry Potter's invisibility cloak and the Full Body-Bind Curse.