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'''''Finite''''' stops all currently remaining [[spell]] effects that it targets. It is similar to ''[[General Counter-Spell|Finite Incantatem]]'', except it targets a specific object or creature rather than one's surroundings. |
'''''Finite''''' stops all currently remaining [[spell]] effects that it targets. It is similar to ''[[General Counter-Spell|Finite Incantatem]]'', except it targets a specific object or creature rather than one's surroundings. |
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Description
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 charm off of Neville Longbottom.
- Harry Potter used this spell in the Room of Requirement to stop a bookcase from falling on Ron in 1998.
- Nymphadora Tonks used this spell non-verbally on Harry Potter in 1996 to reveal a body bound Harry.
- Hermione Granger used it non-verbally during the Dumbledore's Army meetings in 1995 when Harry showed the Full Body-Bind Curse.
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.