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{{Quote|Even this was a substantial improvement over ‘Open Sesame!’, the previous most-popular spell which saw doors torn from their hinges and torn into firewood.|The advantage of ''[[Portaberto]]'' over this.|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}} |
{{Quote|Even this was a substantial improvement over ‘Open Sesame!’, the previous most-popular spell which saw doors torn from their hinges and torn into firewood.|The advantage of ''[[Portaberto]]'' over this.|Wonderbook: Book of Spells}} |
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+ | '''''Open Sesame''''' was the [[incantation]] to a [[spell]] used to rip doors from their hinges and tear them to firewood. Before ''[[Portaberto]]'' and ''[[Unlocking Charm|Alohomora]]'', this was the most popular unlocking spell.<ref>See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_518140&feature=iv&src_vid=2n5prI9L6G8&v=m9LNQV7cGIA this video]</ref> |
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| + | In popular culture, "Open Sesame" is a well-known nonsense incantation that allegedly can be used to open doors or passages. The phrase originates from the story "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves."<ref name="Wikipedia">{{wplink2|Open Sesame (phrase)|Wikipedia - Open Sesame}}</ref> |
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| + | *Coincidentally, one of the incorrect answers for the question "How does [[Harry Potter|Harry]] get [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket|the locket]] open?" on the Wizard's Challenge at harrypotter.scholastic.com is the non-existent incantation ''Abrete Sesamo'', which appears to be a Latin-ized variation of Open Sesame. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]'' |
*''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]'' |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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| + | [[pl:Sezamie, otwórz się]] |
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Revision as of 10:47, 2 May 2015
- "Even this was a substantial improvement over ‘Open Sesame!’, the previous most-popular spell which saw doors torn from their hinges and torn into firewood."
- — The advantage of Portaberto over this.[src]
Open Sesame was the incantation to a spell used to rip doors from their hinges and tear them to firewood. Before Portaberto and Alohomora, this was the most popular unlocking spell.[1]
Etymology
In popular culture, "Open Sesame" is a well-known nonsense incantation that allegedly can be used to open doors or passages. The phrase originates from the story "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves."[2]
Behind the scenes
- Coincidentally, one of the incorrect answers for the question "How does Harry get the locket open?" on the Wizard's Challenge at harrypotter.scholastic.com is the non-existent incantation Abrete Sesamo, which appears to be a Latin-ized variation of Open Sesame.