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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}}
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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}}
'''''Open Sesame''''' is 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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'''''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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==Behind the scenes==
 
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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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*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 is a Spanish translation of Open Sesame.
   
 
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[[pl:Sezamie, otwórz się]]
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[[ru:Сезам откройся]]
 
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Revision as of 09:20, 20 December 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 is a Spanish translation of Open Sesame.

Appearances

Notes and references