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[[File:Seamus_&_Harry.jpg|right|thumb|Seamus Finnigan's face after he used the [[Hover Charm]]]]
  
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[[File:Bobby.jpg|thumb|left|Seamus Finnigan's face after he used the Hover Charm]]
  
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[[File:Covered bridge.png|thumb|right|The [[Covered Bridge]] being blown up]]
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[[File:Covered bridge.png|thumb|right|250px|The [[Wooden Bridge]] being blown up]]
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b-a-b|Neville Longbottom|Let me get this straight, Professor. You're actually giving us permission to do this?|Minerva McGonagall|That is correct, Longbottom.|To blow it up? Boom?|BOOM!|Wicked. But how are we gonna do that?|Why don't you confer with Mr. Finnigan? As I recall, he has a particular proclivity for pyrotechnics.|[[Neville Longbottom]] and [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] discussing the destruction of the [[Covered Bridge]].|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2}}
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b-a-b|Neville Longbottom|Let me get this straight, Professor. You're actually giving us permission to do this?|Minerva McGonagall|That is correct, Longbottom.|To blow it up? Boom?|BOOM!|Wicked. But how are we gonna do that?|Why don't you confer with Mr Finnigan? As I recall, he has a particular proclivity for pyrotechnics.|[[Neville Longbottom]] and [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] discussing the destruction of the [[Wooden Bridge]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2}}
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'''Pyrotechnics''' is the science of using materials capable of undergoing self-contained and self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions for the production of heat, light, gas, smoke and, in some cases, sound. A person who performs these actions are called a Pyrotechnician, and the need to do so is called Pyromania. During the preparing for the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] on the [[1 May]] of [[1998]], when [[Minerva McGonagall]] wanted a couple of students to blow up the [[Covered Bridge]], Minerva referred to [[Seamus Finnigan]] as having a particular proclivity for pyrotechnics, remembering all the time he got himself blown up.
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'''Pyrotechnics''' is the [[science]] of using materials capable of undergoing self-contained and self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions for the production of heat, light, gas, smoke and, in some cases, sound.<ref name="wiki">{{Wikilink|Pyrotechnics}}</ref>
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==History==
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An [[unidentified fire-breather]] who was part of the [[Circus Arcanus]], a travelling [[Wizarding world|wizarding]] freak show in the [[1920s]], breathed fire using his pyrotechnic skills.<ref name="WU">{{WU}} "[[Brilliant Event: Circus Calamitous]]"</ref>
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[[File:Seamus Finnigan having failed the Levitation Charm.jpg|thumb|right|220x220px|Seamus Finnigan's burnt face after he failed the Levitation Charm]]
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During his [[first year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] [[Seamus Finnigan]] got himself blown up three times; first during [[Charms (class)|Charms class]] when he tried to perform the [[Levitation Charm]], he impatiently prodded the [[feather]] he was to supposed to [[Levitation|levitating]] with his [[Seamus Finnigan's wand|wand]], making it set fire,<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref> the next was when he tried to make [[tea]] (though he managed to make the tea), and the very next day when he tried to [[Eye of rabbit, harp string hum, turn this water into rum|turn water into rum]].<ref name="PSF14">{{PS|F}} - Chapter 14 (''Potions and Parcels'')</ref> Later during the school year, Seamus offered to undo the [[Leg-Locker Curse]] that [[Draco Malfoy]] put on [[Neville Longbottom]], but Neville declined out of fear he would "set his bloody kneecaps on fire", referencing Seamus's earlier instances of blowing himself up.<ref name="PSF">{{PS|F}} - Deleted scenes</ref> During his [[fourth year]], Seamus told [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] that he actually didn't mean to explode stuff.<ref name="GOFF">{{GOF|F}}</ref>
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During the preparing for the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] on the [[1 May]] of [[1998]], when [[Minerva McGonagall]] wanted a couple of students to blow up the [[Wooden Bridge]], Minerva referred to Seamus as having a particular proclivity for pyrotechnics, remembering all the time he got himself blown up. During the battle, Neville was able to use [[charge]]s set up by Seamus to kill [[Scabior]] and a group of [[Snatchers]].<ref name="DHF2">{{DH|F2}}</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*In {{HBP|FA}} during the [[Potions (class)|Potions class]] when the students are brewing the [[Draught of Living Death]], Seamus Finnigan blows up the [[Potion|draught]] he is brewing. This cannot, however, be considered canon as most of the students in the film, including Seamus, didn't pass on from [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]] to [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s]] in the book.
   
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' {{1st ID}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]''
  
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
  
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==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Pyrotechnics| ]]
  
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[[Category:Pyrotechnics]]

Latest revision as of 02:17, 19 March 2023

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The topic of this article is of a real-life subject that has been mentioned "in-universe" in a canon source. The Harry Potter Wiki is written from the perspective that all information presented in canon is true (e.g., Hogwarts really existed), and, as such, details contained in this article may differ from real world facts.

Covered bridge

The Wooden Bridge being blown up

Neville Longbottom: "Let me get this straight, Professor. You're actually giving us permission to do this?"
Minerva McGonagall: "That is correct, Longbottom."
Neville Longbottom: "To blow it up? Boom?"
Minerva McGonagall: "BOOM!"
Neville Longbottom: "Wicked. But how are we gonna do that?"
Minerva McGonagall: "Why don't you confer with Mr Finnigan? As I recall, he has a particular proclivity for pyrotechnics."
— Neville Longbottom and Professor McGonagall discussing the destruction of the Wooden Bridge[src]

Pyrotechnics is the science of using materials capable of undergoing self-contained and self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions for the production of heat, light, gas, smoke and, in some cases, sound.[1]

History

An unidentified fire-breather who was part of the Circus Arcanus, a travelling wizarding freak show in the 1920s, breathed fire using his pyrotechnic skills.[2]

Seamus Finnigan having failed the Levitation Charm

Seamus Finnigan's burnt face after he failed the Levitation Charm

During his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Seamus Finnigan got himself blown up three times; first during Charms class when he tried to perform the Levitation Charm, he impatiently prodded the feather he was to supposed to levitating with his wand, making it set fire,[3] the next was when he tried to make tea (though he managed to make the tea), and the very next day when he tried to turn water into rum.[4] Later during the school year, Seamus offered to undo the Leg-Locker Curse that Draco Malfoy put on Neville Longbottom, but Neville declined out of fear he would "set his bloody kneecaps on fire", referencing Seamus's earlier instances of blowing himself up.[5] During his fourth year, Seamus told Ron Weasley that he actually didn't mean to explode stuff.[6]

During the preparing for the Battle of Hogwarts on the 1 May of 1998, when Minerva McGonagall wanted a couple of students to blow up the Wooden Bridge, Minerva referred to Seamus as having a particular proclivity for pyrotechnics, remembering all the time he got himself blown up. During the battle, Neville was able to use charges set up by Seamus to kill Scabior and a group of Snatchers.[7]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ WP favicon Pyrotechnics on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite "Brilliant Event: Circus Calamitous"
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 10 (Hallowe'en)
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) - Chapter 14 (Potions and Parcels)
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) - Deleted scenes
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
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