The wand of Seamus Finnigan is of an unknown length and composition. During Seamus's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Seamus Finnigan's face after he used the Wingardium Leviosa spell
He was constantly blowing up, or setting fire to numerous things with his wand by accident.
Known uses
- During his first year at Hogwarts, Seamus and his fellow students were taught the Hover Charm by Professor Flitwick, and were given feathers to practice on. Seamus accidentally set his feather on fire when he prodded it with his wand.[1]
- Also during Seamus's first year, he was known to have been trying to turn water into rum with disasturous results.
- During his sixth year, while eagerly telling his fellow students in Charms class about what he'd do once he learned to Apparate, Seamus accidentally shot a jet of water from his wand that knocked Professor Flitwick on his face. As punishment, Flitwick set Seamus lines, writing "I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick."[2]
- During the Battle of Hogwarts he successfully cast a patronus charm.
Behind the scenes
- In the film version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, instead of setting his feather in Charms class on fire, it exploded and burned Seamus' face.
- According to Daniel Radcliffe, Devon Murray, who plays Seamus in the movies, holds the record for breaking the most prop wands during filming.[3]
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, chapter 10
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, chapter 17
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) DVD special feature