A: Avada Kedavra!

The naughtiest words in the wizarding world.

This unforgivable killing curse produces a jet of green fire and death.

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You’ll hear it at least once during Harry’s climactic duel with Voldemort.

will meet his bloody, brutal end.

‘‘Snape’s death is going to raise a few eyebrows,’’ he says.

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‘‘It’s vicious.

And so it should be.’’

Now we know where the Dark Lord gets his undead pallor.

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We mean that literally.

I: Invisibility Cloak

Horcruxes aren’t the only magical objects in play inPart 2.

At the end ofPart 1, Voldemort played tomb raider and stole the Elder Wand from Dumbledore’s grave.

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But he needs the others to achieve his sinister dream of cheating death forever.

Enough to save him from Voldemort’s corruption?

He’s a brilliant actor.

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When I direct my first film, I’m totally casting him.''

O: The Order of the Phoenix

The secret society dedicated to opposing Voldemort and his followers.

The impending war between the Order and the Death Eaters will wreck Hogwarts and claim countless lives.

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They’ll appear to ?

the boy wizard one more time, and they’ll bring the late Sirius Black with them.

That little plaything has some serious significance.

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R: Room of Requirement

Imagine a room that holds anything you might possibly think of.

Now imagine that room on fire.

Here, inside one of ?

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Hogwarts' most mysterious spaces, Harry, Ron, and Hermione will rumble one last time with Draco.

S: Severus Snape

Is the foul-tempered professor really Voldemort’s lackey?

And does he really hate Harry?

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What he’s done for me as a person and an actor is remarkable.''

Alas, this witchy woman is MIA in the climax.

Seriously, debate this.

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What else will we have to talk about after July 15?

Y: Yates, David

The man behind the curtain of Harry Potter’s big-screen goodbye.

‘‘I’m excited, because I think the movie is strong and entertaining.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 | The sparky friendship between Ron and Hermione finally ignites into love in Part 2 when the two bickering teens find the guts to embrace their

I feel sad, but also a sense of relief.

And some yoga.’’

Z: Zero

Exactly the amount ofHarry Potterthat’s left.

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Because that’s all Jo wrote.

(For now?)

‘‘Harry is not a character to me,’’ says Radcliffe.

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‘‘It’s a wonderful thing that happened to my life.

It brought me loads of stuff that I never would’ve had otherwise.

Harry’s had a bigger effect in my life than anyone outside of my parents and Jo Rowling.

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I’ve been lucky to have it, and I’ll be sad to leave it.’’

Jeez, Dan, you have us crying already.

Ten points from Gryffindor!

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