"You're a Wizard, Harry," Hagrid told the young, confused boy. "I'm a what?" he responded, perplexed after a lifetime spent downtrodden at the hands of his aunt and uncle. The boy had never heard of such magic, had never seen giants or dragons, or dreamed of a life at Hogwarts. Oh, how far we've come. As the final chapter of the Harry Potter saga, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," prepares to touch down in theaters on Friday, fans and marketers have spent as much time on wizarding...

It All Ends Here. But then, the ending also has to have a beginning. Nine new clips from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," have been released to the anxiously waiting muggles of the internet, whetting their appetite once more for what promises to be an epic, all-out war of a series finale. Get ready for laughs, shrieks and, undoubtedly, tears -- but don't worry, even the most powerful boy wizard himself shed more than his fair share when it was time to say goodbye. But will this...

Though countryside skies and childhood fairytales promise a notion of their proximity and generosity, the truth is, stars rest in space at a distance beyond the mind's capacity to fully conceive. Steady fireballs burning lightyears away, it's more than their glow that make them the perfect metaphor for Hollywood's fame hierarchy: the sheer will it takes over so many thankless years to reach star status parallels the space flight required. With that grit and patience and understanding of greatness...