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Harry Potter Characters [Pictures]: A Who's Who

The first installment of the two-part film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's final Harry Potter film opens this weekend. Warner Bros.

NEW YORK (CBS) For Harry Potter Fans, it's the beginning of the end.

PICTURES: The "Deathly Hallows" Premiere

The first of two movies comprising the last book of J.K. Rowling's wildly popular series about a boy wizard and his friends opens in U.S. theaters at the end of this week.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" stars Daniel Radcliffe in the title role with Emma Watson and Rupert Grint as his best friends Hermione Granger Ron Weasley.

Potter fans will have no trouble keeping track of the characters, but for the occasional Potter reader or moviegoer, we've compiled a Who's Who to get up to speed before this movie opens.

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