New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Featurette: What the Heck is a Horcrux?

Yes, I know. You Harry Potterites well know what Horcruxes are -- the magical vessels that can house a fragment of a wizard or witch's soul -- but the rest of us Muggles might need a little refresher going into July's franchise-ender Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II. Luckily, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort himself!) and others have put together a handy featurette packed with footage to explain.

You see, in addition to being a wee bit slow-going, Deathly Hallows Part I also may have confuzzled the handful of moviegoers out there who haven't committed the books to memory. That shouldn't be the case with Deathly Hallows Part II, for which Warner Bros. has built a very clear marketing message: IT ALL ENDS. The reason? Horcruxes! Watch the video below to learn why.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II hits theaters July 15.

[via Yahoo!]