Emma Watson Goblet Of Fire Age

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was a turning point in the franchise, picking up what Prisoner of Azkaban started by embracing a darker, far more serious tone that was more in line with J.K. Rowling's books. The depleting color of the Warner Bros. logo reminds viewers at the very beginning that things are changing in the Wizarding World, with the film's grim opening moments seeing Peter Pettigrew catering to Lord Voldemort' and killing an innocent man in the process.

It's all sunshine and rainbows for the next few minutes of Goblet of Fire, until the Death Eaters come to ruin all the Quidditch World Cup fun, another reminder that the Wizarding World will never be the same again. But aside from the darkness rising, you will recognize that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was perhaps the most fun movie in the franchise. It's a coming-of-age story, where teenagers are afforded a chance to be just teenagers, even if for a split second.

That brings me to the Yule Ball — the social event of the Triwizard Tournament where witches and wizards danced to a live rock band all night. It's also where Emma Watson's Hermione Granger has her big Cinderella moment — a scene that was necessary for her character, but one that Emma Watson secretly hated.

The Earrings Hermione (emma Watson) At The Ball In Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

Hermione Granger attends the Yule Ball with Viktor Krum, the über-cool Bulgarian quidditch player from Durmstrang. Krum is also one of the four Triwizard Champions, which means that the two of them must dance before hundreds of students, including her friends Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.

It is established early on that Harry and Ron never consider asking Hermione to the ball, simply because they don't see her as anything more than a friend, or a sidekick, as Emma Watson said, during the anticipated Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts reunion special. And that's what made this pivotal scene so important. The actress recalled:

I think for the first time, Harry and Ron, particularly Ron, see Hermione as a young woman, not just this kind of sidekick that they each have. I knew it was a big deal, and I was miserable...I just knew it was the duckling becomes a swan moment, I mean there was just all of this pressure suddenly.

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Watson also shared some behind-the-scenes details, explaining that the film's director, Mike Newell coached her to walk down the stairs. And he gave her a million different directions about what the scene needed to be. Emma tried her best to keep up, but it didn't exactly go very well. Watson remembered:

Mike Newell coached me to walk down the stairs in the dress. 'Your arms are swinging too much, you're walking too quickly, you need to walk slower.' He's giving me a million different directions about how to walk down the stairs, and of course, I fell down the stairs.

The Yule Ball was a pivotal moment for Ron and Hermione's relationship as well, as it is made clear that Ron finally begins to see her in a different light. He acts out of jealousy when he lashes out at Hermione for fraternizing with the enemy, which I believe, is code for dance with me. In a way, Goblet of Fire planted the seeds for their inevitable relationship, even though they're not officially together until four movies later.

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Interestingly, Hermione's Yule Ball dress differed in the books and the adaptation. In the books, Hermione Granger wears a dress made of a floaty, periwinkle-blue material, which was changed to pink for the movies, believed to be a color better-suited for Emma Watson. The floor-length chiffon dress had a tiered skirt, with layers that turned a deeper shade of pink as they went on. It was a magical moment, and a wand wasn't required at all.

Emma Watson might have secretly hated filming the scene, but it was here that Hermione's personal coming-of-age story was spotlighted for the very first time. The British actress is celebrating her 29th birthday today and we can't believe she's already been in our lives as an actress for 18 years. Beginning in 2001, the birthday girl won us over and made us root for her as Hermione in the Harry Potter films.

Was her first role ever and it was quite a big one. Eight films later, Watson's muggle-born, wand-wielding character cemented herself as one of the most iconic and definitely most adorable characters in the franchise.

Emma Watson Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire Film Premier The Odeon Leicester Square London England 06 November 2005 Stock Photo

You can't tell us you don't instantly think of her saying, You're saying it wrong. It's Leviosa, not Leviosar! whenever Hermione's brought up in conversation or her adorable face pops up in any of the films.

Films ended—we're still sad there aren't more chronicles of Harry, Ron and Hermione coming our way—Watson branched out and proved over and over again that acting was in her blood.

She has showed extreme range in her film career and based on how talented she's always been it's clear she isn't stopping anytime soon. In fact, she is set to play Meg March in the upcoming film

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Based on the best-selling novel by the same name. She also made us believe that she could be a stuck-up teen who liked to rob celebs in

Most recently she's earned her place in Disney princess history as the memorable and beautiful Belle in the 2017 live-action version of

. Just when you thought you couldn't love her anymore, she sang and read brilliant books and turned our childhood favorite into a classic.

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While we have our own favorites when it comes to Watson's roles over the past two decades, we want to hear which one is your favorite.

Vote for the Watson role that you can't forget below and then celebrate her birthday by watching all these movies all week long...you know you want to.

In 2001, Emma Watson won over audiences in her movie debut as Hermione Granger AKA one of Harry Potter's (Daniel Radcliffe) best friends in

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. Hermione is a muggle-born wizard, which means her parents aren't wizards (they're dentists), who is really good at just about everything, which comes in handy when Harry, an orphaned boy who somehow lived through an attack that killed his wizard parents, enrolls at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry and quickly becomes the center of a lot of terrible things that happen there.

After a summer away from school, Harry (Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Watson) return to Hogwarts for another year of wizard school. When they return, Harry quickly sees that something is different when he starts to hear voices from the walls, muggle-born students are being attacked and blood drawings are happening all around campus...all revealing that the Chamber of Secrets has been opened!

Installment, Watson reprises her role as the smartest wizard in school, Hermione. This time she and Ron (Grint) must help their BFF Harry (Radcliffe) figure out who is on his side as they get used to a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and prepare for the threat of convicted murderer Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who has escaped prison and is coming after him. 

Emma Watson At Arrivals For Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire Premiere, The Ziegfeld Theatre, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. Cel 0512nvd Gy022

As the trio of wizards begin their fourth year at Hogwarts they must learn to share their school thanks to The Triwizard Tournament, which is a magical tournament between Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. Even though he didn't enter himself, Harry (Radcliffe) finds himself a participant in the tournament after his name is magically chosen from the Goblet of Fire.

After Harry (Radcliffe) claims that Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) has returned both he and Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) become the enemies of the Wizard authorities who take over at Hogwarts. Once the students are no longer allowed to learn spells that would help them in case of an attack, Harry, Hermione (Watson) and Ron (Grint) get a secret group of student wizards together to start learning how to protect themselves on their own.

During Harry's (Radcliffe) sixth year at Hogwarts the darkness is at an all-time high as Lord Voldemort's (Fiennes) presence is apparent in both the wizard world and the muggle world. While at school, Harry discovers a book that was originally owned by the Half Blood Prince, which leads him to learn more about Voldemort and his past and excel in his Potions class. As he is preparing for a major battle with Dumbledore (Gambon), Ron (Grint) is finding love and Hermione (Watson) is realizing she has fallen for Ron.

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The seventh book by J.K. Rowling was broken into two films and neither one disappointed. The first part follows Harry (Radcliffe), Ron (Grint) and Hermione (Watson) as they carry out Dumbledore's work to find all of the Horcruxes that will help them defeat Voldemort (Fiennes) who now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. 

Film hit theaters and it was intense. It continued to show the trio on their quest to find all of the Dark Lord's Horcruxes, which if destroyed would weaken him and help Harry (Radcliffe) win a face-off battle. Of course Voldemort (Fiennes) figures out the best friends' plan and it leads to the biggest battle in the wizarding world