Emma Watson Quit Harry Potter

Emma Watson has opened up during the Harry Potter cast reunion about how she seriously considered quitting her role as Hermione Granger.

Her co-star Rupert Grint was surprised by Emma's candid recollection, admitting that he'd never really spoken to her about that period in her life.

I think I was scared, she explained in Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. I don't know if you ever felt like it got to a tipping point when you were like... 'This is kind of forever now'.

Emma Watson Almost Quit Harry Potter

Emma later added: The fame thing had finally hit home – in a big way. No-one had to convince me to see it through. The fans genuinely wanted me to succeed and they all genuinely have each other's backs. How great is that?

Too: I also had kind of similar feelings to Emma, kind of contemplating what life would be like if I called it a day.

“But we never really spoke about it, I guess we were just kind of going through it at our own pace, and we were kind of in the moment at the time. It just didn't really occur to us that we were all probably having similar feelings.

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Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton credited Emma with showing grace in spite of the tremendous responsibility she carried at such a young age.

Dan and Rupert, they had each other, I had my cronies, whereas Emma was not only younger, she was by herself, he pointed out.

Features Watson, Grint, Felton, Daniel Radcliffe and others from the films getting back together to reflect on memorable moments from the franchise.

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Will see Watson reunite with co-stars Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and other cast members to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first film,

Sitting down to talk with Grint, Watson shared how she was feeling during the time she contemplated leaving the franchise. “I think I was scared, ” she said (via The Wrap). “I don’t know if you ever felt like it got to a tipping point where you were like, ‘This is kind of forever now.’

Grint admitted that he too had thoughts about leaving his role. “I had moments like that kind of all the way through, ” he told Watson. “I also had similar feelings to Emma kind of contemplating what life would be like if I called it a day, but we never really spoke about it. I guess we were just kind of going through it at our own pace. We were kind of in the moment at the time. It just didn’t really occur to us that we were all having similar feelings.”

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In one scene, Watson, Grint and Radcliffe all discussed the intense fame that came along with their roles, which they performed throughout their childhoods. “It was around the time of

When things started getting spicy for all of us, ” Watson said. “The fame thing had finally hit home – in a big way.”

Watson also revealed during the special that she went back and read a diary entry from around the time she was considering quitting

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“No one had to convince me to see it through, ” she said. “The fans genuinely wanted you to succeed and like all genuinely had everyone’s backs. How great is that?”

Speaking on Watson’s feelings of loneliness, Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy, said he felt like “people definitely forget what she took on and how gracefully she did it”. He also noted that while he had his “cronies” and Radcliffe and Grint had each other to lean on during their rise to fame, Watson was “not only younger but she was by herself”.

“I honestly didn’t know how I was going to feel this morning, ” she admitted. “Then something happened where it was the comfort of the people that I’ve known for such a long time, and the history that we share, and that sense of safety. Then once I started feeling really safe, just enjoying everything that we made and we created and feeling like we could really celebrate and just enjoy being together.”

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 is the most classic Hermione move of all time. Dedicated fans of the series know that Emma is just as brilliant and hardworking the character she portrays in J.K. Rowling’s magical universe. While it is quite difficult to imagine anyone other than Emma for the role of Hermione Granger, there was a point where the

Usually, in the often-vain world of Hollywood, actors and actresses don’t get cast in roles because they aren’t considered attractive enough. Yet for Watson, the actress was arguably

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“From the first moment I spoke to Emma, I thought ‘oh thank christ.’ I did, because who knew who they were gonna cast as Hermione? I was more worried about Hermione than anyone else.”

She then goes on to call Emma her “perfect Hermione.” We couldn’t agree more. Yet even though Emma was able to portray the character so well, there was a point where she didn’t think it wise to continue her role. Why? As it turns out, it was for the most Hermione-Esque reason. 

Franchise, because she wanted to attend university. Despite the additional earnings she’d receive from the franchise, focusing on her schooling was primary for Emma. Although Ron Weasley would probably say “She needs to sort out her priorities, ” we love how dedicated the actress is to her education. As Sirius Black would say, she really is “the brightest witch” of her age. 

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 films, says Emma was very adamant about pursuing her education. He tells Glamour, “Emma [Watson], in particular, was quite academic and was very keen in pursuit of schooling and was wrestling a little bit more than the others. So each time there was a negotiation, it was not about a financial [matter], it really was about, ‘Do I want to be a part of this?'”

Not only did Emma almost give up her wand and robes for her role as Hermione Granger, but the social activist was ready to give up acting altogether. In a deeply candid interview with Vanity Fair, Emma admits she often feels uncomfortable with her fame.

She says, “I’d walk down the red carpet and go into the bathroom. I had on so much makeup and these big, fluffy, full-on dresses. I’d put my hands on the sink and look at myself in the mirror and say, ‘who is this?’ I didn’t connect with the person who was looking back at me, and that was a very unsettling feeling.”

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Luckily, Emma admits that despite the difficult aspects of fame, she has found the strength to continue her acting career. She goes on, saying, “Taking on those battles, the smaller ones, and the bigger ones is who I am.”