Emma Watson: "I feel very protective of Hermione"

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This time around we see you in jeans, more ordinary clothes. Were you relieved to be out of the school uniforms?

Emma Watson: I think it made things more normal, more comfortable. It made it easier to do the stunts as well, and it lets you see a different side to all of the characters. Plus, we're teenagers now, and I think that that has more of an influence on it. It feels more personal when you are in your own clothes.

How do you see your lives beyond the Harry Potter movies?

EW: I love performing; I love acting; I love singing; I love dancing. There are so many different aspects of the film world that hopefully I will end up in some area of it. Maybe on the stage, I don't know. Whatever gets thrown at me, really.

What's it like being the cleverest witch, and do you think that girls are cleverer than boys in real life anyway?

EW: Oh, definitely! I love playing Hermione, she is so charismatic. She's a fantastic role to play, especially in this third one. It's my favourite book, my favourite script. She's taken two films of people being rude to her, being nasty to her, and either pretending that she didn't hear or just saying "forget about it". But in this one it's a real turning point for her because she says "That's it, I'm not taking this any more!" She punches Malfoy, she storms out on teachers. She's rock and roll, she's girl power, she's feisty in this one.

Are you enjoying making these films and everything that goes with them as much as you first did. And secondly, if you could influence the way your characters ended up at the end of this adventure, how would you have them end?

EW: I feel quite close to Hermione - I feel very protective of her when I read the books, so I hope she ends up doing something that she loves, I hope she ends up being happy.

With Ron?

EW: Maybe!? Maybe... if that makes her happy...

Alfonso asked you to write an essay about your characters' evolution. What did you write?

Daniel Radcliffe: It was a long time ago - I've completely forgotten. All I remember is that we ended up being freakishly like our characters. Emma hates me to bring this up, but I wrote one page of A4 about Harry, and Emma, well, Emma wrote about 20 pages.

EW: No! It gets more and more every time. It was ten, then 12, then 16, now 20? Come on! I have big handwriting, and I leave big spaces, OK?

David Heyman [the producer] has said that you might end up too old for the parts one day. Would you mind, or would you want to get on with your lives and do other films?

EW: We only started the fourth one two weeks ago. Every film takes a year to do, and these are big projects, and I think it's hard for all three of us to look anywhere beyond that. I'm not sure yet.

What does growing up to be an adult mean to you?

EW: I'm having a pretty good time as a teenager at the moment. It's an interesting age. It's a time of discovery, of making mistakes, and learning from them. I intend to enjoy it.

Were you intimidated with working with such an amazing cast?

EW: The last scene, which had Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Gary Oldman and David Thewlis all in the same room, was a bit overwhelming, but it was great because it really challenged me. Even if it wasn't personal advice, just watching them work was a huge help in terms of helping us mature as actors. I was so pleased to be working with Emma Thompson. She's done a great job with Trelawney - she's absolutely hilarious.

How do you feel about being big movie stars, and what do you do with all the money you earn?

EW: My money is in a bank until I'm like 25, 18, I don't know. It's weird, but I don't really feel like a movie star - I feel like a movie star for like two, three days of the year, but the rest of the time, I just go back to being, well, normal.

Emma, have you lost your youth?

EW: I haven't lost my youth! I've known Rupert and Dan since the beginning of this, and I think that they are exactly the same as when we started. I hope that I am too.

Credit: BBC

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