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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: 10 Questions for Harry Potter's Emma Watson [Watch (HLS stream): 10 Questions for Harry Potter's Emma Watson](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/670bKKud.m3u8) (5:57)  _Published 2010-11-18. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' premieres Nov. 19. Emma Watson will now take your questions._  by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Jul 8, 2014 4:30 PM UTC  Hermione Grainger (Emma Watson) Hermione Grainger (Emma Watson)WEINBERGER K./GAMMA—Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images  by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Jul 8, 2014 4:30 PM UTC It’s commonly accepted that “having it all” — the catchall phrase for a person, usually a woman, having a fulfilling career and family life all at once — isn’t easy. Anne-Marie Slaughter famously [thinks](http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have-it-all/309020/) it’s possible, but not in today’s world. The CEO of Pepsi, Indra Nooyi, [says](http://www.forbes.com/sites/moiraforbes/2014/07/03/power-woman-indra-nooyi-on-why-women-cant-have-it-all/) it’s just not possible. Kim Kardashian, apparently, [believes](http://www.businessinsider.com/kim-kardashian-versus-pepsi-ceo-2014-7) it can be achieved if you work really hard — despite any [evidence to the contrary](http://time.com/2891358/kim-kardashian-boobs-black-tuxedo/). But maybe it’s even harder than anyone thought — so much so that even _magic_ doesn’t make it easy. In her newly released update on the denizens of the _Harry Potter_ universe, which arrived July 8 in the form of [a Rita Skeeter gossip column](http://www.pottermore.com/en-us/daily-prophet/qwc2014/2014-07-08/dumbledores-army-reunites) posted to Rowling’s Potter hub Pottermore.com, author J.K. Rowling included this tidbit on the life of Hermione Weasley (née Granger): --- > “” --- This is unsurprising: Rowling has made clear in the past that the question of “having it all” is one with which she’s wrestled. [Rowling has said in the past ](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/14/feminist-authors%5Fn%5F5297592.html)that Molly Weasley’s lack of a day job doesn’t make her “just a mother”; [that](http://beinggeekchic.com/post/13027921269/best-quotes-from-women-of-harry-potter) there’s a level of equality possible in the wizarding world that’s rare in ours, since there’s no question that both sexes can be just as good at spells; and that Hermione — who Rowling says is an “exaggeration” of herself — shows how difficult it is to live up to external ideas of what’s expected of a woman. Those familiar with Rowling’s pre-Potter days will may also see a real-life parallel, as she’s [described](http://www.gingerbread.org.uk/content/1901/J-K-Rowling) her status at that time as “full-time mother, part-time worker, secret novelist.” As Hermione and her creator—and even the [actress who played her](http://time.com/2940320/emma-watson-harry-potter-immigration/)—have learned, fame and money can make working women busy in a different — but still imperfect — way. But, in a way, the answer to the question of having it all is buried in that snippet about Hermione — and the answer is “yes.” After all, Rita Skeeter, in whose voice Rowling has presented her latest story, isn’t exactly a reliable narrator. Rather, she’s invested in putting Hermione down, and her proof that Hermione _can’t_ have it all is one that Rowling herself has already countered. Hermione’s hair is unruly, and we know that even witches are subjected to unrealistic standards of beauty (well, unrealistic for non-veela witches, at least), but we also know that there are magical ways to fit in. A little Sleekeazy’s Hair Potion could make Hermione’s hair lie flat, but in _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,_ Hermione notes that it’s just too much of a bother to spend a lot of time every day worrying about her hair. If Hermione’s hair doesn’t match Rita Skeeter’s standards, that’s _her_ prerogative — and that sounds, in terms of having it all, pretty magical. Harry Potter Pottermore: J.K. 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