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I don’t have this intense fear or a desire to separate myself from the role. I’m really proud of the work I’ve done. I’m a geeky _Harry Potter_ fan myself, so it would be stupid to try and fight it. [ (See pictures of Emma Watson.) ](https://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2031451,00.html) **Is it true that someone yelled “10 points to Gryffindor” after you answered a question correctly in a lecture hall at Brown, where you’re a sophomore?** — _Brent Cronin, BOTHELL, WASH._ No. Actually, I’m really glad that he asked. That has never happened to me. Maybe someone said it under their breath, but I’ve never, ever had anyone say that when I’ve been in a class. **Would you consider a profession outside of acting?** — _Mairead Horton, CARY, N.C._ The difficulty for me is that I’m interested in so many different things. I could never really imagine myself doing one thing, and I’m pretty sure that I’ll end up doing four or five different things. I want to be a Renaissance woman. I want to paint, and I want to write, and I want to act, and I want to just do everything. [ (Watch the interview with Emma Watson.) ](https://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,677752452001%5F2032147,00.html) **Which** **_Harry Potter_** **movie has been your favorite to work on?** — _Kameelah Mateen, CLARKSTON, GA._ I’ve enjoyed all of them in different ways. I think the first one was incredible, obviously, because everything was new, and everything being a novelty is very exciting. From an acting perspective, this last movie was amazing because I had such big parts, and it was really challenging and demanding. I did a lot of stunts and had a lot of very difficult scenes to do. [ (See pictures of the _Harry Potter_ cast growing up.) ](https://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1909876,00.html) **You wrapped filming on the final movie in June. What was the last day like?** — _Tori Dailey, JACKSONVILLE, FLA._ It was really emotional. It almost felt like an out-of-body experience because it’s been coming for such a long time. I felt like I had spoken about it so much and thought about it so much, but when it actually arrived, it just didn’t feel real. It was very hard to process. **You look amazing with the new do! What made you cut it?** — _Tina Nguyen, LORTON, VA._ I’d had my hair long for 10 years while I was playing Hermione. When I finished filming, I needed something different. I think I \[waited\] two or three weeks. You really have to be in a good frame of mind to do something so drastic to your appearance. When I was feeling very confident, I was like, I’m going to cut it off. [ (See pictures of the great British thespians of _Harry Potter_ .) ](https://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1910450,00.html) **What is your favorite book and why?** — _Geraldine Redfern, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA_ My dad read me _The BFG_ by Roald Dahl when I was younger. I’m really fond of that book. _Le Petit Prince_ \[by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry\]. I like books that aren’t just lovely but that have memories in themselves. Just like playing a song, picking up a book again that has memories can take you back to another place or another time. **If you could run away from all the bother of being a celebrity for one day, where would you go and what would you do?** — _Alexander Clapton, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND_ I would go and stand in the middle of a mosh pit at a rock concert, because I usually can’t get away with that. **You had doubts about continuing to play Hermione after the fifth movie. How would your life have been altered if you had not returned to the role?** — _Erica Bode, ARLINGTON, TEXAS_ I probably would have been public enemy No. 1\. I would have found it very difficult watching the movies being made without me as a part of them, because I grew up making them. Being a part of this film franchise feels like part of my identity in a way. I would have gotten a lot more sleep. But I definitely made the right decision. [ See pictures of Daniel Radcliffe. ](https://www.time.com/time/photoessays/10questions/0,30255,1910363,00.html) [ See pictures of the Harry Potter theme park. ](https://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1995792,00.html) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6598035/10-questions-for-emma-watson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6598035/10-questions-for-emma-watson/"},"headline":"10 Questions for Emma Watson","datePublished":"2010-11-29T05:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-22T05:58:28.717Z","description":"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 premieres Nov. 19. 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