Emma Watson Reveals She Almost Quit 'Harry Potter' Franchise

One of the reveals on the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special on HBO Max was that one of the stars almost quit!

Emma Watson revealed during one of the segments that she actually wanted to leave the franchise ahead of the fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

See what she said inside…

“The fame thing had finally hit home in a big way,” she said, adding that she felt very lonely during that time in her life.

“I think I was scared,” Emma shared with Rupert Grint. “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.’”

Emma then shared that the fans were the ones that inspired her to stay.

“No one had to convince me to see it through,” she said. “The fans genuinely wanted you to succeed, and we all genuinely have each other’s backs.”

If you missed it, see the 10 biggest revelations from the Harry Potter 20th anniversary special.

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