Emma Watson took a very Hermione Granger approach to her 'Harry Potter' audition. The actor used perfectionist techniques to help her win the role. “Playing Hermione just came so naturally; I ...

Watson would go through eight rounds of auditions before she was officially given a role in the Harry Potter cast. But throughout the entire process, the 9-year-old was giving it her all.

In fact, from the moment that they were unveiled as Harry, Hermione and Ron in August 2000, at the tender ages of 11, 10 and 11 respectively, their normal lives were over.

Jamie Clifton fell in love with Harry Potter after being gift The Philosopher's Stone for Christmas in 1998. Not long after, he found out during a school assembly that auditions were being held ...

As auditions for the new HBO 'Harry Potter' series open in the U.K., the films' original trio are proof that child stardom isn't always magic.