Watson Talks About Added Scene on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Emma Watson has basically grown up in front of ours. She was barely around 10 years old when she first appeared in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. She auditioned for the role of little miss-know-it-all Muggle-born Hermione Granger without any professional acting experience. She won the part, and things for her changed abruptly. The movie proved to a big hit and she was thrust into stardom. But when you watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows online, this will be the last time you will see the now-20-year old actress and model as the bossy yet sensitive witch.

And after 10 years, the Harry Potter star has grown attached to the character. That is why when she shot where her character would cast False Memory Charm on her parents, she revealed that she was deeply affected. In the scene, the spell would alter their identities and memories. Their names were changed to Wendell and Monica Wilkins, who lives in Australia, and that they have no recollection of having Hermione as their daughter. She did this to protect them from Lord Voldemort.

But the scene was not really included in the original pages of J.K. Rowling’s book. Although it was implied in the book, it was not really written on how it was performed by Hermione. You have to watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows online. Director David Yates and Steve Kloves then decided to add this scene to really show how much the characters have to sacrifice on their personal lives in order to save the Wizarding world.

In an interview with Emma Watson, she said, “David Yates asked Steve Kloves to write this lovely scene at the beginning of the movie which is not in the book, but which I feel is very important for Hermione’s character. You see her wiping her parent’s memories in order for her to start off on the adventure with Ron and Harry. She knows that Voldemort could try to use her parents as a device to get to her in some way, which means they might be in harm’s way. So, she wipes their memories so they forget she ever existed. All the photos of her around the house disappear. It’s a really tough way for the film to start but really important to se the sacrifices that she has to make.”

Watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows online to see Hermione deliver this emotional scene.