Watson portrayed Hermione Granger in eight Harry Potter films and now Noma Dumezweni is starring as an older version of the character in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London’s West End.
Emma Watson has said she felt as if she was “meeting her older self” as she embraced the actor who plays Hermione in JK Rowling’s new stage play.
Having seen it, I felt more connected to Hermione and the stories than I have since Deathly Hallows came out, which was such a gift.
She wrote: “Yesterday I went to see the Cursed Child.