A Life With Film

I specifically remember in 2001 - nine years ago - going to see Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone with my Aunt and cousin. The near-yearly Harry Potter trip to the movie theater is a voyage I have been making since I was 12 years old, along with millions of other kids. We grew up with the Golden Trio, not only in the books, but in the films as well and luckily for us, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint didn't turn out too bad.

So here's a yearbook commemorating the beginning of the end for our 9 year journey. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

Even before the Potter films came about, Watson wanted to get into acting. She learned at the Stagecoach Theater Arts in her hometown of Oxford, this is the stage where Watson performed in a number of plays. Potter producers were made aware of Granger through her theater coach and after eight auditions, the confident young girl was cast as Hogwarts' brightest student, Hermione Granger.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Around this time Watson became heavily involved in high fashion modeling, another career path that she continues to explore.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix (2006)

Watson's school finals required the filming schedule to be shuffled around and after wrapping Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix, Watson's future as Hermione was still in limbo. The contract binding Watson and her peers to the series had dissipated and it was doubtful that all the actors would return. Radcliffe and Grint seemed likely to return, but for Watson it simply posed a commitment that barred her from continuing her schooling. But fret not, for Watson obviously decided that she wasn't quite ready to give Hermione up just quite yet. During this grand debacle, Watson acted in the BBC film Ballet Shoes (2007) provided a voice for the American animated film The Tale of Despereaux (2008).

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Still a highly sought after model, Watson denied rumors that she was to become the new face of Chanel and took up work as a spokesman for Burberry. She also began working with the free trade fashion brand People Tree as a creative advisor.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Now that the Potter series has wrapped filming for good, Watson studies at Columbia University here in the US. She also has a bit part in the upcoming film My Week With Marilyn.

{inspiration: mtv movie blog}

{photos: emma-watson.net}