Harry Potter through the years Harry Potter in the new movie "Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone", poses alongside Rupert Grint, 11

British actor Daniel Radcliffe, 11, centre, who will play boy wizard Harry Potter in the new movie "Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone", poses alongside Rupert Grint, 11, who will play Ron Weasley and Emma Watson, 10, who will play Hermonie Granger, in this photo made available in London, Monday, Aug. 21, 2000. Daniel who starred in the BBC adaptation of David Copperfield, was named as the star of the first Harry Potter movie, after a worldwide hunt by director Chris Columbus. Columbus and producer David Heyman discovered their Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger from the thousands of children who cast their names into the hat to play the roles.

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  British actress Emma Watson arrives for the after show party for Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Thursday, July 7, 2011 in London.

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  (L-r) DANIEL RADCLIFFE as Harry Potter, EMMA WATSON as Hermione Granger and RUPERT GRINT as Ron Weasley in Warner Bros. Pictures' fantasy adventure "HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2," the final film in the series. The movie will open in the U.S. on July 15.

  Jaap Buitendijk

British actress Emma Watson arrives for the after show party for Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Thursday, July 7, 2011 in London.