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Harry Potter and Twilight were star-making experiences for Daniel Radcliffe and Robert Pattinson. Both blockbusters also signify near misses for one actor who auditioned for the chance to play Harry Potter and Edward Cullen.

Daniel was only 11 years old when he portrayed the beloved boy wizard alongside Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in 2000.

Eight years later, Robert was 22 when he was cast as the glittering vampire lead alongside Kristen Stewart in the first Twilight movie.

The franchises featured large and talented casts, and there’s a common thread between them – an actor who landed supporting roles in both after auditioning for the lead. He opened up about the experience in an interview.

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Miriam Margolyes is opening up about her weight.

The 82-year-old actress, who played herbology expert Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter movies, opened up about her health on the How to Fail podcast.

During the conversation, she got candid about how her diet has impacted her health, and her deteriorating spinal condition.

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The Harry Potter film franchise came to a conclusion with 2011′s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, and our favorite young witches and wizards of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are all grown up.

While so many of us remember the franchise’s actors as the fresh-faced children they were at the very start of their careers, the reality is that they are adults now. Many of them even have families of their own.

In fact, seven co-stars who played students at Hogwarts have welcomed children in recent years, including new parent Daniel Radcliffe! Another has their first little one on the way.

We gathered all of the Hogwarts parents together for you here to check out!

Scroll through a list of seven Harry Potter stars who have had children in the years since the movies finished up…

Bonnie Wright is in agreement with many Harry Potter fans.

The 32-year-old actress turned director played Ginny Weasley on the big screen in all eight movies of the film franchise, and in a new interview with Michael Rosenbaum on his Inside of You podcast, revealed she was also a bit disappointed with the lack of screentime she got to bring Ginny to life.

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In honor of the HBO Max Harry Potter series in the works, we’ve unearthed some old salary information from the Harry Potter main trio – Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint – who played Harry, Hermoine, and Ron, respectively!

Some fans are now re-circulating their salary information for some of the films made over a decade ago as the numbers are HUGE.

Keep reading to see some of the salary information that was dug up…

Harry Potter remains one of the biggest, and most successful movie franchises ever.

As the movies gain even more fans with re-airings on television and through streaming, we’ve caught ourselves often wondering just which other stars were in the running to play the roles of Harry, Hermione, Ron and more.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint were all the perfect casting choices at that time.

Click inside to see all the celebs who could’ve starred in Harry Potter…

Daniel Radcliffe is opening up about the Harry Potter reboot series that is in the works at Max, formerly known as HBO Max.

It was reported back in April that the new series would be based on the beloved books and be a full reboot of the property following the successful film franchise.

“Each season would reportedly draw from one of the books, suggesting an ongoing franchise that would stretch for years for the studio,” the report from Variety said.

So, what are Daniel‘s thoughts? Will he appear on the show?

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