January 2007

"I really wanted to go, because if I didn't I never would have known, and I'd have been annoyed with myself. They had to pick someone, so why couldn't I have a go? It's like in the script, when Harry's trying to encourage some students to be in Dumbledore's Army, he says, "Think of all the great wizards in history, and if they can do it, why can't we?" It was kind of like that."
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"And she [J.K. Rowling] wrote back! I told her I really wanted to be Luna, and she encouraged me. She was saying how she always wanted to be a writer and was always wishing it would happen, but there was this waiting time and she got experience from it. And now she realized why she had so much waiting time, because it gave her all the experiences that she needed. And she told me maybe that's what I needed."
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"She's [Luna] fresh and honest. She doesn't pretend to be anyone and she says what she thinks, but it's not rude or anything. She's fun as well."
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"Yes, I think she'll be big in Book 7. I don't think Harry is going to go back to school at Hogwarts, but I think he and Ron and Hermione will come back to pick up Neville and Ginny and Luna."
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December 2006

"I've always wanted to be Luna. I've been a fan for ages so I've always wanted to be in the films."
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"They're both outsiders so they kind of bond over that. And she's wise so she teaches him stuff."
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"I really want to do Luna justice, you know?"
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July 2006

"Well, since she came into the book, you know, I loved her all of a sudden, and I always wanted to be in the films but then I didn't know who I wanted to be, and then she came in and I wanted to be her."
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[How difficult was it persuading your parents ...] "Well, my mum didn't want me to go. She thought I didn't have a hope. And then I told my dad and he thought I should go because he knew I really wanted it. And, um, so he brought me."
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[And tell us a bit about what that day was like ...] "It was mad, it was. All the people. It was really fun though because everyone was really excited. Um, yeah it was good."
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[As you were telling me kind of before, did I get to interview you or ...] "No, you interviewed a girl two places in front of me."
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[And what was it like once you got through the door ...] "Well, about 200 went into a room and there was two casting agents and they picked .. they asked you to say your name and where you came from. And then they picked two or three out of that, and sent you into a room; and I was really nervous, I kept dropping things; I was going the wrong way and everything. She gave us a script and we had to learn it. It was nice there because we all kind of talked and it calmed you down, and um, then you went into a room by yourself. You said the script with another lady and the girl kept asking me to say it again. And then she called in Fiona Weir. And then they told me they wanted to see my again. That was it."
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[What happened the following week .. you got a call on a Monday?] "Yeah, and they said come for a screen test on Friday; and they were saying all this stuff like, 'the director's going to call you today,' and 'you'll be doing your scenes with Daniel Radcliffe.' And I was a bit freaked out by that because it all happened so quickly, you know, and I thought there'd be loads of auditions. It was really quick."
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[And, what was it like then after those screen tests ...] "Well the screen test went, I thought it went ok. And it was really fun 'cause Daniel was really easy to do it, you know because he's really good at acting so you just believe he's Harry. He talked to me and it was nice and then, I found out, I think three days later. So, that was good 'cause I couldn't have stood all the waiting, you know. She called, I got a call when I was in the shop, and they just told me then and I was shocked."
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[Was it hard keeping it a secret?] "It was fine. I was resigned that I couldn't tell anyone, so I just blocked it out and prentended it wasn't happening. But, I didn't have to worry 'cause before I was waiting for the call and I was nervous; but now I knew I had the part and I could just forget about it for a few days."
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[And what was it like on the day that it was actually announced ...] "It was mad, in school, I went into school and everyone was just .. well all of my year were at the windows and they were all waving when I came in; and then all these camera people started coming to the school, and all the other girls went outside and were waving. But I stayed inside and they didn't notice me, I think I had, they had dyed my hair at that point so it was different. It was mad, yeah. And I had to have like, security people."
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[What's filming been like since ...] "Yeah it's really fun. I just really enjoy the filming part. And everyone's really really nice, like, you don't get nervous when you're talking to everyone and .. 'cause the first few days I was nervous but when you start talking to people it's fine."
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[What kind of character is Luna ... how similiar ..] "Well people like her because she's like a breath of fresh air you know, because in the fifth book it gets so dark and Harry's always cross, and everytime Luna comes in it just, all the tension goes and she makes you laugh you know, 'cause she's so free and really honest. And I don't know how much I am like her, there are some similiarities; I'm more determined than her."
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[Do you ever go on the internet and look at your fansites ...] "Well, not about me. At first, when it was announced I did check, but then I got kind of upset because, you know, there are some people who will love you, and some people won't, and it will never happen that everyone will agree; and so you have to try and do your best at what you think I have to do, what I think Luna will be, and if that pleases some people, that's good."
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[Are you looking forward to the fights scenes ...] "Yeah, yeah, very much. That's going to be exciting. I was watching them building the set and it looks really good."
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[What was it like finally meeting J.K.Rowling ...] "Well, just meeting J.K.Rowling was like amazing, you know, because she created all the world, and all the fans, we all get so obessed with it then you meet the one person who made it all up, it's so amazing. And I was just, I was amazed at, like, she wrote this book and all of this happened, all the film, and, she was really really nice, and she was really easy to talk to. I was telling her about theories of about what happened, and she just nodded and she kept it secret. And I don't want her to tell, either."
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[Now tell us, how big a Potter fan are you really?] "Yeah, I'm a huge fan. So it's not just like I wanted to be in a film, I wanted this part and, just, I love the books, they make you feel happy, and, something to do, as well, like all the fansites that there is you can talk to people about it. They're about magic, so you can kind of escape all the world here. But also, they're about teenagers and they're normal teenagers, just that they're magic, so you can relate to them."
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[And tell us about your room and your pets.] "Yeah, my room, I redecorated my room recently. It's orange and I put my favorite quotes from the books in turquoise. And I had loads of posters but they're too black so the room is really dark. And my cats, Luna just had kittens recently, and we called one of them Dumbledore. They're nice but they're not like their characters, and I had a cat called Crookshanks but he died."
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February 2006

"I've been a Harry Potter fan for years and years."
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"Sometimes I'm stressed and I'm sick of things and I need to forget about them for a while, so in Harry Potter you're taken to this wonderful imaginary world where everything is so different. But also the main characters are completely real and modern so you can relate to them."
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"I had to keep [the news that I was cast as Luna] quiet for days and pretend everything was normal which was hard considering my dream had just come true. When I went home that day I had to study for my French test as if everything was normal."
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"One week I was in school and the next I'm at Leavesden Studios in Dumbledore's office reading scenes with Daniel Radcliffe. Weird. And terrifying for such a huge Harry Potter fan."
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"To the fans who are disappointed in the choice for Luna having seen the photo of me in the papers I would like to say is that this was my first photo shoot and I felt a bit awkward. And you have to remember that this is not how Luna will look in the film at all. So I ask you to please wait and reserve judgement until after you've seen the film."
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[About the audition] "It wasn't like a maths test where I have to strain to get it right. I feel very close to Luna so acting her was just natural. And if I had got too nervous I'd have done terribly."
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"We had to step forward and say our name and where we were from and then two ladies would pick one or two out of each line. After that we were told to go into another room and read over a script and try and learn it. And then, one by one we went into another room (alone) and had to read the script with another lady and a man with a camera. They kept asking me to read it again and I was just hoping that was a good sign."
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"I promise all Luna fans that I will stay completely true to her because she deserves no less."
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[On attending the open auditions] "I knew if I didn't I probably would regret it for the rest of my life"
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[On when she won the part] "I was completely shocked, I thought it was some awful joke or they were testing me or something but I still got so excited."
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"My friends are great. They're happy for me and they were all so excited. It was a shock to be on the news."
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[On recieving the phonecall informing her that she had got the part of Luna] "Unfortunately I couldn't jump up and down and scream or anything because I got the call in the local shop, grocery shopping for my mum and that might have attracted a bit of attention."
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"I also love Luna's clothes. And, working with all the famous actors who I adore, and getting all the behind the scenes secrets."
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"Sometimes, the other characters are too normal and then you start to be brought back to reality but then Luna shows up and she is just so funny and cool and honest and slightly mad and she's all that matters. She is 100% true. She puts on no shows, because she is so comfortable with herself."
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"Most people have their masks that they wear for other people so that they'll fit in and be 'cool' but she [Luna] doesn't and that is what 'cool' is. She is also completely independent. She has no friends and while she would like them, she doesn't brood on it because she can support herself. Most people would be unhappy without their friends. They need them for support and feel insecure without them but because Luna is so comfortable with herself, this doesn't bother her. She is the perfect role model."
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[On being asked if she was excited about filming alongside Daniel Radcliffe] "Yes. Wouldn't you be? He's a brilliant Harry. I'm excited about filming alongside all of them. They're all amazing. And this is the closest I'm going to get to going to Hogwarts (because unexpectedly, I never received my letter to Hogwarts) and they all bring the characters of the books to life so I know I'll enjoy it all."
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"Why did you just say girls though? Boys can follow their dreams too."
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