TEEN film star Emma Watson is about to do a vanishing act from Hogwarts — because the Harry Potter films have lost their magic.
The pretty 16-year-old, who plays key character Hermione Granger, wants a spell doing other roles.
She has REFUSED to sign a new contract, plunging the final two movies of the JK Rowling novels into crisis.
The feisty young actress has told producers that even doubling her pay packet to £2 million a movie won't do the trick.
Filming on the sixth film in the series — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — is due to start in months.
Daniel Radcliffe is already signed up to star as the quidditch-playing wizard and Rupert Grint will again play Harry's best pal Ron Weasley.
He told us: "Emma doesn't want to do it any more. She's tired of being known as ‘that girl from Harry Potter'."
She was shocked when a besotted fan stalked her at school.
Rupert added: "Daniel and I are distant from her now. We don't text or talk to her when we are not filming."
Their last film together — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — comes out in July.
Film makers Warner Brothers confirmed Emma, has not signed for more movies.
UPD
There have been a spate of claims over the past few months stating that actress Emma Watson may or may not return in her role as Hermione Granger in the last two Harry Potter films, and this reached a fevered pitch over the weekend with several tabloid reports stating that she was definitely quitting. Here is a bit of news that will perhaps ease the fears of the scores of you who emailed: CBBC Newsround is now reporting today quotage from official sources that are laying to rest all these rumors, as WB said "We're extremely confident that Emma will be back for films six and seven." The report continues with this : "Emma, who plays Hermione in the films, is set to sign her new contract soon."
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