Emma Watson: 'I was meant to play Hermione in Harry Potter films'

Emma Watson has spoken about portraying Hermione Granger on the big screen.

Watson played Hermione for all eight Harry Potter movies from 2001 to 2011, with the last book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows broken down into two parts.

Emma Watson Gala Screening of 'The Perks of Being A Wallflower' held at the May Fair Hotel - Inside Arrivals. London

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Hermione Granger in 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1'

The young star told Elle: "I just knew from the moment I read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that I was meant to play that role.

"I put one of the Potter films on the other night. And it was amazing to me that I had done all of that. I have to remind myself every now and then."

Watson can currently be seen in The Perks of Being a Wallflower - another novel turned into a film feature.

She previously said that she hopes her role in The Perks of Being a Wallflower will show a different side of her as an actress.

"I hope what [Harry Potter fans] can see is that I am able to transform, that there are other sides of me that perhaps they haven't seen yet, and that they might allow me a little bit of room," she explaine! d.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is now playing in US and UK cinemas.

Watch the trailer for The Perks of Being a Wallflower below: