Margolyes isn’t afraid to put a nerd in their place.
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Miriam Margolyes, who played Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter franchise, thinks it’s time for adult fans of the series to grow up. “I worry about Harry Potter fans because they should be over that by now,” she said during an interview with New Zealand’s 1News. “It was 25 years ago and it’s for children. I think it’s for children. But they get stuck in it. I do Cameos and people say, ‘Oh, we’re having a Harry Potter themed wedding.’ And I think, ‘Gosh, what’s their first night of fun going to be?’ I can’t even think about it.”
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