Something like that does not occur often: two actresses from the same film get the same punishment for the same on the same day in the same court. In this case it is about British Emma Watson and Zoë Wanamaker, who played the Hogwarts students’ flight instructor in the “Harry Potter” films Hermine Granger and Madam Hooch.
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Emma Watson on the road in Oxford too quickly
As the “BBC” reports, Emma Watson was traveling in a 30 MPh zone (approx. 48 km/h) with 38 mph (approx. 61 km/h) in the southern English city of Oxford on the evening of July 31, 2024. The 35-year-old drove a blue Audi. At that time Watson already had nine “penalty points”, comparable to the German penalty points. The driver’s license is gone from twelve points.
The Hermine actress is currently completing her master in “Creative Writing” at the University of Oxford. She herself did not appear for the hearing on site, but her lawyer told the court that she was a student and “able to [ist]to pay the fine ”. The verdict: Emma Watson has to hand in her driver’s license for six months and pay £ 1,044 (around 1,205 euros).
Zoë Wanamaker also flashed
On the same day and also in the same dish, Zoë Wanamaker was also convicted of a similar offense, with the difference that they drove six too quickly in a 40 MPH zone (approx. 64 km/h) instead of eight MPH. The incident occurred in Newbury in August 2024 – about 40 km from Oxford. At the time of the offense, she also had nine penalty points.
Her lawyer said in court that she did not expect any “special treatment” and accepted the punishment. Wanamakers also have to hand in their driver’s license for six months and pay £ 1,044.
The 79-year-old played the flight instructor Madam Hooch in the first part “Harry Potter and the Stone of the Weisen”, in which Harry discovered his talent for fictional sport Quidditch.
New “Harry Potter” series in the
However, this is not the only reason why the “Harry Potter” universe is currently in the headlines. The first picture of the set of the new HBO “Harry Potter” series was recently published. The series is to celebrate its premiere in 2027 and be produced over a period of around ten years.