“Harry Potter” actor Miriam Margolyes is anxious about grownup followers of the beloved franchise.

“They need to be over that by now,” Margolyes stated in a latest interview with New Zealand’s 1News. “You understand, I imply, it was 25 years in the past, and it’s for youngsters. I assume it’s for youngsters.”

Margolyes performed Professor Pomona Sprout, who taught herbology at Hogwarts and was head of the Hufflepuff Home. She appeared in 2002’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and techniques” and 2011’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Half 2.”

“They get caught in it,” Margolyes stated. “I do Cameos, and other people say, ‘Oh, we’re having a “Harry Potter”-themed wedding ceremony,’ and I feel, ‘Gosh, what’s their first evening of enjoyable going to be?’ I can’t even give it some thought. No.”

Though she acknowledged that the fantasy movie sequence is “great” and that she’s “very grateful to it,” Margolyes reiterated that “it’s over.”

Again in June of final 12 months, Margolyes shared an identical sentiment with Vogue UK, saying that the “Harry Potter” franchise “doesn’t imply as a lot to me because it does” to the followers.

“For me, ‘Harry Potter’ wasn’t necessary,” she stated. “I used to be very glad I acquired the half and I loved being in it and assembly all of the folks, nevertheless it’s not Charles Dickens.”

Whereas Margolyes thinks “Harry Potter” is over, Warner Bros. Discovery evidently thinks in any other case, as the corporate is aiming to launch a “Harry Potter” TV sequence on Max in 2026. The sequence — which can characteristic an all-new forged — is anticipated to span seven seasons, adapting every novel in J.Ok. Rowling’s best-selling e book sequence.

“We spent some actual time with J.Ok. and her group,” Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav stated in February. “Either side are simply thrilled to be reigniting this franchise. Our conversations have been nice, and we couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about what’s forward. We will’t wait to share a decade of recent tales with followers around the globe on Max.”