Q: What do you think about your characters aging? Have you identified with them as they have grown up?

A: [After a long pause] Sorry, what was the question? [much laughter] Oh, about us growing up? Er, yeah, I think our characters have sort of grown up as well, there's a lot more teenage....I know Ron's a lot more moodier in this one.....there's a few arguments and er, yeah I enjoyed doing all that. That was, that was fun.

Q: What do you guys spend your money on? Luxury items? Gadgets?

A: I really do like gadgets yeah. When I went to Japan last year, well it's a good place for them yeah. I'm not sure what I've got that I prefer at the moment, but [Dan: the camera?!]...yeah, when I went to Japan I got this spy camera and it was like disguised as a cigarette box and that's quite cool.

Q: You have all had pretty low key profiles and maintained a normal life so far. Will that change now you're teenagers with hormones? You won't turn into Lindsay Lohan and try to shock us with some stuff and are you gonna be party animals?

A: I've finished school now so I don't really get any reactions like that but, um, getting recognised is sort of pretty weird anyway [asked about age] I'm seventeen now yeah. So, you get the odd person shouting out "Ron!" or something and my hair at the moment does sort of stand out a bit too [more laughter].

Q: There's a lot more arguing in this film, how do you feel about that and also when you see each other again when starting filming?

A: Er, yeah, i think its also again just them [the trio] growing up, so it's more natural yeah.

Q: For each of you, now that you've done four Harry Potter films, how do you feel about acting as a full career?

A: Yeah, well I think....I'm really enjoying it and, erm, I'm really enjoying it. I want to do it in the future as well...I think it's not a bad job so, I want to continue, definitely.

[This question expanded to Dan talking about his experiences with girls. The reporter then shifted the question to Rupert where he jokingly asks: "So Rupert, are you engaged?"]

A: [Laughter] Er, I'm pretty much the same as Dan, [who said he still finds asking girls out difficult] I'm probably very similar to Ron...he's not very lucky and he gets some bad experiences [more laughter].

Q: What are your favourite films and bands?

A: I'm quite into comedy films...when I was younger I always liked Jim Carrey and I quite like Mike Myers as well, I liked Shrek and er, maybe them yeah.[About music:] I quite like rock music, I like ACDC they're quite cool.

Q: After all these years I'm sure that you are all incredibly invested in the story. Now that J.K Rowling is writing the seventh book now, if there was something that you could say to her that you want to happen or don't want to happen before this series was finished, what would it be?

A: [after Emma has said she thinks Hermione and Ron should hurry up and "get it together" (!!!):] Erm, yeah, I'm gonna answer that a little bit different [laughter] I think er, I was actually looking forward to Quidditch really [laughter – as Dan had said he would suggest to J.K to cut out the Quidditch storyline from book 7] so Dan sort of ruined it for me [more laughter].

Q: Two part question: 1)Now that you've played these characters for four films, do you feel a connection to them or like they're best friends? and 2) are you excited about doing the rest of the films?

A: Well I've always thought/said I can relate to Ron, erm, in little ways like, er, both ginger for one [laughter from the audience] we've both got sort of big families and er, I've been playing him for a long time so I have gotten to know him...I'm looking forward to doing all of the next films as well so, definitely.

[22 Oct, 2005]