In another new interview with Independent.ie, Evanna Lynch talks about her final days filming Deathly Hallows, school possibilities and more.

“It was a big crowd scene that we had started in January, but had to re-film because Emma (Watson, who plays Hermione) was away in college. All the cast was there for it, so it was lovely. I’d always hoped my last scene would be one like that rather than just a shot of my hand or something. They took a huge photo of the whole cast and crew. It didn’t really hit me until I was going into the producers to say goodbye and thank them that I felt this big rush of emotion. I couldn’t contain it. But I felt like it had come full circle: my first encounter with Harry Potter was going into the producers’ office to introduce myself and explain why I was suited for the role.”

“My best memories from all four movies are ones that involve the young cast,” she said. “It’s like school, though they’re probably not the people I’d sit with in school. They’d be way too cool for me, and I’d be one of the weird people.” But those scenes are just so much fun. We played jokes all the time. Like in the Hogwarts train scenes, they have this odd food that looks nice but tastes horrible. We’d convince new actors on set to try it — one girl drank this tomato juice thing that had been out on the set for about three weeks. She spat it all over the place. You forget you’re on a job and it’s just fun.”

Although the series author JK Rowling had no say in casting, she later praised Lynch as being perfect for the role of Luna. However, the multi-millionaire writer stayed clear of the set during filming on the final movies. “She trusts the film-makers,” Lynch explained. “If they change any little thing in the script, they send it out to her for her approval, so she doesn’t need to be there. I think she’s busy. I write to her now and then, and she’ll say, ‘I’ve been writing’ but she won’t tell me what. It’s cool for her because she can come to the premiere and see what people have made of her books. Besides, when she was on set, she couldn’t stay long because she was too distracting. Everyone was looking for autographs. It was like the Queen coming to visit.”