After Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hermione actress Emma Watson considered leaving the magical series. She has spoken about this before, and in the new Harry Potter 20th anniversary retrospective special on HBO Max, Watson and her other co-stars shared more insight.

Order of the Phoenix director David Yates said he was informed when he was hired to direct the fourth film that Watson was unsure about if she wanted to make another Harry Potter movie.

Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy, said people don't fully appreciate how much Watson was going through at the time. "People definitely forget what she took on, and how gracefully she did it. [Dan Radcliffe and Rupert Grint], they had each other. I had my cronies. Whereas Emma was not only younger, she was by herself," Felton said.