The Harry Potter movies are still favorites of ours (evidence here), so it's exciting to see how the stars, especially the young students of Hogwarts, have grown up and moved on with their careers. While not everyone has chosen to keep acting, lots of them have thrown themselves into post-Potter projects. Yes, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are doing high-profile stuff, but did you know that there are Game of Thrones and Star Wars cast members? Check in with everyone now!
The star of the franchise, Radcliffe was just 12 years old when he embarked on the role that would shape his career.
Radcliffe has broken away from his iconic role by choosing diverse and unusual projects, like his multiple stints on Broadway and unexpected film roles, including his brilliant cameo in Trainwreck, that time he played an actual corpse, and the villain in Now You See Me 2.
Little Emma Watson was just 11 when she made her film debut in the first Harry Potter film. As Hermione, she's Harry's female best friend who excels in school, spells, and being awesome.
Watson has filled her post-Potter résumé with characters who are quite different from Hermione, in movies like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Bling Ring, and Noah. She also completed the other role she was born to play in 2017: Belle in the live-action version of Beauty and the Beast.
Then known as Alfie, Enoch played one of Harry's Gryffindor mates.
Enoch is a recent primetime star — he played Wes on Shonda Rhimes's hot drama How to Get Away With Murder, but he didn't exactly learn how to escape it.
As Ron Weasley, Grint played the BFF of Harry Potter and the eventual love interest for Hermione Granger. Grint was just 13 when the first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, was released.
Grint has been moonlighting in the occasional film, but this year, he stars in Crackle's original series Snatch, based on the cult classic movie, opposite Ed Westwick. He'll be appearing in the film Instruments of Darkness next!
Neville was the ultimate underdog, going from the chubby kid with an overbite to the brave wizard who faced down Nagini, Voldemort's snake.
Lewis surprised everyone when he emerged from his adorably awkward stage into a full-on heartthrob. Career-wise, he's still making movies, like 2012's Rise and 2016's Me Before You.
The excitable Lee Jordan was the perfect announcer for the Quidditch games at Hogwarts.
All grown up, Youngblood had an iconic role on Community as Magnitude — the guy who has the infectious catchphrase of "Pop! Pop!" Since then, he's also starred on ABC's Galavant.
Ron's younger sister and Hogwarts coed grew up to be Harry Potter's wife (and a badass in her own right).
Wright continues to appear in films like 2013's After the Dark, and she's playing Nell in the upcoming Scottish retelling of A Christmas Carol.
Harry's nemesis Draco Malfoy was the young villain of Hogwarts, doing the bidding of Voldemort on the inside.
Felton has worked consistently since the Potter films; he showed up in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, In Secret, and Belle, and landed a TV home on The Flash as Julian Albert.
Luna is Harry's winsome, brilliant, and eccentric friend; the young Irish actress who played her, Evanna Lynch, joined the franchise with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth movie.
Lynch continues to act; in 2013 she starred in indie comedy G.B.F. as a popular high school student.
The protective and brave eldest Weasley brother, Bill, survived a werewolf attack and married his sweetheart, Fleur Delacour.
Gleeson has been on a meteoric rise since the Harry Potter franchise; he's had roles over the past few years in Anna Karenina, Ex Machina, Brooklyn, and The Revenant. But it's probably his role as General Hux in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi that is his highest profile yet.
Hogwarts coed Lavender's claim to fame was for snogging Ron — a lot.
The twin older brothers of Ron made mischief and jokes and eventually opened their own joke shop. RIP Fred.
James and Oliver Phelps are still acting, and while they occasionally take on projects individually, they're both appearing in the upcoming film Our Worst Enemy together.
Hogwarts student Cho has the distinction of being the very first girl Harry kisses.
Leung starred in 2013's Hulu miniseries Run, about a gritty South London neighborhood and its residents, and showed up as a nurse in 2017's T2 Trainspotting.
Goyle, along with Crabbe, was one of Draco Malfoy's minions at Hogwarts.
Herdman still acts in the UK, like in 2012's horror film Piggy and the indie drama Common People. This year he'll appear as Righteous in Robin Hood alongside Jamie Dornan, Jamie Foxx, and Taron Egerton.
The French Triwizard Tournament competitor from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic went on to marry Bill Weasley.
Poésy had a brief guest stint on Gossip Girl as Chuck's love interest, and she found another TV home in the French/British crime-drama series The Tunnel (an interpretation of the Danish series The Bridge).
Cormac is the sexy Quidditch player who tosses some unwelcome advances Hermione's way.
The still-very-sexy Stroma starred in the first season of The Bachelor-spoof UnREAL, and on season six of Game of Thrones. He also briefly appeared on the now-canceled ABC drama Time After Time.
The teen version of Voldemort before he was Voldemort studies at Hogwarts to become, you know, the most dangerous dark wizard ever.
Frank Dillane has graduated to zombies and TV — he's starring on The Walking Dead's spinoff, Fear the Walking Dead.