In a 2016 interview with Gloria Steinem, Watson explained that she now sees a lot of herself in Hermione. "I feel as though I spent a long time trying to pretend I was not like Hermione," she admitted. "And, of course, I was rather like Hermione; I’ve finally come to accept the fact." 

The Brit added in a previous interview, "I think of her like a sister, she feels so real to me. When people ask what I will miss the most [of working on the films], of course I'll miss the people but I will actually just miss being her."