We all know there are a lot of very weird Harry Potter adults out there, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard a star of the Harry Potter franchise call them out on their weirdness until Miriam Margolyes decided to address it in a recent interview.
Miriam Margolyes AKA Professor Sprout told New Zealand’s 1News:
“I worry about Harry Potter fans because they should be over that by now. You know, I mean, it was 25 years ago, and it’s for children. I think it’s for children.”
On some of the requests she has received from fans on Cameo, a website where fans pay her to record video messages for them:
“They get stuck in it. I do Cameos, and people say, ‘We’re having a Harry Potter-themed wedding, and I think, ‘Gosh, what’s their first night of fun going to be?’ I can’t even think about it. No.”
I guess it’s hard to argue against her when she’s citing adults who are planning Harry Potter-themed weddings and Harry Potter-themed sex sessions (at least I think that’s what she was getting at there).
Still, I guess there are plenty of “childish” things that people stay obsessed with well into adulthood, many of which are way older than Harry Potter. Star Wars, Star Trek, Disney, Doctor Who, Dragonball Z, WWE. There are fully grown adults out there who are obsessed with Taylor Swift ffs. So maybe Miriam Margolyes should cut the Harry Potter adults some slack? Life is hard enough as an adult without being able to enjoy the things that brought you joy in your childhood, right?
Either way, it’s a good thing the franchise isn’t still going because Miriam Margolyes will have just alienated half the fanbase with those quotes. Many of whom are laying into her on Twitter right now:
Professor Sprout: Adults who still love Harry Potter are weird
Adults who still love Harry Potter: https://t.co/gzpoiiYOxk pic.twitter.com/lHXq72Zbu4
— Silky Sonic (@SilkyJohnstamos) March 9, 2024
Not Professor Sprout calling Harry Potter fans a bunch of sorry losers 😭 pic.twitter.com/QhYhVUalNq
— Elsbeth Tashioni (@THISisLULE) March 9, 2024
Never did care for Professor Sprout anyways https://t.co/En83TKC5gj
— A͓̽d͓̽a͓̽m͓̽ (@GuangdongTigers) March 10, 2024
crying because i know there’s people out there with their hufflepuff scarfs and deathly hallows tattoo FUMING about this https://t.co/C76kqnVxN3
— YOLANDA PARODY (@yolanda_parody) March 9, 2024
For the lad who beat the living daylights out of two girls are they called him ‘Harry Potter’, click HERE. Not a fan, then.
