Harry Potter Star Not "Ungrateful" During Contract Talks

Emma Watson, who was rumored to be a holdout during contract talks for the final two Harry Potter films — Half-blood Prince and Deathly Hallows — regrets that she came off as being a tough negotiator, but invites any detractors to spend a moment in her sorceress' hat. "People underestimate what a big decision this was for me," the 17-year-old says in this weekend's Parade. "This is the next three or four years of my life. Being in the spotlight and the lack of freedom are the sort of things that held me back. People will see that as ungrateful, but you never know until you've walked in someone else's shoes. I love it, and that's why I'm back, but I had to make it work for me."As for that eventual life after Potter, she ventures, "It will be the weirdest thing ever." And you have to imagine she has seen Equus.