Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:46:39 GMT

I need to update more and I need more people added. Someone give me suggestions? Thanks!

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:32:14 GMT

Ow I think I got something in my eye, maybe an eyelash or something cause it's been bugging me for about 5mins and I don't know why I am updating about that. :-[ Katie nudged me and I was thinking "WHY IS CHO I MEAN KATIE NUDGING ME? I JUST UPDATED LIKE 2 HOURS AGO" then I realized that was really one week ago, OOPS. I'm so sorry for not updating in a day or two or three! I've been really busy with Ootp ALMOST DONE! OMG I AM SO EXICTED TO SEE IT BUT ALSO SAD BUT SOON HBP! THAT BOOK WAS SO AWESOME I cried for like 16 hours. :( I cried reading Ootp too and almost cried when we filmed the "SAD PART" :( omg It was heart breaking. I had tears in my eyes and then I ran and hugged "THAT PERSON" and wouldnt let go for 10mins. :( DID YOU ALL SEE THE NEW TRAILER AND THE EXTRA OOTP STUFF? I ACTUALLY APPEAR IN THE SECOND ONE AND YOU HEAR ME TALK!! do I really sound like that? I sound about 5. :( I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU THE VIDEOS FOR YOU PEOPLE WHO HAVENT WATCHED THEM :) I AM TOO HYPER ABOUT THIS.

You can watch the trailer on the Happy Feet website.

and here is the HBO special video where you see me. :)

BYE :)

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:44:09 GMT

i'll update! just give me a day or two or three. :-*

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:45:19 GMT

Because I love Emma so much I decided to come back. :-* Did you guys see the new Ootp pictures? THEY ARE SO AWESOME.

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 15:51:43 GMT

New interview or you can watch it here. I was horribly nervous but it was really fun. Oh and Dan and Emma left comments about me here I think you have to click on July 20th. They are the sweetest people ever. Anyone want to make new icons for me from that interview? I would be very gratful. Thanks!

~ Love Evanna

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:54:10 GMT

I've been nudged by rupert! i don't see you updating very often mr. grint >:O i'll update later cause right now i'm hungry. bye!

Thu, 04 May 2006 07:09:53 GMT

I'm coming out from the dead right . . . . now. Hi everyone!

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 23:46:40 GMT

Congratulations! Your Screen Name is: evanna ravenclaw.

I'm so bored, not filming isn't that fun. I still come on set and hang out with whoever isn't filming or on break so that's fun too. I haven't filmed much and wont for a few more days :( Emma is around though and we always have fun when she's on break! I should bring in some board games and puzzles to do. I've been hanging out a lot with Emma, Dan, Rupert, Bonnie, and the twins. I'm friends with everyone here but a lot of them are busy during break. :( I should be doing my homework but It got boring. :D Oh and I did my first interview:

Drogheda’s new Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch talks exclusively to Marie Kierans

What age where you when you first started reading Harry Potter?

I was eight, nearly nine. At that time I was reading girly books and the idea of an eleven year old boy with glasses didn't appeal to me so it took a bit of coaxing from my mum. But after the first chapter I just fell in love with the books.

What drew you to the books, what is it about Harry Potter that appealed to you?

It’s difficult to say exactly. I read books to escape from my surroundings and to make me forget about my own troubles. And Harry Potter does that.

Sometimes, I'm stressed and I'm sick of things and I need to forget about them just for a while, so in Harry Potter you're taken to this wonderful imaginary world where everything is so different and it's refreshing but also the main characters are completely real and modern so you can relate to them, whereby they're not fire-breathing monsters bent on conquering the universe-they're normal teenagers, just in different situations.

I think that's part of why I love them but even I don't know exactly what it is. And I like it that way...

When and how did you hear that they were auditioning for the part of Luna?

Before I got the part I used to go on Mugglenet (a Harry Potter fansite) every day and about four weeks ago I was checking the news and it said there were going to be open auditions for Luna Lovegood.

What inspired you to go and audition. Was it a spur of the moment decision?

No, I always wanted to be Luna. She has been my favourite character since she was introduced in the fifth book and it was always a dream to play her. I had written to Warner Bros. before asking them for an audition and my friends and I made tapes of me being Luna but we never had any success.

And I was surprised when I read about the open auditions because WB had already said they had picked five finalists to play Luna so I thought the part was out of reach. So when I realised that Irish girls were allowed to go I knew that I was meant to go.

Were your family supportive and who accompanied you?

Well, they all knew that it was my dream but they also thought that the chances were very low because I'm Irish and had no big acting achievements so they thought I was being a bit too hopeful. But my Dad realised how important it was to me and said I should at least have a chance so he took me. I thought that if I got there and played true to Luna then I had as good of a chance as anyone. And I knew if I didn't even go I'd probably regret it for the rest of my life.

The audition day in London, what was it like? Was it nerve-wrecking?

No, not nerve-wracking. I feel very close to Luna, so acting as her was just natural. It wasn't like a Maths test where I have to strain to get it all right. And if I had got too nervous I'd have done terribly. Of course I was a bit nervous, but only a bit. We waited in the queue for four hours, then went in and stood in lines with other girls.

We had to step forward and say our name and where we were from and then two ladies would pick one or two out of each line. After that we were told to go into another room and read over a script and try and learn it.

And then, one by one we went into another room (alone) and had to read the script with another lady and a man with a camera. They kept asking me to read it again and I was just hoping that was a good sign. At last they let me go and by then I did feel rather shaky.

What happened after you were called back. Is it true you had to do a screen test, what was that like?

Yes, I had a screen test a week later. It all happened so fast, because one week I was in school and the next I'm at Leavesden Studios in Dumbledore’s office reading scenes with Daniel Radcliffe. Weird. And terrifying for such a huge Harry Potter fan. It was mad. Brilliant, but mad.

How did you find out you got the part, and what feelings did you experience?

I came home from the screen test a bit down-hearted knowing that it was highly possible that I may never visit that fantasy studio again. I expected either to be told 'nope' or 'come for another test'. So I was stunned when I got a call on Monday (four days after the screen test) telling me I got the part. I was completely shocked and couldn't quite understand that I had got the part. I thought it was some awful joke or they were testing me or something but I still got so excited. Unfortunately I couldn't jump up and down and scream or anything because I got the call in the local shop, grocery shopping for my mum and that might have attracted a bit of attention.

Who were you able to tell before the official announcement?

No-one really! I found out on January 23 and the official announcement was made on February 2.

How did you manage to keep it a secret?

I had to keep it quiet for days and pretend everything was normal which was hard considering my dream had just come true and each day my friends would ask was there any news. So, when I went home that day I had to study for my French test as if everything was normal!

I did get to tell my closest friends a day before the announcement but they promised they wouldn't tell a soul. I'm quite sure not all of them kept that promise!

Would you encourage other girls to follow their dreams?

Of course! Don't ever give up. Don't see the obstacles, just the way around them. For me, of course it looked improbable, but not impossible. So as long as there was a way, I would not be discouraged.

Keep your options open though. I mean don't put your future on the line for one dream that may never come true-have lots of dreams. And work to make them come true.

But if it doesn't all happen as you planned, don't worry, there's other ways. So, definitely, keep at it, it pays off. Why did you just say girls though? Boys can follow their dreams too.

When do you start filming and how long will it take?

Well, for me it doesn't start until March but some of the actors are already back. The filming goes from February til October but I won't be constantly filming the whole time. Some months are heavy, others not so much. Filming is completely off for June because some of the actors have exams.

How do you feel about moving to London, will anyone accompany you there?

Can't wait! I love London. I'll be back regularly though. It's not like I'm going 'til October. During the months I'm there a lot I'll stay but when there's only a few days I'll be back a lot. I have to get a chaperone over there. I don't know much about it yet. But my mum and dad won't be coming because they have jobs, my brothers and sisters, their own lives.

What are you looking forward to the most?

Just playing Luna. She's such an amazing character and I really enjoy being her. I feel comfortable. And I want to do her character justice. And, I promise to all Luna fans that I will stay completely true to her because she deserves no less.

I also love Luna’s clothes. And, working with all the famous actors who I adore, and getting all the behind the scenes secrets. But I'm looking forward to all of it really!

How have your school friends in Greenhills reacted. Did you expect such a media frenzy?

My friends are great. They're happy for me and they were all so excited when I told them. Yes, I was given a hint after I saw the 15,000 people queue at the auditions that there would be excitement. And because I'm a fan, I was vaguely aware what it would be like. Still, it was a shock to be on the news.

Is there anything you've read about yourself that you would like to correct?

Not any lies really, no. I would like to say to all the fans that are disappointed in the choice for Luna having seen the photo of me in the papers, is that this was my first photo shoot and I felt a bit awkward.

And you have to remember that this is not how Luna will look in the film at all. So I ask that you please wait and reserve judgement 'til after you've seen the film. I promise to work hard to do a good Luna!

Is it true that you have a cat called Luna, named after the character you are about to play?

Yes. She has huge eyes like Luna. Otherwise, she's nothing like her though.

What appeals to you about the character Luna?

It's like how I was saying before about the books making you forget everything around you and taking you somewhere else.

Luna does that. Sometimes, the other characters are too normal and then you start to be brought back to reality but then Luna shows up and she is just so funny and cool and honest and slightly mad and she's all that matters. She is 100% true. She puts on no shows, because she is so comfortable with herself.

She's not rebelling and being all consciously 'I'm proud of me'- she's just being how she's meant to be. It doesn't occur to her that she's different, because she's not.

Most people have their masks that they wear for other people so that they'll fit in and be 'cool' but she doesn't and that is what 'cool' is. She is also completely independent.

She has no friends and while she would like them, she doesn't brood on it because she can support herself. Most people would be unhappy without their friends.

They need them for support and feel insecure without them but because Luna is so comfortable with herself, this doesn't bother her. She is the perfect role model.

Are you excited about filming alongside Daniel Radcliffe?

Yes. Wouldn't you be? He's a brilliant Harry. I'm excited about filming alongside all of them. They're all amazing. And this is the closest I'm going to get to going to Hogwarts (because unexpectedly, I never received my letter to Hogwarts) and they all bring the characters of the books to life so I know I'll enjoy it all.

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:20:54 GMT

Being on the Harry Potter cast is so amazing, everyone is so sweet and nice to the new kid. Dan, Emma, and Rupert are so down to earth and so suppotive that I'm new at this. Katie is so sweet and helps me along since she was the new kid not so long ago. :D The twins are so hilarious even when they aren't playing George & Fred. Bonnie is really sweet too cause she's more my age and knows what it's like to be the young one. She tells me soon everyone will be picking on me and pulling pranks on me since she's use to it and isn't "fun" anymore, haha, I don't mind though! Matt, Afshan, Alfred, Devon, Jamie, Tiana, and Tom are nice too but I haven't seen them much, I don't think many of them are even fiming right now, they just come around and hang out with us when we're on break. Or they could be filming, when I'm not on set, I'm usually doing homework or something so I don't know who's filming right now.

I gotta go and study now though. <3

~ Evanna

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:44:06 GMT

I'm 14 years old and have been cast as Luna "Loony" Lovegood for Harry Potter. My name is Evanna Lynch.