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Pictures: Looking back at the Potter years

The cast of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 at a photocall in London in July 2011

The cast of the final Harry Potter film, the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, look very grown up. It's easy to forget how young they were when they started. Oh wait! We've done it for you...

Actors Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe attend a photocall to present the new cast of the Harry Potter Films on August 23, 2000 in London

Here are the three stars when they first started back in 2000 - that's 11 years ago!

Actors Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe attend a photocall to present the new cast of the Harry Potter Films on August 23, 2000 in London

Who can believe they were only around 12-years-old when they landed the parts of some of the most famous characters in the world.

Actors Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe attend a photocall to present the new cast of the Harry Potter Films on August 23, 2000 in London

We're wondering whether Daniel actually wore those glasses, or if they were just to make him look more like Harry...

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint pose at a photocall ahead of the UK premiere of Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban on May 27, 2004 in London

Four years later and two of the Potter films under their belts, here are Daniel, Emma and Rupert just before the 2004 premiere of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Actor Daniel Radcliffe, writer J K Rowling and actors Rupert Grint and Emma Watson attend the UK Premiere of Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban at the Odeon Leicester Square on May 30, 2004 in London

And here they are at the premiere, with Harry Potter writer JK Rowling. We're loving Rupert's hair in this one!

Actors Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe arrive at the World Premiere of Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire at the Odeon Leicester Square on November 6, 2005 in London

A year later and a film later. Here are the Potter team at the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in November 2005.

Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe pose at the photocall for Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix on June 25, 2007 in London, England

Seven years after their first ever photocall and this lot are seasoned pros. Here they are celebrating the release of Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix in 2007.

Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe arrive for the World Premiere of Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince at Empire Leicester Square on July 7, 2009 in London, England

These guys have grown up playing their on-screen characters, and Emma Watson recently described Hermione as 'like a friend'.

Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe attend a Warner Bros photocall held at Claridges on November 10, 2010 in London, England

They're really looking grown up now! Here are Rupert, Emma and Daniel last year, just after Emma cut all her off. We loved the new look!

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint attend the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 World film premiere at Odeon Leicester Square on November 11, 2010 in London, England

Only one more premiere to go! This is a great pic from last year's premiere of the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.

Rupert Grint watching tennis at Wimbledon in June 2011

Since they stopped filming for the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 earlier this year, the Harry Potter cast have had to say goodbye to their characters. Here's Rupert watching the tennis at Wimbledon.

Daniel Radcliffe in his new broadway show in New York called How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Daniel's got himself a lead role on broadway in New York. He's in a show there called How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Emma Watson at a photocall ahead of the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Emma's been doing tons of modelling, and studying at university in the USA. We'll have to wait and see what the stars do next, but we're sure if their past 11 years are anything to go by, it'll be amazing!