Miriam Margolyes enrages adult Harry Potter fans by claiming they should be 'over' the book and film series by now as it is 'for children'

Miriam Margolyes has enraged adult Harry Potter fans by claiming they should be 'over' the book by now as it is 'for children'.

The 82-year-old actress and national treasure played Professor Sprout in the acclaimed film series, based on J.K. Rowling's books.

Despite insisting it was 'wonderful' and she was 'very grateful' to the franchise, the BAFTA award-winning actress said adult fans should be 'over that' by now as it is 'for children.'

In an interview with New Zealand television network 1News, Miriam admitted: 'I worry about Harry Potter fans.

She went on: 'They should be over that by now. It was 25 years ago and it's for children. I think it's for children.

Miriam Margolyes (pictured) has enraged adult Harry Potter fans by claiming they should be 'over' the book by now as it is 'for children'

In an interview with New Zealand television network 1News, Miriam admitted: 'I worry about Harry Potter fans'

'But they get stuck in it and I do cameos and people say 'Oh we are 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.

'Harry Potter is wonderful, I'm very grateful to it, it's over.'

Some fans of the series were unhappy by the actress' outspoken remarks. 

The 82-year-old actress and national treasure played Professor Sprout in the acclaimed film series, based on J.K. Rowling 's books

One TikTok user said: 'So there's an age on movies and when you should stop watching, yeah, no, love the Harry Potter series'.

Another wrote: 'Why do we have to give up things we love just because we grow up? Some of us aren't done having fun yet.'

Another user said: 'I just had a Harry Potter marathon and I'm 30-years-old so NO.'

One user added: 'You can never be too old for Harry Potter. I just started reading Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone which is amazing. People need a fantasy world to correlate to, to escape from the real world sometimes.'

The Harry Potter films spanned eight movies, with the first airing on November 16 2001 and the last one airing on July 15 2011.

A TV reboot is in the works at HBO Max and is expected to hit screens in 2026.