Hermione's mother, Monica Granger, was very understanding of her daughter's calling to magic. That made it all the more heartbreaking when Hermione was forced to erase all memory of herself from her parents' lives for their own protection, in order to keep them safe from death eaters. Fortunately, the process could be reversed, so Hermione was spared from becoming essentially an orphan.
Michelle Fairley, who played the part, has appeared in a number of roles throughout her life but we think everybody in the world now recognizes her as Catelyn Stark from the phenomenally successful "Game of Thrones". If our mentioning that gave anybody Red Wedding flashbacks, we're truly sorry. She'd worked steadily in television long before getting her Harry Potter role, but the part gave her profile a lift, and as well as her "Game of Thrones" success she's also played a major part in "Suits".
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.