In case you pulled a Thomas Jefferson and missed a few things, Hermione Granger U.N. Ambassador Emma Watson and Hamilton headliner Lin-Manuel Miranda recently hung out.
In honor of HeForShe Arts Week, Beauty and the Beast's next Belle and the ten-dollar founding father discussed the gargantuan Great White Way hit, Harry Potter, gender equality and more. They obviously had the best time ever—as did we watching them geek out over each other.
Want a revelation? Here are five takeaways from the awesome interview.
1. Hamilton Is Basically Harry Potter
"Structurally, I steal a little bit from Harry Potter, I have to tell you," Miranda told Watson. "Hamilton meets Aaron Burr. And he says, 'Aaron Burr. Help me. I want to be in this world.' And Burr gives him the opposite advice of who he is. And then [Hamilton] meets his real friends: Mulligan, Lafayette and Laurens. It's exactly Harry Potter meeting Draco Malfoy [before Ron and Hermione]." Look around, look around! How lucky we are to be alive in a world where Hamilton and Harry Potter fandom can coexist.
2. Emma Watson Can Snap Like a Schuyler Sister
Watson references "The Schuyler Sisters" when asking Miranda about women's limited role in the history books—and pulls off the sassy gesture, to Miranda's delight. Watson told Miranda she's "been hyped for four months straight" since she's seen the enormously popular production. Werk!
3. Lin-Manuel Miranda Is a Feminist
Yep, Miranda answered Watson's blunt question affirmatively. He also supports the idea of gender-blind casting. "I think there’s going to be so many lady Hamiltons once this thing is in schools and regional productions," he said. "It’s gonna go gender-blind into the world."
4. Only ONE Hogwarts House Per Person
While it's tempting to give a detailed explanation of why one belongs in both Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, Miranda and Harry Potter's Watson say that's cheating. "None of this half this, half this. You have to live in one house," Miranda said as the two sorted the characters of Hamilton. (The title character got Gryffindor, obvs.)
5. Emma Watson Can Beatbox
Sign Watson up for that gender-blind Hamilton cast. She can dance and drop a beat. Perhaps Hermione will make that Broadway bow she's been eyeing? We hope so, and we want Miranda to co-star. We can't get enough of these two.