Margotu Margai, 19, is a former child refugee who fled the terrors of war-torn Sierra Leone when her mother was allowed to live and work in Britain as a nurse. Margotu spent the first few years of her life living in fear of her life as rebel soldiers stormed the West African country, burning villages and slaughtering men, women and children.
She finally got some magic in her life - by winning a role in the new Harry Potter movie.
Margotu is a student of at the prestigious Italia Conti Stage School, following in the footsteps of top stars such as Naomi Campbell, Kelly Brook and Russell Brand.
She made it through to last year's Miss Black Britain finals - then became the envy of her friends, beating off hundreds of hopefuls to play a Hogwarts pupil in the Hufflepuff house in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
'I've always known what I want to do with my life, I could've been shot dead but I wasn't. I know how it feels to truly have nothing, I'm going to grab this opportunity with both hands.'
Despite being rich in minerals and diamond mines, Sierra Leone is still ranked the third lowest country in the Human Development Index and seventh lowest on the Human Poverty Index.