'It starts with equal pay and goes to free the nipple': Harry Potter's Scarlett Byrne shows off perky posterior in shock nude Playboy shoot... as she pens empowering feminist essay

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She caused shockwaves after posing naked for the renewed Playboy, celebrating the magazine's return to nudity. 

And Harry Potter actress Scarlett Byrne continues to stun as she posed for another snap from the sizzling shoot, this time as she sported just a jumper with nothing on her bottom half. 

The 26-year-old stunner, who played Draco Malfoy's pal Pansy Parkinson in the films, looked phenomenal in the image from the shoot, which she accompanied with an impassioned essay entitled The Feminist Mystique. 

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Oh my! And Harry Potter actress Scarlett Byrne continues to stun as she posed for another snap from the sizzling shoot, this time as she sported just a jumper with nothing on her bottom half

Scarlett wowed on Tuesday as she shared a Valentine's Day photo of herself from the Playboy spread on Instagram and captioned the photo: 'Nude is normal.' 

The gorgeous black and white photo shows Scarlett on a balcony looking over her shoulder, with what appears to be a silk sheet covering her mid-section.  

She added a caption on the shot reading: 'I'm very proud to be a part of the March/April issue of Playboy. I penned a short essay along with my pictorial titled, The Feminist Mystique.'

The star also went on to thank Playboy, along with Hugh Hefner's son Cooper Hefner, who is the magazine's Chief Creative Officer and Scarlett's fiance.

In the latest image, she stood with her top half covered up in a frilled black crop top, while her bottom half was totally bare to best flaunt her perky derriere. 

Scarlett's shoot has caused such stirs due to the fact she's set to appear in the March/April issues of the magazine, which apparently will return to full nudity after almost exactly a year without it.

Clearly feeling extremely proud of her groundbreaking appearance, she penned in her accompanying essay: 'When I first began to play with the idea of doing a pictorial for the magazine, I was primarily motivated by two factors...

All grown up! The former child star, who starred as Draco Malfoy's friend Pansy Parkinson, is all grown up and posing naked for Playboy magazine

'It was not only to support my fiancé, Cooper Hefner, who is the Chief Creative Officer of Playboy, but also an opportunity to make a statement about equality between the two sexes...

'The fact that women continue to be second-class citizens around the world was inherent even within this particular situation...

'Many in society continue to diminish female intellect, deny them ownership of their sexuality, reject feminism and all else that makes being a woman so powerful. It starts with equal pay and goes all the way to free the nipple.' 

Sexy shot! The gorgeous black and white photo shows Scarlett on a balcony looking over her shoulder, with what appears to be a silk sheet covering her mid-section

On her original Instagram post, she wrote: 'A big thank you… for such a unique opportunity,' she quipped. Her message ended with the note: 'Naked is normal.'

Playboy model! She's set to appear in the March/April issues of the magazine, which apparently will return to full nudity after almost exactly a year without it

In a statement, her beau Cooper said: 'I'll be the first to admit that the way in which the magazine portrayed nudity was dated, but removing it entirely was a mistake. Nudity was never the problem because nudity isn't a problem. Today we're taking our identity back and reclaiming who we are.'

The actress got engaged to the Playboy heir in August 2015, although the two have not yet tied the knot. 

At the time, the smitten English actress said: 'I was lucky enough to fall in love with my best friend.' 

Cooper also tweeted his own collage of images and said: 'To many more adventures with this lovely lady.'

And his 89-year-old father also took to Twitter to say: Sending love and congratulations to my son Cooper and his fiancee Scarlett on their engagement!'

According to Us Weekly, Cooper flew with Scarlett to her native London so he could ask for her father's permission before popping the question on Tuesday.

Cooper is the youngest of Hefner's four children. He has a daughter, Christie, now 62, and son David, 60, with his first wife Mildred Williams.

Scarlett thanked Playboy, along with Hugh Hefner's son Cooper Hefner, who is the magazine's Chief Creative Officer and Scarlett's fiance

Happy couple! The actress got engaged to the Playboy heir in August 2015, although the two have not yet tied the knot

Cooper and his brother Marston, 24, were born to Hefner's second wife Kimberley Conrad, a former Playmate of the Year, whom he divorced in 2010 after 21 years of marriage.

Hugh, who is worth an estimated $50million, has been grooming his youngest son to take over as the public face of Playboy.

Scarlett first shot to fame in her role in the Harry Potter series, but she later went on to appear in The Vampire Diaries and Falling Skies. 

Following in daddy's footsteps! Hugh, who is worth an estimated $50million, has been grooming his youngest son to take over as the public face of Playboy

Her racier side also reared its' head in Lake Placid: The Final Chapter in 2012, not long after appearing in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

In the creature feature - a sequel to the monster crocodile franchise Lake Placid - Scarlett engaged in many a cheeky scene involving tottering around the lake in a skimpy bikini and loosing her clothes altogether for a sex scene in a car.

She doesn't last very long in this movie, however.

Her character - Brittany - steps into a trap on a rope and gets strung up on the tree. Her head is then severed by the crocodile.

Her racier side also reared its' head in Lake Placid: The Final Chapter in 2012, not long after appearing in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows

In the creature feature - a sequel to the monster crocodile franchise Lake Placid - Scarlett engaged in many a cheeky scene involving tottering around the lake in a skimpy bikini and loosing her clothes altogether for a sex scene in a car

She doesn't last very long in this movie, however - despite the budding love story in the film

Her character - Brittany - steps into a trap on a rope and gets strung up on the tree. Her head is then severed by the crocodile