Emma Watson Dan Tom Felton

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Felton is three years older than Hermione Granger star Watson, whom he met at auditions when she was just nine and he was 12 years old.

The actor wrote that, in the early days, there was a real-life divide between the young Griffindor stars and their Slytherin rivals.

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Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Watson formed one trio while Felton, Jamie Waylett (Vincent Crabbe) and Josh Herdman (Gregory Goyle) were slightly older.

I suppose we thought we were a bit cooler, Felton wrote. We'd spend our free time together listening to rap music – Wu-Tang, Biggie, 2Pac.”

One day, word reached them that then-nine-year-old Watson was putting on a dance show in her dressing room that she wanted to perform to her castmates. “We were predictably dismissive, ” Felton wrote.

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“We sniggered our way down to Emma’s show, and the sniggers grew louder as she danced, ” Felton recalled. “We were just being s***ty boys, largely out of awkwardness and because we thought taking the piss was cool, but Emma was visibly upset by our thoughtless reaction. I did feel like a bit of a d***, and rightly so.”

He wrote: “Everybody moved on. It was just a stupid, teenage act of thoughtlessness, the sort of thing that happens every day. So why does that moment stick in my memory? Why is it so painful for me to recall?

“The answer, I think, is that I’ve grown to understand with the passing of the years that of all of us, Emma had the most to deal with, the most difficult situation to negotiate, and from the earliest age.”

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Felton went on to say that “the last thing she needed, in an environment that should have been – and normally was – safe and friendly and familial, was Josh and me laughing at her dance.”

“That’s why I feel ashamed by the memory of our behavior, ” he said. “And that’s why I’m glad that our friendship did not founder on the rocks of my insensitivity, but became something deeper. A touchstone for both of our lives.”

“I was encouraged by a few people, Emma Watson specifically, to tell the whole story and not just sort of cherry-pick the fluffy bits, ” he says.

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“Not just because it was cathartic for me. But also in the hope that sharing those parts of my story will help others that are maybe not going through the best time.”

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inOn Monday morning, Tom Felton kicked off a brand-new week with an Instagram worth talking about. As it turns out, the Hollywood actor was able to reunite with

While details about the trip and musical instrument remain limited, they say a picture is worth a thousand words. And boy does it apply to this situation.

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BRAD & GAGA, make room, one user shared in the comment section. Another fan added, When do the tix come on sale?

And a loyal follower even predicted what song they were performing on the couch. Blessing the rains down in Africa, the user wrote while paying tribute to Toto's hit song Africa.

Back in February, Emma posted a picture of herself that was captured by Tom. Friends capture you best, she captioned the shot.

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And there's also that beach-side selfie in November 2018 that included a video of the pair riding on a long board together.

Joined by Ruper Grint (Ron Weasley), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) and James Phelps (Fred Weasley),  Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) enjoyed an unexpected reunion at State Social House on the famous Sunset Strip.

Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, a.k.a. Daniel Radcliffe and Bonnie Wright, reunited in July 2016 after the actress wanted to see her co-star at his off-Broadway play,

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During the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Emma Watson and Robert Pattinson presented the Best Limited Series or TV Movie category together. And for those who don't recall, the

Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) reunited in Los Angeles for a friendly reunion. Take your Slytherin paws off me, you damn dirty ape! Matthew joked on Instagram. 

Oliver Phelps, James Phelps, Matthew Lewis, Domhnall Gleeson, Evanna Lynch, Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton and Bonnie Wright attended The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley Grand Opening at Universal Orlando back in June 2014. 

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Before Tom Felton's new series Origin premiered on YouTube, Emma Watson showed her support by sharing a selfie with her co-star. Tom's @OriginSeries is out on 14th November. Congrats dear friend, she wrote.