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Stans know that franchise stars Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) are super close IRL, and as young actors on set, Emma crushed super hard on Tom. And although they never dated, Emma delved a little deeper into the details of their sweet relationship in a foreword for Tom’s new memoir,

In the short introduction of the book — which hit shelves on October 18 — the actress shared that Tom has “a heart the size of a planet” and that for two decades, they’ve “loved each other in a special way.” At one point, she refered to him as her “soulmate.”

“As you’ll read in this book, our relationship didn’t start well, ” Emma began. “When we first met, I was a moony and probably rather annoying nine-year-old girl who followed him round like a puppy, desperate for his attention. But, as he has written so eloquently, beautifully and generously in this book, our friendship didn’t end there. Thank goodness it blossomed and endured.”

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“Like Tom, I always struggle to explain to people the nature of our connection and relationship. For more than twenty years now we’ve loved each other in a special way, ” she continued. “It’s one of the purest loves I can think of. We’re soulmates, and we’ve always had each other’s backs. I know we always will. It makes me emotional to think about it.”

Emma adds that they share a “true” friendship and “to be seen and loved like that is one of the great gifts of my life.”

Later in the memoir, Tom himself revealed that he had a “secret love” for Emma, but “not perhaps in the way that people might want to hear, ” according to excerpts published in

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“That isn’t to say that there’s never been a spark between us. There most definitely has, only at different times, ” he wrote. “Rumours started to abound that there was more to our relationship than we were letting on. I denied that I liked her in that way, but the truth was different.”

“My girlfriend at the time knew straight away that there was something unspoken between us. I remember using the familiar old line, ‘I love her like a sister.’ But there was more to it than that, ” Tom continued. “I don’t think I was ever in love with Emma, but I loved and admired her as a person in a way that I could never explain to anybody else… We were kindred spirits. I know for certain I’ll always have Emma’s back and she’ll always have mine too.”

Following the release of Tom’s book, and the details of his and Emma’s friendship within, some might wonder if the two ever made a formal agreement to keep their relationship platonic. But according to an interview with

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“None of us had that pact. There was chemistry, but no one acted on it as far as I know, ” Tom revealed to the outlet.

“Emma and I have always been very dear to each other, ” he added. “But it didn’t start that way. She was nine when we first met and I was 12, and I think I was a bit of a cocky teenager going on 25. But we’ve been dear friends all our lives, and she was very encouraging for me, actually, to continue writing these stories down to make them into a book.”

Special, she disclosed that she “fell in love” with her costar during filming. And while nothing romantic has ever transpired between the two, we can’t help but feel all the feels for this beautiful friendship. ❤️

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Film franchise, which was based off of J.K. Rowling‘s critically acclaimed books. The actress took on the role of Hermione Granger, the smart Gryffindor student who aided best friend Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) as they attempted to take down Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). Meanwhile, Felton played her Slytherin rival Draco Malfoy, who also ended up on the other side of the fight.

Almost a decade after the twosome worked on the introduction to the wizarding world in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Watson revealed that she had more than just friendly feelings for her costar.

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“Between the ages of 10 and 12 I had a really terrible crush on Tom Felton, to the extent that I would go into work in the morning and look down the numbers on the call sheet to see if he was going to be in, ” the

Star told Jonathan Ross in 2009. “We love a bad guy, he was a few years older and he had a skateboard — and that just did it really.”

Actress noted that Felton was aware of her feelings, adding, “He totally knew and the thing is that he’d tell everyone, ‘I see her in a younger, sisterly way, ’ and it just broke my heart. It still does.”

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Star, for his part, explained that he considered his relationship with Watson as “something” because of how long they have known one another.

“We’ve been very close for a long time. I adore her. I think she’s fantastic. Hopefully she returns the compliment, ” he told

In June 2021. “I spoke to Emma a couple days ago and immediately it was conversations about, ‘Oh, wow, the kitchen sink’s been plugged, ’ or some trivial nonsense like my dog wouldn’t eat a particular kind of food. As far as the romantic side of it, I think that’s a Slytherin/Gryffindor thing rather than a Tom and Emma thing. I absolutely think the world of her.”

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“Emma and I have always loved each other, really, ” Felton shared in the highly anticipated premiere, with Watson recalling the moment she developed feelings for her costar. “I walked into the room where we were having tutoring. The assignment that had been given was to draw what you thought God had looked like and Tom had drawn a girl with a backward cap on with a skateboard. And I just don’t know how to say it, I just fell in love with him.”

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Film franchise, which was based off of J.K. Rowling's critically acclaimed books. The actress took on the role of Hermione Granger, the smart Gryffindor student who aided best friend Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) as they attempted to take down Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). Meanwhile, Felton played her Slytherin rival Draco Malfoy, who also ended up on the other side of the fight. Almost a decade after the twosome worked on the introduction to the wizarding world in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Watson revealed that she had more than just friendly feelings for her costar. “Between the ages of 10 and 12 I had a really terrible crush on Tom Felton, to the extent that I would go into work in the morning and look down the numbers on the call sheet to see if he was going to be in, ” the

Actress noted that Felton was aware of her feelings, adding, “He totally knew and the thing is that he’d tell everyone, ‘I see her in a younger, sisterly way, ' and it just broke my heart. It still does. The

Star, for his part, explained that he considered his relationship with Watson as something because of how long they have known one another. We've been very close for a long time. I adore her. I think she's fantastic. Hopefully she returns the compliment, he told

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In June 2021. I spoke to Emma a couple days ago and immediately it was conversations about, 'Oh, wow, the kitchen sink's been plugged, ' or some trivial nonsense like my dog wouldn't eat a particular kind of food. As far as the romantic side of it, I think that's a Slytherin/Gryffindor thing rather than a Tom and Emma thing. I absolutely think