Emma Watson And Tom Felton Harry Potter

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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 inThat magical connection! Emma Watson and Tom Felton‘s characters in Harry Potter may not have seen eye to eye, but offscreen the actors have formed an adorable friendship throughout the years.

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.

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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

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.”

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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.”

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 the world of her.”

“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 the world of her. During HBO Max's

Reunion special, the offscreen friends candidly addressed the bond that they continue to share. 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. Scroll down for all of the sweet moments that Felton and Watson have shared over the years: [podcast_block]

In November 2018, the pair surprised fans with an adorable clip of them skateboarding together. In the Instagram video, Felton told Watson “Easy with the wobbling. Keep your feet still!” while she laughed before responding, “They are.”

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Lovely Emma. We do see each other quite a lot actually. We just don't always post pictures about it. Everyone loves the reunion of it. We're reuniting all the time we just don't always post it on Instagram, he exclusively told

. “She was in my neighborhood and I hadn't seen her for a few months. And I decided to take her for a skateboarding lesson, which she was very good at. She's quite hard on herself. But she's actually very good at it. So yeah, that was fun. I always enjoy spending time with her.”

Quick learner x, Felton captioned an Instagram photo of the duo decked out in their pajamas while he taught Watson how to play the guitar in August 2019.

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During the Harry Potter 20th anniversary special, Felton and