Tom Felton Emma Watson Beyond The Wand

Fans have been fascinated with stars Emma Watson and Tom Felton's somewhat undefinable off-screen relationship. The co-stars, who played on-screen enemies Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy, respectively, have sparked romance rumors for years, with Watson, 32, admitting to having a childhood crush on Felton, 35, on the set of the

I think really the truth of it was Tom was the one I could often be more vulnerable with, Watson said in the special. Nothing has ever, ever, ever happened romantically with us. We just love each other. That's all I can say about that.

In Felton's new tell-all memoir, Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard, both Watson and Felton once again attempt to explain their relationship to readers.

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You know that person in your life who makes you feel seen? That person who is somehow a witness to all that unfolds? That person who knows -- really knows -- what is happening to you and what you're going through, without anything having to be said? For me, that person is Tom Felton, she writes.

The friendship between the two has certainly meant a lot to Watson, who writes, The friendship we share has allowed me to move through some of the most challenging and soul-searching moments of my life.

Admitting that they both struggle to explain the nature of our connection and relationship, Watson writes, For more than 20 years now we've loved each other in a special way, and I've lost count of the times that people have said to me, 'You must have drunkenly made out, just once!' 'You must have kissed!' 'There must be something!' But what we have is far deeper than that. It's one of the purest loves I can think of.

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Similarly, Felton has nothing but adoring praise for Watson when he writes about her in his memoir. He met the young star when she was just nine at the auditions for the famed franchise. At the time, he admits to sneering at her when she didn't know what a boom mic was, regretting his childhood antics.

Cast, calling her one of the most impressive women in the world. Their friendship, he says, is a touchstone for both of our lives.

He admits to always having a secret love for Watson and goes on to talk about the spark between them, saying it has always come at different times for each of them. In regardto the rumors that began to circulate about their relationship, he says that he always denied that he liked Watson in that way but acknowledged the truth was different.

Tom Felton, Beyond The Wand

My girlfriend at the time knew straightaway that there was something unspoken between us, he writes. I remember using the familiar old line: 'I love her like a sister.' But there was more to it than that. I don't think I was ever in love with Emma, but I love and admired her as a person in a way that I could never explain to anybody else.

Set, recalling one instance when they went for a long walk around a lake close to his house. He shared something that Watson told himwill always remain with me.

Her message was, I've always known I was a duck, but I've spent my whole life being told I was a chicken. Every time I try to say 'quack' the world tells me that I have to say 'cluck.' I even started believing that I was a chicken and not a duck. Then we started hanging out and I found somebody else who quacked. And that's when I thought: To hell with them, I really am a duck!

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Felton writes that he understood exactly what Watson meant by her analogy, saying, She meant that we were kindred spirits, that we understood each other and that we helped each other make sense of ourselves and of our lives. We've been quacking ever since. I know for certain that I'll always have Emma's back, and that she'll have mine too.

Extra and stunt assistant Jade Olivia and their life together in Los Angeles. After revealing his struggles with alcohol addiction and being forced into rehab, Felton admits, I thought of Emma a lot as I wondered how the hell I'd ended up here.

Felton ends the book with one more mention of Watson in the acknowledgements page, writing, To Emma Watson, for quacking with me all these years.

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In a recent interview with The Independent, Felton revealed that it was Watson who encouraged him to delve into his rehab stints and mental health struggles in the book.

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 said. 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.Actor Tom Felton famously starred in the beloved Harry Potter film franchise for over a decade. In his new memoir, Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard, the actor bares all, lifting the curtain on the joys and challenges that come with trying to lead a normal muggle life while growing up in the spotlight playing Draco Malfoy, the iconic Slytherin wizard fans love to hate. In the pages of Beyond the Wand (£15), Felton candidly reveals intimate details about the lifelong friendships he built with his Harry Potter costars — Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and, of course, Emma Watson — as well as his Hollywood misadventures trying to make a name for himself outside of Harry Potter, his struggles with alcohol abuse, and his triumphant discovery of what he truly wants in life.

In the below excerpt from the chapter The Potter Auditions or When Draco Met Hermione, Felton recounts what it was like auditioning for a major studio production like Harry Potter after landing modest gigs in classics like The Borrowers and Anna and the King. Read on to find out how the fateful audition brings him face to face with a young Watson for the first time and how their fittingly Malfoy-esque first interaction preceded a special long-lasting friendship.

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It soon became clear, however, from the auditioning process at least, that there were differences. These were open auditions. I'd been asked by my agents to go along but the vast majority of kids had turned up because they loved the Harry Potter books. I think I was perhaps the only kid at the whole audition who had no idea what they were or how much they meant to people. I'd certainly long forgotten those after-lunch story sessions about the boy wizard.

The auditioning process was longer and more drawn out than anything I'd experienced before. Sure, there were no trips to Hollywood, but the casting was distinctly more involved than usual. There were thousands of kids to audition. It took a long time to give each one their individual chance of success. It must have been exhausting for the casting team. I approached it with my usual lack of overt enthusiasm. Whereas all the other kids were wildly excited about the prospect of being in a film, and clearly knew the book inside out, I was the complete opposite.

They stood thirty of us in a line. One of the adults—I would later find out that this was the director, Chris Columbus—went down the line asking each of us which part of the book we were most excited to see on screen. I remember being under- whelmed by the question. As the responses came, clear and certain—Hagrid! Fang! Quidditch!—I remember standing there wondering if I could go home soon. It was only when it came to the turn of the kid next to me that I realised not only had I given the question zero thought, I had absolutely no idea what anybody was talking about. Who was Hagrid? What was a Quidditch? My neighbour announced that he was most excited to see Gringotts, and I thought to myself, What the hell are they? Some kind of flying animal, maybe?

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There was no time to find out. Chris Columbus turned to me. What bit of the book are you most looking forward to seeing, Tom?

I stalled. There was an awkward silence in the audition room. I gave my most winning smile and pointed at the Gringotts guy. Same as him, mate! I said. I made a little flap- ping motion with my arms. Can't wait to see those Gringotts!

He gave me a long look. He knew I was bullsh*tting. I knew he knew I was bullsh*tting. He nodded, then continued down the line to a flurry of enthusiastic and informed responses.

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But the audition wasn't over. Columbus announced that we were going to take a break. You guys just hang out here, he said. Nobody's going to be filming you. Just do what you want to do. It was, of course, a bit of a scam. The cameras were rolling and