Even the most magical film sets have their growing pains.
Tom Felton, famous for playing the sneering Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise, is taking a trip down memory lane, and not all of it is “wicked.” In his new memoir, Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard, the actor is getting candid about a “shitty” moment he shared with a young Emma Watson.
The story, which has quickly gone viral on TikTok and X, centers on the filming of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. At the time, Felton was a “cool” -year-old, while Watson was just .
According to Felton, there was a bit of a divide on set based on the actors’ Hogwarts houses. While the groups weren’t “unfriendly,” the Slytherin boys—including Felton and Josh Herdman (Gregory Goyle)—thought they were a bit more mature than their younger costars.
“We’d spend our free time together listening to rap music — Wu-Tang, Biggie, Pac,” Felton writes. So, when they heard that a -year-old Watson had put together a dance show in her dressing room to perform at lunchtime, they were “predictably dismissive.”
The actor recalls “sniggering” throughout the performance, admitting that their laughter only grew louder as Watson danced.
“We were just being shitty boys, largely out of awkwardness and because we thought taking the piss was cool,” Felton admits. “But Emma was visibly upset by our thoughtless reaction. I did feel like a bit of a dick, and rightly so.”
Decades later, the memory still stings for the actor. He notes that Watson was under an immense amount of pressure as the only girl in a main cast dominated by “boy humor.”
“I did apologize and Emma accepted my apology,” he notes, but adds: “Why is it so painful for me to recall? I’m ashamed by the memory.”
Potterheads have flooded social media with emotional reactions to the story. “It’s so Draco of him, but so sweet that he still cares all these years later,” one fan commented on Instagram.
Of course, fans know that any real-life rivalry quickly turned into a lifelong bond. Watson famously admitted she had a “huge crush” on Felton during the first two films, and the pair remain incredibly close to this day.
While they’ve traded their Hogwarts robes for civilian clothes, Watson has shared that the “Golden Trio” still keeps in touch, even if they’ve moved on from their legendary WhatsApp group chat.
For Felton and Watson, the magic didn’t end when the cameras stopped rolling—it just evolved into a beautiful, and much kinder, friendship.
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Unexpected Team-Up: Prince William and Emma Watson Unite for Change
Prince William had plenty to celebrate this weekend, but his latest public appearance quickly turned heads for a very different reason. After marking his 44th birthday and Father's Day with his family, the future king returned to royal duties—and made a surprisingly personal confession about the emotional toll of climate change.
William joined Hollywood stars Emma Watson and Benedict Cumberbatch at a United for Wildlife forum in London, an initiative he launched with the Royal Foundation in 2013. The organization works around the world to combat wildlife trafficking, environmental crime, and the destruction of endangered species.
But it was William's candid admission about his own fears that stole the spotlight.
The Prince of Wales revealed that climate change has caused him "sleepless nights," admitting he has struggled with anxiety about what the future could look like. Yet instead of allowing those fears to overwhelm him, William said seeing real progress through conservation efforts has helped keep his environmental anxiety under control.
He also delivered a powerful message to business leaders, urging them to become the kind of leaders they admired when they were children. With technology and innovation transforming the world at an incredible pace, William challenged CEOs to use their influence to create meaningful change.
The event launched London Climate Action Week, with more royal appearances expected, including the Earthshot Prize assembly.
Emma Watson also delivered a surprising revelation of her own. The Harry Potter star highlighted the fashion industry's enormous environmental impact, pointing out that it produces more emissions than aviation and ranks behind only oil among major polluting industries.
Watson, who is also pursuing a doctorate in philosophy at Oxford, shared a hilarious story about mistakenly believing paparazzi were following her. After spotting photographers with telephoto lenses, she arranged a distraction and escaped through another exit. The twist? They weren't photographing her at all. They were waiting to capture a red kite.
Meanwhile, Benedict Cumberbatch praised William as "a great guy" and urged businesses and individuals to recognize that they can still make a difference, even when global environmental challenges appear overwhelming.
With William, Watson, and Cumberbatch joining forces on the issue, the London forum delivered a clear message: the fight against environmental destruction is becoming impossible for the world's biggest names to ignore.
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