Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and more cast members have had plenty of time to reflect on their ‘Harry Potter’ days — and their revelations may surprise you

The cast of Harry Potter has had a lot of time to reflect since they wrapped production in 2011 — and they’re finally ready to share some of their on-set secrets.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and more of their costars have revealed on-set secrets 

And shared behind-the-scenes memories made alongside the franchise’s eight films. 

Between individual interviews and the 20th anniversary reunion special, fans have learned about the stars’ real-life relationships, their embarrassing moments and their biggest regrets.

See some of the most shocking and hilarious revelations made by the magical movie stars over the years.

During his time on set, Daniel Radcliffe’s admiration for his costar Helena Bonham Carter blossomed into a full-blown crush (which apparently he didn’t hide that well). 

During the cast reunion to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary, the actor shared a love letter he wrote for Carter, who is 23 years his senior, when she played Harry Potter villain Bellatrix Lestrange.

“Dear HBC, it was a pleasure being your costar and coaster in the sense that I always ended up holding your coffee,” Radcliffe’s note read. “I do love you, and I just wish I had been born 10 years earlier. I might [have had] a chance. Lots of love and thanks for being cool.”

Radcliffe revealed that he’s well-versed in Harry Potter fan fiction during a lie detector test withVanity Fair. His Merrily We Roll Along costars Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez asked about Radcliffe internet habits, and he copped to Googling himself and viewing some of the search results.

When asked about the strangest story he has read about his character, Radcliffe nodded to fan-written love scenes between Harry and his ultra-blond enemy (which often veer into very graphic romantic territory). “I’m obviously aware there’s a lot of like shipping of Harry and Draco as characters together. So, I’ve read some of that,” the Broadway star said.

“Shipping,” as Radcliffe explained to Groff, “is like when you want two characters to get together, for a relationship.”

Today they’re close friends, but Emma Watson and Tom Felton’s relationship wasn’t perfect from the beginning. According to Felton’s 2022 memoir Behind the Wand, the costars got off to a rocky start from as early as their auditions for Harry Potter. Later, on set, he and costar Josh Herdman — who played Gregory Goyle in the movies — laughed at the actress when she performed a dance routine.

Felton goes on to say that he eventually realized that Watson had the “most to deal with” being the youngest and only female cast member during their earliest years of fame. “I’m glad that our friendship did not founder on the rocks of my insensitivity,” he said in his book, for which Watson wrote the foreword.

Despite their rough beginnings, Felton and Watson have both admitted to strong feelings since. The actor behind Draco Malfoy said there was definitely a “spark” between them at time, but it was never too serious.

“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,” he wrote.

Watson has previously admitted to having a crush on Felton, but in her foreword for Beyond the Wand, she said she “always struggle(s) to explain to people the nature of our connection and relationship.” Their connection, she explained, goes “far deeper” than the average friendship.

“For more than 20 years now we’ve loved each other in a special way,” the actress wrote. “We’re soulmates. It makes me emotional to think about it.”

In 2021, Felton hosted a Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone watch party on Peacock’s TikTok account and answered some fan questions about his time on set. When one fan asked what it was like to work with the late Alan Rickman, who died at age 69 in 2016. Felton admitted it could be “scary” to share a set with the award winner.

“He was the only actor I knew and [he was] terrifying in the most pleasant way,” Felton said. He added that Rickman, who played Severus Snape in the films, was “very, very kind” and had a “wicked sense of humor.” Felton called it “a privilege” to work with Rickman, even if it was a little intimidating.

“I met him when I was 12 so it took me a few years to have enough courage to say more than ‘Hi,’” Felton noted on TikTok.

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