{"id":100660,"date":"2022-10-18T13:26:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T13:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/harry-potter-star-talks-rehab-escape-emma-watson-bond\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T13:26:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T13:26:04","slug":"harry-potter-star-talks-rehab-escape-emma-watson-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/harry-potter-star-talks-rehab-escape-emma-watson-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; star talks rehab escape, Emma Watson bond"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - Surprise! Harry Potter stars Tom Felton, Rupert Grint at Universal Orlando\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tom Felton found himself a far way from Hogwarts when a stranger asked him a question that would change his life forever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The actor, now 36, recalls in his book &#8220;Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard&#8221; (Grand Central Publishing, 288 pp., out now) how he wandered away from his rehabilitation facility in Malibu, California one night in an attempt to trek several miles to a bar he frequented in West Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Along the way, Felton, in tattered clothes and in denial of his alcoholism, walked into a gas station, where an elderly man behind the counter gave him $20, a bottle of water and a simple but profound question to ponder: &#8220;Are you a rich man?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The immediate answer was obvious.  At 13, Felton scored the role of Draco Malfoy in the &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; films, solidifying his place in pop culture.  Toys are modeled after him.  Children around the world dress as him for Halloween.  Of course he&#8217;s a rich man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">right?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img gnt_em_img__inset\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Speaking over Zoom from London, with several potted plants and a &#8220;Platform 9 3\/4&#8221; sign framed behind him, Felton says he never set out to write his memoir, which sprung from stories he&#8217;d scribbled down over the years inspired by frequent questions he receives at conventions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Felton also admits he wasn&#8217;t going to share the harrowing story of his rehab escape either \u2013 until a close friend from the wizarding world convinced him otherwise.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Emma (Watson) was a big force of encouragement to be like, &#8216;This will resonate with people,'&#8221; Felton says.  &#8220;It wouldn&#8217;t really seem right just to talk about all the fluffy stuff. &#8230; After encouragement, I was given a bit more confidence in myself to go, &#8216;You know what? This happened, and this is part of my life .&#8217;  &#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Watson, who played Hermione Granger, has admitted to having a crush on Felton when they shot the &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; films.  Though the two friends have never dated, Felton writes he &#8220;loved and admired her as a person in a way that I could never explain to anybody else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img gnt_em_img__inset\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:457px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/02\/11\/USAT\/c66f72cf-eb8c-4366-a9ad-544bc985dfdf-XXX_D_STUDENT_MALFOY_14_POTTER.jpg?ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/02\/11\/USAT\/c66f72cf-eb8c-4366-a9ad-544bc985dfdf-XXX_D_STUDENT_MALFOY_14_POTTER.jpg?width=600&amp;height=914&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Felton was 13 when he began playing Draco Malfoy in the &quot;Harry Potter&quot; films.\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Their bond is still strong over a decade after the eighth and final &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; movie came out.  Watson read over Felton&#8217;s early drafts and even wrote a touching foreword for the book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;She&#8217;s one of the first people I think I&#8217;d spoken to about (the book) really,&#8221; Felton says.  &#8220;I was slightly reluctant to talk about my family about my personal life, about not just the great moments, but some of the bad ones too. There&#8217;s obviously gonna be trepidation about sharing that with the world. She was a massive influence to say, &#8216;No, put it all out there. Trust yourself. People will really connect with this.&#8217;  &#8220;<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Watson isn&#8217;t the only &#8220;Potter&#8221; actor Felton&#8217;s shared the book with.  Jason Isaacs, who played his on-screen Death Eater dad Lucius Malfoy, has also read it.  And the day before his interview, Felton went golfing with James and Oliver Phelps, aka the Weasley twins, who are also excited about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Felton shares memories of almost every cast member in the book.  Ironically, he writes that his relationship with Watson did n&#8217;t get off to a great start, with him dissing her acting inexperience at one of their early auditions.  He also remembers Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid and died Oct.  14 at ibid. 72.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Felton writes highly of Coltrane&#8217;s effusive sense of humor and willingness to play along with practical jokes on set.  \u201cThat was Robbie through and through,\u201d Felton writes.  &#8220;He had a cutting sense of humor as an adult, but he was brilliant with the kids, too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:300px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/eec6fd4cafba6c9b20fad3b0475b2dc4dc63a0e1\/c=0-50-534-350\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/11\/26\/USATODAY\/usatsports\/usatcollege-CollegeUSAT-506189-bdd57e42.jpg?ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy and Josh Herdman as Gregory Goyle in &quot;Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2.&quot;\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He also writes fondly of the late Alan Rickman, who played Severus Snape.  Despite his &#8220;slightly steely exterior,&#8221; Rickman was a &#8220;relentlessly kind and generous man,&#8221; Felton says.  The late actor&#8217;s book &#8220;Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman&#8221; also publishes Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">One way Rickman showed his generosity was by giving set tours to children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  The actor stayed in character as Snape for these tours, much to the children&#8217;s delight.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;There&#8217;s so many sides to Alan that people don&#8217;t know, even I didn&#8217;t know,&#8221; Felton says.  &#8220;I love that he stayed in character whenever we had kids that would go around the set. I&#8217;d freak them out going, &#8216;Hi, I&#8217;m Draco,&#8217; and they&#8217;d go &#8216;Oh my God, why is he being so friendly to me?&#8217;  Alan would be there saying, &#8216;Tuck your shirt in, boy.&#8217;  &#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Rickman&#8217;s tours often exceeded the number of guests allowed per day, but &#8220;no one ever dared argue with Snape&#8221; about it, Felton says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>The first Harry Potter movie came out almost 20 years ago,<\/strong> and Tom Felton kicked off celebrations<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Of course, Felton still feels the specter of &#8220;Potter&#8221; all these years later.  Two days before his interview, he says he saw &#8220;Harry Potter and the Cursed Child&#8221; on stage in London, where seated beside him were a 6- and 7-year-old from America decked out in head-to-toe Slytherin garb.  Behind him, an Australian family, including three teenagers, wore Hufflepuff attire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Struck by the devotion of these young fans, Felton immediately texted his &#8220;Potter&#8221; pals, including Chris Columbus, who directed the first two films, asking, &#8220;How did we get here?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Part of us figured that when we finished making the films that the &#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; fan base would slowly dwindle,&#8221; he says.  &#8220;It&#8217;s just done the opposite really. I find it remarkable that most fans that approach me now weren&#8217;t born when the first book was written or the first movie was even being made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; alum Tom Felton<\/strong> is &#8216;on the mend&#8217; after collapse at celebrity golf event<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">It&#8217;s one of many experiences that have reminded Felton just how lucky \u2013 and truly rich \u2013 he really is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Following his escape from rehab, Felton continued his addiction recovery at a different facility.  When asked now if he&#8217;s a rich man, he pauses to wonder before offering a complicated reply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;I&#8217;m getting richer,&#8221; he says with a smile.  &#8220;I think the moment that you think you&#8217;re a rich man, the world can sweep that rug (from) underneath your feet pretty quickly. But, yes. In long-short, yes. Absolutely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The secret to this sense of fulfillment is something that man behind the counter understood well: gratitude.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a very intoxicating environment to be around people that know how lucky they are and that are grateful for things,&#8221; he says.  It&#8217;s very infectious to be passing a smile on to one person and it sort of continues.  So yes, I can certainly say, right now, I consider myself to be very, very lucky and emotionally and spiritually very rich.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Back to Hogwarts!<\/strong> 7 ways to celebrate this &#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; anniversary<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/08\/29\/USAT\/5e876f7d-b6c3-42a2-ac53-702e06df8013-The_Light_We_Carry.jpeg?resize=660%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/08\/29\/USAT\/5e876f7d-b6c3-42a2-ac53-702e06df8013-The_Light_We_Carry.jpeg?crop=1799,1012,x1,y506&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Felton found himself a far way from Hogwarts when a stranger asked him a question that would change his life forever. 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