Interesting news emerged from an interview given by Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe last week. It turns out that he and Rupert Grint, better known as Ron Weasley to Potter fans, are no longer in touch now that filming has ceased on the Harry Potter movies.
Although the actors played best friends Harry and Ron over a period of ten years and a total of 8 films, it looks like they were simply colleagues rather than friends once the cameras stopped rolling. Radcliffe admitted during a recent interview that he and Grint don’t keep in touch at all now that their commitment to the Potter films is over. I guess it’s testament to the acting skills of Grint and Radcliffe that they made such believable screen bffs.
There is a little bit of good news on the Potter cast friendship front though. Apparently Daniel and Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger on screen, are the best of friends in real life and keep in touch regularly by text even when filming at opposite ends of the globe.
If your little ones are suffering from Harry Potter withdrawals now that the movies are over, then why not invest in some Harry Potter fancy dress and let them stage their own Potter stories. We’ve got some great wizardly Gryffindor robes, a Harry Potter scarf, a Gryffindor tie, Harry Potter specs and even a fabulously scary Lord Voldemort costume.
By Jennie Humes
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