Emma Watson has been busy this summer. She launched a UK advice line for legal help on workplace harassment. She’s also a member of the G7’s Gender Equality Advisory Council, which just released its Recommendations for advancing Gender Equality and the empowerment of girls and women and a Call to Action. The Council has identified good practices in gender equality laws worldwide, and called on the leaders of the G7 countries to promote gender equity.
When Emma’s not busy doing great work, she’s also dealing with rumors about her relationship with Tom Felton. Tom posted a picture of himself teaching Emma how to play the guitar while they were both in South Africa. Of course, that sparked rumors of a possible Hermione-Draco romance. Here’s Tom’s post:
Extra reported: “Gossip Cop checked with a trusted Watson source, who shot down the story, saying they are just good friends.”
Extra also shared this November, 2018 Instagram post from Emma that promoted Tom’s work :
Emma’s recent Instagram posts have focused on her work with the Advisory Council and her May conversation with 2018 Nobel Peace laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege. Emma has also posted to promote Little Women, and, on J.K. Rowling’s birthday on July 31, she posted a photo of herself, JKR, and Evanna Lynch dressed up in costumes (Emma was Wonder Woman, naturally).
Tom, meanwhile, has been posting pictures of dogs, including a video of his adorable dog, Willow, greeting him after time away. Here’s Willlow in a blow-up kiddie pool:
ET’s coverage of this story includes a video report that features the first clip I thought of earlier: the scene in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban when Hermione punches Draco:
Emma Watson and Tom Felton have known each other since childhood, growing up together on the Harry Potter sets as they played book smart heroine Hermione Granger and braggart villain Draco Malfoy, respectively.
But could these two co-stars be something more? Fans certainly think so after Felton, 31, shared a photo of himself and Watson, 29, in South Africa together, playing the guitar.
āQuick learner x,ā Felton captioned the photo of the pair, who appear to be wearing pajamas for the jam session. The Origin actorās hair also seems to be wet.
ET also shared one of Emma’s Instagram posts from February, a photo of her taken by Tom. That’s at the top of this post.
I’ll be honest, I didn’t really register the pjs or Tom’s wet hair (I would live in pjs if I could, so to me, that’s just “dressing comfortably”). It’s not impossible that two friends who have known each other for two decades would hang out in their pjs (especially on vacation) or that one of them might have taken a shower before sitting down for a guitar lesson. So, I guess we’ll see. Emma says they aren’t dating. Maybe they are, but want to keep it private for now. Maybe they don’t feel like labeling whatever their relationship is for the masses, and so publicly refer to themselves as “good friends.” Maybe they aren’t dating now, but will be in a week or two. It’s rare to have a friendship that lasts most of one’s lifetime, so I think it’s fantastic that Emma and Tom have that, regardless of what else may be happening between them.
photos credit: Getty and via Instagram
I will always have love for Tom. But geez, he lost his looks quickly.
He looks the same to me, just older and less blond.
And with less movie makeup and not posed.
He was always striking as opposed to handsome to me, but I found Benedict Cumberbatch attractive at one point, so my opinion may be clouded (donāt shank me cumberbetches, I just miss the curls and Sherlock)
It’s just a receding hairline.
Yup. If he cut his hair to better suit his hair situation he would look infinitely better.
I know! Wear sunscreen, kids!
It’s like that concept that there can be no friendship between two sexes who are straight. I thought there was something to it in my 20’s but in my 30’s I discovered it was silly. Two people can be friends, and go on a trip together and hang in their PJ’s while on their trip. I’m not good at guessing who’s dating just saying, it can happen. Actually I’ve always had a lot of male friends who were just that.
Same.
Most of my friends were male growing up. Being a tomboy made me more comfortable around guys (also had 3 brothers and a neighborhood full of boys). You can definitely just be friends with the opposite sex. Many of my friends today are guys and are married.
Well who knows, I recall that he once admitted to fancying her!
I mean, she’s gorgeous and seems very intelligent. I can’t blame if he does/did!
As to whether or not they’re dating…who knows. It’s totally possible they are just longtime close friends, or that they are dating and just want to keep it private. Either way, I think it’s sweet that they’ve known each other this long and still stay in touch.
Other way round actually, Emma said she never fancied Daniel or Rupert but had a crush on Tom in the earlier movies. He was in a long term relationship during the later movies for close to a decade or so and only broke up from his long term girlfriend 2 or 3 years ago. So there is precedence for the rumours in spite of them being childhood friends / costars.
Other way round actually, Emma said she never fancied Daniel or Rupert but had a crush on Tom in the earlier movies. He was in a long term relationship during the later movies for close to a decade or so and only broke up from his long term girlfriend 2 or 3 years ago. So there is precedence for the rumours in spite of them being childhood friends / costars.
I think they are friends, it’s simple. I don’t get why it’s so difficult to accept it. Leo di Caprio and Kate Winslet have been friends since Titanic.
yeah. she definitely wanted more, but she’s not his type. therefore, I wouldn’t use them as an example.
Lol.
They may simply be friends (good for them, a decades long friendship is a valuable thing) but can you imagine the pressure theyāre under if they actually are together? Trying to navigate the transition from lifelong friends to lovers is complicated under the best circumstances, doing it in the public eye sounds almost nightmarish. I think if we ever get any confirmation from them itāll be when theyāre getting married.
Considering how private Emma is about her love life, I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t share pictures of them of social media if they were actually dating.
Exactly
Somehow British male actors age kinda fast.
Lol š. Canāt believe heās 31!
Watched the Mary Beard documentary on Caligula last night. Every time a statue of Caligula popped up I kept going “Holy shit, he looks like Draco Malfoy.” I’m sure that the Harry Potter casting directors knew what they were doing in casting a villain. If anyone has any interest in ancient Rome, several of her documentaries are available on Amazon Prime in the US.
I am so here for this. The 12 year old me is on the edge of her seat waiting for them to like, walk the red carpet together somewhere.
Draco and Hermione. The scandal! I’m thinking Rowling should get on this. It’s about time we check in on that crew anyway.. how are their kids doing at Hogwarts? Who’s running Slytherine these days? How are the Weasleys doing? Are the Dursleys sufficiently suffering? š
i m currently trying to wrap my head around the fact that this little girl we watched grow up in those movies is now 29.
(for some reason, it doesn t register or shock me that he is older now too.)