What’s up you guys it’s Sussan Mourad with Clevver News and while Tom Felton of
Harry Potter fame is a household name, but there was a period of time there where we
didn’t hear too much from him.…
that is, until he made his TikTok debut and now we can't stop talking about him!
Let’s get into it!
Alright, so right off the bat, obviously this
is NO SHADE towards Tom’s career over that quiet time at all!
I’m literally just as obsessed as the next fan with his comical TikToks!
Think of this as a mere look down Tom Felton
TikTok memory lane!
Okay, let’s get into what Tom was up to
BEFORE shooting to viral TikTok “stardom”.
If you didn’t already know (but I’m pretty
sure you do), Tom was part of the Harry Potter movie series and played the part of Harry’s
arch-nemesis, turned semi-ally, Draco Malfoy, a member of Slytherin House.
The tumultuous relationship between Harry
and Draco is captured throughout the entire 8 movie series.
Of course, the success of all the Harry Potter
movies basically set up the main actors for LIFE… but as a true actor many of them continued
their career in acting, including Tom.
Tom’s counterparts like Daniel Radcliffe
and Emma Watson found much success on Broadway and in major motion pictures.
After Harry Potter wrapped, Tom starred as
another villain in the “Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes” which came out in 2011.
That was kind of his last major movie role, but that didn’t stop Tom from pursuing smaller-budget
dramas and thrillers.
He also found success on TV in shows such as “Murder at First Sight”, “The Flash”
and even on YouTube in the series “Origin.”
So yeah, he’s been booked, busy and taking
on very different roles!
But that hasn’t stopped fans from fawning
over Draco Malfoy on TikTok… and in enters Tom!
It all started in September when a some fans
of Harry Potter completely took over TikTok with some pretty thirsty hypothetical clips
about the characters.
TikTokkers edited clips of themselves together
with old clips from the Harry Potter movies creating some pretty steamy situations.
Tom became the star of this viral trend called DRACOTOK and well, here are just a couple
of the re-recreations.
Tom clearly got wind of DracoTok and decided to react to them on TikTok!
He posted a tiktok seemingly reacting to all
the ridiculous toks with the caption “POV: watching @t22felton react to your #dracotok
videos #amidoingthisrightyet?
#tiktom”
Yeah, DracoTok took the platform by storm and as of early December the hasthtag Dracotok
had over 8.5 BILLION, with a B, views!!!!
OH But TikTom was not done there!
He continued the viral fame and the “Pottah”
challenge was born!
Basically what this meant was a bunch of TikToker’s
saying Harry’s last name “Potter” but with an English accent, more specifically
in either Draco’s accent or characters from the series’ accent!
Tom even held fake auditions for people doing the “Pottah” challenge.
“So Tom Felton, aka Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter has summoned all of us to do the potter
challenge by saying potter like draco Malfoy.
So this is my audition Tom I hope you like it.
“Pottah, Pottah, Is it true you fainted?
I mean you actually fainted?”
EVEN Tom’s on-screen dad got in on the fun!
“So I called my father, Mr. Malfoy.
Malfoy Senior, Jason Isaacs.
And I say, 'Do you want to get involved in this #PottahChallenge?'
He's like, 'Yeah, I've been hearing about this #DracoTok thing, what's it?”
Mr. Malfoy obviously joined in on the fun, however; it seems like…
Malfoy Sr. didn’t quite get the Gen-Z of it all!
“Pottah.
No, eh, dad, that’s not, eh, you’re gunna have to…
Pottah.
You haven’t quite got, he’s not.
POTTAH!
Thank you father!”
A day after the POTTAH Challenge swept TikTok, Tom held a competition on the platform to
see WHO in fact was the best at saying…
Alright, let’s roll the tape:
“Yes, yes, yes ladies and gentlemen, muggles, witches, here you are, welcome to dracotok
we are going to take on once and for all who is the best in the world at saying, “Pottah”
Tom actually gave fans a sneak peek at his
bloopers poking fun at himself.
“It’s a bit like Pottah… oop.
No, no, no.
Malfoy… no!
My dear boy, please concentrate.
POTT.
Drake..OH!”
Tom has been making headlines left and right SINCE his rise on TikTok!
And honestly, we loved playing along with
him for DracoTok and the POTTAH challenge!
So until there are some more DRACOTOK challenges,
we will leave you here with this.
If you want more Tom Felton news, click right
over here!
Then let me know in the comments if you participated in any of the TikTok challenges.
Here’s my best “pottah”.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find
me on Instagram @Sussan_Mourad, and I’ll catch you later!