Love is magic.
And despite the strict rules, there IS magic outside of Hogwarts for these lucky guys.
The fact that the Harry Potter cast grew up in front our eyes makes us wonder even more
what their personal lives are like today.
Watch our video to find out the surprising truth about the real-life partners of the
Harry Potter stars.
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Harry Potter was so busy hunting down Voldemort and trying to stay alive, that he missed out
on a bit of dating experience, though it didn’t prevent him from enchanting Ginny’s heart.
Daniel Radcliffe says he was no less awkward on his first date than Harry.
Daniel’s first girlfriend was his stage partner Laura O’Toole in the Broadway play, Equus.
The young wizard was running around the stage completely naked.
It was either the magic atmosphere of the theatre, or Radcliff had SOMETHING that Laura
fancied, but the 22-year-old actress fell in love with the naked 17-year-old Daniel.
Oola-la!
Betcha Daniel mesmerized Laura with more than just a magic trick!
Anyway, the couple called it quits six month later.
In his interview to The Mirror, Daniel said: “I hated dating because I’m c**p at it.”
And it’s understandable, since his teenage years were spent on film sets.
Rosanne Coker, whom he dated for two years, had a strange first date with Radcliffe.
He got so nervous that he ended up kissing her neck.
He texted her an apology for that later but she found it funny, luckily for Daniel.
After their split, Radcliffe soon got close to actress Erin Darke, whom he met while filming
Kill Your Darlings.
Daniel remembers the moment he fell in love with her on the set: "There’s a moment when
she makes me laugh, and I’m laughing at me and not as my character."
The sweet couple has been dating for 6 years now.
The marriage between Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley
probably encouraged Bonnie Wright’s boyfriend, Jamie Campbell Bower, to propose to her, too.
She found the magic of love with Campbell, who portrayed young Grindelwald in The Deathly Hallows.
Unfortunately, the wedding was cancelled in 2012.
She soon started dating 12-years-older Simon Hammerstein, the owner of the notorious Manhattan
nightclub, The Box.
Commenting on their age difference, Bonnie said: "Every age you’re a different person
but I’ve worked for so long that … everyone’s at different stages."
Perhaps, after the broken engagement, Wright was looking for a more mature and reliable partner.
They were still reported to be together in 2015, but her current status is unknown.
Fans of HermiRon rejoiced when Ron and Hermione finally kissed in the last Harry Potter movie.
In fact, JK Rowling wanted Hermione and Harry to end up together, saying Ron isn’t the
perfect match for the clever girl.
But she changed her mind, allegedly at request of a family member.
She told The Guardian: "I wrote the Hermione-Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfilment.
That's how it was conceived, really.”
Even Rupert Grint admits that he doesn’t believe in a happy ending for Ron and Hermione.
He said: “I would expect Ron has probably divorced Hermione already.
I don’t think that relationship would have done very well.”
But the actor admitted that he and Daniel had a little crush on Emma while filming the
wizard blockbuster.
Rupert also tries hard to keep his personal life private.
Grint had dated British actress Georgia Groome a long time ago.
He’s now believed to be single and Rupert admitted he likes it.
He doesn’t chase after girls.
Real-life Hermione - Emma Watson - is very much like her onscreen character; very smart and confident.
She went to Brown University in 2009 and even thought about quitting her acting career in
favor of a normal life.
That is why she keeps her love affairs under lock.
Emma had a boyfriend and we know pretty much nothing about him.
He’s rumored to be Mack from Silicon Valley.
After two years of dating the couple broke up in 2017.
It was also rumored that just two months later Emma started a relationship with Robert Pattinson
and seemingly went public at the Golden Globes this year.
The media also speculated about her relationship with Prince Harry.
But none of the rumors were confirmed.
In the interview, Watson revealed she had her first crush on set.
She fell for Tom Felton, aka Draco Malfoy.
“He was my first crush.
He totally knows.
We talked about it – we still laugh about it.
We are really good friends now, and that's cool," says Emma.
But, Felton said it wasn’t a mutual feeling.
Oh poor thing, at least she got her revenge by punching Malfoy on the set.
That’s our girl!
Everybody deserves love.
Even badasses like Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange managed to fall for
each other and now have a baby.
In real life, Ralph Fiennes, who plays the darkest wizard of all time, does at least
have a nose, which made it easier to find a girlfriend.
He fell in love with the young actress Alex Kingston in 1983 and got married 10 years later.
But the happy marriage ended with Alex's broken heart and suicidal thoughts when
Ralph admitted cheating on her, and left her for another woman, Francesca Annis, 18 years
his senior.
While Alex enjoys a happy family life with her second husband and daughter, Ralph recently
split from Annis, allegedly again because of his unfaithfulness.
Ironically, Ralph Fiennes played Charles Dickens, who was also caught between two love fires
in The Invisible Woman.
Helena Bonham Carter is the master of extravagant roles, including that of Bellatrix Lestrange.
Her personal life is mostly known by her marriage to film producer Tim Burton.
But few known that many years before that she had a love affair with actor Kenneth Branagh,
while he was still married.
After a 5-year relationship they called it quits.
Helena and Tim Burton were together for 13 years, raising two children, until the relationship
ended 4 years ago, announcing they “separated amicably.”
The two were the most extravagant couple in Hollywood, matching each other perfectly.
Helena played in more than 6 films directed by Tim, so after the split she mentioned:
"it might be easier to work together without being together anymore.
He always only cast me with great embarrassment.”
She was not long ago spotted walking arm-in-arm with her actor pal Denis Lawson.
But the 51-year-old actress still remains silent about what’s really going on between them.
Luna Lovegood once dated Harry Potter’s father.
Wait whaaaat??
Evanna Lynch, who played Luna Lovegood, had indeed dated actor Robbie Jarvis, aka the
young James Potter, from a flashback in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
The couple dated for 9 years until the breakup two years ago, though Evanna said they are
still friends.
She has recovered from the breakup and now confesses her love on Instagram to singer-songwriter, AnDel.
Evanna convinced Jarvis to become vegan, so we’ll see if she manages to do the same
with her new boyfriend, as she called him “a total meat-eater.”
Meanwhile, Neville Longbottom, aka Matthew Lewis, didn’t only surprised us with a crush
on Luna but with his stunning looks at the premiere of the last Harry Potter film back in 2011.
But unfortunately for all the single ladies, Matthew is already out of the market.
He recently got married to event planner and lifestyle blogger Angela Jones.
They both met at an event for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and fell in love at
the very first sight.
They had a magical wedding in Italy a couple of months ago, after Lewis proposed to Jones in Paris.
It’s a fairytale come true!
Draco Malfoy had not been involved in any romantic affairs during the Harry Potter movies,
until the last scene, standing next to his wife and son years later after the death of Voldemort.
Fans probably went crazy when it was revealed that Tom Felton, who portrayed Draco, fell
in love with his onstage wife Jade Olivia.
The sweet couple dated for 8 years until their recent split in 2016.
We are not sure of the reasons, but we know for sure that Tom was very much in love.
He said in an interview: "My best friend is ... my girlfriend Jade.
Having someone who truly understands you, where you don’t have to sugar-coat things
and where most conversations can be held with just a look, is rare."
Tom was spotted some time ago with a mysterious blondie at the beach.
Perhaps he’s not single anymore.
Maggie Smith, lately known for her roles as Miss McGonagall in Harry Potter and Violet
Crawley in Downton Abbey, opened up about her solitude.
Maggie was married twice and has five grandchildren.
Even though she has such a big family,
Dame Smith revealed in an interview that she still feels very lonely after her husband’s
death 20 years ago.
"They say it [the pain] goes away but it doesn’t.
It just gets different ... A day that is absolutely crowded keeps your mind away from why you
are alone but when it stops, that is the deafening silence."
They loved each other so much but sadly there was no magic that could give them more time
to stay together.
Did you know there are actually more than one Dumbledore actor in the Potter Universe?
Richard Harris and Michael Gambon played the adult wizard while
Toby Regbo performed the role of young Albus in the seventh movie.
Jude Law also had a part in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Richard Harris was married twice and was known for his hellraiser lifestyle and heavy drinking,
but gave up drugs after he almost died of an overdose.
The actor passed away after filming the first two Harry Potter installments.
Jude Law is quite known to appreciate women.
He was involved in numerous love affairs during the past 20 years.
He was rumored to date Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman, Cameron Diaz and Scarlett Johansson.
Michael Gambon's personal life is no less colorful, either.
Turns out the actor has two families: his first wife, to whom he has been married for
50 years, and his girlfriend, 25 years younger than him.
Michael, now 74, is raising two sons with his mistress.
Seems he was splitting his time between his two families.
Dumbledore’s onscreen personal life has now caused some controversy as well.
Fans of Fantastic Beasts wonder if his relationship with Grindelwald will be revealed in the new movie.
Others believe there was no mention of Dumbledore being gay in the Harry Potter books.
Many think that JK said so afterwards just to escape backlash for not having enough diversity.
Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy, did not go for the role at first.
He auditioned for the role of Gilderoy Lockhart, but the producers thought that he would be
the perfect head for the Malfoy family.
In real life he’s not trying to kill his kids’ classmates, of course.
Jason got married in 2001, but has been in love with his chosen lady since drama school.
They first kissed behind the blinds at a Halloween party, and Jason recalls: "People were taking
bets we wouldn't last the week, and here we are in a new millennium."
The sweet couple has two daughters and enjoys their calm and happy suburban life!
Alan Rickman brought to life the most romantic and tragic love story of Harry Potter.
His endless and unconditional love for Lily Potter made millions break into tears in his
last movie scene.
Fortunately, Alan’s real-life romance was much brighter.
He fell in love with Rima when he was 19 at the Chelsea College of Art.
They have been almost inseparable ever since, even though they only got married 50 years
later, in 2012.
They had a secret ceremony with only bride and groom present.
They took a walk afterwards and had lunch.
All they needed for happiness was each other, as Rickman said: “We are married.
It was great, because no one was there.”
Alan’s death devastated millions of his fans.
But his love to Rima was the real “Always” that still remains.
Sirius Black didn’t have a romantic storyline on screen, but Gary Oldman, who portrayed
him, has a big one.
There are 5 marriages on his account, one of which left Uma Thurman heartbroken with blame.
Another was filled with wicked court battles and accusations of violence.
His ex-wife, encouraged by the #MeToo movement, spoke about the domestic abuse.
At that moment Oldman fell into his darkest hour, revealing he collapsed when he heard
the allegations.
But now, Gary looks pretty calm and happy with his new wife Gisele by his side.
In an interview, Oldman added: "After the age of 50, it just got better.
I met the love of my life Gisele, my wife, and I have the role of a lifetime."
Anyway, we love all the characters and adore the actors who made their lives on screen.
Let us know who your favorite couple is in the comments below!
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