Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard

by Tom Felton

Friendships are the lynchpin of human existence,

I remember my mum driving me into school and telling me, quite matter-of-factly: “Your father and I are getting a divorce.” There was no big song and dance.

But seeing him wait patiently, in full Snape mode, for his sausage sandwich took the edge off just a little.

I eventually visited her home and learned that she had never had any children of her own and in her head she had kind of adopted the Potter kids. Since I was the only one who engaged with her in any way, she latched on to me. It was an unusual situation, but a reminder of the importance these stories and films have had in people’s lives.