Emma Watson and Rupert Grint spent years playing one of the most-loved slow-burn couples in ‘Harry Potter‘, but filming Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger’s long-awaited kiss was far less romantic behind the scenes.
During the Harry Potter 20th anniversary reunion, the pair revealed how awkward things got when they finally had to kiss, with Grint even admitting his memory of the moment is a little blurry.
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Emma Watson Found A Scene With Rupert Grint In ‘Harry Potter’ Difficult
In a scene of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,‘ Emma Watson had to kiss Daniel Radcliffe. But as the two were great friends and had known each other since childhood, shooting a kissing scene wasn’t easy. Especially since they had to do it in front of so many people, including people they knew, it was definitely quite embarrassing for them.
As awkward as it already was for Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, a.k.a. Ron, made it even more challenging for them. Grint mentioned that he couldn’t stop laughing during the shooting of the scene. As a result, Emma had to literally kick him out to another room. Emma also said that she did her best to finish the scene as early as possible.
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Why Did Hermione And Harry Kiss?
People who have read or seen the ‘Harry Potter’ series already know that Hermione’s love interest in the show was Ron, Harry’s best friend. So why did Harry kiss Hermione? The scene where the two get physically close wasn’t actually in the series.
In reality, the scene was just a part of Ron’s hallucinatory images. As part of the magic and horrors of the Horcrux, the kiss shared between Harry and Hermione was a manifestation of Ron’s insecurities. So Harry and Hermione didn’t kiss in the series.
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