During an event at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Rupert Grint, who portrayed the lovable Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, discussed the apparently unpleasant experience of kissing co-star Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger.
Turns out, Rupert didn’t enjoy the experience as much as Ron — cue hundreds of men and women sending Crucio curses Grint’s way.
“It just felt very surreal,” Grint told People. “I have a memory of her face getting closer and closer. Like, ‘Oh my God.’ I can’t really remember anything apart from that.”
“I never look back at that scene,” he adds.
Grint, fairly enough, blames the awkwardness on having grown up with Watson.
“I’ve known Emma since she was literally 9 years old, and we had this very brother-sister relationship,” he said.
Watson has previously echoed Grint’s statements, so we’ll let Rupert slide on this one.
Grint also spoke about the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, saying he had visited the set but was slightly upset he wasn’t involved in the film.
“I think they made a huge mistake not casting me,” he joked.
Eddie Redmayne stars in the film set in 1920s New York City — but maybe Ron could get himself a Time-Turner to play his own great, great grandfather.
