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Q&A with Tom Felton

After last semester the editorial team of Simile got together to discuss what we would like to do for

the next issue. Considering that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part II was just about to be

released, a Harry Potter Special seemed like a great idea. So we set out to get an interview with one

of the actors. This proved impossible at the time of the premiere, no surprise there, and we sort offorgot about it. But then we heard that Mr. Tom Felton was coming to F.A.C.T.S., getting an interview

with him proved impossible, but this did not deter us from our quest to ask the actor who portrays

Draco Malfoy in the world famous Harry Potter movie franchise at least one question. And so we

went to F.A.C.T.S., where at four fifteen in the afternoon Tom Felton joined us in a room packed with

Potterheads and crushing teenage girls* for a thirty minute Q&A.

*who gave him a very nice poem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84v9M4yy9EM&feature=related(7:55 min.)

Heres a selection ofsome of the most interesting and funny questions. For more of the Q&A: lookup Tom Felton F.A.C.T.S on youtube.

What is your favourite character in Harry Potter aside from Draco Malfoy?

Favourite character [] I liked Gilderoy Lockheart from the second film. Im a big fan of his. Professor

Umbridge and Mad-Eye Moody, he was pretty cool, but one of my favourites is Slughorn. I thought

that Jim Brobend [] did such marvelous job, hes very funny.

In Harry Potter and also The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, you obviously play villains Do you mind

playing the villain, or would you for the sake of variation like to play the hero at some point? (Kate

asked this Question!)

I like the play the villain, I like to play characters who are as opposite of me as possible. Obviously

Dungee, my character in Planet of the Apes, hates animals and I love them.

What was the funniest thing that happened during the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly

Hallows?

Lots of funny things, Rupert has problem with laughing. Once he starts to laugh, he cant stop; and

every time they say Quiet, quiet, quiet, and rolling and action he just bursts out laughing again,

which makes it impossible to try and film. Especially when Im trying to be horrible to him, he is

acting endearing it is so funny. The other thing is, you know Allan Rickman who plays Snape, he

wears a long black cloak. I stepped on his cloak - once, it was attached to his neck, and like ripped his

neck to the back. He didnt find it funny at the time; hes quite a serious guy when you dont know

him. He took it in good humor though, so that was pretty funny.

What would you do if you werent an actor?

Im not sure,Id like to think something creative. Im not very good with offices and numbers, thats

not really me. Id like to think Id be writing, whether thats scripts or stories or songs. Something

creative I hope. Hed be something in the film industry, hed like to be a camera man, that would be

cool.

What would Draco Malfoys boggart be?

His dad I imagine, or Voldemort. Or Hermoine even, hes pretty scared of her as well.

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