5 final Qs with Matthew Lewis

It’s Harry Potter week on Girlslife.com. Yep, only days ’til the last installment of our favorite wizardly wonder.

Having lived through all seven flicks, we wanted to get one final perspective from someone who’s seen the magic firsthand. So we chatted up our favorite dork-turned-hero Nevile Longbottom, aka 22-year-old Matthew Lewis, and had him dish on what life has been like growing up Harry

GL: If you could’ve taken one Harry Potter prop home with you after all of these years, what would it be?

Matthew: The Sword of Gryffindor. I got to use [it] in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and grew fond of it over the shoot. I think it would be quite nice to have it in like a stand above my fireplace at home.

Out of all seven films, which was the most memorable day of filming for you?

My [very] first day. I was 11 years old and terrified. We [were] at Alnwick Castle doing broomstick class and mixing potion. And then all of a sudden it hits me: You’re getting on the broomstick now, and you’re gonna be flying around. I remember just being like, ‘What? We’re doing what?!’”

What about the funniest?

I think it was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Rupert Grint had a line he had to say to Devon [Murray] who plays Seamus—something along the lines of, “Unless you want a fistful of Weasley, you better back down.” Rupert physically couldn’t say the line. He just kept laughing and Rupert’s got an infectious laugh that sets everybody off. From about nine in the morning to one in the afternoon the crew, director, the entire cast was just crying with laughter. I think in the end they just scratched it. I’ll tell ya, if we did less laughing and more work, films would [have been] out a lot sooner.

And your favorite?
I enjoyed shooting the veil room in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. That was the first time I worked with a lot of the adult actors together. We were all doing these spells and action stuff. I never thought you could have a job that people call “work” but actually have that much fun doing it.

What will we be most surprised about in this final HP installment?

David Yates refused to shy away from the realness of the book—the fact that it all comes down to this final battle between good and evil. It’s really raw in parts. This isn’t Disney. People are dying and some sacrifices have to be made so that we can win this war, do the right thing and good can prevail. I think people will be quite amazed at the seriousness of it.

Heart Neville as much as we do? Blog about it, babes.
 

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by Patricia McNamara | 2/1/2016
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