10 Most Unusual Demands By Harry Potter Actors
3. Emma Watson Didn't Want To Hug Rupert Grint Or Daniel Radcliffe
Part of the appeal of the Harry Potter movie franchise, arguably the biggest part of the appeal, is the relationship and chemistry shared between the golden trio of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. This stretches to the actors as well, but it wasn’t always perfectly smooth sailing.
Remembering that for the majority of the filming they were still children, they were asked to do a lot of things that may have made them feel awkward or embarrassed. One such incident came at the conclusion of The Chamber of Secrets, where Hermione was supposed to sprint across the Great Hall and hug both Harry and Ron.
The young Emma Watson was simply mortified that director Chris Columbus would ask her to do something like this in front of everyone, and so they settled on a hug for Daniel and an awkward handshake with Rupert instead.
Even the hug itself lasted less than a second to spare Watson any more embarrassment than necessary, and had to be made to seem longer in post-production by freezing the shot for a couple of seconds.