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Title:
Beyond the wand : the magic and mayhem of growing up a wizard
Summary:
Tom Felton’s adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame in beloved films like The Borrowers catapulted him into the limelight, but nothing could prepare him for what was to come after he landed the iconic role of the Draco Malfoy, the bleached blonde villain of the Harry Potter movies. For the next ten years, he was at the center of a huge pop culture phenomenon and yet, in between filming, he would go back to being a normal teenager trying to fit into a normal school. Speaking with great candor and his signature humor, Tom shares his experience growing up as part of the wizarding world while also trying to navigate the muggle world. He tells stories from his early days in the business like his first acting gig where he was mistaken for fellow blonde child actor Macaulay Culkin and his Harry Potter audition where, in a very Draco-like move, he fudged how well he knew the books the series was based on (not at all). He reflects on his experiences working with cinematic greats such as Alan Rickman, Sir Michael Gambon, Dame Maggie Smith, and Ralph Fiennes (including that awkward Voldemort hug). And, perhaps most poignantly, he discusses the lasting relationships he made over that decade of filming, including with Emma Watson, who started out as a pesky nine-year-old whom he mocked for not knowing what a boom mic was but who soon grew into one of his dearest friends. Then, of course, there are the highs and lows of fame and navigating life after such a momentous and life-changing experience. -- Amazon.
Edition:
First Grand Central Publishing edition.
Contents:
Foreword / by Emma Watson -- Undesirable No. 1, or, Draco's first scrape with the law -- My muggle family, or, Runt of the pack -- Early editions, or, Mother Goose! -- The magic in the making, or, James Blond and the ginger whisker -- My brothers are already sick of it, or, Projectiles at the premiere -- Anna and the King, or, Clarice and Hannibal -- The Potter auditions, or, When Draco met Hermione -- The table read, or, Kiss kiss kiss on the bum -- Draco and Darwin, or, How Malfoy got his sneer -- Undesirable No. 1 (part 2), or, Gregory Goyle and the exploding hot chocolate -- A day on the set, or, Severus Snape's sausage sandwich -- Fans, or, How (not) to be a real dick -- How to fly a broomstick, or, The wasps and the wimp -- The best of both worlds, or, Broomstick prick -- Transfiguration troubles, or, Maggie and the millipede -- Dramione, or, The chicken and the duck -- The Weaslebees at work, or, Golfing with Gryffindorks -- Draco and Harry, or, Two sides of the same coin -- A bop on the nose, or, Crabbe, Hagrid and the spooky rubber Tom -- A kind word from Dumbledore, or, A breath of fresh air -- Alan Rickman's earlobes, or, Don't tread on my f*cking cloak! -- Undesirable No. 1 (part 3), or, The world's best/worst chaperone -- Malfoy's manner, or, A hug from Voldy -- All things must pass, or, The girl from the Great Hall -- Beyond the wand, or, Lonely in La-La Land -- The ballad of Barney's beanery, or, If I were a rich man -- Time well spent, or, Versions of myself -- Afterword.
Physical Description:
xvi, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Publisher:
Grand Central Publishing,
Publication Date:
2022
ISBN:
9781538741368
Publication Information:
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2022.

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Call Number:
927 FELTON
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