10 photos in galleryBeing as she’s become a fashion plate of sorts, we’ve covered rather a lot of Emma Watson over the years (which you can revisit here, and then also here), and lavished praise on her for growing up to be a poised, articulate, thoughtful young lady who is not all up in our grills with her underboob.
And, yes, we’ve poked fun at the suitcoats and hair and goofy grins of the Potter dudes over the years, but not NEARLY as much. So we thought it’d be fun — on the premiere date of the last installment, which will make some of you cry and others of you fall to your knees and scream hallelujahs at invisible angels, whom you are sure have rained love upon you at long last — to see how the guys from the franchise have grown up. We begin with one of my personal favorites, Ron Weasley — whom I like in the books, but LOVE in the movies, because Rupert Grint is perfect. It makes me all misty to see him as a tiny ginger cherub. And then misty in a different way to see his hair now, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves and just enjoy the ride.
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That first picture just makes me almost weep. ADORABLE POTTERBABIES ARE ADORABLE. :’( (DanRad, in particular, looks like he is approximately seven years old. WOE.)
NOW I FEEL OLD. Thanks.
there is nothing rupert can do /say/wear that will not make me love him forever and ever and ever. who would’ve thought that ginger kid with the big nose would turn out be the hottest of the bunch. speaking of surprises you should really do the same with tom felton and matthew lewis!
Oh my god I just love love love LOVE Rupert. He was so perfectly cast and makes me hate Ron less than I do in some of the books (even though he’s still my fave of the three), and as a response to pic 9: YES. YES YOU DO. *SWOOOOOOON*
I will readily admit that when I myself was a wee baby as they are in the first picture, I totally sent him fanmail and received an autographed 8×10 glossy from his agent or whoever sends shit out on his behalf. I put it on my corkboard in my bedroom for years, right in the middle…. until I started dating and it weirded out the boys who saw it. Dumb boys ruin everything.
HOW much do I love “Murder By Death”? Muchly. Very very muchly. And I am all about the Maggie Smith adoration.
While I do appreciate this look back in time with Rupert, I would appreciate still more a look back in time at the amazing hawtness that is Fred and George Weasley. Those boys make my cougar heart go pitty pat…
In the ’09 picture with Maggie Smith, do I spy some pink underwear peeking out from the top of his pants? Also, that’s the only time in the whole slideshow that he’s wearing a suit that fits him. It’s like he deliberately gets suits a size too big and refuses to tailor them.
Oh, my Won-won. (*sigh*)
Ha. I went to that school; grew up in Boulder. How weird to see an entire post humorously written around the Buffs. I have nothing so say about the outfits other than I bet it was really awkward growing up like that in front of a scrutinizing media.
That first photo makes me want to pull all of them in to a big hug. I want to know what devil David Heyman sold his soul to for not one, not two, but THREE children who not only did not completely embarrass themselves as actors in these movies but who grew up cute and sweet and poised and not the train wrecks that so many child actors turn out to be.
I love Rupert (if not his sense of style) and hope he has lots of fun movies in his future.
OMG YOU LIKE MURDER BY DEATH. The only people I know who have seen it or heard of it are people I forced to watch it. It’s one of my all-time favorite movies. THIS IS AWESOME.
The grungier Rupert looks, the more I like him. Somehow it just serves to underscore how normal he turned out.
You forget what little pumpkins they all were. So cute!
@Jennifer, if you love Murder by Death then you should check out Travels With My Aunt. It’s based on a Graham Greene novel and is Maggie at her most hysterically over-the-top. It’s kind of hard to find but worth the trouble.
Also, the thing I love most about the Harry Potter kids is that they seem to be genuinely happy to be in the spotlight. It’s a refreshing change from the Twilighters who always seem to be on the verge of a teen angst meltdown.
Oh my god they’re cute. And Emma looks only a bit older than my daughter there. Must go back and watch Sorcerer’s Stone…
I own Murder by Death. Every time I watch it, I’m always pleasantly surprised at how gorgeous Maggie Smith was. For someone who discovered her as “Poor Charlotte” in “A Room With a View”, it’s always a treat
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I actually rather like the ‘do Rupert is currently sporting. It’s age-appropriate and certainly more flattering than the unfortunate series of strange, vaguely Partridge Family-era Danny Bonaduce shags they forced him to sport in the middle three films.
Sooooooooo cute, back in the day.
And I have always loved Ron, er, I mean, Rupert, er, I mean, Ron.
And yes, didn’t they all turn out relatively normal, nice, apparently free of inappropriate whatnot, which is truly amazing given the circumstances. 5 M points to Gryffindor for that one!
Kudos to these kids and the adults who raised/guided/helped them stay cool.
“Well, my dear, there are some people who…”
“Ohhh, that’s tacky…that’s really tacky.”
The sports trivia just killed me. Hilarious.
Won-Won 4Eva! I loved him in the books and when I first saw Rupert I thought, ‘Oh HAI! There you are, Ron!’ Perfect casting.
I love the size of him. I think he wears clothes well, in a relaxed, non-model way. It’s a miracle he grew up so comfortable in his own skin.
“Scraggly sweat bangs.” EXACTLY. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: It’s OK to look clean.
Ron was always my favorite, since the beginning. What’s not to love about the kid with the hand-me-down pet and the broken magic wand? When he refers to himself as a “free agent” in Half Blood Prince, I lose it everytime. Pictures of the cast as “babies” makes me teary too. Reminds me that my babies aren’t really babies anymore either.
Rupert is fantastic…thanks for the retrospective.
That haircut is all the rage now in Britain, and the coolest kids have it. I love it, personally!
I’ve been deeply in love with the man since 1. I, personally, lovelovelove the new haircut. It’s my favourite he’s ever had.
I love his nose. Anyone else? But then, I have a thing for good, strong, face defining noses…
@Rae Yes.
But then, everything about him, really. I am totally in love with his face.
Saw some informal red carpet “interviews” with him with some of the fan sites at the premieres and he seems incredibly sweet and silly and down to earth, on top of talented and handsome.
I hope he makes a million movies. I could happily watch him forever.