Why Harry Potter's Rupert Grint Didn't Want To Kiss Emma Watson

Throughout all eight of the Harry Potter films, viewers wondered when Ron Weasley, the affable jokester played by Rupert Grint and Hermione Granger, the super-smart bookworm played by Emma Watson , would finally get together. The question was ultimately answered in the franchise's final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. While their momentous kissing scene changed from page to screen, it wasn't any less impactful in the moment. But Grint and Watson felt differently about the on-set experience.

Both actors have opened up about just how weird it was to shoot this pivotal moment, and they're frequently joined by Harry Potter himself, played by Daniel Radcliffe, who also shared a kiss scene with Watson in the films.

Considering that Grint, Watson, and Radcliffe grew up together after joining the blockbuster franchise while they were still incredibly young, it makes sense that Grint would feel pretty uncomfortable about kissing one of his closest friends at the time. Much like Ron Weasley, Grint isn't one to mince words about the entire experience.

During a 2016 interview with People, Grint opened up about just how weird it was for him to kiss Watson. He said:

"I never look back at that scene. I've known Emma since she was literally nine years old and we had this very brother-sister relationship. And it just felt very surreal. I have a memory of her face getting closer and closer. Like, 'Oh my God.' I can't really remember anything apart from that."

But Grint wasn't alone in dreading Ron and Hermione's huge, climactic kiss. Watson told Movies Ireland exactly why the kiss was so awkward:

"It's purely the fact that he's like my brother and we were both totally in the same boat. I'm sure he will tell you exactly the same thing. It was very strange and very weird. Believe me, we both wanted it to be over equally as much as the other. It's honestly like kissing my brother. It was weird."

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