It’s a tale as old as time, if you hate someone strong enough you’ll end up falling in love with them.

Things don’t seem too different in the world of magic as Tom Felton who played everyone’s first favorite bad-boy shares his experiences in his memoir: Beyond The Wand. He talks about how close him & Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) were growing up together on set and she taught him about like and inspired him to be a better person and about how even after all this time she’s still a huge part of his life.

Tom further talks about how he has always “felt a spark” with Emma and how it was never the right time, even though there were rumors that the two dated during the filming of harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

“always had a secret love for Emma, there’s been a spark between us. There most definitely has, only at different times,”