Tom Felton's Unscripted Line in Harry Potter

Learn about Tom Felton's epic improvisation during the filming of Harry Potter and the surprising reason behind it. Discover how an unscripted line became a memorable moment.

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[rahulanandiam]

His look of confusion at having forgotten his original line sold it 😂

[brandon_crow]

Honeslty it's just impressive that as a child actor he didn't just go "oh I forgot my line. Can we do it again?" And instead just improved a good line that not only worked for the scene but totally fit the character. Props.

[drewk]

It really solidifies Draco's view of his henchmen as mindless bodyguards.

[adamrees]

I went to school with Tom and was lucky enough to bump into him last year when he was visiting his parents. He's really down to earth and glad he still remembers my name

[ElectricKnight.]

The line is great, but his DELIVERY is what I find fantastic.

[carlmanvers]

I couldn't imagine a better actor for the role. He really nailed it.

[notrealatall]

Whether or not he improvised it... the dialogue delivery was a class act and thats what made it so enjoyable 😂. Such genuine shock over discovering his so called friend could read ( also revealing how demeaningly malfoy thought of others... even ones he carried around like friends). Superb acting from a child so ❤

[TheImmortalMushroom]

The confusion and intense thinking on his face from forgetting his lines actually makes it look he's confused at being able to read and it makes it 10x better.

[puppychan]

Love how he wasn't a fan in the beginning and now he's like the biggest fan from the cast.

[DysphoriclilGremlin]

Also, he was the only one that just got to the audition, not even knowing who he wanted to play.He wasn’t even a Harry Potter Fan😂

[TheMallachiv]

Blud really said “I ain’t seen you read a goddamn thing the whole 2 years we been at school “ 😂😂😂😂

[InuInugami]

I like how you could hear the long pause of him not knowing what to say but he manages to play it of perfectly

[stephanie]

“I didn’t know you could read” has ALWAYS been one of my favourite parts of any of the movies. I love that the line was his own. 😂❤

[livinitup]

The stop made me notice he was thinking about his line but then came up with something😂

[Metal-Gear-Moogle]

I believe he was one of the very few of the student cast who had previous acting experience as well. Kudos to the directors. That must've required an insane amount of patience

[Chloca-cola]

When he said “I didn’t know you could read” like his expression while saying it got me laughing so hard

[introvertmalie]

I love the face he does when he says "reading, " like it's an altogether detestable or even alien concept to him. 😂

[gryffindor_wolveslaylah]

As well as the actor of Draco’s father, he came up with the amazing improved “well, let’s hope Potter will always be around to save the day”, of which Radcliffe replied, “don’t worry, I will be”. Those two lines were improvised and are arguably the most powerful lines in that scene

[Kalliope.slays.]

WHAT WAS THE REAL LINE I NEED TO KNOW😭

[Peajay]

the way he delivers the line with no effort shows how truly talented he is. and the no filter tween was the cherry on top