Emma Watson Recalled The Challenges She Faced While Kissing Rupert Grint

While the Harry Potter films followed the central protagonist’s destiny as a wizard, the narratives also dealt with many pivotal relationships between various characters. The heart of the story revolved around the close friendship between Harry, Ron, and Hermione played by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson.

The romantic undertones between Ron and Hermione which were evident through the course of the events in the books, finally culminated in a much awaited kiss between the two characters in the 7th novel which was seen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. This scene was highly anticipated by fans mainly for the chemistry between Grint and Watson.

But the two actors in question were dreading this particular moment. Having known each other since the inception of the series, both young stars had developed a close friendship that was almost equal to a love between a brother and sister. This proved to be extremely difficult for Watson to surmount while preparing for the kiss.

In the Harry Potter 20th anniversary special that was filmed immediately after the final film, but aired on HBO Max in 2022 (via Ladbible), Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson went down memory lane and reminisced about the wonderful experiences they had over many years. During the course of the conversation, Watson addressed the kiss and stated,

“It was the most horrible thing I’ve ever had to do. Not because Rupert isn’t lovely, and there are millions of girls out there who would probably chop their left arm off to kiss him, but it just felt like incest. That’s the only way I can describe it.”