Harry Potter’s Ron Weasley Star & His Yule Ball Partner Reunite 19 Years Later In New Photo

Harry Potter’s Ron Weasley Star & His Yule Ball Partner Reunite 19 Years Later In New Photo

Rupert Grint and Afshan Azad reunite 19 years after their Yule Ball scene in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Azad shares a photo on Instagram, highlighting their transformation over the years.
Grint failed to ask Azad to dance after 19 years, and she teased that parenthood changed them.

The Yule Ball is a momentous occasion in the world of Harry Potter, and Rupert Grint is now honoring his experience with it. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Grint played the comedic Ron Weasley, who partnered with Padma Patil (Afshan Azad) for the ball. Their date was unsuccessful, as Padma eventually left Ron when he refused to dance. Still, given that Goblet of Fire made $896.8 million at the box office, and the movies are popular enough to spawn a Harry Potter revival show, it left an impression.

19 years after Ron and Padma’s disastrous date, Grint and Azad have officially reunited. In a touching Instagram post, Azad shared a side-by-side look at just how different the two actors are now.

In the post, Grant and Azad smile at the camera, while the next picture reveals how they looked when they were busy starring in Goblet of Fire. Azad reflected that “parenthood has changed us,” while teasing that Grint again failed to ask her to dance after 19 years of waiting.