Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton Summary
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From Draco Malfoy to raw reality - Tom Felton's candid memoir reveals the struggles behind Harry Potter fame. With Emma Watson's heartfelt foreword, this authentically beautiful journey through mental health battles feels like a personal conversation with the wizard we love to hate.
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The Boy Who Almost Wasn't Draco
A piece of glass in his mother's foot changed everything. No grand ambitions, no stage-parent dreams-just a random injury that led seven-year-old Tom to a drama teacher who dramatically declared he "belonged in the arts." One reading from *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* at an agency, and suddenly he was flying to America for commercials. His early roles were wonderfully absurd: playing Peagreen in *The Borrowers* meant escaping algebra for Olympic gym training, wearing a ridiculous orange wig, and sporting a "ginger mullet" that earned merciless teasing at football practice. He spent days in harnesses, dodging giant hammers and doing thirty-foot falls. When Potter auditions arrived, Tom was possibly the only kid who'd never heard of the books. His cluelessness showed when director Chris Columbus asked what scene he most wanted to see on screen. Tom pointed at another kid and said, "Same as him!"-even flapping his arms, thinking Gringotts might be some flying creature. During a "break" with cameras secretly rolling, he brushed off a curious frizzy-haired girl asking about the boom mic. "It means they're recording us. Obviously," he sneered before walking away. That girl was Emma Watson. That natural arrogance? Pure Draco. After weeks of silence and seeing the cast announced in newspapers, Tom pretended not to care and returned to his yoyo. Then came the callback-not for Harry or Ron, but for Draco Malfoy. His reaction when he finally got the part? "Cool. This should be fun." Then he asked to return to his football game where he was losing 2-1.
Straddling Two Worlds
The Malfoy Family Behind the Scenes
Learning from Legends
Two Sides of the Same Coin
Finding Magic in the Aftermath
The Wealth That Matters
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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