“Beyond the Wand” by Tom Felton

The wizard we all loved to hate wrote a book! I was just out of the target audience when Harry Potter was first published but have since done multiple rereads with my children of the series and watched the movies countless times. When the bleached blonde Malfoy child steps into the screen he’s so believably the villain you forget that he is being portrayed by a twelve year old child, Tom Felton. Felton found himself dropped into the middle of the huge life altering wave known as Potter and rode it for the next decade dropping him on the other side into adulthood. Felton shares honestly and openly his experiences growing up Malfoy, his on and off-screen family life, his teenage antics (some legal, some not) and what life was like for him post-Hogwarts. The chaos, creativity and the highs and lows that come along with fame at a young age are all explored in “Beyond the Wand”. I can’t recommend the audio version enough as it is narrated by the author himself which adds the cherry on top of this awesome read. I was so disappointed when the last chapter rolled around not wanting this one to end. I highly recommend reading this one for all Potter fans to peer behind the curtain as to what it was like for the Muggle actors in one of the most iconic movie series of all time.

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