The Harry Potter series may have come to an end, yet the epic tale surrounding Hogwarts and the wizarding world will live on in our hearts forever. None the less, we can still fan-girl a little bit, right? I myself have always been rather drawn to the dark side—The villain characters. Something about a bad boy, all unattainable and such, is just wildly hot to me. Thus, I’ve done a little research on everybody’s favorite least likable characters from Harry Potter. My question was this: Whatever happened to all those Slytherin bad guys: Malfoy, Grabbe and Goyle. Did the actors who played them actually have personalities that would have put them in Slytherin, or was there a secret Ravenclaw or even Gryffendor in the bunch?
1) First,
we have Vincent
Crabbe, played by
Jamie
Waylett, age 27. It’s
incredible to see how much an individual can change from youth to
adulthood. Take Waylett
for example. In
a tragic car accident at the age of 9,
Waylett almost died,
but had a miraculous recoever
However, other than his lucky break at getting a part in Harry
Potter,
he doesn't seem to have appreciated his
good fortune
to be alive. For example: In 2009, Waylett and another individual
took a photo of a police car in
London,
resulting in their
being
pulled over. Their vehicle was searched, revealing a knife and EIGHT
BAGS OF CANNABIS! This lead to further investigation,
where police discovered multiple marijuana plants growing on
Waylett's mother's property. Yikes. He was sent to court for drug
possession, but while
he
pleaded guilty for the growth of the plants, Waylett
insisted they were for personal use only. Typical Slytherin, huh? All
in all, the young adult only got 120 hours of community service. Did
any of you Potterheads
notice he wasn't in the last two films? I didn't. Apparently, in
October of 2011, our little Crabbe was arrested for participating in
the 2011 England Riots, where he was accused with “violent
disorder” and was
found
with a petrol bomb, (Wikipedia). His house was searched again, and
his weed plant
population
had miraculously increased! In 2012, Waylett was given a 2 year
prison sentence, thus
ending
his Harry
Potter days,
(BBC News). I guess his character really did fit his personality.
2) Next, we have Josh Herdman, who played the role of Gregory Goyle. (And yes, all the characters' first names are brand new to me too). According to Vanity Fair, Herdman is now a successful M.M.A. fighter. The once goofball now sports a multitude of bad-ass tats and a serious-looking shaved head. Herdman has been training traditional Japanese jujitsu for five years, and holds a shodan black belt. He is still passionate about acting, and has an agent on the lookout for new parts. He didn't turn out as criminal as Crabbe, but mister Goyle did follow a career path that would have suited a Slytherin.
3) Lastly, there's the famous Draco Malfoy. This platinum blonde bastard was played by Tom Felton, now 29. Unlike his character played in the films, Tom is a kind, energetic, selfless individual. In breaks between filming, Felton did charity work, such as visiting a Children's Hospital in Colorado in 2007 during a pre-screening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In the following year, he appeared with Jack Osbourne on Adreneline Junkie in South Africa, participating in challenges like a 200ft bungee jump and facing Great White sharks. Not as terrifying as confronting the “Avada Kedavra” curse, but still impressive! Not only that, but the seemingly heartless “Malfoy” is actually a hardcore romantic. “In early 2015, Felton posted an Instagram photo of himself and Jade Olivia, writing, 'To the girl that has my heart. Happy 7 year anniversary.' Felton and Olivia have been together since February 2008; they met when filming the Harry Potter series, where Jade was an assistant,” (Wikipedia). Cuteness level, check! After finishing the Harry Potter series, Felton has been in a variety of film productions such as Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Second Sight, The Apparition, Belle, In Secret, Against the Sun and many others. This year, the MTV award winner will star in The Flash as CSI Julian Dorn. I think Tom Felton would have been much better off in Gryyffendor. Ironically enough, Felton did originally audition for the role of Harry Potter. Imagine if he had actually gotten the part! In conclusion, Felton has a heart of courage and compassion, and enjoys an adventurous lifestyle. Sorry Sorting Hat! Looks like you were wrong about this one.
We are left with a chubby punk who became a convict, and a typical idiot transformed into a ripped fighter, and blonde pure-blood gone selfless and daring So: One Gryffendor and two Slytherines. I guess the Sorting Hat was 66.6% accurate. Despite this new-found knowledge, I think most of us Potterheads are more than content with which actors played whom and in what house. I myself wouldn't change a thing. It's Harry Potter, yo! Already perfect genius.
