FromthemagicalmomentsonsetasDracoMalfoytothechallengesofgrowingupinthespotlight,getabackstagepassintoTomFelton’slifeonandoffthebigscreeninthis#1NewYorkTimesbestseller,nowinpaperback!TomFelton’sadolescencewasanythingbutordinary.HisearlyrisetofameinbelovedfilmslikeTheBorrowerscatapultedhimintothelimelight,butnothingcouldpreparehimforwhatwastocomeafterhelandedtheiconicroleoftheDracoMalfoy,thebleachedblondevillainoftheHarryPottermovies.Forthenexttenyears,hewasatthecenterofahugepopculturephenomenonandyet,inbetweenfilming,hewouldgobacktobeinganormalteenagertryingtofitintoanormalschool.Speakingwithgreatcandorandhissignaturehumor,Tomshareshisexperiencegrowingupaspartofthewizardingworldwhilealsotryingtonavigatethemuggleworld.HetellsstoriesfromhisearlydaysinthebusinesslikehisfirstactinggigwherehewasmistakenforfellowblondechildactorMacaulayCulkinandhisHarryPotterauditionwhere,inaveryDraco-likemove,hefudgedhowwellheknewthebookstheserieswasbasedon(notatall).HereflectsonhisexperiencesworkingwithcinematicgreatssuchasAlanRickman,SirMichaelGambon,DameMaggieSmith,andRalphFiennes(includingthatawkwardVoldemorthug).And,perhapsmostpoignantly,hediscussesthelastingrelationshipshemadeoverthatdecadeoffilming,includingwithEmmaWatson,whostartedoutasapeskynine-year-oldwhomhemockedfornotknowingwhataboommicwasbutwhosoongrewintooneofhisdearestfriends.Then,ofcourse,therearethehighsandlowsoffameandnavigatinglifeaftersuchamomentousandlife-changingexperience.NowwithanewchapterforthepaperbackthatdelvesintoFelton’sexperienceoffame,BeyondtheWandisanentertaining,funny,andpoignantmust-readforanyHarryPotterfan.Preparetomeetareal-lifewizard.
