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The 'Harry Potter' cast made up so many of our digital backgrounds, #MCMs and #WCWs, but who did they end up with in real life? See their actual significant others
Looks like these Harry Potter alumni have taken a big sip of Amortentia!
While many of these stars had big career breakthroughs in the wizard film franchise based on J.K. Rowling's book series, their off-screen romances appear to be just as magical.
Since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 concluded the movie series in 2011 — though the universe has continued to cast its spell with a reunion, spinoffs, a Broadway play and even a new TV series — several cast members have embarked on new adventures in not only their profession but also their love lives (strong enough to counter the Killing Curse).
From Daniel Radcliffe and his longtime beau Erin Darke to Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse, here are some Harry Potter stars and their better halves.
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
Playing the titular character, Radcliffe became the boy who fell in love when he met American actress Darke, who played his love interest in the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings.
The pair have been going strong ever since, and in 2023, the Miracle Workers star revealed to Entertainment Tonight that he and Darke welcomed their first baby.
"It's great," Radcliffe told the outlet. "It's crazy and intense, but he's wonderful, and Erin is amazing — it's a real privilege also to have this time with him."
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
Like Radcliffe, Rupert Grint — who played Ron Weasley in the franchise — has also been with his longtime love, Georgia Groome, for over a decade.
Though they've never divulged details on where or how they met, the couple have been together since 2011 and welcomed their first baby — a girl named Wednesday G. — in 2020.
Asked whether Wednesday will be a Potterhead, the Servant star told British GQ that not only is he looking forward to watching the films with her when she gets older, but the then-2-year-old already had her Hogwarts robes. "Gryffindor, obviously," he told the publication.
Robert Pattinson as Cedric Diggory
Pattinson, who played Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, first sparked dating rumors with Waterhouse in 2018 before a source confirmed to PEOPLE they were a couple.
Since then, the lovebirds have appeared on the red carpet together and spent birthdays and other special events at each other's side. In December 2023, a source revealed to PEOPLE the pair were engaged, and in March 2024, they welcomed their first child.
Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley
Bonnie Wright's character, Ginny, ended up being Mrs. Potter, and it seems life imitated art as the actress became Mrs. Lococo on March 19, 2022.
"Yesterday was the best day of my life 💙 thanks to my husband!!" she wrote as she coyly announced her nuptials with Andrew Lococo on Instagram.
Several of her fellow Harry Potter cast members sent their well wishes to the couple in the comments, including Tom Felton, who commented, "Congratulations B xx." Scarlett Byrne Hefner, who played Pansy Parkinson, also commented, "Congratulations to you both! @thisisbwright 💜😘," while on-screen big brother James Phelps simply put "🥳🥳" emojis.
On Sept. 19, 2023, the pair welcomed their first child, a boy named Elio Ocean.
Devon Murray as Seamus Finnigan
Devon Murray, who played accident-prone Seamus in the movie franchise, welcomed son Cooper Michael Murray back in 2021 with partner Shannon McCaffrey, who he's been with since 2018.
"Yesterday 2/1/21 my life changed forever. Shannon delivered our beautiful little boy 'Cooper Michael Murray' weighing 6lbs 10oz," the Irish actor wrote on Instagram. "Both are doing amazing now after a very long labour and a scary few minutes at the end. It still hasn't sunk in just yet that we have our very own little boy."
In 2021, the couple announced their engagement.
Jessie Cave as Lavender Brown
Like her character, Jessie Cave seems lovestruck in real life, but her partner, comedian Alfie Brown, is equally just as smitten.
The two have been together since 2014 and have four children together — daughter Margot and sons Donnie, Abraham and Becker.
Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom
Some Potterheads may swoon over Matthew Lewis' impeccable glow-up, but it's his wife, Angela Jones, who seems to have cast an everlasting spell on the actor.
According to TMZ, the two met in January 2016 when Jones was working as an event planner at Universal Studios in Orlando as part of a team handling a Wizarding World event.
They were engaged that November and tied the knot in 2018.
Emma Thompson as Professor Trelawney
The pairing of Emma Thompson and her husband, Greg Wise, was literally written in the stars.
Before the two met on Sense and Sensibility, a "witchy" friend of Wise predicted he would meet the love of his life on that set, Wise said during an interview on Loose Women in February 2019.
However, when they started filming, Thompson was older and married to actor Kenneth Branagh (who played Gilderoy Lockhart in Chamber of Secrets), and Wise thought the lady in question was Kate Winslet.
After taking Winslet on a failed date, per Hello!, and following the dissolution of Thompson's marriage (Branagh had an affair with Helena Bonham Carter, who was also a part of the Harry Potter world as Bellatrix Lestrange), the two got together and were wed in 2003, eight years after they started dating.
Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart
Following his 1996 divorce from Thompson, Branagh dated Carter until 1999 before meeting and marrying his wife, film art director Lindsay Brannock, in 2003.
Though he's kept his second marriage out of the public eye, the famed British actor sang his wife's praises in a 2016 interview with the Belfast Telegraph, saying: "She's certainly smarter than me and knows me better than I know myself. She understands that it's great when people love what they do, but also knows they need the right kind of balance in their life."
Gary Oldman as Sirius Black
Everyone's favorite godfather has been locked in with his lady love, Gisele Schmidt, since 2017.
Though the couple has kept a relatively low profile, Gary Oldman gave fans some insight into the unconventional way he proposed.
Apparently, the two were on the set of Darkest Hour, in which he played Winston Churchill, and he proposed while in costume.
He told Jimmy Kimmel: "There was a break in the filming and ... I just felt the urge. We were down in the war rooms; I took her into the map room, and as Winston Churchill, I said, 'Will you marry me?' "
Painting a full picture of the hilarity of the situation, Oldman continued, "She said, 'Yes,' and then someone said, 'Hey Gary, we're ready for you!' "
David Thewlis as Remus Lupin
Playing one-fourth of the mischievous Marauders, David Thewlis wed French designer — aptly named — Hermine Poitou in 2016. (He was previously married to actress Sara Sugarman from 1992 to 1994 and shares a daughter named Grace with ex-girlfriend Anna Friel.)
While the two enjoy their privacy, Thewlis posted some pics from their wedding day for their fifth wedding anniversary on Instagram, writing, "Five years ago today. Why would I ever keep such happiness a secret?"
Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy
Jason Isaacs and wife Emma Hewitt have shown that they truly have an unbreakable bond as their love stood strong through Isaacs' substance abuse disorder.
In a heartwarming Instagram post marking 22 years sober, Isaacs subtly thanked his wife, writing, "My beautiful wife Emma and I in Sep 1998 looking pretty happy. We weren't. Three weeks later, on October 5th, 22 years ago today, I managed 24 hours without taking any drugs or drinking alcohol."
He continued, "I'd tried for decades, but was too smart, too capable and too successful to pull it off. Only when I admitted that I needed help did my life change. Thank you to every addict and alcoholic who's ever lifted me up. I love you all — especially the mad ones. Which is most of you. There's a few 24 hours under my belt now, but it's only ever one day at a time."
Brendan Gleeson as Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
Brendan Gleeson, who played the tough, gruff and notorious Death Eater catcher, has been married to his wife, Mary Gleeson, since 1982.
The two share four sons, all of whom followed in his thespian footsteps and forayed into the entertainment industry. His eldest, Domhnall, played Bill Weasley in the franchise, while Fergus and Brían are both actors, and Rory is a writer.
Scarlett Byrne Hefner as Pansy Parkinson
Though she played the villainous Pansy Parkinson, in real life, actress Scarlett Byrne is a dotting mother of three.
The actress married Hugh Hefner's son, Cooper Hefner, in 2019, and the couple welcomed their first child, Betsy Rose, in 2020. They followed up with a set of twins — daughters Marigold Adele and Blossom Pearl — born in 2022.
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