Tom Felton was recently interviewed by
Scholastic.com, who asked him about his music-writing endeavours; his perception of his
Harry Potter character Draco Malfoy; how fans react upon meeting him; any rituals he might have on a movie set; his favourite books; what he loves most about filming a movie; and much more.
On his YouTube music
persona, which he admits was done for a friend, Tom says:
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I won't lie. This is the first time an interviewer has asked me about that. A friend of mine, a good musical friend of mine, moved away about a year and a half ago, and she was always very keen to hear new music. And we just figured the best way to do that was to put it onto YouTube — under an alias, obviously. But it didn't stay hidden very long, and now it's very much sort of in the public domain. So it was never really intended to be an advertising spin by any means, but yeah, they are original songs and obviously not sort of developed by any means but just sort of a little early draft, if you will. Just a bit of fun! But it seems to have a positive response, so I'm enjoying it.
On his views of Draco Malfoy, Tom says:
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Scholastic: What's your opinion of Draco?
Tom: Not a very pleasant one, I assure you. I figure, I think of him as a misled only child who's been slightly bullied into his state of mind, if you will. But in long short, he is a nasty bit of work. A bit of a slimy, troublesome character who's not really up for any good and certainly the benefit of anyone else.
Scholastic: Well, my next question was going to be, "Do you think people misunderstand him?" But I guess you already answered that.
Tom: Well, I suppose, "yes" would be the answer. By the same token, he doesn't do a great job of trying to convince otherwise, does he?
How fans see Tom as Draco upon meeting him and the unpleasant experiences from the encounters:
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Scholastic: Do your fans ever sort of treat you like Draco? Like a bad boy?
Tom: That's happened, yes, it has happened. Especially with the younger generation — sort of 6 or 7 down, age-wise. They can get rather off put by seeing my face. They seem to associate me with something rather negative, which I can only take as a compliment ,really, I suppose.
Any on-set rituals or habits Tom has whilst filming:
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Scholastic: Do you guys have any on-set rituals or traditions when you're filming?
Tom: I wouldn't go as far as any rituals, but I might go as far as to say a cup of tea doesn't really hurt. Right before we get the event proceedings, so to speak. Maybe a cup of tea, maybe a biscuit or two to go with it if it's a Friday. But other than that, no, we certainly don't get in a circle and chant or anything like that.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes to theatres July 17, 2009.
Tom Felton talks Draco Malfoy & more in new interview 
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