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HARRY Potter star Tom Felton has revealed his grandad had a secret cameo in one of Draco Malfoy's most explosive scenes.

Tom, 33, played the schoolboy bully in the hit movie franchise and during lockdown, he has been rewatching some of the films and sharing his memories with fans online.

Tom Felton has revealed his grandad appeared in a Harry Potter film
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Tom Felton has revealed his grandad appeared in a Harry Potter filmCredit: Instagram/Tom Felton

As he watched the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Tom revealed his grandfather had played a Hogwarts professor watching a quidditch match.

As he clocked his relative on-screen, Tom said: "That’s my grandpa again! The guy with the beard. 

"White beard! Huge beard right next to Lee Jordan. And there’s me again.  It’s a family thing, mental! Mental!"

As he continued to watch, another scene saw his grandfather sat next to Dumbledore (Richard Harris) in the Great Hall as they were informed of a troll in the school dungeon.

Tom played Draco Malfoy in the hit film franchise
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Tom played Draco Malfoy in the hit film franchiseCredit: Alamy
Tom was rewatching the Philosopher's Stone and shared his reactions online
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Tom was rewatching the Philosopher's Stone and shared his reactions onlineCredit: Instagram/Tom Felton
Tom's grandad played a Howarts professor watching a quidditch match
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Tom's grandad played a Howarts professor watching a quidditch matchCredit: Instagram/Tom Felton

Tom said: "There's my gramps! Oh my days it actually goes [over him]. There goes my gramps and then there's me."

Tom has delighted Harry Potter fans in recent months as they struggle with lockdown and Covid-19 restrictions by hosting a number of events online.

Back in November, he hosted an epic 19-year reunion with Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.

There was also James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy, Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) and Alfred Enoch (Dean Thomas).

Tom has been keeping Harry Potter fans entertained with various online events during the coronavirus pandemic
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Tom has been keeping Harry Potter fans entertained with various online events during the coronavirus pandemicCredit: Alamy

Daniel - who played Harry - dropped a big hint the celebrations would only increase as it reached the 20th anniversary of the first film.

He said: "My first thoughts are that this is but a mere preview of the nostalgia we'll be immersed in next year when it hits 20 years since the first film was released.

"I feel like we'll be doing a lot of reminiscing probably in various forms next year."

The star added: "It feels insane that that much time has gone by [...] It seems impossible that all that time has passed."

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