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Don't mess with Professor Snape! Tom Felton famously played Draco Malfoy in the cult Harry Potter film series. Draco is a restless child of bad parents.

Tom Felton will definitely share other similar stories in the book “Behind the Wand”, which will appear on the shelves of bookstores on October 7. Tom Felton loves to talk to his Potter roots, I’m so glad he shared this story with us. For the next shoot, the director was very excited and asked me to get as close to Alan as possible. While it was certainly an opportunity for a young actor like Felton to perform with Rickman, an iconic veteran of stage and screen, one incident made Rickman angry at Felton while filming a scene in Harry Potter. Her colleagues in the Potter films share stories about her sense of humor and how generously she gave acting advice to child actors in films. Thus, Felton had many scenes with the legendary actor Alan Rickman, who plays the mysterious Professor Snape in the movie.

Tom Felton, the Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies, recalled Alan Rickman, who warned him not to step on his cloak, which was attacked to his neck.

In the next take, the director insisted he should walk as close as he could to Rickman. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). As he got about halfway through the Hall, he stepped on Rickman’s cloak. During the promotion, he posted a promotional video on social media giving an anecdote about Alan Rickman. Felton was recently busy with the promotion of his upcoming memoir. [Rickman](/topic/rickman)told him in no uncertain terms, not one step on his clock.

In a video published to Instagram to promote his upcoming memoir, “Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard,” Felton remembered Rickman ...

In a video published to Instagram to promote his upcoming memoir, “Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard,” Felton remembered Rickman channeling Severus Snape after Felton accidentally stepped on Rickman’s long black cloak on the set one of of the “ [Harry Potter](https://variety.com/t/harry-potter/)” movies. “That kind of took the heat away from me,” Felton said. “But I’ll never forget those words: ‘Don’t step on my fucking cloak’.”

Alan Rickman, who played Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies, gave a stern warning to the cast according to Tom Felton.

As Potions Professor at Hogwarts, Snape was known for being stern and formidable with his students — and it looks like on occasion, he had to bring out a bit of Professor Snape to keep the cast in line. Not only were they both Slytherins, but when Malfoy later became a Death-Eater, Snape was among the group of allies to the Dark Lord. [Harry Potter movies](https://www.thedigitalfix.com/harry-potter/movies-in-order), with the actor playing Slytherin House Head and later Death Eater Severus Snape in the [fantasy movie](https://www.thedigitalfix.com/best-fantasy-movies) series.

Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise, reveals the funny mistake he made that caused Alan Rickman to swear at him.

In many ways, it's easy to imagine Snape having a similar reaction in the same scenario. Rickman played Snape for all 8 Harry Potter films, saying farewell to the role in 2011's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Furthermore, the love fans feel for Rickman's Snape, who is presented as a somewhat villainous character at first, is made all the more rewarding when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 reveals his honorable intentions all along. The actor, who is classically trained, brought a seriousness and an enigmatic quality to the role, with Harry Potter fans quickly coming to love his slow and deliberate line delivery. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone introduced audiences to Daniel Radcliffe's Harry and his two best friends, [Hermione Granger (Emma Watson)](https://screenrant.com/emma-watson-lookalike-hermione-granger-cosplay-tiktok-video/) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint). While Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) was the central villain of the Harry Potter films, Harry also contended with a number of other antagonistic characters, including Draco and Snape (Rickman).

Felton explained that the cloak was attached to Rickman's neck, so he was strangled every time someone stepped on it.

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The Harry Potter film star, who portrayed Draco Malfoy in the hugely popular movie franchise, explained how he was prone to provoking the late actor Alan ...

[Draco Malfoy](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/best-in-edinburgh/tried-edinburghs-harry-potter-walking-23611984) in the film franchise, chatted about the funny moment in a video promoting his new memoir, "Beyond The Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard". Felton said after stepping on his cloak after being warned, Rickman “turned around and gave me a look you never, ever want to see”. You have to bear in mind his cloak’s attached around his neck – I nearly killed the poor man!” “Next take, the director was very keen for me to walk as close as I can to Alan. [breaking news](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/) to the latest on the [coronavirus](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/all-about/coronavirus) crisis in Scotland, we'll have you covered. Tom said: "Eventually, I was told in no uncertain terms by Alan Rickman: ‘Don’t step on my f***ing cloak’. [here](https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/446791/beyond-the-wand-by-felton-tom/9781529149418). [here](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/) and select Daily News. [Edinburgh climate activists 'hit 60 SUVs' in plush neighbourhood overnight](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-climate-activists-hit-60-25170935) [Lesser-known driving law could see you fined £1k for letting an ambulance pass](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/lesser-known-driving-law-could-25167647) [Mum feels 'stressed' after neighbour builds 'bin platform' against shared boundary](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/real-life/mum-feels-stressed-after-neighbour-25165796) [Common household items 'draining' your bank account as energy bills soar](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/common-household-items-draining-your-25164244) [Edinburgh issued yellow weather warning by Met Office strong winds](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-weather-met-office-issues-25163451) [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/alan-rickman-tom-felton-harry-potter-snape-draco-b2197181.html) reports how the actor used to step on the back of Rickman's cloak, who played [Severus Snape](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-harry-potter-fanatic-disproves-24603978). [Google pays incredible tribute to Scooby Doo's Velma as character 'comes out'](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/google-pays-incredible-tribute-scooby-25195262) [Harry Potter](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/all-about/harry-potter) star has recalled how he used to provoke the late, great Alan Rickman on set of the famous movie franchise.

Ten points from Slytherin! 'Harry Potter' star Tom Felton recalls the time Alan Rickman reprimanded him for stepping on his 'f---ing cloak.'

But Rickman, who [died in 2016](https://ew.com/article/2016/01/14/alan-rickman-died/), ultimately stayed on for the entire eight-film series, which concluded in 2011. [David Yates](https://ew.com/person/david-yates/) asked Felton to "walk as close as I can to Alan" in the next take. It comes just over a week after the release of Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman, a "You have to bear in mind his cloak's attached around his neck — I nearly killed the poor man!" Felton is set to detail even more magical moments in his upcoming memoir Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard, which hits shelves Oct. The Death Eaters and I looked at each other and thought, 'Is he joking?' It quickly became apparent: He's totally not joking."

"You have to bear in mind his cloak's attached around his neck. I nearly killed the poor man!" explained Felton, who played Draco Malfoy.

"But I'll never forget those words: 'Don't step on my fucking cloak.'" "You have to bear in mind his cloak's attached around his neck. "The Death Eaters and I looked at each other and thought, 'Is he joking?' It quickly became apparent: He's totally not joking."

Tom Felton recalled what happened one day on set when he stepped on Alan Rickman's cloak."I was told in no uncertain terms by Alan Rickman: 'Don't step on.

"But I'll never forget those words: 'Don't step on my fucking cloak.'" "You have to bear in mind his cloak's attached around his neck. [Pakistani rupee becomes 'world's best performing currency'](https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/pakistani-rupee-becomes-worlds-best-performing-currency/articleshow/94724119.cms) ['Quiet quitting' is a bad idea, experts say. He turned around and gave me a look you never, ever want to see." Rickman died in 2016. "The Death Eaters and I looked at each other and thought, 'Is he joking?' It quickly became apparent: He's totally not joking." "Eventually, I was told in no uncertain terms by Alan Rickman: 'Don't step on my fucking cloak,'" Felton said in an "The next take, the director was very keen for me to walk as close as I can to Alan," Felton said, noting that he stepped on the cloak halfway down the Great Hall. They shot the scene again, but Felton said this time "someone else" stepped on Rickman's cloak. - "I was told in no uncertain terms by Alan Rickman: 'Don't step on my fucking cloak,'" Felton said. Felton recalled being reprimanded by Rickman, who played the intimidating Professor Severus Snape, when he accidentally stepped on Rickman's long black cloak while shooting a scene for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." Tom Felton, who played Darco Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" movies, said that working alongside the late Alan Rickman was "terrifying in the most pleasant way."

Tom Felton, the actor behind Draco Malfoy, has revealed why Alan Rickman was particularly "scary" on the set of the Harry Potter films.

Tom Felton’s memoir, Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard, releases October 13th. During a live rewatch of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone with fans on TikTok back in 2021, Felton revealed that working with Rickman was “Scary. He turned around and gave me a look you never, ever want to see.”