Emma Watson honors Robbie Coltrane: ‘You made it a joy to be Hermione’

Emma Watson was amongst a number of “Harry Potter” solid members who paid tribute this weekend to their beloved co-star Robbie Coltrane, who died Friday at age 72.

On her Instagram story, Watson shared a candy picture of her and Coltrane catching up whereas filming HBO Max’s “Harry Potter” reunion particular final 12 months. Within the fantasy movies, Watson performed good younger witch Hermione Granger whereas Coltrane portrayed light half-giant wizard Rubeus Hagrid.

“Robbie was like essentially the most enjoyable uncle I’ve ever had however most of all he was deeply caring, and compassionate in direction of me as a toddler and an grownup,” wrote Watson, who was 11 when the primary “Harry Potter” movie hit theaters in 2001.

“His expertise was so immense it made sense he performed an enormous — he may fill ANY area along with his brilliance.”

Watson and Coltrane shared a number of scenes throughout the eight “Harry Potter” movies — together with one emotional sequence during which Hagrid comforts Hermione after the Hogwarts college bully, Draco Malfoy, calls her a “filthy little mudblood” (a fictional slur directed at witches and wizards with non-magical dad and mom).

In keeping with Watson’s Instagram put up, Coltrane was simply as benevolent off-screen as his fan-favorite character was onscreen.

“Robbie, if I ever get to be so type as you had been to me on a movie set I promise to do it in your identify and reminiscence,” she stated.

“Understand how a lot I like you and admire you. I’ll actually miss your sweetness, your nicknames, your heat, your laughs and your hugs. You made us a household. Know you had been that to us.”

Different “Harry Potter” alumni who honored Coltrane this week had been Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), James Phelps (Fred Weasley), Oliver Phelps (George Weasley), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), David Thewlis (Remus Lupin), Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick) and Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe.

“Heartbroken to listen to that Robbie is gone,” Grint wrote on Instagram. “I’ll always remember the odor of cigars and beard glue — a beautiful mixture. Nobody else on this planet may [have] performed Hagrid, solely Robbie. … A large hearted man who was nonetheless looking for us even many years later.”

“I really feel extremely fortunate that I bought to fulfill and work with him and really unhappy that he’s handed,” Radcliffe stated in an announcement. “He was an unbelievable actor and a beautiful man.”

Along with the “Harry Potter” films, Coltrane starred in different movies and TV sequence akin to “Cracker,” “The Comedian Strip Presents” and “Tutti Frutti,” in addition to the James Bond installments “Goldeneye” and “The World Is Not Sufficient.”

“There was no higher Hagrid,” Watson wrote on Instagram. “You made it a pleasure to be Hermione.”