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Harry Potter star Tom Felton has cast a bad spell over moviegoers - children burst into tears every time he goes out in public. Tom plays Harry's evil adversary, Draco Malfoy, in the Potter films and some young fans find his performance a little too convincing. Every time the 15-year-old walks down the street he makes children cry. "Kids of six and under have a real thing against me. They cringe and start crying. Some kids are really quite terrified of me," he said. "I even scared the director Chris Columbus's children when I first met them," he said. "It's upsetting and not very nice because I'm not like that in real life. But at least it proves you've done your job well." J K Rowling has said that one of the characters in the forthcoming fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, will be killed off. And Tom reckons Draco might be the one who meets a sticky end. "I've got the feeling I'm going to plunge to a bloody death," he said.

CollectorMania Convention Report, May 3rd 2003 - by Hannah Family

They couldn't have been more charming (and funny!). Tom had to field off hoards of girls (again) but still stayed remarkably cheerful. Devon flitted around the place just being funny and chatting to anybody who wanted to talk. Tom, Warwick and Devon were more than happy to pose for pictures with fans and signed autographs before their talk.
They fielded questions from the audience ranging from the predictable "Tom do you have a girlfriend?" to "Do you get out of trouble in school more easily now that you are famous?" For those who are interested the answer to the first question is no Tom does not have a girlfriend currently and the second answer is basically no, but occasionally yes. Tom told a great story about getting in trouble in IT class for printing out something he shouldn't, but managed to get out of trouble by giving his teacher a signed photo! They also use the excuse of "Sorry, I left my books at the studio....." if they forget to do homework. That raised a smile or two!!
Devon (when he wasn't trying to annoy Tom) was charming and funny. He is also very friendly, and not at all big-headed about his fame. He and Warwick were very happy to pose for photos even when fans weren't paying for an autograph. We were seriously impressed with just how NICE and normal they all were.