--- title: J.K. Rowling Responds to Neville Longbottom's Abs description: Lesson learned: Tell the woman who created the fictional character you played that you're appearing in your underwear. canonical: https://time.com/3892426/j-k-rowling-matthew-lewis/ author: Esther Zuckerman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-21T16:29:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:35.599Z og:title: J.K. Rowling Also Has Feelings About Neville Longbottom's Abs og:description: Lesson learned: Tell the woman who created the fictional character you played that you're appearing in your underwear. og:url: https://time.com/3892426/j-k-rowling-matthew-lewis/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: J.K. 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May 21, 2015 4:29 PM UTC by [Esther Zuckerman](https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. May 21, 2015 4:29 PM UTC Matthew Lewis—a.k.a. _Harry Potter_‘s hot Neville Longbottom—is completely milking his sex symbol status in a new shoot [for _Attitude_ magazine](http://attitude.co.uk/harry-potters-matthew-lewis-is-attitudes-new-cover-guy/). He’s also giving _Harry Potter_ author J.K. Rowling fodder that makes us blush in solidarity. Rowling responded to Lewis’ revealing, ab-centric photos with a tweet that reminded people how she’s seen quite a bit of the _Potter_ kids as their careers moved beyond her world of wizards. And, come on, Matthew, you couldn’t give her a heads up? > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/601355861248860160) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/601357841019047936) To make matters worse, Jason Isaacs, the man who played Lucius Malfoy, went for the groan-worthy joke. We get it, Lewis played a character who has the word “bottom” in his name. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/601361651712008194) ### Harry Potter Illustrated Edition Illustrations  Harry Potter Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hermione Granger Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Ron Weasley Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Draco Malfoy Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Rubeus Hagrid Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hogwarts Grand Hall Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Dragon Alley Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hagrid Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Harry Potter Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  An owl Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  The Golden Snitch Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. ## Transcript If you thought the rumors of Emma Watson and Prince Harry secretly dating were too good to be true, well it sounds like you might right. The story was first reported by Australia's Woman's Day magazine which said Harry had mutual friends connecting with Watson. The Prince then reportedly sent Emma a short email saying he would like to get to know her and invited her out. The magazine also said the two went on a large group date with a dozen other friends and that the prince is now smitten. The pair are both coming off relatively recent break ups. The prince split from girlfriend Cressida Bonas back in April while Watson broke it off with Oxford University rugby player Matthew Janney late last year. But the 24 year old Harry Potter star appears to have squashed the rumors. Tweeting Sunday morning, remember that little talk we had about not believing everything written in the media? Neither Watson's reps nor palace officials have commented on the rumored romance. However, a source told People Magazine, it was nonsense. 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