It's Neville Longbottom like you, or J.K. Rowling, have never seen him before.
Matthew Lewis, the actor who played Longbottom in the Harry Potter franchise, has undergone quite a transformation since the films came to an end, and attained quite a following because of it.
Lewis stripped off for the cover and spread in Attitude's 'Swimwear and Underwear Special', with the shots making their way onto the web today and unwillingly making their to Rowling's eyes. It's not so much that she was displeased as she was unprepared to see one of cinematic-own like this.
You can order our @Mattdavelewis issue to be mailed anywhere in the world from https://t.co/WadCLANt3E @Newsstand_UK pic.twitter.com/yRxl7XUwI3
— Attitude (@AttitudeMag) May 21, 2015
Ok, seeing the @Mattdavelewis pics from @AttitudeMag are better than my morning coffee. #Longbottom #HarryPotter pic.twitter.com/qxErsN36L4
— Brian Gray (aka ürb) (@urbanbohemian) May 21, 2015
Hence this tweet to Lewis.
.@Mattdavelewis Not as bad as watching Dan in Equus, but close. Warn me next time, for God's sake. https://t.co/r8EUd1GKqT
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2015
Which then led to this exchange, which will warm the hearts of any Potter fans.
Well, this is awkward. Sorry, Jo… 😔 https://t.co/ASSy3vo4d3
— Matthew Lewis (@Mattdavelewis) May 21, 2015
.@Mattdavelewis I will always support you whatever you want to do, Matthew. Now go put some clothes on.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2015
Rowling is like the Irish mammy the Harry Potter kids never knew they had.