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Abbie Meehan

Harry Potter star's 'under the radar' celebrity romance that led to heartbreak

Harry Potter has been a massive part of the film industry for over 20 years, and shows no signs of losing popularity - as spin-off after spin-off is released.

The eight part film giant was the starting pedal for many young actors' and actresses' careers - including our very own Katie Leung, who played first love interest for Harry, Cho Chang.

As many can imagine, being a part of that franchise can bloom friendships and even long-term relationships.

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But what if we told you that the unique Luna Lovegood actually ended up in a relationship with the younger version of Harry Potter's dad, James?

You'd laugh in our faces, most likely. But it is true - the actress who played Luna, Evanna Lynch, was actually all loved up with young James Potter (Robbie Jarvis).

The best part of this relationship is, barely anyone knew about it - we told you they had the magical touch, possibly an Invisibility Cloak too!

However, Evanna Lynch and Robbie Jarvis are not the most famous actors to come out of the show.

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Hailing from a small town in Ireland, Evanna played the kind-hearted but eccentric Ravenclaw Luna Lovegood in four of the films, making her first appearance in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - and later becoming very much part of the main supporting cast.

Evanna Lynch played the eccentric Ravenclaw Luna Lovegood in four of the Harry Potter films. (Jaap Buitendijk)

She is spotted at the end of the Battle of Hogwarts getting cosy with Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis) - but it wasn't the clumsy teenager she had her eyes on.

Robbie Jarvis, who hails from Somerset, played the younger version of Harry's dad James, also appearing in Order of the Phoenix.

The pair began dating in 2007, the same time that the fifth Harry Potter film came out, but didn't make their relationship public until 2015, Oh!MyMag reports.

The pair split nearly six years ago at the end of 2016, after being in a relationship for nine years.

Robbie as a young James in the film. (Twitter)

But on both of their Instagram accounts, they are still seen together in pictures from time to time - suggesting that they are still friends.

Back in 2020, Robbie posted a birthday snap of Evanna sitting on a boat in a river, writing: "Happiest of birthdays to someone who is always delighted to see ducklings!"

She replied: "Thanks Bro!!! Haha no really thank you!"

So it looks like things are definitely still friendly between the pair.

Are there any other surprising Harry Potter relationships you know about? Let us know in the comments below!

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