Harry Potter star Tom Felton has pleased fans by reconnecting with co-star Josh Herdman, who portrayed Draco Malfoy’s sidekick Gregory Goyle.
The two met in Düsseldorf, Germany, where Tom, 36, was performing his music as part of a fan conference.
Josh, also 36, has changed a lot since his Wizarding World days, having pursued an MMA career while continuing to act.
Tom uploaded a snapshot of them together on Instagram on Monday, with Josh larking around and striking a pose for the camera.
Sharing a sweet tribute to his long-time pal and former colleague, the Rise of the Planet of the Apes star wrote: ‘To my right-hand man. Literally through every film, always had my back.’
‘Such a pleasure to be reunited this weekend with this legend,’ he added. ‘Send some love to my man @josh_herdman_official ❤️🐍’
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Josh then sent love right back, commenting: ‘The pleasure was all mine. You’re too kind, thank you, boss! @t22felton’
Harry Potter fans were overjoyed to see them together again, 12 years after the release of the franchise’s final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011.
In commemoration of the event, several people submitted GIFs of themselves throughout the various flicks in the comments section.
‘So great seeing ya’ll together 😍❤️,’ responded one fan, while another replied: ‘Mischief certainly Managed!’
‘Soooo good seeing the 2 best Slytherins this weekend,’ added someone else.
Josh also shared a photo of their onstage reunion at German Film & Comic Con, in which he gave his pal a bear hug.
‘What a great first day at @germanfilmcomiccon and what a reunion with the boss @t22felton – long overdue!’ he enthused.
Son of rugby league player Martin Herdman, Josh has maintained a relatively low-key life away from the spotlight since wrapping the Harry Potter films.
He has two boys with his wife Jessica, whom he married in August, and in the years after has dabbled in cage fighting and martial arts, including Japanese Jiu-Jitsu.
He made his professional MMA debut in 2016.
Discussing why he had made the surprising job switch at the time, he told the PA news agency that he needed something to concentrate on after admitting he was ‘a party animal’.
‘I was, like many young people are. I don’t know, it was the people I was hanging around with and you have money,’ he explained.
‘It was just what I was doing and I had enough of it, so I gave it up and started to focus on my fitness, I quit smoking and I haven’t looked back.’
He has also acted in films such as Robin Hood, alongside Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx, as well as TV programmes such as Marcella, Alex Rider, and Star Wars spin-off Andor.
Tom, who made his West End debut earlier this year, is also close to actor Jason Isaacs, who portrayed his onscreen father Lucius Malfoy, and Hermione actress Emma Watson in particular.
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He also expressed his support for Harry Potter stunt actor David Holmes, who recently had his Sky documentary, David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, broadcast.
David became disabled in 2009 after breaking his neck while practising a stunt on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.
‘He didn’t just stunt double POTTAH either @davidholmes83,’ Tom wrote on Instagram in November, alongside a throwback photo of him and David together, both dressed in Draco’s Slytherin Quidditch uniform.
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived is available to watch on NOW.
