We heard that you had to leave the Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and Hermione (Emma Watson) kissing scenes because you were laughing so much, is that true?
Actually, I was sent out. They were wearing this silver body paint. It was all really surreal [laughs].

[SPOILER]Well, Daniel was sent away when you kissed Emma.
Yeah, he was.

Was this film more physically demanding than the rest of them? How did you deal with a shoot that was 260-plus days?
This one was rather physical, I think. They’re out in the real world, and no longer at Hogwarts, so they are in this really dangerous environment. Wherever we go, we are risking our lives. There was a lot of running [laughs], which is really something I’m not used to. We have run in the other movies, but in this one, we changed the way you do the runs as well, there’s much more of an aggressive tone to it.

We talked to Daniel about the difference in making the first film that was essentially, “do this, do that” and now, working with David (Yates) more, could you talk a little bit about how you continue to tackle Ron and make him fresh or bring something new to the table.
David’s great, he really gives you a freedom. You feel that you can kind of go at it on your own. You can do a lot, really. It’s nice to have it. Over the years, over the last 10 years now, I’ve kind of become this person (Ron). It’s really quite easy to fit back into him.

Tom (Felton) was saying he discovered Draco’s softness through [author] JK Rowling as far as where his character was going. How much did you know about Ron?
I’m not sure, really. She didn’t give me any clues. I just kind of read it for myself. That was one of the things I feared most about making it as we went along, there were a lot of characters dying.

[SPOILER] At what point did you find out that Ron and Hermione were going to get together? And, what was your conversation with Emma like when you two found out.
There’s always been this subtle thing between them. In this one, you can see the jealousy in Ron’s part. We definitely get the sense that there is something going on there. In the second part, you get to see that develop more. It’s kind of strange, particularly the kiss scene. It didn’t feel natural, really. Actually, also I was quite surprised how much we saw into the epilogue. We get married and have kids, I was advised of that.

Are there specific things from each director in the series that you took away and made Ron more complicated or aided in your process -- words of wisdom that they have bestowed on you over the years?
Yeah, I’ve been really lucky to have worked with some amazing directors. I think you do learn something from each of them. They are all so different. They all have their own style and bring their own thing to the films. David, I suppose, because he’s been the most consistent, I feel actually quite close to him. He’s just so easy to approach.

What’s his process like, what does he come with?
He just has a lot of faith in us. He lets us have free reign with our characters. He knows these books so well, just as well as we do. He’s great.

[SPOILER] Talk about filming the epilogue because that had to be really heartbreaking for you all. It also had to be really strange to film.
It was a surreal scene. Meeting our kids for the first time as well [laughs], they actually did resemble us. It scared me a little bit. Just looking old is not something I’m looking forward to – Ron ages very badly [laughs]. It’s quite frightening.

[SPOILER] The locket scene was really scary, how easy or difficult for you was it working with the green screen to provoke such strong emotion?
It’s a big moment for Ron. It’s the rare moment for Ron to stand up like he did and be a bit of a hero by destroying the Horcrux. There’s a lot going on there with the Horcruxes projecting all Ron’s insecurities about his family and his thing with Hermione, it was really cool scene to do. It was kind of hard to react to nothing. I couldn’t see anything. It was nice to do that with Ron.

[SPOILER] What were you able to see, or hear?
They did play the voices of Daniel and Emma, which really helped. I knew they’d be kissing and stuff. It was weird.

[SPOILER] Did you know they’d be naked, also.
[Laughs] I did not know that.

[SPOILER] I know we see Hogwarts burning, but was there anything else for you that was heart wrenching from the closing of the Harry Potter saga?
In part two, it’s quite shocking. It’s like a war film. There are bodies everywhere, people dying. All these really familiar sets that I’ve grown up, like the Gryffindor common room, is just piles of rubble. It’s quite meaningful as well, it’s the last film. It’s the end. It made it feel even more final. It’s quite sad.