Rupert Grintis grieving the loss ofDame Maggie Smithbut remembering her fondly.
“Heartbroken to hear about Maggie,” Grint wrote.
“She was so special, always hilarious and always kind.
Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’.Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection
I feel incredibly lucky to have shared a set with her and particularly lucky to have shared a dance.
I’ll miss you, Maggie.
Sending all my love to her family.
Rupert Grint in 2023; Maggie Smith in 2023.Dave J Hogan/Getty; Karwai Tang/WireImage
(It’s a tough job, but someone had to prepare those nerds for the Yule Ball.)
The actor isn’t the only Weasley memorializing the late actress.
“A tailor friend of mine dressed me in an outfit that included a very chic stripped blazer.
Maggie spotted me, a gleam in her eye: ‘Have you just come from Henley?’
I never had the courage to wear it again.”
“My favorite scene with Maggie was when we were all learning to dance for the Yule Ball.
She embodied that perfect balance of sass and loving care that McGonagall has.
She kept Gryffindors on their toes.
My deepest condolences to Maggies family at this time.”
“Very sad to hear the news today,” he wrote.
“It was an honor to have been on the same sets as Dame Maggie Smith.
My thoughts are with her family at this sad time.”
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Chris Rankin, who portrayed the character Percy in five movies, also memorialized Smith on social media.
“I am truly lucky to have shared a film set with her.
They dont make them like that anymore.”
“Deeply saddened to wake up to the news of Maggie’s passing,” he said.
“There quite simply was no one like her.
Thank you for looking after us from literally day one.
Thank you for showing us the way.
Raise your wands.”
