Emma Watson Matthew Lewis: Why Social Media Went Outrageously Crazy Over These ‘Harry Potter’ Stars

Emma Watson and Matthew Lewis certainly knew how to stir social media frenzy. It started when Watson shared an image of Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in the "Harry Potter" series (one of the most loved Hogwarts characters), on Twitter.

Thanks to Emma Watson, Matthew Lewis is now a hot commodity on the online realm. According to The Daily Mail, Watson posted a picture of Lewis as a rugged soldier in his BBC3 series, "Bluestone 42." Because the photo showed the actor's very hot transformation, it sent social media into overdrive.

Can't get over Matthew Lewis' super-hot makeover? Well, you're definitely not alone since it appears the world also suffers a hangover over this rugged Brit hunk in a soldier costume. And that was after Emma Watson urged her 16.9 Twitter followers to check out the army-based comedy out, E! News revealed.

"He looks very serious here but is hilarious in #Bluestone42. Watch @Mattdavelewis on @BBCthree Monday@10pm. So Good!!" 24-year-old Watson tweeted. Then 25-year-old Lewis returned the compliment as he wrote, "Always said you're my favorite!"

"Bluestone 42" is a comedy series that follows a group of soldiers serving in a bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. As The Inquisitr cited, it is now on its third series, Matthew Lewis has joined the cast as Corporal Gordon House (a.k.a Tower Block), a butcher's son from Armley who is very proud of his Yorkshire heritage.

Matthew Lewis' picture, which was tweeted by Emma Watson, looks nothing like "Harry Potter" character Neville Longbottom anymore. The said image that had the Internet into a complete frenzy, was retweeted by 7,000 fans, Star Pulse revealed.

Over the years, Emma Watson, Matthew Lewis, along with other "Harry Potter" alums have been quite in the news. However, the content of the headlines has eventually changed. Now, many fans are more curious and eagerly interested about the actors' love lives. And since Watson tweeted Lewis' photo, romance rumors are quite expected to explode.

Indeed, Emma Watson placed Matthew Lewis in a higher platform with just one simple tweet. Do you want to know how Twitter reacted? Check out BuzzFeed's article as the site compiled Twitterverse's reactions.

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