Tom Felton Reveals Cameron Diaz’s Connection to Harry Potter

This behind-the-scenes secret is worth several Galleons.

Tom Felton, who starred as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise, pulled back the curtain on how the early films’ flying scenes came to be. And, yes, there’s just something about Cameron Diaz involved.

Turns out Daniel Radcliffe—a.k.a. Harry Potter himself—used a photo of Cameron during shooting of those broomstick scenes to guide his eyes since the mythical creatures and objects were edited in later.

“We chose pictures of something or somebody close to our hearts,” Tom wrote in his new book, Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard. “Daniel had a picture of a particularly beautiful Cameron Diaz.”

As for Tom, he was more into freshwater fish than Charlie’s Angels. “I chose a picture of an even more beautiful carp,” he recalled. “I mean, there was no competition.”

As for making it seem like the cast was mid-flight, well, the crew had some help. Tom noted, “They blew fans in your face to make it look as if you had the wind in your hair.”