Harry Potter fans rejoice as Neville Longbottom actor Matthew Lewis goes public on Instagram

 
Going public: Matthew Lewis on Instagram (Picture: realmattdavelewis)
Emma Powell13 March 2015
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Matthew Lewis sent social media abuzz when he set his Instagram account to public.

Lewis, who found fame as awkward toad loving wizard Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, delighted his 128k followers when he made the change 10 months after opening the account.

Golf buddy: Tom Felton and Mathew Lewis (Picture: realmattdavelewis)

Going public meant fans were able to scroll through pictures of the 25-year-old actor who has become quite the heartthrob.

Other photos show the actor on a golf buggy with fellow Harry Potter star Tom Felton who played Draco Malfoy, holding a snake and posing in a vest.

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Lewis has also uploaded several photos of himself on the set of BBC3 show Bluestone 42.

Actress Emma Waton voiced her appreciation for Lewis when she posted a picture of him in army gear alongisde the caption: "He looks very serious here but is hilarious in #Bluestone42. Watch @Mattdavelewis on @BBCthree Monday@10pm. So Good!!"

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">He looks very serious here but is hilarious in <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bluestone42?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-84206-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bluestone42?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Bluestone42</a>. Watch <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Mattdavelewis" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-84206-https://twitter.com/Mattdavelewis" data-vars-event-id="c23">@Mattdavelewis</a> on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/bbcthree" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-84206-https://twitter.com/bbcthree" data-vars-event-id="c23">@BBCthree</a> Monday@10pm. So Good!! <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&amp;id=222025&amp;p=http://t.co/u6y1mkCyxm" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-84206-http://t.co/u6y1mkCyxm" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/u6y1mkCyxm</a>— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/EmWatson/status/573918207435784197" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-84206-https://twitter.com/EmWatson/status/573918207435784197" data-vars-event-id="c23">March 6, 2015</a>

Her post spurned fans to tweet their delight at Lewis' new look with one user posting: "A world away from Neville Longbottom and his toad."

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