The good news: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe turns 18 on July 23. The bad news: You already knew that. But if you’re not entirely sure how guilty you should be feeling right now, then it’s time to take PopWatch’s very first inappropriate-crush quiz. Give yourself one point for every statement that accurately describes you — and feel the crimson sting of shame as your score creeps toward double digits. (Warning: If you’re not caught up on the books, and are freakishly spoiler-phobic, skip question No. 10.)
1. You’re scared of how high you’re about to score.
2. You are over 21.
3. You participated in a debate on who was hotter, Radcliffe or Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory), after seeing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
4. You think that leather-vest shot of Radcliffe in the August issue of Details was a good idea. (Bonus point if you are my 60-year-old mother.)
5. You have a "favorite photo" of Radcliffe from that time you Google image-searched him.
6. You have one of the Equus promotional pics hanging in your cubicle or made into a stick puppet. (Technically, I used a plastic knife as the back support.)
7. You actually flew to London to see Radcliffe onstage. (Half a point if you looked into airfare or demanded an extensive debriefing from a coworker who saw the show.)
8. You tuned into The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday night to watch Radcliffe, and you never watch Leno. (Subtract a point if you resisted the urge. There’s hope your crush is on Harry Potter and not Daniel Radcliffe! Wait, is that any better?)
9. You wish there would’ve been a trivia question about Radcliffe on this quiz, because you would have totally kicked ass.
10. You squirmed in your seat when Order of the Phoenix flashed back to the first Harry Potterfilm, and you were reminded that Radcliffe was recently 11. (Bonuspoint: After watching Harry’s kiss with Cho Chang, you’re lookingforward to his makeout sessions with Ginny Weasley anyway.)
How did you do? (I’m only a 6.5— Whew.)
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I only scored a 5, which is really surprising! But would’ve gone up to a 6 if it counts that I watched the Leno interview online because I’m too old to stay up late enough to watch the broadcast
I scored a 7, but after getting a point for each of the first three questions, I thought I was even bigger trouble. Whatever, he’s hot and now he’s legal, so who cares! Of course, unless everyone else knows something I don’t, he’s also straight
Not like he’d go on a date with me anyway, but, hey, a boy can dream can’t he?
haha i don’t just know about daniel these days.. when did he get so short! rupert on the other hand.. upgrade!
OMG, Mandi, you so ROCK! I’m so glad to find out that my friend and I (both 38) are not the only ones with an inappropriate crush on Mr. Potter/Radcliffe (we’re old enuff to be his mother, thank you very much). Our conversations about him ALWAYS have to be prefaced with, “If I were a teenager again….” Maybe we’re not total freaks after all???? BTW, I scored a 6. Wish I’d thought of checking into airfare!
Daniel, Rupert and those boys from High School Musical…always trying to deny it but it is good to know there are others out there! haha
I much prefer Rupert, I don’t know why. Maybe it’s the shaggy red hair?
What’s with that leather vest picture? Is he auditioning for the Freddy Mercury movie?
I scored a zero. I could’ve been -1 but I’m over 21. I guess I’m sad that it was impossible for me to get a perfect (negative) score, but I’m glad because I can (legally) drink that sadness away.
only 3/10….woo. but I’m 100% ready for the Ginny session, as I’d guess Bonnie Wright is.
I’m a 5.
The leather vest picture, though, quite possibly one of the most disturbing pictures I’ve ever seen in my life.
10.5. I need help.
I only got a 3. More leather vest, please.
Hmm…not sure if I’m a 5 or 6 since I am 21. I wish being 21 made my crush not as creepy, but that means that when I was sweet 16, he was still 13 and I’m pretty sure that’s when my crush started. But now that he’s 18, society will no longer frown on our love.
By the way Mandi, I feel that one of your questions should have been: “In the Goblet of Fire naked bathtub scene, you were one of the movie-goers making cat calls at the screen. Bonus point if you were at the midnight showing with your other over-21 friends.”
Cassie, you can’t feel bad about being 21. You’re only four years older than Dan. That’s NOTHING! And I love your idea about the bathtub scene in Goblet. I’m all about the catcalls, baby!
I got a 6 1/2.
– The only other time I watch ‘Leno’ is for Orlando Bloom, who is also younger than I am but not by as much, and who I would fly to London to see if he were performing naked.
5.5 (No way I can stay up so late to watch Leno-showing my age, I know).
My eyes are still burning from staring at the horsey pics.
I got a 3. Am I the only one who has a serious problem with the leather vest? The picture shocked me as much as it did Emma Watson. He looks like he should be dancing on a platform in a gay bar, not sexy in any way.
Oh my God Cassie!
I just snorted the smarties I was eating.
I was totally in an uproar of that too! Stupid Moaning Myrtle sees all the good stuff.
Actually now I’ve scored a 1 because I printed out the leather vest photo and made it into a saucy stick puppet.
I got a 3, but I have to say this is the best Popwatch entry ever. Ever!
You guys crack me up!
I’ve never seen any of the Harry Potter movies, but I stared at those Equus pictures!
Where’s the quiz for Emma Watson? lol
that leather vest pic was gross… how old is he that he already needs to wax his chest??? i, for one, think that stanislav ianevski who played victor krum in goblet of fire is much much hotter than harry or cedric…
I’m a slightly creepy 6. Yes, I’m thirty but I look more like 25. Does that make it better?
I’m in big time negative numbers. I haven’t read the books and have only seen one movie on a plane. I don’t find Daniel at all sexy. I am impressed how he embraces his career making role and tries to distance himself from the image at the same time.
Here’s hoping he has a full career and doesn’t show up on the Surreal Life in ten years.
That leather vest photo is WAY HOT!! Go Hairy Potter!!
(I scored a 2 – BTW)
I scored a 8-though it would have been higher is the debate over who was better looking Daniel Radcliffe and Sean Biggerstaff (Oliver Wood in the first two).
Glad to know I am not the only one with a problem.
At least Cho Chang (Katie Leung) is legal!
furry_tom: You MUST post a pic of your saucy stick puppet somewhere I can access! And Mandi, what’s up with this horrendous photo of Daniel with your article??? Cheesy underdeveloped facial hair BAD & NOT drool-worthy (like the vest shot-EWWWWW!)
I don’t really have a crush on Daniel Radcliffe, but I will say that my jaw dropped open when I saw that picture of him. When did he start looking like that??
Oh God! I scored a 6! I’m so burning in hell for this. Thanks a lot Mandi!!
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