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The actress who played Luna Lovegood has split with her boyfriend and we'll never be the same.

It’s been a week of fabulous highs, and terrible lows for Harry Potter fans across the world: a new, magical movie hit our screens, and one of our favourite couples to come out of the famous franchise announced they have parted way.

Yes, we’re talking about Evanna Lynch and Robbie Jarvis (aka Luna Lovegood and James Potter).

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The pair – who never actually appeared on screen together, but met filming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – revealed to Us Weekly they were no longer dating, after confirming their relationship last year.

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“We’re still friends,” Evanna told the publication.

In fact, the 25-year-old actress revealed they still attend a lot of events together, specifically “vegan events”.

#tbt #IFTA #snoozinandtreats #bestfuz

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Just three weeks ago, Robbie shared a lengthy post on Instagram detailing how Evanna had changed his mind about his meat-eating ways.

“She pushed me, of course, because she knew I could take it. And I’ll forever be grateful that she did,” he wrote on Instagram.

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3 years ago today I was in New Zealand with @msevylynch pretending to be Hobbits on the farm where they shot ‘The Shire’ scenes in LOTR. The tour was great but it was just as much fun meeting the every-day inhabitants of ‘Middle Earth’… Thousands of fluffy, bouncy sheep. Evy had sworn off meat basically as soon as someone can consciously choose to and has a special affinity for animals, so visiting places like that with her is always fun and we had a great morning. So when we got to the farm cafe for lunch and she asked me “What do you want?” I didn’t detect even the hint of a trap. “A lamb burger” I replied emphatically… Her face fell. Cognitive dissonance is a funny thing. I was simultaneously able to appreciate the sweet, gentle creatures out in the field and completely ignore that I would be chewing and digesting one of them for my midday snack. Fortunately I was with someone who recognized my empathy better than I did at the time. Over the next week, whenever she raised the subject I’d fight, defensively, to justify my ‘position’. “Yes, I eat meat. Yes, I like animals. Yes, I care about my health, our planet and it’s inhabitants. No, I don’t see a problem with that…”. But something was changing. Things ultimately came to a head in Auckland airport when she finally tried to pry my head from the sand. She read – from a book called ‘Eating Animals’ – a series of harrowing and honest descriptions of how those cute, docile animals were turned into burgers, nuggets and steaks. Now I should add, that this kind of inquisition and accusation is entirely out of character for Eve. In 4 years of knowing her I’ve never once seen her apply those kind of tactics to anyone else. She pushed me, of course, because she knew I could take it. And I’ll forever be grateful that she did because, as unpleasant as that conversation had been, by the time I landed in London my mind was whirring with the beginnings of an enormous realisation. That holiday was the last time I ate meat and I pity the boy in this photo who had more in common with those sheep than he realised. I’m happy to say that I’m now much closer to knowing the true cost of my food. #tbt #vegan #plantbased

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“That holiday was the last time I ate meat and I pity the boy in this photo who had more in common with those sheep than he realised. I’m happy to say that I’m now much closer to knowing the true cost of my food.”

Eve and Robbie have had their fair share of adventures together over the years – and have always been happy to share them with their fans.

Here’s hoping that they remain friends for a while yet, if only so we can live vicariously through their Instagram updates.