"Neville Longbottom and the Triumphant Puberty" was a journey in itself during Harry Potter's time at Hogwarts, and we have actor Matthew Lewis to thank for that. Over eight films, we watched him blossom out of every sort of awkward stage into the most beautiful of butterflies and, in honor of his birthday today, we want to relive some of that magic. Here are 10 reasons Matthew Lewis is our MVP of the Potterverse!

10. He was cute even before he was, you know, ~cute~.

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9. Then, of course, Goblet of Fire was just generally a rough time for everyone (and their hair), so we can't really single him out.

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8. But then we got to the Deathly Hallows Part 2, and cardigans have never looked better.

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7. And yes, we've all already had the revelation that Matthew Lewis is a damn fine fox of a man, that's old news.

6. But do you know when's a good time to remember?

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5. Literally always, because damn.

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4. And especially on his birthday!

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3. Because as of today, we've had 27 years of Matthew Lewis goodness. 

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2. In all of its magical forms...

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1. And that is something to be thankful for. 

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Happy birthday, beautiful!