Belle eventually comes to realise that there is “something sweet and almost kind” about her new housemate (castlemate?), and, as an outsider herself, the young inventor comes to form a strong bond with Beast.

A friendship soon flourishes – thrives, even – with Belle spending more and more time with the former Prince Adam. From reading out loud to one another, to enjoying meals together (no small feat, considering she initially refused to join him for dinner), their behaviour soon gets their enchanted furniture friends excited.

And it’s not long before Belle herself notes that there is “something there that wasn’t there before” to their relationship.

We’ll let Watson explain it to you herself, through the medium of song:

Beauty and the Beast fans, this new clip marks a very important ‘first time’ for Belle