Emma Watson has slipped into university life with utter ease and the star is enjoying her new found freedom while even making friends and dating boys who don't even know who she is.
The 20-year-old Harry Potter star, who has played the role of Hermione Granger in the hit films since 2001 and was recently named the highest paid actress in Hollywood of last year, is enjoying her freedom at Browns university in the US where she is currently studying ecology and literature.
The starlet-turned-conscientious-student, who cropped her hair off to represent her liberation, told Parade magazine: "Someone needs to know where you are every second of the day," the Harry Potter series star says of filming. Here, no one tells me what time I can have lunch, when I can go to the bathroom. "It's incredibly empowering and liberating. My friends think I'm crazy because I get so much joy out of really simple pleasures like staying up late talking or deciding to go for a walk."
And believe it or not, but the elfin actress has even found friends and dated guys who don't know who she is. She continued: "I'm used to people being intrusive and gossipy, but I can be anonymous. My best friend at Brown has never seen a Harry Potter movie or read the books. And one guy I dated didn't know anything about the films, much less that I was one of the stars, which I found hilarious."
And the only negative so far seems to be her addiction to American bagels. Emma added: "Bagels – they're the best thing ever! Americans just love variety; there's so much choice, it's overwhelming. But I love trying the blueberry and raisin and cinnamon bagels. Luckily, I exercise a lot."
The 20-year-old Harry Potter star, who has played the role of Hermione Granger in the hit films since 2001 and was recently named the highest paid actress in Hollywood of last year, is enjoying her freedom at Browns university in the US where she is currently studying ecology and literature.
The starlet-turned-conscientious-student, who cropped her hair off to represent her liberation, told Parade magazine: "Someone needs to know where you are every second of the day," the Harry Potter series star says of filming. Here, no one tells me what time I can have lunch, when I can go to the bathroom. "It's incredibly empowering and liberating. My friends think I'm crazy because I get so much joy out of really simple pleasures like staying up late talking or deciding to go for a walk."
And believe it or not, but the elfin actress has even found friends and dated guys who don't know who she is. She continued: "I'm used to people being intrusive and gossipy, but I can be anonymous. My best friend at Brown has never seen a Harry Potter movie or read the books. And one guy I dated didn't know anything about the films, much less that I was one of the stars, which I found hilarious."
And the only negative so far seems to be her addiction to American bagels. Emma added: "Bagels – they're the best thing ever! Americans just love variety; there's so much choice, it's overwhelming. But I love trying the blueberry and raisin and cinnamon bagels. Luckily, I exercise a lot."
