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The new prima ballerina: What Emma Watson did next
Last updated at 12:18pm on 21.12.07She may be a few years off hanging up her broomstick, but life outside Hogwarts is already shaping up nicely for Emma Watson.
The Harry Potter star, who was catapulted to fame when she took the role of Hermione at just 9, is starring in a new BBC production, Ballet Shoes.
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New role: Emma Watson stars in the BBC production Ballet Shoes
Leading lady: Emma plays the part of orphaned Pauline Fossil
In the feature-length film, set in 1930s London, Emma plays the part of orphaned Pauline Fossil, who is adopted by an eccentric explorer, played by Richard Griffiths.
While the young actress says she couldn't pass up the "amazing project," she has revealed she occasionally craves a normal teenage life away from the spotlight.
She told the Daily Telegraph: "I'm not the girl they get the number 19 bus into town with to grab a coffee."
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Teen spirit: the 17-year-old has revealed she occasionally craves a normal life away from the spotlight
Challenge: the young actress says she couldn't resist this 'amazing project'
Emma has already amassed a £10million fortune, but she is applying to Cambridge University as a backstop "in case acting doesn't work out."
Still, the 17-year-old is grateful for her early success: "I just tell myself I won the lottery."
Back to school: the Harry Potter star hasn't escaped a school uniform
Magic touch: Emma first cast a spell over audiences with her role as Harry Potter's Hermione
