Thanks to my friend Renee we have more images of Emma from the recent Harry Potter issue of Entertainment Weekly.

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LOS ANGELES — “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2,” broke single-day box office records with a whopping $92.1 million in opening day sales, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations.

The eighth film in the Harry Potter series eclipsed 2009′s “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” which previously held the one-day ticket sales record at $72.7 million, added Exhibitor Relations.

“Deathly Hallows — Part 2,” the action-packed finale to one of the most successful movie franchises of all time, opened in North America cinemas Friday with a special midnight screening.

The film sees boy wizard Potter take on the evil Lord Voldemort in a climactic showdown, the second of two movies based on the final Potter book by British author J. K. Rowling.

Industry experts predict that Potter, and his wizarding friends, will set a new all-time opening weekend record, and beat current record holder superhero Batman into second place.

“The Dark Knight,” the last of Batman’s film adventures, hauled in $158 million on its opening weekend in 2008.

Source: AFP

Emma Watson opted to go to university in America because she felt “claustrophobic”.

The ‘Harry Potter’ actress had been expected to enroll in prestigious Cambridge University but felt it was important to leave the UK so she could be “normal” for a while.

She explained: “I suddenly felt very claustrophobic. I thought, ‘I can’t stay here, I won’t be able to concentrate, I won’t be left alone.’

“I don’t want to put a negative light on it, as if I was escaping or anything like that. I think I wanted to meet people my own age and just be normal for a bit.”

While she enrolled in a liberal arts degree at Brown University, Emma put her studies on hold after two years so she could focus on promoting the final movies in the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise – ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2′ – and is expected to resume her education in Oxford in September.

Speaking about her decision to put her studies on hold, she said: “I was commuting back and forth between the US and the UK trying to fulfil my commitment to this enormous ‘Harry Potter’ franchise and it just wasn’t feasible. I’m only human.

“I wasn’t getting the best out of either my studies or the filming, so I decided to give a proper goodbye to 10 years of work and resume my studies later.”

Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Emma was spotted leaving her hotel in NYC yesterday, July 15th to go see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2!

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Okay so last night I went to an early screening of the last of the Harry Potter films … first off I am not going to give anything away so do not worry about me sharing spoilers. I will just say that this movie was amazing and was a perfect ending to this wonderful series. Emma did an amazing job as always as did the rest of the cast. Was nice to see some of the other Hogwarts students that were mostly missing from the last film. The film had me on the edge of my seat the entire time and often found my arm pumping as I was thinking in my head “Yes!”

Would love to hear what the rest of you thought of the film …. leave your comments below … Did you enjoy the ending? Was there something you wish they had included? What scene was your favorite? Or anything else you want to share!

I’ve made captures of Emma’s TV Appearances at the Deathly Hallows 2 Promotion Tour.

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TV Appearances & Interviews > 2011 > The Today Show – 07/11 – Screencaptures
TV Appearances & Interviews > 2011 > The Late Show with David Letterman – 07/11 – Screencaptures
TV Appearances & Interviews > 2011 > Live with Regis and Kelly – 07/12 – Screencaptures

Emma was spotted shopping in Soho yesterday. Photos in the gallery!

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Out and About > 2011 > Emma shopping at the Chanel Store in Soho – 07/13