Emma Watson Wants To Disappear While In College

Emma Watson wants to disappear. The "Harry Potter" actress is hoping to lead a quiet life and blend into the background when she begins her studies at Columbia University in September.

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She said: "I'm so excited. Living in London, it's hard to be anonymous. But hopefully, on some campus somewhere, I'll fade into the background a bit."

The 19-year-old starlet - who currently shares an apartment with a friend in Hampstead, London - originally considered studying at Britain's elite Cambridge University after gaining straight A grades in her A-level exams.

However, Emma gave up on the idea because her social life would be hindered by living in the "small" city.

She explained to Britain's Elle magazine: "I'm very aware that with Cambridge, people would find that interesting. Cambridge is so high-profile in itself and then, on top of that, people don't really go out in Cambridge because it's so small, so I'll be going out in London and then that's just the same thing."

"I definitely am attracted to the States for that reason."

Meanwhile, Emma has admitted she feels like her life will be "over" when filming of the final wizard movie 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Harrows' is completed.

She said: "It's going to sound dramatic, but I feel like it's going to be my life over as I know it. My whole life has been about Harry Potter and then all of that will shut down and I don't know what it will be like."

"I go to university in September - I'll be doing bits and bobs at Christmas, but September feels like my cut-off point, the moment when I'll really stop."

Emma has also revealed she was shocked to discover she had accumulated a Ł10 million [$16 million] fortune when she turned 18.

She explained: "My dad never told me how much money I was earning. The truth is I would just like to pretend that it doesn't exist."