Dear Emma Watson,
I was 7 years old when I first watched you play the role frizzy-haired, textbook-quoting Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. And like every other kid in my generation, I became a fan and follower of the Harry Potter series and saw you evolve—from the little girl playing the role of "the brightest witch of her age" into the young lady that you are now, in my opinion, the perfect role model to every teenage girl.
You've been starring in films for more than a decade now, and I truly think that you're an undeniably great actress. You and Hermione are often thought of as one entity and I admire how you've stepped out of Hermione's shoes and made an effort to show your versatility as an actress by playing Pauline Fossil from Ballet Shoes and Princess Pea in The Tale of Desperaux even when the you were still filming Harry Potter.
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Published on September 17, 2012 03:00