Emma Watson has updated her Official Site with a new note.

There are a few new faces around set, such as Jessie, who plays the character Lavender, who is really cool, although our characters really don’t get on in the film! We have actually just finished filming a scene with Lavender and Ron kissing, where Hermione gets really jealous which was quite fun!
Only a few days to go now until Christmas, I’m so looking forward to seeing all the family and having some quiet time! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and I will update you with all the news in the New Year!

Thanks Laura and JessieCave.com!

There are a couple of Ballet Shoes reviews online now! You can read them HERE, HERE and HERE.

Emma Watson, in her first role outside of the Harry Potter series, is surprisingly good. All those prim elocutionary speeches as Hermione are gone, in favour of a natural, likeable portrayal of Pauline, the eldest, who veers between anxiety about her burgeoning acting career, slight smugness and the genuine wish, as they all have, to hold the strange family together.

Thanks SnitchSeeker!

Yahoo has released lists of the 10 most popular movies, celebrities and more. Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Order of the Phoenix are included.

10 MOST POPULAR STARS OF 2007

3. Emma Watson
Emma Watson had her fans on the edge of their seats when it looked like she might not return for the last two Harry Potter films, but thankfully, she decided to stick with the series until graduation.

10. Daniel Radcliffe
A teenage Harry Potter got angry in this summer’s The Order of the Phoenix, but it was news of his nude stage appearance in “Equus” that got Daniel Radcliffe the most attention this year.

TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2007

5. Harry Potter and the  Order of the Phoenix
Total Gross: $292,004,738
Harry Potter’s fifth year at Hogwarts made the series one of the most-sucessful movie franchises of all time — second only to Star Wars.

The Telegraph has a new article on Ballet Shoes online now. I have quoted the parts where Emma speaks, click the link above to read the full article.

Emma Watson – famous as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films – is to star in BBC1’s new adaptation as Pauline, the eldest Fossil. She says she only took the role because Ballet Shoes is also a favourite of JK Rowling’s. “Jo said, ‘You have to take the part, just for my sake’,” says Watson.

Later, Watson talks about how resonant this moment was for her. “So much of what Pauline is experiencing is similar to what I went through when I auditioned for Harry Potter,” says Watson. “She becomes famous sort of overnight and I could relate to that. But I also relate to the experience that she goes through earlier. I got into acting because I loved reciting poetry. At my school you had to learn a poem a week and recite it.”

“I can relate to Pauline’s ambition,” says Watson. “She’d sell her soul to be an actress. And I did always want to be an actress and I think I do still; but there’s nothing reassuring about acting. School has become increasingly important to me. I find it quite grounding. That’s one of the reasons I’d like to go to university and study English literature.”

If you remember, a while ago I posted about the Biography Channel having a special on the trio.  Thanks to HPANA we have the clips!

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5
• Part 6

Sorry I didn’t post this sooner, I was babysitting.

Emma’s Official Site was updated again with new pictures from Ballet Shoes and also a clip.

Go HERE to see the pictures and HERE for the video!

Enjoy!!