Posted on 04/24/2011 12:45:01 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Emma Watson feels Hermione Granger's pain: It's hard being smart.
The Brit beauty might not have magic powers, but a source close to Brown University (where Watson was enrolled from fall 2009 until this past winter) tells us the star's brainy ways may have led to her classmates' heckling – and perhaps a reason why she left the Providence, R.I., institution.
The insider says Watson didn't shy away from class participation and often would "answer something in class and get it right," calling the 21-year-old actress "really smart." Unfortunately, this brought out the sophisticated wit and cinematic expertise of her Ivy League peers.
According to the source, her classmates "would respond [to her answer] with a quote from 'Harry Potter.'" The most popular choice was "Three points for Gryffindor!" – a reference to the movie's dormitory system, and a congratulatory phrase in the films when a student got a correct answer.
This wasn't the only difficulty for the actress, who said on her personal blog before entering school that she just "want[ed] to be normal." While attending a Brown-vs.-Harvard football game in Cambridge, the pixie-haired star described being "stalked" by Harvard students in her school's section.
We're told it wasn't difficult to track the Brit down. At the Sept. 09 game, Watson "sat with two security guards in orange vests" and was "escorted in and out of the stadium." The Harvard student says those nearby "shouted 'Harry Potter' phrases at her." Still, she stayed for the whole game.
Maybe normalcy never had a chance: Another insider says Watson's freshman roommate was forced to sign strict confidentiality agreements before moving in with the star.
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What is she studying “Primative Culture”?
If she had declared herself a lesbian, the school would have taken action under the “no bullying” concept. Sadly, she is a heterosexual, so they saw no reason to help her out. Only protected species get protection, of course.
Too bad, although there may be more to this story we’re not being told.
This is a big reason why girls tend to shy away from math and science. When they ask too many questions, they’re made to feel dumb. Their instinct for socialization kicks in, and they decide to channel their energies elsewhere.
That’s exactly what Emma would find at any of our Ivy League schools these days. Where to go to get an actual education today??? Doesn’t seem to be in ye olde hallowed halls...
The students at Brown are the children of priviledge.You can expect the overwhelming majority of them to be utter assholes.
It's the little yellow bus of Ivy Leagues. That stinks of patchouli and failed ideologies.
Send her to my house! I’ll educate her myself! I’ve got some books too!
Yep, many recent presidents, both Republican and Democrat, have gone to Ivy League colleges.
Perhaps Reagan connected so well with middle America because he was a graduate of tiny Eureka College, a place that most people have never heard of.
And is it true that every single Supreme Court justice, whether liberal or conservative, is a graduate of either Harvard or Yale law schools?
We are governed by a select elite group, whether we realize it or not.
Yes, if I remember correctly, Brown is one of the few schools that provides absolutely no financial aid. Harvard, of course, is very expensive -- but they do provide significant help, so the out-of-pocket expense of Harvard is large, but not quite as large as it may appear. Brown? Oh, the huge expense there is exactly what it appears to be: Huge. This is where rich people send their dumb children: it is not so challenging academically, and all it really cares about is money.
How long before she is doing porn?
She’s got a career and the Brownies have trust funds.I wonder who will have a better life.
Dumbass Question of The Day!
Emma wasn’t asking the questions, she was answering them.
Emma should have come to Cornell instead.
We don’t joke about Harry Potter here (because the campus and surroundings look too much like Hogwart’s and you may well have to use magic just to find Ithaca.)
Source?
It's a lot like blacks beating up a student for "acting White". The children of privilege don't like to see people working to get ahead -- it makes them feel bad about themselves.
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