Oxford University students tease Emma Watson with Harry Potter theme
Oxford University students teased celebrity actress Emma Watson by playing the Harry Potter theme after beating her in a rowing race this weekend.
The Hollywood actress is well known for her iconic role as Hermione Granger in all eight of the wizarding world's films.
After turning her attention to studies, she opted to study a Master's degree in creative writing at the University of Oxford in September 2023.
It was announced in February that Ms Watson had switched to a DPhil, which is Oxford's version of a PhD.
Before that, Ms Watson had attended the Dragon School as well as the Headington School where she studied for her GCSEs and A-levels.
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— Wensley Garbell (@WesGarbell) June 1, 2025
The 35-year-old joined a New College rowing team at the university as a cox and was spotted competing this weekend.
Photographs in the Daily Mail show Ms Watson yelling instructions at the college's women's third team over the weekend (Saturday, May 31).
Her team went on to lose three out of their four races and, to add insult to injury, her competitors decided to tease the actress.
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Ms Watson reportedly saw the funny side when her Jesus College opponents celebrated their win by playing the Harry Potter theme tune.
It comes after she was most recently seen in public at Cannes Film Festival last month having not starred in a film since 2019's Little Women.
According to national reports, the festival meant the 35-year-old was unable to attend the compulsory cox briefing before the tournament.
Last week saw 11-year-old Arabella Stanton announced as Ms Watson's Hermione Granger successor in the upcoming Harry Potter series on American pay television service Home Box Office (HBO).
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