Entertainment: Emma Watson stepped onto the grand set of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1999, wand in hand, eyes wide with the kind of awe only an 11-year-old could have in front of a towering castle set. To millions, she was Hermione Granger — the bookish, brilliant girl with the answers to everything. Behind the cameras, she wrestled with the immense weight of fame before she could even understand it, carrying not just lines and scripts, but the expectations of a generation. The first months were overwhelming. Long hours, constant public scrutiny, and media attention left Watson exhausted and anxious. She struggled to find normalcy in a world where every move was photographed, every word dissected. She missed school, simple friendships, and privacy. Her “child actor” label risked boxing her into a career that could end the day she grew up. Even so, Emma refused to be defined solely by a franchise. At 15, she secretly enrolled in Brown University, navigating between...