Emma Watson's Hair

Egads!

Now as anyone who is not currently living under a rock or in North Korea knows, Emma Watson got a haircut. And before anyone even says otherwise, yes, “it’s a big deal.” This female heartthrob has grown increasingly attractive since her debut as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series. Originally, the thought of describing her as such would have been pretty weird indeed. Youth aside, she looked as her character was supposed to during that time: a bit awkward and nerdy and sporting a full load of incredibly bushy and unkempt curls.


This trend continued after the initially released Sorcerer’s Stone and on through The Chamber of Secrets and The Prisoner of Azkaban. It actually made a lot of sense. In both the books and their on-screen adaptations, Miss Granger was then merely a brainy girl with a love of books and little interest in the male gender and post-adolescence. The result? Her geeky appearance. Not until the hormone and puberty infested Goblet of Fire did this witch begin to truly dazzle looks-wise. If one recalls correctly, they will remember that this particular installment of the franchise was when the romance making truly began as the boy wizard himself, Harry Potter, experienced his first crush with Cho Chang. More importantly, Hermione found herself caught in a triangle with her best friend Ron Weasley and the foreign born star athlete Viktor Krum. In order to present all of these various infatuations together, the story presents the “Yule Ball” where each student must ask another to be their date on the dance floor.

Hmmm... boys?....

Now, up until this point it is fair to say no person, fictional or not, had truly begun to appreciate just how seductive our very own sorceress could be. But when she first walked down the stairs of the Hogwarts castle in a lovely pink dress giggling and ready to “get jiggy wit it” at the Yule Ball, every guy in the surrounding area was forced to stop and stare. “That’s….Hermione? Wow, wait a second….she’s….hot? What’s going on?” was assuredly the single most repeated response. Moving forward through The Order of the Phoenix and The Half Blood Prince, this thought was changed to more along the lines of “Well yeah, of course she’s hot. Duh.” This evolution too was unsurprising. As Hermione began to grow up both mentally and physically, it made perfect sense that the actress portraying her began to mature as well. Specifically, she had long since deserted the tangles of yesteryear in favor of an elegant, mid-length do which, of course, made her look even more gorgeous. In all likelihood, Miss Watson will probably appear quite similarly, even slightly better, as Hermione as she concludes the Harry Potter series with part one and two of The Deathly Hallows.

Marry me, please.

However, it is necessary to return from the nostalgia of the past to the present. Emma Watson, as previously mentioned, has recently taken the lovely golden brown locks, which contributed so much to her appeal over the years, and had them replaced with a more boyish, “pixie” style.

Controversy LOL

Now a large majority of her fans (or former fans as they should maybe be called...) appear to be completely against the radical change. “Why change a good thing? Why?” quite a few must be wondering right about now. This musing seems to be perfectly understandable and justifiable. After all, altering the image that so many have literally seen and adored since childhood could easily be interpreted as an awful mistake or a brutal betrayal. But underneath the anger, some view the situation differently. The girl has long since become a woman and the style which she chooses may reflect better who is she is now. Part of the reason for the modification might have something to do with leaving the Harry Potter years behind and looking forward to bigger and better things. Debates over this issue will inevitable continue to rage, but perhaps the most important thing to remember is that what makes Emma Watson magical is, contrary to popular belief, not necessarily what resides on the top of her head.