Rumors of Emma Watson's retirement have been greatly exaggerated. The Harry Potter actress may be taking a break for a bit, but it takes quite a leap to go from that to "I quit!"

"I'm going to university but it doesn't mean that I'm giving up acting," Watson said. "I feel like I do want to continue definitely, I just want a normal experience for a bit. I think the media found it confusing that I wanted to go to university and sort of don't really understand why I'm doing this. So they sort of jumped to that conclusion."

You still get to see Watson as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and the two-part conclusion Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Plus, there's always summer break.

"I'm very excited. I'm really looking forward to it. I've managed to juggle and balance studying and working well enough up to this point that I don't see why I can't keep doing that. At university, you get five months off. The gap is more than enough time to make one small movie I suppose. I think it's possible. I'm being a bit selfish and trying to do everything."

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens July 15.

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