Harry Potter starlet Emma Watson may be legally allowed to enjoy a drink now that she is 18, but she still has curfews to obey.

The actress, who is filming Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince in Hertfordshire, abandoned her birthday celebrations last week so she would be fresh-faced on set.

Annoyingly, Emma, who has a good behaviour clause in her contract with Warner Brothers, wasn’t even allowed to go to the MySpace Beyond The Rave party last week which she was due to attend with her financier boyfriend Jay Barrymore.

“Jay was there on his own,” I’m informed.

“Emma wasn’t happy to be told she wasn’t allowed out.” Nor will she be happy to hear that Jay was having a long chat with Tamsin Egerton and Tallulah Riley from the St Trinian’s movie.

But there is a little silver lining to go with her cloud.

After turning 18 last week Emma access to her £10.5 million fortune for the first time

She only got her hands on the money after agreeing to enrol on a crash course on being a multi-millionaire, Mail Online has learned.

And, after amassing the huge sum over eight years starring as Hermione Granger, she is reportedly being paid £2.5million for the latest Harry Potter adventure.

However it has emerged that she will have a battle on her hands if she wants to try and blow her millions all at once.

Emma will only have access to her money through a wall of men in suits at Coutts - the bank favoured by the Royal family - which also managed co-star Daniel Radcliffe’s estimated £24million fortune.

She has also had to complete a crash course in being rich, given by the bank at the request of her parents.

The actress had to sit through three days of tutorials with other Harry Potter child stars including Tom Felton who played Draco Malfoy in the movie franchise.

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Daniel Radcliffe gained international fame as a preteen when he was cast as boy wizard Harry Potter. Now 18, he’s shooting the sixth installment of the franchise. Recently, he starred in the World War I period film “My Boy Jack,” based on the true story of “Jungle Book” author Rudyard Kipling’s teenage son Jack, an 18-year-old military officer who went missing during World War I. The film debuts April 20 on PBS’s “Masterpiece Theater.” We spoke with Mr. Radcliffe about growing up, taking on new roles and, of course, Harry Potter.

The Wall Street Journal: The roles you’ve played outside of Harry Potter don’t have much in common with the boy wizard. Are you consciously looking for parts that are a departure from the role you’re best known for?

Daniel Radcliffe: Realistically, if another seven-film fantasy series came along tomorrow I probably wouldn’t do it. I don’t think that would be the smartest career move in terms of separating myself and having people see me as an actor as opposed to a character.

WSJ: The role you play in “My Boy Jack” is that of a young solider during World War I. What drew you to that role?

Mr. Radcliffe: I have always been kind of fascinated by World War I. I had a conversation with a friend the other day about how we periodically get depressed about it. I find it a very affecting topic. The imagery that came out of it from the poets and writers at the time has really stuck with me.

WSJ: Anyone in particular?

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LONDON, April 18 /PRNewswire/ — “In response to articles published this week, Rupert Grint wishes it to be known that he has never met Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton and has not nor would he make any negative comment about them as has been stated. He has also never made any negative comment about Los Angeles. He will be taking action against those parties spreading these falsehoods.”

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Emma Watson is attached to star in “Napoleon and Betsy,” a period drama being written and directed by Benjamin Ross.

Watson will play Betsy Balcombe, a young, impetuous noblewoman trapped on the isolated British Isle of St. Helena who falls in love with Napoleon, who is in exile on the island.

Watson is filling the shoes recently vacated by Scarlett Johansson, who stepped aside as the part skewed younger.

Johansson is still producing, along with Alexandra Milchan, Melanie Sloan and Gilles Arondeau.

Watson, who just signed with WMA in all areas, is known for her role as Hermione Granger in Warner Bros.’ “Harry Potter” films, and is completing filming on the sixth installment, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”

With filming of the last chapter, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” scheduled to commence in early 2009, Watson hopes to shoot “Napoleon and Betsy” in the fall.

Watson recently starred in the BBC telefilm “Ballet Shoes” and additionally lends her voice to the role of Princess Pea in the animated film “The Tale of Despereaux,” which Universal releases this year. She continues to be repped by Markham and Froggatt in the U.K.

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17 April, 2008: 18-year-old Harry Potter starlet Emma Watson has been approach…ed my Hugh Heffner to pose for Playboy magazine.

When Harry Potter actress Emma Watson turned 18 Tuesday, she received a birthday present fit for a wizard.

For most teens, turning the big 18 and becoming a legal adult comes with a few small perks including voting rights. For Emma Watson, Hermione in the Harry Potter films, turning 18 grants her access to the $20 million she’s amassed making the wildly popular film series.

But Watson’s parents are making sure their daughter doesn’t blow through her millions.

Watson has sat through a series of lessons in money management given by Coutts bank, the Daily Mail reports. She’s reportedly learned about basic economics, investing, and philanthropy.

Coutts manages the Queen’s money as well as Watson’s and her co-star Daniel Radcliffe’s estimated $48 million.

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RUPERT GRINT has cooled on a move to Los Angeles because he can’t be bothered with airhead actresses.

He’s a top lad Rupe, the best actor in the Harry Potter films – and I like the cut of his jib with his latest thoughts on Tinsel Town.

He is worried about investing in a US pad like co-star DANIEL RADCLIFFE because he can’t face bumping into the likes of PARIS HILTON and LINDSAY LOHAN.

Rupert, who plays Ron Weasley in the wizard movies, said: “I met Lindsay last summer and she talked about herself a lot.

“She said she was going to win an Oscar before she turns 25. I just kept thinking, ‘But you can’t act’.”

The young actor is pleased he is yet to cross paths with hotel heirhead Paris, adding: “I haven’t met Paris and don’t want to either. She and Lindsay are the type of girls you need to stay away from.”

Rupe is filming Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince and is having to shoot long kissing scenes with JESSIE CAVE, who plays Lavender Brown.

He revealed: “It took almost a whole day to do. It was hard to concentrate when EMMA WATSON (Hermione Granger, Ron’s other love interest in the film) was glaring at me even though it was part of the scene.

“It felt like she was plotting my death every time Lavender came at me. It was all very intense but a lot of fun too.”

Hard life being a wizard.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The author of a Harry Potter encyclopaedia cried on Tuesday as he told a New York court about his devotion to the series of books about the boy wizard and denied accusations by J.K. Rowling that he plagiarized her work.

Rowling and Warner Bros. are suing independent U.S. publisher RDR Books, which plans to publish “The Harry Potter Lexicon,” a 400-page reference book written by Steve Vander Ark. The book by the boyish-looking former librarian is based on his popular fan Web site, www.hp-lexicon.org.

Rowling, 42, told court on Monday that Vander Ark’s plans for an unofficial encyclopaedic Harry Potter companion book and the stress of the lawsuit had stifled her creativity and caused her to stop work on a new novel.

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Daniel Radcliffe earned a whopping £13m in just 12 months, it has emerged.

Figures recorded at Companies House for the Harry Potter star’s company Gilmore Jacobs, owned by his parents, did impressively well for the year ending August 2007.

According to the data, Daniel put £4m in the bank, made investments of £7m and was owed £2m in outstanding payments, reports The Sun.

These figures do not include the reported £8m Daniel was paid for the last Harry Potter flick and puts his personal fortune close to an estimated £25m.

And Dan, who took full control of his earnings when he turned 18 in July, isn’t the only one in the money.

Johnny Borrell, 28, was reportedly paid £30,000 to sing just 4 songs at Sony Walkman’s Spring Fling at Reliance Square, East London, this week, while it’s been announced that soul singer Duffy, 23, has shifted a million copies of her debut album in just 6 weeks.

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The Harry Potter star, 18, is preparing for his Broadway debut in the transfer of the London revival of Peter Shaffer’s psychological stage drama Equus, which took the West End by storm when it opened in February 2007 – thanks to, among several reasons, Radcliffe’s nearly 10-minute nude scene.

Radcliffe’s role as a tortured teen in the show will go on view this fall for 22 weeks, Reuters reports. Previews begin Sept. 5 at the Broadhurst Theatre, with an official opening night of Sept. 25, say producers.
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