Emma Watson out of Hermione days with new look

Emma Watson was spotted heading back to the US for the new university term donning a brand new haircut that gave her a very scruffy look-quite different from her 'Harry Potter' character Hermione.

Once undistinguishable from her alter ego Hermione, the 20-year-old is now barely recognisable as the tousle-haired Harry Potter star.

"It's great to be back at uni - having the best time! Good luck to everyone else starting school this week, Em," The Daily Mail quoted a very excited Emma as saying on Twitter.

"I missed all that experimentation that most teenagers go through. I've wanted to do this since I was about 16, so as soon as I had the chance I was like, 'Right. This is it,'" added Emma.

"It was weird. My hairdresser was like, "When are you going to freak out? Most people cry or go into shock," but I was very calm.

"I knew it was the right thing. I went to the salon alone and I left alone.

"I knew everyone was going to have an opinion, and I couldn't deal with it.

"I have to get myself into a good place to deal with people saying things like, "It's terrible! She looks like a boy!" she said.