--- title: Harry Potter's Emma Watson Is Not Going to Penn for Graduate School description: The Daily Pennsylvanian published a fake article about Emma Watson going to grad school at Penn for English canonical: https://time.com/3758278/emma-watson-penn-graduate-school-fake/ author: Olivia B. 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The 24-year-old "Harry Potter" star was rumored to be secretly dating the Prince, but took to Twitter to shoot down the story._  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 25, 2015 4:58 PM UTC  Michael Tran—Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 25, 2015 4:58 PM UTC _The Daily Pennsylvanian_, the University of Pennsylvania’s student newspaper, has fooled Harry Potter fans with a joke [article announcing](http://www.thedp.com/article/2015/03/emma-watson-chooses-penn) that actress Emma Watson (who plays Hermione in the hit film series) will study English at Penn’s graduate school. The newspaper publishes an annual joke issue in the weeks leading up to April Fools’ Day. Jane Austen fans and students in the English department knew the story was too good to be true when the article quoted an English professor named “Catherine Bennet,” while true Brits and Anglophiles raised their eyebrows at the name “Kingsley Pennyton.” ### Celebrities Who Look Uncannily Alike  Jessica Chastain & Bryce Dallas Howard Getty Images (2)  Orlando Bloom & Luke Evans Getty Images (2)  Javier Bardem & Jeffrey Dean Morgan Getty Images (2)  Minka Kelly & Leighton Meester Getty Images (2)  Daniel Radcliffe & Elijah Wood Getty Images (2)  Will Ferrell & Chad Smith Getty Images (2)  Henry Cavill & Matt Bomer Getty Images (2)  Tom Hardy & Logan Marshall-Green Getty Images (2)  Natalie Portman & Keira Knightley Getty Images (2)  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau & Josh Holloway Getty Images (2)  Mark Ruffalo & Chris Messina Getty Images (2)  Jeremy Irons & Daniel Day-Lewis Getty Images (2)  Johnny Depp & John Mayer Getty Images (2)  Mila Kunis & Sarah Hyland Getty Images (2)  Zachary Quinto & Eli Roth Getty Images (2)  Will Arnett & Patrick Wilson Getty Images (2)  Ryan Gosling & Ryan Reynolds Getty Images (2) ## Transcript If you thought the rumors of Emma Watson and Prince Harry secretly dating were too good to be true, well it sounds like you might right. The story was first reported by Australia's Woman's Day magazine which said Harry had mutual friends connecting with Watson. The Prince then reportedly sent Emma a short email saying he would like to get to know her and invited her out. The magazine also said the two went on a large group date with a dozen other friends and that the prince is now smitten. The pair are both coming off relatively recent break ups. The prince split from girlfriend Cressida Bonas back in April while Watson broke it off with Oxford University rugby player Matthew Janney late last year. But the 24 year old Harry Potter star appears to have squashed the rumors. Tweeting Sunday morning, remember that little talk we had about not believing everything written in the media? Neither Watson's reps nor palace officials have commented on the rumored romance. However, a source told People Magazine, it was nonsense. While Watson has never been seen in public with the prince, she has rubbed shoulders with royalty before. 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