Harry Potter fever is sweeping an Ivy League college – after female wizard Emma Watson checked-in to the prestigious Brown University.

Emma Watson arrives at Brown University: See more photos!

British actress Emma Watson – who plays Hermione Granger in the blockbuster series - has enrolled in the famous Providence, Rhode Island, educational institute where she will study literature.

Watson has previously said she wanted to be a normal college student and leave behind the trappings of Hollywood, so some fans cast a doubtful eye after reports surfaced over the weekend that she arrived at school by helicopter.  Not so, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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Emma Watson pictured at Brown University where she begins her studies this weekend in Providence, Rhode Island.

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