Security at the international airport asked the  actress-now-student where her guardian was, on her way back to school at Brown University

Security officials at JFK Airport in New York City stopped Emma Watson on her way back to school at Brown  University over the holidays, after mistaking the 22-year-old actress for a  child.

Over Twitter, Watson blamed her backpack.

An insider explained, "Emma was mortified. Not only did  they not recognize her, they thought she was a child. It was very embarrassing but she managed to awkwardly laugh it off."

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