Yay – Emma Watson is back in our lives again! She vanished after Harry Potter wrapped and momentarily popped back to promote The Perks of Being a Wallflower and then went back into hiding again.

However it looks like she is back again and hopefully she will be here to stay this time as we’ve kinda missed her and her effortlessly cool English rose ways.

Emma and her significantly longer barnet can be found on the front cover of Marie Claire UK’s February issue, and although the picture isn’t anything particularly exciting or ground-breaking in terms of pose or fashion, it’s still nice to see our Em on the front so we won’t complain too much.

We do think it’s about time Emma grew her hair out though or at least stuck some extensions in there, as we have a feeling some voluminous curls and a wind machine in overdrive could have really turned the photoshoot around and made it something special.

The “double life of Emma Watson” interview looks like it’s going to be a good read though so let’s hope it lives up to our expectations.

Do you like Emma’s cover or ate you a little bit disappointed?