Geeky·Posted on Nov 8, 201324 Reasons Childhood Friends Are The Best FriendsAs told by Harry, Ron, and Hermione, the childhood friends we all had.by Rega JhaBuzzFeed India ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. You never have to worry about telling them your life story. They were there. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. They saw you through your most awkward phases and stuck with you anyway. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. And, hey. You saw them through some serious awkwardness too. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. So you have no shame around each other. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. Their quirks and idiosyncrasies, which might bother other people, feel like home to you. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. And you learned some of life's most important lessons from each other. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. You feel totally comfortable in each others' homes because that's where you spent the majority of your childhood. 8. So you're basically a part of each others' families. Their parents are essentially your parents, and their siblings may as well be yours. (OK, maybe not all their siblings.) Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. One of the best things about childhood friends is that you have the same childhood enemies. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. You've seen each other through struggles that your new friends won't even know about. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. You've also conducted some idiotic experiments together. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. And, as a result, you've gotten in all sorts of trouble together. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. Basically, you figured out all the icky growing-up stuff together. That's an unbreakable bond. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. When they move away, it gives you an excuse to visit wherever they are. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. You were friends in a world without Netflix so you're really good at finding ways to entertain yourselves. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. And you were friends before social media was a thing, so you're experts at keeping in touch. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. But you still always win at #ThrowbackThursday. 18. You can go ages without talking, but when important stuff happens, they're the ones you want around. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. When you forget details of your past adventures, they fill in the blanks. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. You know this is a true friendship because when you met, you were just dumb kids. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. And while it makes you extremely happy to see them as successful adults, it also freaks you out. 22. So it's a good thing that you regress to your childhood selves when you're together. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 23. There's nothing that makes you laugh harder than reminiscing about the good times. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 24. And when you're done discussing old memories, there's always time to make new ones. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF