1.Let's start with the obvious: A small part of you is holding out hope that your Hogwarts letter is STILL coming.
2.Dolores Umbridge is a way, WAY more evil villain than Voldemort.
3.If you were a TRUE fan, not only did you stay up when the books and movies were released at midnight, but you ALSO dressed up for the occasion.
4.And you also had to pace yourself so that you didn't finish the books too fast the first time you read them.
5.You didn't know how to pronounce Hermione's name at first...and no matter how hardcore a fan you are, you were utterly surprised by how it really should sound.
6.No matter how J.K. Rowling tried to fool you, you *ALWAYS* knew deep down which side Snape was really on.
7.The movies really, really should have had Peeves in them...
8....because the Weasley twins telling him to give Umbridge hell was low-key one of the best parts of the books.
9.Without a doubt, the scariest scene in the series is the beginning of the fourth book when Voldemort murders a Muggle who stumbles into his old home.
10.Molly Weasley's line, "Not my daughter, you bitch," right before she killed Bellatrix makes you cheer EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. you read it in the books or hear it in the movie.
11.It STILL drives you INSANE you that Harry never got to move in and live with Sirius Black.
12.Harry may have died to save the wizarding world, but true fans KNOW the real hero of the books was Hermione.
13.*ALL* of the deaths in the books hit you pretty hard, but the one that hit you the hardest was Dobby's.
14.Followed closely by Hedwig's, because you really, really wish you could have a pet owl.
15.If you could take ONE magical class, it totally would be Transfiguration, even though McGonagall is totally strict.
16.Of course you wish you could cast magic, but if there was only one spell you could perform, it would be to Apparate.
17.And if you could have just ONE Hogwarts professor as a teacher, it TOTALLY would have been Lupin, because he was a badass AND an amazing teacher.
18.No matter how many times you've seen them, you're ALWAYS excited for a Harry Potter weekend movie marathon on TV.
19.Even if you've tried the Butterbeer from the theme parks, real fans still dream of trying the stuff from the books.
20.The place you'd most want to visit in all of Hogwarts is without a doubt the Prefects' Bathroom, because DUH, that swimming pool/bath sounds AMAZING.
21.You would give absolutely ANYTHING in the world to play just one game of Quidditch.
22.And you ALSO pretty much know the rules to Quidditch by heart.
23.And you would give up your phone just to have your own wand.
24.Never mind the Sorting Hat; you know EXACTLY which Hogwarts House you belong in.
25.And you ALSO know exactly what form your Patronus would take.
26.You'll never get over the fact you can't visit the real Hogsmeade or Diagon Alley *BUT* if you could, the first two stores you'd visit are Zonko's and Honeydukes.
27.And finally, no matter how many times you've re-read the books, they never, EVER get old.
