The 27 Times "Harry Potter" Was An Accurate Representation Of College Life
*waits patiently for our Hogwarts acceptance letter*
1. When the teacher says "pop quiz" and you haven't even looked at the reading.
Accio brain.
2. When you’re scrambling to sign up for the best classes with your favorite professors before everyone else.
Get outta my way.
3. When the teacher asks the class a question and waits for someone to answer.
*Averts eyes*
4. What life is like when you have "syllabus week".
Bloody hell, college is AWESOME!
5. When you pretend to be extremely busy after you've been caught looking at someone else's paper.
Nothing to see here, teach. Just working hard.
6. When you’re late for class as a freshman and have to walk past everyone:
Just a couple of first years.
7. Versus when you're late to class again as a senior:
"Hi" "Hey!" "How ya doing?" "I'm here, don't worry." 👋
8. When the professor asks you something that wasn't covered in the reading.
"Well it may have escaped your notice, but life isn't fair." - Snape
9. Sitting down to do a paper worth half of your grade the night before it’s due.
"It's fine. I'm fine. Everything will be fine."
10. When your parents ask how your classes are going:
We did our best. Please don't kill us.
11. When your roommate eats the food you’ve been thinking about all day and says they didn't.
It's time to bring out the veritaserum.
12. When you see your friends again after a long holiday break.
*tears of joy*
13. When it's the first day of school and you already know who's going to ruin the curve.
"It's wingardium leviOsa, not leviosAH.'" -Hermione Granger
14. The moment of dread before the teacher hands back your test.
Those sweat marks under my armpits? Permanent.
15. And surprisingly, you got a good grade on it even though you didn't study.
"Yer a wizard, Harry."
16. When people are partying in the dorm room next to you and you have an 8am class.
Not saying we would ever use Avada Kedavra, but... desperate times call for desperate measures.
17. What it feels like when you try to balance academics and a social life all at the same time.
It's really not that easy.
18. When you see your crush at a party and they have no idea you exist.
College is your "awkward" years. Right?!
19. When all your friends have finished their finals and you've still got one left.
'scuse me while I go cry myself to sleep.
20. When you want to go out but you have so much work to do.
You can find us on the first-floor of Hogwarts at the library.
21. But you end up going out anyway.
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
22. And debate your entire existence in class the next morning.
*cue the coffee*
23. When you contemplate dropping out of college because of how much work there is.
Pep talk to ourselves: Get it together. You can do this.
24. But you find out you passed and you're going to graduate.
Nailed it.
25. And your parents aren't going to kill you after all.
"The boy who lived."
26. Then you start to feel like an adult...
Hmmm... We're starting to miss our friends.
27. And you realize college wasn't so bad after all.
"But he was home. Hogwarts was the first and best home he had known."
