The “Harry Potter” series has been a staple of childhood for so many of us who are in college now. Not only is it still relevant and amazing, but it totally applies to our current college lives. Here are some instances in which “Harry Potter” illustrates the college experience.
When it’s move-in day and your parents tell you they’re proud of you
When you finally have a group of people from your floor to go to the dining hall with
When you meet someone in class you already know you won’t be able to stand
When you meet someone you really click with and think “did we just become best friends?”
When you experience your first college football game as a student
When the professor gets annoyed that no one has looked at the syllabus
When you’re in chem class and have no idea what’s going on
When you see a girl who is still drunk in your 9:30 a.m. class on Tuesday
When you can’t keep your eyes open in a two-hour lecture
When that one kid won’t stop asking stupid questions
When you see someone you think you know, but it isn’t them
When you’re trying to decide which homework assignment to work on first
When you peep outside your door to see who is making so much noise at 2 a.m. on a Wednesday
When you really just need a night to yourself watching Netflix
When you’re really missing home and wishing your mom could take care of everything for you
When a friend from home comes to visit you
When you wake up in the morning after a night out having had a bit too much to drink
When it’s Sunday, and you haven’t accomplished anything all weekend
When you and your friends get the giggles during a late-night study sesh
When you look at all your upcoming deadlines
When your teacher tells you to turn in homework you didn’t know you had
When you can’t stand your roommate sometimes
When you can’t stand to eat another gross burger in the dining hall
When your professors pile on homework at the same time as all of your other professors
When you finally get to go home for a weekend and cuddle with your cat
When that one person in class won’t stop talking about the crazy weekend they had
When you cannot keep track of all the work you have to get done on top of having a job and a social life
When a disgusting guy tries to hit on you when you’re out with your friends
When you spot a mighty fine bae
When you walk into your room and see that your roommate has a “friend” over
When you go home for Thanksgiving and can’t eat all the homemade food fast enough
When you’re just trying to keep your life together
When you oversleep and have to run to get to class on time
When you manage to scrape together a decent paper two minutes before the deadline
When you dream about an alternate universe while studying until 3 a.m.
When you see the first question on a test and don’t remember ever learning the subject
When you look back on finals week
When you look at your report card
When all the hard work pays off, and you finally graduate
The entire college experience