Interactive graphic: How to handle exams and papers according to Harry Potter

Look to Harry in Goblet of Fire. He has months to figure out how to survive underwater for an hour and procrastinates so spectacularly that he wakes up late the morning of the second task with no idea how he’s going to swim to the bottom and rescue his best friend from the bottom of a lake. Yeah, Dobby ends up saving him with some stolen Gillyweed, but what if that hadn’t happened? 

As much fun as messing around with friends might be, remember that at some point you’re gonna have to dive into that lake, and once you hit the water you’ll wish you’d picked up Magical Mediterranean Water-Plants and Their Properties earlier.

Look to Harry in Goblet of Fire. He has months to figure out how to survive underwater for an hour and procrastinates so spectacularly that he wakes up late the morning of the second task with no idea how he’s going to swim to the bottom and rescue his best friend from the bottom of a lake. Yeah, Dobby ends up saving him with some stolen Gillyweed, but what if that hadn’t happened? 

As much fun as messing around with friends might be, remember that at some point you’re gonna have to dive into that lake, and once you hit the water you’ll wish you’d picked up Magical Mediterranean Water-Plants and Their Properties earlier.

Look to Harry and Ron in Goblet of Fire, sometimes you’ve just gotta bullsh*t. When you’re juggling a million things you have to prioritize, and that means that there’s going to be a class that’s low priority. For Harry and Ron, that’s Divination, and they impressively fudge their way through several star charts by inventing terrible tragedies that will befall them. 

There’s a difference between turning in an assignment almost devoid of real ideas and thought, and actually violating the honor code. Learn to walk that line.

Look to Harry and Ron in Goblet of Fire, sometimes you’ve just gotta bullsh*t. When you’re juggling a million things you have to prioritize, and that means that there’s going to be a class that’s low priority. For Harry and Ron, that’s Divination, and they impressively fudge their way through several star charts by inventing terrible tragedies that will befall them. 

There’s a difference between turning in an assignment almost devoid of real ideas and thought, and actually violating the honor code. Learn to walk that line.

Look to Hermione in Order of the Phoenix for guidance. Ron and Harry complain when Hermione give them study planners for Christmas, but having an organized friend to help balance out your fun side is important. They know you well enough to know when you really do need a break and when you’re just trying to get out of work. 

Ask nicely if they’ll be your Hermione and help you stay accountable to a study plan. Working together with friends to make study plans may not be the most fun thing you ever do, but making a plan together and keeping each other accountable works well. Besides, the sooner you get school work done, the sooner you can get back to mischief.

Look to Hermione in Order of the Phoenix for guidance. Ron and Harry complain when Hermione give them study planners for Christmas, but having an organized friend to help balance out your fun side is important. They know you well enough to know when you really do need a break and when you’re just trying to get out of work. 

Ask nicely if they’ll be your Hermione and help you stay accountable to a study plan. Working together with friends to make study plans may not be the most fun thing you ever do, but making a plan together and keeping each other accountable works well. Besides, the sooner you get school work done, the sooner you can get back to mischief.

As frustrating as this is, remember that professors are people too. Don’t forget Remus Lupin in Prisoner of Azkaban. Sure, he missed class and set back the syllabus, but he was dealing with a lot of other things that nobody knew about at the time, like being a werewolf. 

If a professor is short with you in class, remember that they might have been up all night transforming into their wolf form.

As frustrating as this is, remember that professors are people too. Don’t forget Remus Lupin in Prisoner of Azkaban. Sure, he missed class and set back the syllabus, but he was dealing with a lot of other things that nobody knew about at the time, like being a werewolf. 

If a professor is short with you in class, remember that they might have been up all night transforming into their wolf form.

Albus Dumbledore said it best in Chamber of Secrets — help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it. There are people on campus whose whole job is helping you to balance all the things you have going on. The Learning Center will basically give you a free life coach. You can get short term counseling at CAPS and pretty much anything you might ever need from Student Wellness.

Albus Dumbledore said it best in Chamber of Secrets — help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it. There are people on campus whose whole job is helping you to balance all the things you have going on. The Learning Center will basically give you a free life coach. You can get short term counseling at CAPS and pretty much anything you might ever need from Student Wellness.

You. Can’t. Apperate. Inside. Hogwarts. Honestly, have you even read Hogwarts: a History?

You. Can’t. Apperate. Inside. Hogwarts. Honestly, have you even read Hogwarts: a History?

Barty Crouch’s panicked appearance is for sure a problem, but he definitely didn’t apparate from the Hogwarts grounds, because you can’t apparate inside of Hogwarts, as is explained in Hogwarts: a History.

Barty Crouch’s panicked appearance is for sure a problem, but he definitely didn’t apparate from the Hogwarts grounds, because you can’t apparate inside of Hogwarts, as is explained in Hogwarts: a History.