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"The first few months of post-college life can feel like a real drag. \nOnce, you and your best friends had enough energy to hit the books all day and then the bars all night. Now, you go home after work and fall asleep watching Seinfeld reruns. Your best friend, who used to live just a hallway away, now lives hours away. \nSee also: Relive 'Harry Potter' in 13 Magical Minutes [VIDEO]\nBut just because your friends live further away doesn't mean your friendship is over. They say the friends you make in school will be friends for life, and no one knows this better than Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.\nTake a page from Mr. Potter for staying close to your best friends after college.\n\n\n14 Ways 'Harry Potter' Can Help You Keep Your College Friends\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Make time to talk regularly. You don't want to hear this the next time you run into your college BFF.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr harrypotterdailly\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Sure, travel is costly, but that's no excuse to shy away from visiting your best pals.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr emeerald\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Don't allow yourself to wallow in post-graduation loneliness.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr laragazzadinchiostro\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Just because you had work all day doesn't mean you shouldn't be making the most of your college friends living in the area.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr inandnz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Mustering up the energy to go out is tough, but you'll be glad you did it later.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr driedclover\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. If you happened to pine for your college BFF, it's still OK to share your feelings post-graduation.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr andtomorrowwewillstillbetogether\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. If two of your best friends suddenly get together, be supportive.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr sweetspicysugar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. But not too supportive.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr harrypotterhungergames\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. When you run into college acquaintances, at least pretend like you're interested in their smalltalk. \n\n\nImage: Tumblr halpertjames\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Even if you really feel like this:\n\n\nImage: Tumblr aurapumpin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Some Negative Nancy will try to tell you that no one stays friends after college. Don't let them bring you down.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr harrypotterhungergames\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. When your friends nab their first big jobs, be their number-one cheerleaders.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr alohomora-hp-gallery\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. And when tragedy strikes, make it clear you'll always be a shoulder to cry on.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr millioninvisible\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Because that's what best friends do.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr elisabetshine\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nImage: YouTube, jessica martinez"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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