After one long post about choosing Ateneo, here I am again ranting about universities in the Philippines.

My best friends and I were in the car one day and in gratitude of boredom and being the loyal Harry Potter fans we are, we thought of the coincidental similarities of the four big universities in the Philippines to the four houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Stereotyping was exercised in the process, of course.

U.P. and Gryffindor.

Most Popular. Everybody (well, almost) wants to get into U.P. as much as new students at Hogwarts would want to end up in Gryffindor. In fact, THES has ranked U.P. as the Top University in the Philippines.

Bravery. Who would initiate rallies first? The Iskolars ng Bayan of course. They fear not the authorities. Such is the bravery of the U.P. Gryffindors.

Skilled. If you’re from U.P. you must be great. In Hermione’s own words, “At least no one on the Gryffindor team had to buy their way in. They got in on pure talent.”

Financial Status. Just like the Weasleys, the U.P. Gryffindors are not that well off. Some students from other houses (universities) even claim that the tuition fee in U.P. is just their allowance.

Color. Both U.P. and Gryffindors have the shade of red as their main color.

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You guys might have found out earlier that the Deathly Hallows film will be split into two instalments. Part 1 is to be released November 2010 while Part 2 on May 2011. Both films are to be directed by David Yates. The press-release of Warner Brothers can be found here.

I don’t know if I should be happy or not. There’s this side of me saying it wouldn’t have to end soon. My other side, the R/Hr shipper side, tells me that I would have to wait longer to see p.625 (R/Hr shippers must’ve memorized this by now) in film. Of course, p. 625 is at the latter part of the book therefore it would definitely be shown on the second film. But then, the longer the thrill goes, the better.

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