At what point does an acquaintance become a friend? Is it when you first take the risk of making a fondly mocking joke? When you discover the places and people you didn’t know you had in common? Or is it when you stumble across a shared passion?
If you’re anything like me, it might be the moment when the Harry Potter books enter the conversation for the first time. I remember bonding with fellow prospective students at university interviews over our shared trick of retreating into a Harry Potter book to calm our nerves.
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