Cambridge : a Harry Potter City

First steps in Cambridge mean often first steps in a Harry Potter way of life. 

It is moreover true that originally, the movie were turned in the halls of the colleges of Oxford, the second university old town of United Kingdom. We say that the architecture of these two cities are very resembling and they are the only ones to the world to have a specific organization between colleges and university. 

Indeed, the University of Cambridge in her even is nothing and everything consists of colleges various. From Saint John (the most known) to Churchill ( the most recent ), these houses serve as house compulsory for the students, place of life and place of studies. On the other hand, they go for their lessons at the University of Cambridge. Even there, we have of the Harry Potter, Griffondors is a full college, with a system of family, appropriate colors, special housing and personal customs in every college. 

 Churchill College

King's college and chapel

Furthermore, every weeks are organized between colleges "formals" diners that is where each can come with his friends to eat diner, well dressed and carrying the "gown" (cape), a cape appropriate to every college, mark of respect and story. What would be Harry Potter without its magic  and its cape ?

Maps of the different colleges.