Adolescent Development in OOTP

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No: HPFGUIDX 102106

--- Susanne wrote:
> 
>> In your opinion, but not according to canon, where Ron and
> Hermione do things together (go to Hogsmeade, shopping and
> eating ice cream at Diagon Alley, Hermione coming to the
> Weasleys earlier than Harry...).


  OK you are right in that Ron and Hermione are friends now.
 I do not deny that. However I stand by saying that if not for Harry, 
Ron and Hermione would not have become friends.


 
>> Hermione worries when Ron is not back from Quidditch with
> the others, for example.
 
>>In PoA, she cares about not having Ron's friendship, even    
>though Harry has already reconciled with her, and she is
> going spare when Ron gets dragged into the Whomping Willow.
 

 Yes Hermione does care for and worry over Ron, as a friend. 




>  Yes Hermione does care for and worry over Ron, as a friend. 
> If you are trying to say that Harry was the one who
> remembered Hermione was in the bathroom and didn't hear the
> troll warning, and that's how their friendship started, you
> might have a point.
> 
> But I do think Hermione was very interested in both boys
> opinion already, and if not for the troll, there could have
> been plenty of other opportunities for their friendship to
> begin.

  I can't go along with this. JKR herself has said that the troll 
made the Trio.