This moment

[Caryl Brown]

No: HPFGUIDX 175421

I love this thread, too.

One of my favorite moments is Harry's reaction after Ron's insecurities 
about Hermione are revealed as he's preparing to destroy the locket:
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"After you left," he said in a low voice, grateful for the fact that Ron's 
face was hidden, "she cried for a week. Probably longer, only she didn't 
want me to see. There were loads of nights when we never even spoke to each 
other. With you gone..."

He could not finish; it was only now that Ron was here again that Harry 
fully realized how much his absence had cost them.

"She's like my sister," he went on. "I love her like a sister and I reckon 
she feels the same way about me. It's always been like that. I thought you 
knew."
(HPDH US pg. 378)
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I think this shows the depth of their friendship -- Ron continuing to be 
Harry's best friend in spite of the jealousy and insecurity he's harbored 
for years, and Harry realizing for the first time what Ron means to him.

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