This moment

[R. Penar]

No: HPFGUIDX 175518

> > Wow! There's been a wide range of "moments" for a wide range of 
> > reasons. I guess it's my turn.
> > 
> 
Allie:
> Finally jumping into this thread, which I find very enjoyable, 
thanks 
> Potioncat!
> 
> I found it very touching when Harry was standing in the graveyard 
in Godric's Hollow, thinking about his parents lying beneath him, 
unaware that their living son stood so close by.  It's one of the 
few times  (maybe the only time?) that we actually see Harry cry for 
his parents. Suddenly I was standing in another graveyard over a 
very dear family member that we lost last year.
> 
> Allie
>

Now Becky:
Yes Allie, I agree, but also to go further, I loved, just loved, 
when Hermione came up and held his hand and he squeezed it.  It was 
such a moment of maturity for both of them. Such an unspoken bond, 
and was one of the only times we see Harry allowing himself to feel 
the sadness emotion in front of his friends.  Usually we find him 
trying hard to stuff it inside or looking away (DD's funeral) or 
just generally checking out in order to regain composure.  But here, 
he finally allowed himself to *feel*, and Hermy was right there 
beside him and he did not push her away; rather, he accepted her and 
acknowledged her presence.  As Harry would say, it brought me 
a 'great rush of affection' for both of them.  And while I'm sure 
those H/H shippers still clinging to straws were hoping, I felt it 
so strongly as a brother/sister/friend bond, so much deeper than if 
it were teenage attraction.  There was such love in that hand 
squeeze.

Becky, who rarely succumbs to the mushy stuff, but melted at this 
moment