#hpcouples

Ron had had a fit of gallantry and insisted that Hermione sleep on the cushions from the sofa, so that her silhouette was raised above his. Her arm curved to the floor, her fingers inches from Ron’s. Harry wondered whether they had fallen asleep holding hands

‘Ginny, listen …’ he said very quietly, as the buzz of conversation grew louder around them and people began to get to their feet. ‘I can’t be involved with you any more. We’ve got to stop seeing each other. We can’t be together.’ She said, with an oddly twisted smile, ‘It’s for some stupid, noble reason, isn’t it?’ ‘It’s been like … like smething out of smene else’s life, these last few weeks with you,’ said Harry. ‘But I can’t … we can’t … I’ve got things to do alone now.’ She did not cry, she simply looked at him.

‘You see!’ said a strained voice. Tonks was glaring at Lupin. ‘She still wants t marry him even thugh he’s been bitten! She desn’t care! ‘It’s different,’ said Lupin, barely moving his lips and looking suddenly tense. ‘Bill will not be a full werewolf. The cases are completely —’

He stopped on a picture of his parents’ wedding day. There was his father waving up at him, beaming, the untidy black hair Harry had inherited standing up in all directions. There was his mother, alight with happiness, arm in arm with his dad

‘No, Andromeda’s not on here either, look –’ He pointed to another small round burn mark between two names, Bellatrix and Narcissa. ‘Andromeda’s sisters are still here because they made lovely, respectable pure-blood marriages, but Andromeda married a Muggle-born Ted Tonks s –’ Sirius mimed blasting the tapestry with a wand and laughed sourly.

“You theenk Bill will not wish to marry me anymore?” demanded Fleur. “You theenk, because of these bites, he will not love me?” “No, that’s not what I —” “Because ‘e will!” said Fleur, drawing herself up to her full height and throwing back her long mane of silver hair. “It would take more zan a werewolf to stop Bill loving me!”

It would be particularly strange for Angelina: when she looked at George she would, surely, be seeing Fred in some way too? But then again, Angelina Johnson, with her ‘towering temper’ when called for – but ability to stay cool in the face of repeated annoyances – was really the only match for a Weasley twin. She wouldn’t stand for any nonsense, on or off the pitch, and took that attitude to eventually becoming captain. She had respect for the individual. That would, of course, include George as an individual too.

Though we don’t see it, it’s easy to believe Neville and Hannah’s relationship would have been a lovely one, perhaps not glamorous but steadfast long-lasting and based on deep mutual respect, supporting each other and keeping each other strong. The sort of love that makes you feel all cosy inside, like good toffee.