IS THREE ALWAYS A CROWD? Not when you lose your parents as a child and your friends are your family. In the magical and chaotic world of Harry Potter, with its chambers of secrets and the fate of the world hanging in the balance, loyalty, bravery, trust, and love are literal lightning rods that define what Harry receives from his friend-for-life Ron Weasley and the bright, take-no-prisoners Hermione. She’s the bossy sister who, despite constant nagging, was always there to save Harry’s life—hellooo death of Voldemort, creating Dumbledore’s Army, and basically saving them all during the Horcrux Hunt. With no Hermione, not even magic saves these guys. Ron and Harry, in spite of each other (good decision-making aside—ahem, the prison of Azkaban), were miserable when they temporarily abandoned one another, proclaiming aloud they were family forever. Family by choice, nothing can really come between this threesome—and, just in case… “Expecto Patronum!”
