History Heartwarming / HarryPotter

Creator/JKRowling's [[Characters/HarryPotter characters]] might talk about the great [[ThePowerOfLove power of love]], but her examples speak louder than words.

* According to a behind the scenes video of ''Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets'', Daniel Radcliffe reveals that he and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) got along really well in real life, in contrast to the books and films where Harry and Draco hate each other.
** Bonus points to when [[https://people.com/movies/harry-potter-reunion-tom-felton-daniel-radcliffe-broadway/ Felton supported Radcliffe]] when he took part in Broadway's ''The Lifespan of a Fact''.

* A letter from [[http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5697c013dd0895f3038b46dc-961-1280/alan%20rickman%20goodbye%20letter%20empire%20magazine.jpg Alan Rickman]]. We thank you too, Jo.
* An [[https://www.youtube.com/jkrowlingannounces/?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=warner_bros&utm_campaign=tease&utm_content=1x1&utm_term=tease-warner_bros-1x1-us announcement]] from JK on Website/YouTube. Also doubles as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, as she plans on revealing info she's been hiding for years.
* At the premiere of ''The Deathly Hallows — Part 2'', Jo Rowling had this to say: "The stories we love do live in us forever. So whether you come back by page or by the big screen, '''Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.'''" And she was right.
** And, she was almost crying as the crowd chanted: "THANK YOU! THANK YOU!" repeatedly.

* Another meta example, after what happened to Macaulay Culkin after ''Film/HomeAlone'', director Chris Columbus was determined to only pick child actors with good familial background. 10 years later, after the series ended, all the major child actors and actress grow up to be well-adjusted adults and escape the FormerChildStar syndrome.
* Just [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/0f/88/fb/0f88fbbfb80b8d5d29b123fc89d25db9.jpg these]] [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/99/1a/0e/991a0ed20c6167c09a3f25666c0bf96d.jpg images]] in particular, of Daniel, Rupert, and Emma on the first day of shooting and the last, showing how much these young actors have grown.
** In general, seeing their genuine friendship last this long does count. As all three would readily admit, filming 8 movies over the course of 10 years meant that they've spent a lot of their formative years together to the point where they will readily admit to essentially being [[LikeBrotherAndSister surrogate siblings]] to each other.

* The fact that Helena Bonham-Carter ''immediately'' asked Emma Watson if she was alright and if she took it too far after finishing the torture scene of Hermione by Bellatrix.

-->'''Dumbledore:''' "I am not worried, Harry. I am with you."
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** And, she was almost crying as the crowd chanted: "''''THANK YOU! THANK YOU!''''" repeatedly.

** And, she was almost crying as the crowd chanted: "THANK YOU! THANK YOU!" repeatedly.

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*** And Harry's reaction: He thinks he hasn't seen anything less funny in his entire life. His own mother was murdered when she was 21 and he was abused all his childhood, but he recognizes the Longbottoms' suffering and thinks that in a way even more horrible than what happened to his own parents.

*** And Harry's reaction: He thinks he hasn't seen anything less funny in his entire life. His own mother was murdered when she was 21 and he was abused all his childhood, but even he thinks that what the Longbottoms went through is beyond horrible, in a way even more horrible than what happened to his own parents.

* The development of Harry's friendship with Luna. In the fifth book, he is embarrassed to be seen with her, but he's grateful that she believes him about Voldemort's return and sympathizes with her tragic experiences. By the sixth book, he is highly offended when it's suggested that Luna isn't worth his time, and actually takes her to Slughorn's Party. For whatever reason, Harry and Luna have this empathetic connection that he has with no one else - including Ron and Hermione. Harry comes to appreciate her indestructible sense of optimism and her careless honesty, which, considering how half of his life seems to be secrets and confusion, is probably refreshing. There's a reason Harry gave his daughter the middle name "Luna".
** It's more than that; while Hermione and Ron are his friends, Luna can sympathise with him; like Harry, she has lost a parent - she knows what it is like to lose a mother. Neither Hermione nor Ron do, but Luna does; she is the one person who can really and truly understand Harry's plight.
* To finish off the series, Jo writes in her dedication: "...and to you, if you have stuck with Harry until the very end." A touching nod to all the HP fans -- many of whom did start the series as children right around Harry's age and finished it as adults.
* Highly questionable, but is perhaps at least interesting that Remus, implicitly the only one of the Marauders who was consistently kind to Peter and the one who brought him into the group, is also the only one not directly harmed in the course of Peter's betrayal.

* Molly Weasley's entire character. In contrast to Aunt Petunia, who was related to Harry by blood and given the responsibility of caring for him but could not muster so much as a drop of affection for him - even at the very end when she knew he deserved better - Molly was not related to Harry by blood, ''willingly took on'' the responsibility of caring for him, and loved him as a mother would a son. And all this despite having ''seven'' biological children of her own. It really speaks volumes to the size of her heart. But GoodIsNotSoft. When Bellatrix threatened her only daughter, it didn't matter that Molly was going up against a mass-murdering AxCrazy psychopath despite not having seen much battle in twenty years, she jumped directly into the fray and ''ended that bitch'' because, by God, if she's around, you ''will not'' lay a hand on her children. She might not have made a story-altering HeroicSacrifice like Lily Potter did, but she touched Harry's life forever by living the way that Lily died. And if the idea of that doesn't warm your heart just a little, then what will?

* At the premiere of ''The Deathly Hallows -- Part 2'', Jo Rowling had this to say: "The stories we love do live in us forever. So whether you come back by page or by the big screen, '''Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.'''" And she was right.

* While it's not presented as an Aesop, the fact that Molly and Arthur Weasley, when the dust finally settles by the epilogue, win at life by virtue of their children. This humble couple, who didn't have a lot in terms of finance, showered all the children that came into their lives - even the ones that weren't their blood - with love instead, and by Merlin, it ''paid off.'' Look at this list:

** '''Percy''' became a high-ranking official - some sources say head - of the Department of Magical Transportation.

** '''Ginny''' became a successful professional Quidditch player, then an analyst. Oh, and she married Harry Potter, who maybe could have been satisfied with doubling down on his status as the prime savior of wizarding Britain... but instead went on to become Head Auror by 27 and revolutionize the entire department.

* Celestina Warbeck's song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5aHC2-gAig "My Baby Gave Me A Hippogriff For Christmas"]] starts out comical but has a heartwarming ending--as the title implies, her lover sends her a Hippogriff as a Christmas gift and predictably the bird is such a disaster that she even briefly considers the possibility that her lover sent this to her out of ''malice''. However, towards the end she starts to grow affection for the massive creature, especially valuing his UndyingLoyalty to her, noting that she has [[LoyalAnimalCompanion "a fearsome friend who'll be with her til the end"]] and declares a Hippogriff "the greatest gift of all".

* The fact that there is no mention of [=McGonagall=] selling the house that her husband bought during their unfortunately too short marriage -- this means that she still has the house of the man who made her more freer that she ever was before and who loved her so much as to propose more than once.

** '''George''' continues as a successful businessman at the aforementioned Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes.

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** Just to expand this, Alice and her husband were [[spoiler:tortured to madness for information by the Death Eaters]]. In Order of the Phoenix, the gang visit St. Mungo's Hospital after [[spoiler:Ron's dad Arthur is bitten by Nagini, Voldemort's snake]]. Inside, they come in a room where they meet Neville (who did not come with them) and his grandmother. They meet Neville's parents, [[spoiler:(whose minds are damaged beyond repair),]] and Alice, Neville's mother, gives her son a candy wrapper, meaning that after all these years and despite her madness, she still remembers her son and still loves him.

* Snape's worst memory is [[spoiler:his falling out with his best friend.]] Nothing in all 38 years of his life was as bad as that to him.

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* After Japan wins the third-place play-off match against the USA, the two teams embrace on the field, and Japan later gifts the American team a Hoo-hoo chick.

* In a way, Vernon's reaction to Petunia telling him about her sister being a witch. He's shocked, but then he declares that what her sister is has no effect on his feelings for her. For a guy who's so blindly judgmental, that's actually very sweet of him.

* To finish off the series, Jo writes in her dedication: "...and to you, if you have stuck with Harry until the very end." A touching nod to all the HP fans -- many of whom did start the series as children right around Harry's age and finished it as adults. Personally, as eager as I was to dive headfirst into the final book, that little acknowledgment gave me pause to reflect that after all this time it really was the end, guys!

** Not just his best friend, the girl he had been in love with from childhood. Think about it - up until that point, Snape stood as much a chance as James did of ending up with Lily, if not a better chance. That would be anyone's worst memory, I think.