History Heartwarming / HarryPotter

** '''Ron''' logged some time as an Auror and then joined George at the shop, where business is booming. It's not explicitly stated that he got his recognition for being Harry Potter's right-hand man during the war against Voldemort, but given that he got his own Chocolate Frog card, it's pretty likely. Oh, and he married the cleverest witch of their generation in Hermione, who went on to have her own successful career in Magical Law.

* Celestina Warbeck's song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncWrPSmjAc0 "My Baby Gave Me A Hippogriff For Christmas" (starting at around 6:23)]] 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".

* Celestina Warbeck's song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncWrPSmjAc0 "My Baby Gave Me A Hippogriff For Christmas" (starting at around 6:23)]] 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 "a friend who'll be with her til the end" and declares a Hippogriff "the greatest gift of all".

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* Celestina Warbeck's song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncWrPSmjAc0 "My Baby Gave Me A Hippogriff For Christmas" (starting at around 6:23)]] 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 "a friend who'll be with her til the end" and declares a Hippogriff "the greatest gift of all".
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** And it's never even implied (at least in the films) that she's doing all this for "Chosen One The Boy Who Lived Famous Wizard Harry Potter." She's doing it for "Boy Who Needs Positive Parental Figures In His Life Harry Potter." It would be so easy for Molly to want to hitch her destitute family's fortune onto Harry's rising star, but she just genuinely wants what's best for the boy.

* 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 CrowningMomentOfAwesome, as she plans on revealing info she's been hiding for years.

[[caption-width-right:348:Here we have Snape ''protecting the three people he hates the most.'' Yes, you '''''did''''' read that right.]]

''Heartwarming/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''
''Heartwarming/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald''
''Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''
''Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets''
''Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''
''Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''
''Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''
''Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''
''Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows''
''Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild''

!!Others

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!!''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''

See the [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone page]].

!!''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets''

See the [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets page]].

!!''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''

See the [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban page]].

!!''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''

See the [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire page]]

!!''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''

See the [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix page]].

!!''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''

See the [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince page]].

!!''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows''

See the [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows page]].

!!''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild''

See the [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild page]].

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!!''Philosopher's Stone''

Also listed on the book's [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone page]].

!!''Chamber of Secrets''

Also listed on the book's [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets page]].

!!''Prisoner of Azkaban''

Also listed on the book's [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban page]].

!!''Goblet of Fire''

Also listed on the book's [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire page]].

!!''Order of the Phoenix''

Also listed on the book's [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix page]].

!!''Half-Blood Prince''

Also listed on the book's [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince page]].

!!''Deathly Hallows – Part 1''

Also listed on the book's [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows page]].

!!''Deathly Hallows – Part 2''

Also listed on the book's [[Heartwarming/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows page]].

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* Another meta example, after what happened to Creator/MacaulayCulkin 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.

* Krum winning the tournament and being hoisted into the air by his team and having "tears" in his eyes.

* 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".

* Meta-example; "[[HarsherInHindsight When I’m 80 years old]] and sitting in my rocking chair, I’ll be reading ''Harry Potter''. And my family will say to me, “After all this time?” And I will say, [[MeaningfulEcho “Always.”]]" -- Alan Rickman

* A letter from [[http://www-movieline-com.vimg.net/images/HarryPotterAlanRickmanGoodbye630.jpg Alan Rickman]]. We thank you too, Jo.

* Meta-example; "When I’m 80 years old and sitting in my rocking chair, I’ll be reading ''Harry Potter''. And my family will say to me, “After all this time?” And I will say, [[MeaningfulEcho “Always.”]]" -- Alan Rickman

* When Lily discovered she was expecting again, she wanted Snape to be the baby's godfather...and James agreed! [[spoiler: [[Sadly, it never came to pass...]]]]
** Even better: This implies that Lily ultimately forgave Snape for...what happened, and that James finally grew out of their little rivalry.

* After his death, not only was Lupin the first werewolf to be named to the Order of Merlin, the example of his life was responsible for lifting much of the stigma against werewolves in the wizarding world.

* 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.