History Heartwarming / HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince

* Harry's trimumphant [[spoiler: Kiss with Ginny after Griffindor wins the cup. Without thinking he just goes for it, and then warily looks over to Ron. Keep in mind the entire book the main thing keeping Harry from acting on his feeling was Ron's bile towards the idea of anyone Snogging his sister. Ron's response? A second of shock followed by a nod of approval. ]]

* The very first scene of the film; Dumbledore putting his arm around a visibly shaken Harry, while reporters and photographers swarm around them, shortly after the battle in [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the Ministry of Magic]].

* Snape consoling Narcissa and taking the Unbreakable Vow. You're so used to him being a massive JerkAss that this one act of kindness stood out. It really shows that he is actually capable of caring for another person to that extent.

* When Harry visits Fred and George's new shop, they insist on not charging him for anything in the store. Fitting, since Harry gave them his winnings from the Triwizard Tournament and that allowed them to open the shop, but really, throughout the series, they've always thought of him as part of their family.

--> [=McGonagall=]: Take Charms, and I'll drop Augusta a line that just because she failed her Charms owl doesn't mean the subject is worthless.

** Also the fact that he's not just doing this as an "Up yours" to Scrimgeour; except for a brief and understandable period of doubt in Book 7, he always is [[UndyingLoyalty "Dumbledore's man through and through."]]

* YMMV (shipping and all that) on the moment where Ron mutters "Hermione" in his sleep since Lavender was listening, but the part where Hermione holds his hand is sweet, especially in the wake of all that happened between them.

** This is added on with what happens next. McGonagall suggests that Neville takes up Charms, but Neville says his grandmother thinks it's a soft option
--> McGonagall: Take Charms, and I'll drop Augusta a line that just because she failed her Charms owl doesn't mean the subject is worthless.

** McGonagall specifically asking for Hagrid's opinion on the matter, even if he doesn't think it's worth considering. His opinion is that, even if ''just one'' student wants to go to Hogwarts, the school should still be open, and everyone agrees on that.

* In ''Half-Blood Prince'', Harry asks Luna to accompany him to Slughorn's Christmas party, and Luna is thrilled. The scene is sad, funny, and heartwarming; it's very well done. And despite the various sideplots also being developed at the party, we still get to see Luna thoroughly enjoy herself.

* Throughout ''Half-Blood Prince'', Molly Weasley, convinced that Fleur Delacour was a vain, shallow, and snobby girl, was ''dead-set'' against Fleur and Bill's wedding. At the end of the book, Bill [[spoiler:is slashed by Fenrir Greyback, is horribly disfigured, and may have some werewolf-ish tendencies]]. Molly is devastated, upset that "he was going to be married." Fleur asks Molly what she meant by "''was''", and yells that she doesn't care if Bill looks different, all that it will prove is that her husband is brave. The scene ends with Molly offering Fleur her great-Aunt's tiara to wear in the wedding; Fleur thanks her coolly, and then the two collapse into a hug and cry hysterically.

* The teachers all deciding, at the end of ''Half-Blood Prince'', that Hogwarts must remain open.

* In ''Half-Blood Prince'', after Harry saves Ron from being poisoned and the Weasleys are huddled around his (Ron's) sickbed, Mrs. Weasley remembers every time Harry has saved one of them and we get this golden line from Mr. Weasley:

* "It is high time your grandmother appreciated the grandson she has, rather than the one she thinks she ought to have." -- Minerva [=McGonagall=] to Neville Longbottom. Professor, you rock.

* [=McGonnagle=] trying to comfort Harry [[spoiler: after she finds him in Dumbledore's office, saying if he needs to talk to someone, she's there]].
** [[spoiler: [=McGonnagle=] telling Harry that he meant a lot to Dumbledore]].

* Luna says, "I enjoyed the [Dumbledore's Army] meetings too. It was like having friends." Later in the same scene, Harry tells a rude girl that all the people in his compartment are his friends. Luna says, "People expect you to have cooler friends than us." And Harry replies, "You are cool." Pretty much any scene where anyone is nice to the optimistic yet sadly abused Luna is heartwarming because she ''deserves'' to have kind friends. What makes it even better is that it's a CallBack to the previous book, when Harry had been resentful and humiliated by the mere sight of Cho seeing him sitting with people like Neville and Luna. It shows how much [[CharacterDevelopment Harry had grown up since then]].

!!From the Book

!!From the Film

* Harry's trimumphant [[spoiler: Kiss with Ginny after Griffindor wins the cup. Without thinking he just goes for it, and then warily looks over to Ron. Keep in mind the entire book the main thing keeping Harry from acting on his feeling was Ron's bile towards the idea of anyone Snogging his sister. Ron's response? "Well, if you must. " ]]

'''Ron:''' We're with you, whatever happens