History Heartwarming / HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix

'''Sirius:''' I want you to listen to me very carefully, Harry. You're not a bad person. You're a very good person, who bad things have happened to.

* When the Aurors try to forcibly remove Hagrid from Hogwarts, he defends himself but doesn't attack them. [=McGonagall=] runs down to them, demanding that they leave him alone at once. For her compassion for a friend, she takes four Stunning Spells to the chest "without warning", and ''then'' Hagrid completely loses his shit at seeing this.

* When the Aurors try to forcibly remove Hagrid from Hogwarts, he defends himself but doesn't attack them. [=McGonagall=] runs down to them, demanding that they leave him alone at once. For her compassion for a friend, she takes four Stunning Spells to the chest, and ''then'' Hagrid completely loses his shit at seeing this.

* When Bellatrix Lestrange suggests the Death Eaters torture "the little girl" [Ginny] to get Harry to hand over the prophecy, the other five close ranks around her immediately.

** This troper found it doubly heartwarming when [=McGonagall=] is shown as the ''only'' teacher comforting a sobbing Trelawney. Although their relationship is quite rocky in the books, seeing as [=McGonagall=] has a no-nonsense approach towards teaching and Trelawney is, well, the [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} complete opposite of that]], it's nice to see that the minute Minerva sees someone mistreating her colleague (and former student to boot), she jumps to her defence at once. And when Umbridge sarcastically asks her if she has something to say, [=McGonagall=] angrily responds that she has ''several'' things to say, not even caring that one wrong word could give Umbridge some motive to kick her out as well.

* After Umbridge left, Flitwick removed the swamp that Fred and George made, which Umbridge had been trying to get rid of for months with no success (since she made Filch, who can’t do magic, clean it up), in about 3 seconds, leaving just a small patch, commenting it was "A nice piece of Charms work". It's Heartwarming because it means that Fred and George ''actually listened to a teacher in class.''

* Susan Bones has appeared since the sorting ceremony in the first book (she’s even shown being sorted in the film), but it’s only in this book that she talks to Harry for the first time. This leads to a brief but incredibly heartwarming moment where she tells Harry she knows how awful it is to have lost family to Voldemort himself. For all his circle of friends who are basically family, Harry’s never really talked to anyone who shares this horrible part of his past, so it’s a really nice YouAreNotAlone moment.

* After Umbridge left, Flitwick removed the swamp that Fred and George made, which Umbridge had been trying to get rid of for months with no success, in about 3 seconds, leaving just a small patch, commenting it was "A nice piece of Charms work". It's Heartwarming because it means that Fred and George ''actually listened to a teacher in class.''

* As the stories of the escaped Death Eaters circulate, Susan Bones finds herself getting attention because half her family was murdered by one of them. She sympathises with what Harry has to go through all the time, saying "I don't know how you stand it."

* During Fred and George's fireworks show, many SLytherins can be seen enjoying themselves. Draco and Goyle are briefly seen smiling until the fireworks begin to target them. Even some Inquisitorial Squad members begrudgingly begin to clap once the twins fly off into the sky.

* Dumbledore stopping Trelawney from being sent away from the school. Prior to this scene, Umbridge had all of Trelawney's belongings packed up and set in the courtyard where most of the students and staff could see her. The poor woman begged Umbridge not to send her away and she smugly stated that she had the power to do so. Also doubles as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome when Dumbledore tells Umbridge that she has no authority over his teachers' homes. The grateful way Trelawney clutches at his hands as she passes him and Mcgonagall repeatedly patting her back to comfort her just tops it all off.
** This troper found it doubly heartwarming when McGonagall is shown as the ''only'' teacher comforting a sobbing Trelawney. Although their relationship is quite rocky in the books, seeing as McGonagall has a no-nonsense approach towards teaching and Trelawney is, well, the [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} complete opposite of that]], it's nice to see that the minute Minerva sees someone mistreating her colleague (and former student to boot), she jumps to her defence at once. And when Umbridge sarcastically asks her if she has something to say, McGonagall angrily responds that she has ''several'' things to say, not even caring that one wrong word could give Umbridge some motive to kick her out as well.

[[folder:From the Book]]
* At the end, after [[spoiler:Sirius]]'s death and probably knowing how bad Harry was feeling, several of the Order, including Moody, Lupin, Mr. Weasley, and Tonks, go up to the Dursleys. They all speak in casual tones to them, but the threat is still there. If the Dursleys mistreat Harry in any way, the Order ''will'' find out.

* As soon as Harry arrives at Grimmauld Place and is sent up to the room he's staying in, Hedwig - who had a moment of annoyance with him before - lands on his head and "affectionately" nibbles his ear. She was angry and then, the next time they're reunited, she's perfectly fine with him. And its later said that when he's angry at Ron and Hermione, Harry is ''still'' stroking Hedwig and then she's said to be "nestled contentedly on his shoulder". How to show affection to your master 101 - authored by: Hedwig.

** Later on, when Sirius reveals that Umbridge is the one who created the Ministry's anti-werewolf laws that make it nearly impossible for Lupin to get a job, Harry's loathing of her becomes full blown ''hatred''.

* Hagrid's whole relationship with Grawp. "HERMY! WHERE HAGGER?!" He remembered Hermione's name. To clarify, everyone, ''everyone'', from the centaurs to his three best friends, thinks Hagrid is insane for dragging Grawp back and keeping him in the forest, while Hagrid just insists that he ''has'' to because he's his brother. He gets beaten up, risks being fired, even has Hermione briefly siding with ''Umbridge'' against him, but in the end, not only is he vindicated when Grawp grows more gentle and docile, but it was his devotion to his brother despite all odds that meant that Voldemort wasn't the only one fielding giants in the final battle, which gave the defenders much more of a fighting chance than they would have had otherwise.

* Towards the end of the book, Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle attempt to ambush Harry on the train when nobody is looking. They foolishly stage their attack right outside a compartment full of members of Dumbledore's Army, who see what is about to happen and end up hexing and jinxing the three into enormous slugs. What's heartwarming about this is that at the beginning of the term, the Sorting Hat encouraged the students of Hogwarts to stand united against darkness, regardless of which house they were in. And although Harry and Ron had misgivings about how they could come together, it's absolutely clear that the D.A. has accomplished that goal and brought the students from at least 3 of the 4 houses together- which is only made more awesome in the 6th book.

* When the Aurors try to forcibly remove Hagrid from Hogwarts, he defends himself, but doesn't attack them. [=McGonagall=] runs down to them, demanding that they leave him alone at once. For her compassion for a friend, she takes four Stunning Spells to the chest, and ''then'' Hagrid completely loses his shit at seeing this.

* Ron is enraged when he sees the scar on Harry's hand from Umbridge's blood quill. His fury at Umbridge and protectiveness of Harry makes even Harry smile.

* It's not specifically stated in ''The Order of the Phoenix'', but Dumbledore smiled and was probably very touched when he saw that the students' resistance group was called Dumbledore's Army. Gains extra resonance after the Book 7's revelations. In his youth, Albus Dumbledore was preparing to lead an army of wizards to do exactly what Fudge was accusing him of -- TakeOverTheWorld. Since then he's been deliberately avoiding power because he knows it will cause him to turn to TheDarkSide. Now here ''is'' an army of wizards, declaring their trust in his humility and wisdom.

** The very first body the Boggart shows Mrs Weasley leaving her distraught is ''Ron's'', leaving no doubt that Mrs Weasley cares about him just as much as any of his siblings or Harry.
* More so is Sirius's. He just comes in the room and stares at the place where Harry's body was before Lupin vanished it. Molly's collapsed, sobbing all over Lupin, and Sirius is just staring at the place where Harry was. You can totally imagine what he's thinking, how terrible and grief-stricken he would be if it happened. Also Sirius comforting Molly, who were at loggerheads in who loves Harry more, telling her that regardless of anything the Order are TrueCompanions and that if anything happened to her and Arthur, they will look after her children.

* There's one tiny moment that's incredibly heartwarming for how subtle it is. After seeing Ron make a fool of himself, basking in his new found glory as a Quidditch hero, Harry smiles and the lines note that Harry was reminded of his father. This is heartwarming because Harry suffered a BrokenPedestal on seeing his father bullying Snape and acting different from how he imagined and being unconvinced by Sirius and Remus telling him that his Dad was fifteen. Seeing Ron behave like that, makes him understand those words for the first time and love both his father and Ron.
* A small one: When Neville is nervous about his Transfiguration O.W.L., Professor [=McGonagall=] says there's nothing wrong with his work except lack of confidence. She may be a SternTeacher, but she ''will'' encourage her students when they need it.

* Cho Chang's friendship with Marietta Edgecombe comes across as this in retrospect. Marietta was the only member of Cho's GirlPosse who stayed with her while she was dealing with the trauma of [[spoiler:Cedric's death]]. Although Cho shouldn't have made Marietta join Dumbledore's Army as Marietta was worried it would affect her mother's job in the Ministry, Cho still stood by her after [[spoiler:Marietta told Umbridge, and ended up receiving Hermione's "Sneak" jinx on her face]]. The last time Cho spoke to Harry, she tried defending Marietta's actions and got pissed off when Harry thought [[spoiler:Hermione's jinx, which ended up scarring Marietta for life, was entirely justified]], that ended their romantic relationship. Cho was given a choice between the boy she liked and the girl who stood by her side while she was overwhelmed with grief, and she chose the latter.

** Also, up until that point, Peeves was targeting anyone. But after the twins started the prank war, he specifically went after Umbridge. He might be a troublemaker, but Hogwarts' his home too, and he too will fight for it.

* After [[spoiler:Sirius' death]], Harry runs into Luna trying to find her stuff and she offers her sympathies. Before this Harry is avoiding people and having to talk about it, but Luna having seen her mother die understands his pain and he takes comfort in that.

* Dobby disobeys orders to warn Harry and Dumbledore's Army that Umbridge is coming. Then Harry orders him back to the kitchen, to lie and say he doesn't know anything and forbids him to hurt himself.

** Also doubles as a funny moment, but Madam Bones also takes the time to check that his Patronus was corporeal. When Harry says yes, a good portion of the court are audibly impressed at his skill.
* Harry's reaction to Ron becoming Prefect. He's initial shocked and disbelieving and has a bit of an internal debate while struggling with envy about it. The heartwarming part: he firmly rejects the idea he's better than anyone, not wanting to be as arrogant as Draco Malfoy and as soon as he finds himself resenting and wanting to laugh at Ron he's horrified with himself, firmly puts a stopper in it and resolves to be there and supportive of Ron.
** The reason for Harry's initial jealousy also counts. He wants to live up to his parent's legacy, especially his father's. Don't forget James and Lily Potter were Head Boy and Girl back in their day. Not long afterwards however, Harry learns that his father ''wasn't'' a Prefect either. Upon hearing this, he completely forgets to be jealous and is genuinely happy for Ron.
* At Christmas holidays, the whole Weasley family, Harry and half the Order comes to Grimmauld Place 12. The person made the happiest by this fact? Sirius who is so elated he's ''loudly singing Christmas songs''. Made even better when you think this has been probably the first Christmas since he has been arrested that he could really celebrate with loved ones around him and once Harry's paranoia proves unfounded, he feels like singing along with Sirius.
* An easy to miss one - Neville says early on that his grandmother is completely on Harry's side in the midst of his recent HeroWithBadPublicity status. Neville one would expect to be on his side, but it's touching that this woman who barely knows Harry believes him without a second thought.
** Made even better - she's not ''just'' on his side because she "believes him", she's on Harry's side because she has an mentally broken son and daughter-in-law because of it; she's ''lived'' through the last war, she's witnessed the destruction and devastation it caused. If it's true, it's better to be prepared ''early'' and minimise loss, rather than lose everyone.

* At the end of the movie, Dumbledore patiently lets Harry break down in grief and rage, listens him out, and explains why he's done everything he's done. He even admits partial responsibility for Sirius' death.
** The reason it's necessary to specify that Dumbledore only takes "partial" responsibility is not remotely that he blames Sirius, or that he agrees Sirius' death is even slightly Harry's fault. He explicitly says that claiming any more than partial responsibility would ''be disrespectful to Sirius' memory.'' Sirius Black was brave, loyal, intelligent, and loved his godson; he knew the risks, and made the conscious decision to face the danger anyway and spring the trap on purpose because it was worth it to protect Harry and his friends. Dumbledore genuinely feels that saying ''he'' was the only reason Sirius ended up in the Ministry that night would be arrogant; the same as [[DueToTheDead saying Sirius' noblest qualities didn't matter.]]
* During the dementor attack Harry first yells at Dudley to stop when he ends up running directly towards one of the dementors and then, as he's overwhelmed by another, shouts at him to keep his mouth closed whatever happens. Even if they don't get along, he doesn't want Dudley to be Kissed.
* Minor one but when Sirius talks to the three in Gryffindor tower, Hermione has to pull Crookshanks back when he tries to stick his head in the fire to get close to Sirius. Seems Crookshanks hasn't forgotten his and Sirius's friendship from Book 3.
* The mention in the newspaper article in chapter fiteen of two Wizemgamot elders resigning in protest over Umbridge being placed at Hogwarts. One of them, Griselda Marchbanks, outrights condemns it as a blatant attempt to discredit Dumbledore.

[[folder:From the Film]]
* Sirius is always welcoming and supportive, and embraces Harry as he would his own son - something Harry has never realized he needs.

** Which makes [[spoiler:Sirius's death]] all the more [[spoiler:tragic]].

-->'''Neville:''' Fourteen years ago, [[spoiler:a Death Eater named Bellatrix Lestrange used the Cruciatus Curse on my parents. She tortured them for information, but they never gave in.]] ''(pause)'' I'm quite proud to [[spoiler:be their son]]. But I'm not sure I'm ready for everyone to know just yet.\\

-->'''Harry:''' ''You're'' the weak one. And you'll never know love, or friendship... ''And I feel sorry for you!''

** This troper found it doubly heartwarming when Mcgonagall is shown as the ''only'' teacher comforting a sobbing Trelawney. Although their relationship is quite rocky in the books, seeing as Mcgonagall has a no-nonsense approach towards teaching and Trelawney is, well, the [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} complete opposite of that]], it's nice to see that the minute Minerva sees someone mistreating her colleague (and former student to boot), she jumps to her defense at once. And when Umbridge sarcastically asks her if she has something to say, Mcgonagall angrily responds that she has ''several'' things to say, not even caring that one wrong word could give Umbridge some motive to kick her out as well.
* As Dumbledore's Army's fight with the Death Eaters in the Ministry is joined by members of the Order of the Phoenix, Harry defies Sirius telling him to run to fight by his side against Bellatrix, to Sirius' grudging approval. Harry gets off an impressive spell and Sirius calls out "Nice one, '''James!'''" The man who spent 12 years in an inhumane prison, and who isn't altogether sane, however well he hides it, forgets, for just a moment, that it's Harry fighting by his side, and thinks it's his old friend, James, fighting the Death Eaters just like old times. As much as people always say Harry has Lily's eyes, he is truly his father's' son.

-->'''Harry:''' So that's it for this lesson. Now, we're not going to be meeting again until after the holidays. So just keep practicing on your own as best as you can. And, well done everyone! Great, ''great'' work!

* During the Dumbledore's Army scenes where Neville starts with absolutely no confidence whatsoever, who flings his wand from his hand doing even the simplest defensive spell, but never gives up. When he does eventually pull it off, the entire class stops what they're doing and gathers around him to congratulate him. Even Parvati, who Neville disarmed, is thrilled to see him succeed. It doubles as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for Neville as well because he never gave up, not even against his own lack of self-esteem.

* When Harry's feeling isolated even from Ron and Hermione, he happens to encounter Luna feeding the thestrals in the forest. Luna is just as isolated, and thought to be just as mad, as Harry: and she's been that way all her life. She urges him to remember that he is only alone by choice, and that his friends want to support him. Harry mends fences with his friends, and winds up including Luna in his circle.

-->''[Ron leads a round of applause as everyone claps and cheers, with Cho Chang clapping the hardest. Harry smiles back, proud of them all as [[WellDoneSonGuy Hermione nods at Harry in approval]]]''

* As Dumbledore's Army's fight with the Death Eaters in the Ministry is joined by members of the Order of the Phoenix, Harry defies Sirius telling him to run to fight by his side against Bellatrix, to Sirius' grudging approval. Harry gets off an impressive spell and Sirius calls out "Nice one, '''James!'''" The man who spent 12 years in an inhumane prison, and who isn't altogether sane, however well he hides it, forgets, for just a moment, that it's Harry fighting by his side, and thinks it's his old friend, James, fighting the Death Eaters just like old times. As much as people always say Harry has Lily's eyes, he is truly his father's' son.

* Everyone cheering for Harry at the end of their final Dumbledore's Army meeting before the holidays, as well as Ron and Hermione praising him for his excellent teaching.
-->'''Harry:''' So that's it for this lesson. Now, we're not going to be meeting again until after the holidays. So just keep practicing on your own as best as you can. And, well done everyone! Great, great work!
-->''[everyone claps and cheers, with Cho Chang clapping the hardest. Harry smiles back, proud of them all as Hermione nods at Harry in approval]''
-->'''Ron:''' ''[as he claps]'' Bravo, Harry. Bravo.
-->'''Harry:''' Thank you, everyone.

-->'''Harry:''' ''Fantastic,'' Neville! Well done, man!

* As the stories of the escaped Death Eaters circulate, Susan Bones finds herself getting attention because half her family was murdered by them. She sympathises with what Harry has to go through all the time, saying "I don't know how you stand it."

* Voldemort goes back to rescue Bellatrix Lestrange when the ministry shows up. Sadly this was changed for the film (Bellatrix leaves usng the flip network right before the duel).

-->'''Harry:''' ''Fantastic,'' Neville! Well done!

** The fact that Grawp ''remembered Hermione's name''.

* Voldemort goes back to rescue Bellatrix Lestrange when the ministry shows up.

* The first time we see Sirius, he is emaciated, weak, and clearly in horrible physical shape after spending twelve years being tortured in Azkaban. Here, he's clearly considerably healthier, and if not completely recovered mentally, at least seems to have physically recovered from that ordeal.