A/N: This is a fic I've been toying with for a while. It's a three shot portraying Harry, Ron and Hermione's relationship as friends from the POV of Neville, Luna and Professor McGonagall. Three people who have been close to the trio at some point but who don't really get a say. This is what I think they would say if they had a chance to. This takes place during HBP.
Disclaimer: The inimitable J.K. Rowling owns everything to do with the Harry Potter universe, I am merely an ardent admirer tweaking a few things to try and imitate what is impossible to imitate. Any other company with rights to Harry Potter owns any person I talk about here. I am, unfortunately, just a simple reader.
Title: Do you see?
Author: hpjkrowling4ever
Neville Longbottom
Do you see them, over there? No, not there! By the old oak tree. Yes, that's them.
The tall one with the red hair who's waving his arms is called Ronald Weasley. He's from the rather poor but tight-nit Weasley family. All his siblings are, or have been, at Hogwarts. His brother Bill Weasley, the eldest, was Head Boy, now Gringotts Curse-Breaker and the second eldest, Charlie Weasley, was Quidditch Captain for Gryffindor, he now works in a Dragon Reserve in Romania. His brother Percy seems to be at a stop with the family, but was Head Boy here and now works in the Ministry. Fred and George Weasley, of course you've heard of them –they run Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. And his younger sister Ginny is famous for her Bat-Bogey Hexes. I wouldn't cross her.
You can see that Ron's been constantly overshadowed by his siblings –being Ron must be difficult in its own way. Finding friendship in Harry and Hermione must be the best thing that's ever happened to him.
The girl with the curly hair is called Hermione Granger. The boys call her 'Mione for short, but don't call her that, she'll bite your head off. Only Harry and Ron can call her that and get away with it. She's the brightest witch in the year and you can see her living up to that title. She's got a book open with her, can you see it? It must be difficult, I think, being Hermione. She doesn't really have any other close friends –she's insanely bright, much brighter than the other girls in our year. Trust her to find what she's been looking for in Harry and Ron.
I don't think I need to tell you whom the boy lying down on the grass is. You'll know, just by seeing the shock of black hair. Trust me, he can't tame it. You get to know some things about the boys you've shared a dorm with since first year, and that is one thing I know about Harry Potter. He's the Chosen One, the Boy-Who-Lived. Can you imagine the stress he must go through day after day, hearing all those expectations, how they must be weighing down on him? He's charming and thoughtful and one of the few people who ever told me that I'm worth it. You can trust Harry but it's difficult to get him to trust you.
I know barely anything about Harry's home life, but I'd be stupid to think that it's a good home life. When he comes to school after the summer holidays, Ron and Hermione always stand just that bit closer to him and jump just that bit more to his defense. It's touching to see how Ron and Hermione are always ready to help him and support him, but you know, it's reciprocal.
It's common knowledge that Ron's not the best Gryffindor Keeper, but Harry and Hermione stand up for him time and time again, even when he's not listening. Ron doesn't know that when he wasn't talking with Hermione at Christmas and someone insinuated that he was rubbish at Keeping, she hexed the idiot ten ways to Sunday.
It's the same with Hermione –as she defends the boys, they also defend her. The times when Malfoy has called Hermione 'Mudblood' both Harry and Ron have jumped to her defense, only to be shot down by Hermione again, telling them both that it's not worth it.
But they know it is and they always manage to get back at Malfoy in some way.
Do you see them there? Hermione, wrapped in her book, Harry playing with the grass as he's lying down, Ron talking loudly, waving his arms violently. Even though they're all so different, they're all connected.
Don't just skim over them as you look –you can't get friendship much better than theirs. Trust me, I know it and I think they know it as well.
A/N: Anything to say? It would be a pleasure to know!