A Kind of Glow of Something New

Harmony Because…

• 1. Because they are suited.
• 2. Because they think on the same level.
• 3. Because they don’t need parallels, but Lily and James would approve.
• 4. Because in times of trouble, they reach out for each other.
• 5. Because they compliment each other.
• 6. Because Hermione wanted Harry to be a Prefect with her.
• 7. Because Harry and Hermione have friendship, bravery and love.
• 8. Because they admire each other.
• 9. Because he thinks she’s jaw-droppingly attractive.
• 10. Because Harry doesn’t want to disappoint Hermione with low scores.
• 11. Because they talk about each other to their crushes.
• 12. Because they have the same first two initials and would have the same three if married.
• 13. Because Hermione is willing to risk their friendship to protect him.
• 14. Because their kids won’t look like Ronald McDonald.
• 15. Because this ship does not need crappy looking manips.
• 16. Because Hermione knows Harry more than anyone else.
• 17. Because she’s excited that Harry gets to use the Prefect’s Bathroom.
• 18. Because they move instinctively together.
• 19. Because their dates have been jealous of their bond.
• 20. Because Hermione gives Harry a hug that nearly knocks him flat.
• 21. Because they have caring, comfort, and chemistry.
• 22. Because Hermione gave Harry his first hug and his first kiss.
• 23. Because Harry remembered her when no one else did.
• 24. Because it was Hermione’s idea for Harry to lead Dumbledore’s Army.
• 25. Because we don’t like forced big happy (Weasley) families.
• 26. Because Harry always has Hermione in his head whenever he is.
• 27. Because Harry was the one who got mad at Snape when he called her an insufferable know-it-all—not Ron.
• 28. Because Harry needs Hermione badly.
• 29. Because when things get tough, they instinctively cling to each other.
• 30. Because true friendship is better than bitter diatribe.
• 31. Because they both know what it’s like coming from muggle upbringing.
• 32. Because our ship doesn’t need canon to sail.
• 33. Because Hermione thinks Harry is more fanciable than ever.
• 34. Because Hermione is always willing to help Harry.
• 35. Because they rode on the hippogriff; the symbol of love.
• 36. Because Harry still put Hermione first while he was with Ginny.
• 37. Because Hermione always watches Harry’s Quidditch matches.
• 38. Because Hermione knew all about Harry before she knew him.
• 39. Because Crookshanks loves Harry and not Ron.
• 40. Because they are able to disagree without calling each other names.
• 41. Because they actually respect one another.
• 42. Because Hermione Potter sounds much better than Hermione Weasley.
• 43. Because we’re not into the Harry’s Oedipus complex.
• 44. Because Hermione always has Harry’s best interests at heart.
• 45. Because they both have hair problems.
• 46. Because a great wizard deserves the brightest witch.
• 47. Because Harry cut his date with Cho short to meet Hermione.
• 48. Because the Harry Potter movie producers and the WB promote them.
• 49. Because Hermione calms Harry down.
• 50. Because Hermione is willing to break the rules for Harry.
• 51. Because Harry sides with Hermione over Ron in Half-Blood Prince.
• 52. Because they can communicate without words.
• 53. Because the best romances come from deep friendship.
• 54. Because Harry didn’t break her heart like Ron did.
• 55. Because they always save one another when the other is in danger.
• 56. Because she goes to all of his Quidditch matches even when they’re fighting.
• 57. Because his dream with Cho turned into one with Hermione in.
• 58. Because she lost interest in Quidditch when Harry is banned, even if Ron is still playing.
• 59. Because a Christmas night visit at a graveyard is the most romantic scene JKR ever made and it was a Harry/Hermione scene.
• 60. Because she conjures roses for his parents’ graves.
• 61. Because they have “charged” moments.
• 62. Because he closes his eyes at her very touch.
• 63. Because he felt like fainting at her falling in the battle of the Department of Mysteries.
• 64. Because he made it even to block Voldemort from his mind when she was being tortured.
• 65. Because even under the Cruciatus, she didn’t betray him.
• 66. Because, “She Chooses Him.”—even Ron said it.
• 67. Because Dumbledore mentioned only Hermione and her ability to keep Harry on his feet at King’s Cross.
• 68. Because her wand works as good as if it was his.
• 69. Because Hermione remained even when Ron abandoned Harry.
• 70. Because even though Harry was furious about his broken wand, he didn’t want to hurt her.
• 71. Because only these two could feel for Dobby like none else.
• 72. Because when it was all over, Harry searched for her instead of Ginny.
• 73. Because the some of the names of the children in the Epilogue were just awful.
• 74. Because the scenes in the films that show their chemistry feel real.
• 75. Because instead of tying his shoe, she’s fighting by his side.
• 76. Because she never abandoned him.
• 77. Because he knew she’d never abandon him.
• 78. Because even if her cooking was bad, it was what kept them going.
• 79. Because he just doesn’t want to see her cry.
• 80. Because she gets frustrated when he likes Luna believing in him.
• 81. Because even if she doesn’t agree with him and they argue about it, she still follows him into battle.
• 82. Because at the Department of Mysteries, he reached for her of all people (Ginny, Ron, Luna, Neville)
• 83. Because she sent even her parents to Australia as to save them since she had “told them quiet a bit about Harry”.
• 84. Because she’s the only one not afraid of him when he’s screaming his head off.
• 85. Because Harry speaks of her in the best way to others.
• 86. Because he feels uncomfortable when Ron and Hermione kiss.
• 87. Because Harry moves automatically close to Hermione when Snape decides to split the Trio for a lesson.
• 88. Because watching map dots can’t be compared to true feelings of missing a part of you.
• 89. Because Harry calms down when Hermione calls out Voldemort’s name like Harry does himself.
• 90. Because Hermione stays with Harry when Ron leaves.
• 91. Because Hermione doesn’t even notice Ron fighting with Malfoy since she’s watching and cheering for Harry.
• 92. Because even J. K. Rowling realized that it could happen.
• 93. Because attraction involves much more than bickering and jealousy.
• 94. Because you actually have to talk when you’re not having “sun drenched kisses.”
• 95. Because Harry doesn’t know what a sister is. (He never had one!)
• 96. Because we support the heart monster.
• 97. Becasue Harry doesn’t need a book to understand Hermione.
• 98. Becasue Voldemort saw it…and he may be evil but he’s not stupid.
• 99. Because if he’s nobody, that’s fine with her.
• 100. Because Harry needs a partner, not a fan girl.
• 102. Because all that’s missing from Hermione’s Patronus is a P.
• 103. Because even Mr. Weasley warned the boys that they should never go for looks alone.
• 104. Because Harry can easo;y finish ehr sentences.
• 105. Because Hermione knows when Harry is lying.
• 106. Because she knows it’s not his fault that he gets all the attention he doesn’t want.
• 107. Becasuse “When he’d finally got all his clothes on the right parts of his body, he hurried off to find Hermione.”
• 108. Because he pays attention to the way her lips move. (“They think I’m talking to myself.” “Don’t move your lips so much then.”)
• 109. Because when Hermione stops talking, his mind goes blank.
• 110. Because Hermione breaks the rules to help him.
• 111. Because Harry is startled when he finds out Neville asked Hermione to the Yule ball.
• 112. Because Harry can define her smile; he can even notice the difference between her regular smile and her more mischievous smile.
• 113. Because Hermione brings out the best in him, even when he’s jumping down her and Ron’s throats.
• 114. Because Harry listens to Hermione at any rate.
• 115. Because Hermione is almost always the first to protest against those who dislike Harry the most.
• 116. Because Harmony is the World… indeed.