Friendship. What is the meaning of a true friendship? Who is that true friend or friends? Whether it's a person's pet, spouse, or sisters, friendship is that special bond between two or more individuals who share a mutual affection. While there are no limits on how, where, or even what the form or function of friendship is, friends make everyone happy; most of the time. Sometimes it's hard to find someone that one person can form a friendship with, however Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley had some bumps and bruises early on in their three-way friendship. Ultimately, with their special threesome bond, all three have a lifelong friendship. JK Rowling expresses how important friendship is in the first novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, because of the importance of Harry succeeding at any task. that is imposed on him. Before coming to Hogwarts, Harry was a lonely child. Not only does he have no loving family to support him, but he has no friends to communicate with. The only family Harry has is his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Cousin Dudley, none of whom support Harry in any way. After becoming a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry makes many friends in his house, Gryffindor. Most importantly, Harry finds two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, who support him and stay by his side from beginning to end. However, Harry's friendship with Hermione and Ron is not a typical everyday friendship. Hermione is smart and ambitious and Ron isn't the brightest, but her loyalty keeps her friendship with Harry strong. With the different traits that come from each of the three, their personality is what holds them together. In... middle of the paper... part of this friendship was built enormously by overcoming the obstacles the three of them encountered. made together. "…Books! And intelligence! There are more important things: friendship and courage…” (Hermione, Sorcerer's…287). As Hermione stated in her quote, it gave Harry some encouragement to defeat Voldemort once again. Harry then proceeds to take the stone from Voldemort. With friends like Hermione and Ron, Harry has nothing to worry about for the rest of his adventures at Hogwarts. The power of friendship will never die between Harry, Ron and Hermione. Despite all the obstacles the three have overcome together, it proves that their friendship is worth a lifetime. Not only did Harry, Ron, and Hermione help each other during their first year at Hogwarts, but each of them experienced far more than any other first-year student at Hogwarts had experienced..