Trust and loyalty go hand-in-hand for friends. Friends are trusted with secrets, both large and small, because good friends never break a confidence. Good friends are forever loyal. This is the case of Hagrid with Professor Dumbledore. Hagrid is forever loyal to Dumbledore despite of their differences because the professor has trusted Hagrid with important undertakings. An important vote of trust and responsibility that friends deserve in order to feel appreciated. A similar example of loyalty is portrait when Harry stood up for his new friend Ron Weasley when Draco Malfoy insulted Ron’s family; Harry rejected to shake Malfoy’s hand and added: ”I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks” (Rowling 109).
It is hard to be a good friend as well as to find one. There are many obstacles and situations that may interfere between friends at certain times. However, obstacles are what many times define a true friend. He/she is the one that comes-in when the whole world has walked away. For instance, Harry and Ron risked been spelled from Hogwarts as well as their own lives in order to rescue Hermione from the troll in the girls’ bathroom on Halloween. From that day on, the three of them became inseparable friends. Additionally, friends must be flexible and understanding. Whenever there’s conflict, it must be resolved for friendship to continue flawlessly.
Besides being loyal and caring for each other, friends most have similar values in order for the relationships to last. The values are so important that require friends’ values to be very close to each other, otherwise there’s not going to be enough respect for this friend. This is why Ron Weasley and Harry Potter is such a good bond. They are both kids of good feelings and values, plus they were children that had little attention. For instance, Ron is one of many brothers in the family, so all he gets are used items from his older brothers. Even worse is Potter, the adopted nephew of the muggle aunt and uncle Dursley, who spoil their son Dudley and in contrast discriminate Harry and make his life miserable.
As Harry, Ron, and Hermione, “true friends” support and praise each other. They ignore the others’ failures and imperfections. In addition, they never resent the friends’ successes; instead they strive to admire his/her achievements. True friends never betray a trust, as Dumbledore said: “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up for our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends” (Rowling 306).
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