I have to say, I love this thread, it makes me feel quite happy reading all these H/Hr moments

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I’ve been going through the lists of H/Hr moments I made when I last re-read the books and here’s a collection of subtle moments from PS/SS and CoS that I loved and I don’t think have been mentioned in this thread yet. (All the numbers of the pages are from the paperback Bloomsbury children’s editions)
I’ll post moments from the other books later, when I’ve had time to go through the lists I made for them.
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CoS p. 17: “‘I’m not even top of my year at Hogwarts, that’s Hermione, she -’”
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CoS p. 44: “‘I would have thought you’d [Draco] be ashamed that a girl of no wizard family [Hermione] beat you in every exam,’ snapped Mr Malfoy. ‘Ha!’ said Harry under his breath, pleased to see Draco looking both abashed and angry.”
Here Harry was proud of Hermione. Being proud of someone is almost like admiring someone for something. And I think both pride and admiration for someone are ‘key ingredients’ for being in love with that person.
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CoS p. 251: “‘Your aunt and uncle will be proud, though, won’t they?’ said Hermione, as they got off the train and joined the crowd thronging towards the enchanted barrier. ‘When they hear what you did this year?’”
Here it was the other way around: Hermione being proud of Harry.
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CoS p. 134: “‘I’m not going anywhere!’ said Harry fiercely. ‘One of my best friends is Muggle-born, she’ll be the first in line if the Chamber really has been opened –’”
Harry is being protective of Hermione here, and feeling the need to protect someone is also a ‘key ingredient’ for being in love.
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PS p. 184: Hagrid: “‘This is Harry Potter an’ Hermione Granger, by the way. Students up at the school. An’ this is Ronan, you two. He’s a centaur.’ ‘We’d noticed,’ said Hermione faintly.”
Harry and Hermione sometimes speak on behalf of each other without checking it with the other first. IMO this is more something your partner in life does for you, not so much something that friends do for each other. I know Harry and Hermione are still just friends, but maybe it’s a clue that they are going to be more than friends one day

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I think someone has already mentioned this next moment, but I just love this moment!
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PS p. 201: “‘Give the flute to Hermione so she can keep him asleep.’ Harry handed the flute over. In the few seconds’ silence, the dog growled and twitched, but the moment Hermione began to play, it fell back into its deep sleep.”
A flute: played by mouth?! A few seconds from Harry lips to Hermione’s lips?! No time to wipe it off, I guess?! It’s almost like kissing!!!
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CoS p. 249: “Harry didn’t know whether the best bit was Hermione running towards him, screaming ‘You solved it! You solved it!’ or (…) or (…) or (…)”
It’s being mentioned first, so probably it was the best thing, it’s the first thing that pops up in his mind!