(Hermione did scold Ron for taking the risk of almost revealing things to Harry when she came back to the Tower, but she also hugged him. Ron hugged her back and thought longingly of the day that the hug would feel right, when it was all three of them in the embrace. They were all three friends right now—Ron and Hermione had made sure of that on the train—but not close enough that Harry would just let them hug him outright like that.