Ron and Hermione didn’t comment when he finally stumbled back through the portrait hole into the common room, empty but for them, many hours after curfew. They did, however, look extremely alarmed at how swollen his eyes were from crying on and off for hours. They enveloped him in the middle of a group hug without a word (though Ron did require a small nudge from Hermione), and Harry basked in the familiarity of their warm friendship.