To the friends I didn’t want,

You guys wrecked my life. We went from barely knowing each other to becoming the Golden Trio of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. I didn’t ask for that. I would be so bold as to say that I didn’t even want that.

When I agreed to get an apartment with you, Ron, I barely even knew you. We were both out of options, and if your thought process was anything like mine, it was that living with someone we kind of knew was better than living with a total stranger. I didn’t even know you would be my other roommate, Harry, until much later. I was relieved to know that I also knew who you were a little bit, but we were still pretty much strangers to each other. I entered my sophomore year of college not wanting a friendship with both of you. All I wanted was to survive the living arrangements, to learn how to co-exist. I didn’t have any expectations. I had given those up a long time ago. And then both of you happened.

It all started with us all sitting at the dining room table. That progressed to us all sitting in the living room. Then, we quickly found ourselves invested in each other’s lives. We laughed until our sides hurt, Ron and I watched as Harry discovered the Harry Potter series for the first time, we had movie nights and late night ice cream runs. We weren’t strangers anymore. We were friends. We became best friends. We started calling ourselves the Golden Trio, assigning the character that best fit each of us. And from that point forward, you guys wrecked my life.

From that point forward, I knew I could count on both of you for anything. We stayed up until the early morning hours talking and crying out our problems. You guys held me when I was hurting and gave me pep talks when I didn’t think I could make it. You told me the bold truth, even when it hurt, in order for me to see my faults and problems and fix them. We established traditions, shared lots of memories, and formed bonds that I didn’t think were possible. You helped me make big life decisions and held my hand when I couldn’t get any answers as to why things were happening the way they were. I knew I could tell you anything with no judgment. You became the sisters I never had.

Though we don’t have our little Golden Trio apartment anymore, I know our friendships are ones that will last a lifetime. You’re the friends I want to stand beside me on my wedding day, to be the aunts to my children. You’re the friends I want to grow old with. I never would have guessed that we would become friends like we did. I didn’t expect it, I didn’t ask for it, and I don’t think I even wanted it. You guys wrecked my life, in the most beautiful way possible, and I will forever be grateful for that. I will forever be grateful for your friendship and love. You’ll always be the Harry and Ron to my Hermione.