Friends in Need are Friends Indeed!

Entertainment Weekly has published a rather unusual list: the top '50 Greatest Sidekicks' of all time, both fictional and real. The list includes Harry Potter's two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger:

When you're a teenage wizard pursued by an evil warlock who killed your parents, it helps to have friends like these. Without Hermione's brains, Harry would never know which herb or incantation to use. And Ron? Well, he and the Weasley clan have provided Harry with the one thing he needs the most — family. Also, Ron and Hermione are totally going to hook up — that is, if they survive J.K. Rowling's seventh volume of the series.

Source: Entertainment Weekly