Thank you. It's sweet of you to comment! :-) Awkwardness is a good word for it. Not that Harry and Hermione were awkward with each other, but situation with Ron's family definitely would be (and then I had to go amp everything by making the Weasleys slightly culpable in their son's death.)

You never forget the ones that you love, but you just learn how to carry them with you as you move on.