"Too right you don't," Ron laughed. And it was good to just share a laugh with his best mate for a change, as if things were still the way they'd used to be . . .
And then Harry dropped his bombshell. It took a moment for Ron to even recognize the bottle of Felix Felicis he'd 'won' in Slughorn's class all those years ago. "Harry . . . that's brilliant, that you found it. But, I can't take this, mate. I mean . . I appreciate it, really, I do. But, Harry, there's going to be rough stuff ahead. Lots of it. And we need you to survive, yeah? Don't . . ." don't waste this on me was what Ron wanted to say, but he knew his friend well enough to realize that wouldn't go over well, even if it was true.