I am a HUGE HP fan, my first and biggest fangirling, I think. I have a lot of thoughts on this book, so perhaps I should've changed it to discuss the book in general and queerbaiting as one of the topics instead.

I have to admit, there were some parts that felt beyond "normal" friendship, I did entertain the thougth while reading it. However, my opinion on queerbaiting in general (which also includes this book) is that I think our society is so sexualised that any form of close friendship will make us think about a romantic/sexual relationship. 

To be honest, I think in most cases, it's more telling about our society in general than about any works of writing/screen in particular.

Then again, I never got that kind of vibe from reading Harry and Ron's friendship. This did feel different.