Given the fact that there exists plenty of Harry and Hermione love stories out there that would likely shock the hair off a poodle, it’s a good thing to remind readers that love exists in many forms and gradients. The ability to love is boundless and possessed of a remarkable capacity that cannot ever be measured.
Society is fond of labelling love stories as romantic. In our every day lives with media and marketers shaping society’s perceptions it is easy to forget the word love is not only used to convey romance. Any story of caring or concern where the well being of one is placed and held above the well being of one’s self is a love story.
In the stories presented by Rowling in the Harry Potter universe, we can thus say accurately that yes Harry and Hermione had a love story. The love story existed in canon where Harry and Hermione often many times took actions to protect the body of each other as well as nurture the mind and the soul. It was not a romantic love but it was a kind of love. They did love and care for each other as brother and sister.