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* Throughout the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' series, Ron and Hermione have a tendency to fall by the wayside before [[The Chosen One|Harry]] has a face-to-face confrontation with Voldemort. In the [[Harry Potter (film)|first film]], Ron gives a "[[It's Up to You|Not me, not Hermione, you]]!" speech essentially to this effect. Ron and Hermione do often tag along despite Harry's insistence that [[I Work Alone]], but the plot [[Contrived Coincidence|nearly always conspires]] to make sure they aren't around when Voldemort shows up.
** In fact, Ron and Hermione don't even see Voldemort in person until the last book. (In the [[Harry Potter (film)|fifth film]], they at least get a glimpse of him, but that part wasn't in the book.)
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*** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: This gives a good reason. Anyone
** [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (novel)|The last book]] has the most overt invocation: Harry says to a crowd of people about to watch his final confrontation with Voldemort, "I don’t want anyone else to try to help."
* During ''Unholy Allies'', one of the tie-in novels for ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'', a renegade vampiric assassin challenges one of the protagonist's allies to a duel. When another ally suggests getting involved, Madeline (another vampire assassin) promptly invokes this trope ... but does say that she'll step in immediately should their ally die.
* Subverted in Swedish science fiction novel ''Iskriget (The Ice War)'' in which protagonist Johnny realizes that it up to him to be the hero, after which decision he immediately enlists the help of a team of skilled Jewish mechanics to build the equipment he needs to execute his plan.
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