Luna attended Hogwarts . Professor[7] Luna Scamander[17][18] (ne Lovegood) (b. They then watched as Archibald declared them to be eligible Magizoologists qualified for Field Studies and cast magical fireworks in the sky. [45] She was also noted to be very pleased with the casting of Evanna Lynch as Luna as she had had lunch with the actress and said she was "perfect". Luna had also met Garrick Ollivander, the wandmaker, at the Malfoy Manor, where they were both imprisoned. It keeps away the Nargles.". When given the choice, she joined the battle rather than evacuating with the younger students. Rowling tells what happens next, The Unwritten Story of Harry's Friends and Their Children, Writing by J. K. 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After Voldemort's defeat at Harry's hands, Luna sensed that Harry wanted to get away from the victory celebrations, and created a distraction so that he could slip away with Ron and Hermione.[13]. Evanna Lynch, AKA Luna Lovegood, Is A Babe Now We are *totally* under her spell. Her curiosity and kindness persisted when she entered adulthood. However, after Ron heard this commentary, which he found highly amusing, he said "you know, Luna's grown on me," when previously he found her very strange and slightly off-putting. After the student managed to temporarily restrain the Manticore using the Incarcerous Spell, Luna grabbed them and Apparated back to the edge of the forest where they were greeted by Hagrid. During the battle at the Ministry, instead of being knocked unconscious, she was hit in the mouth by a Death Eater before using an unusual verbally-incanted version of Levicorpus to hurl her attacker away. During Luna's sixth year at Hogwarts, she, Neville and Ginny, re-formed and co-led Dumbledore's Army in order to oppose the Carrows. She asked if the student was all right and prepared to leave, but was, to her dismay, caught by the Thunderbird mother. Luna may be one of the best female friends of Ginny (along with Hermione), as she was only seen with these girls during her school-time at Hogwarts. She met Cassandra Vole and the aforementioned unidentified student in the Great Hall while they were talking about making friends, and remarked that despite the dark times, it was still an opportunity to make as many friends as possible. He was particularly amused by her Quidditch commentary in 1996[6] and thought highly of her bravery. She dresses unusually, she proclaims her strange beliefs openly, and in some ways she seems to be completely out of touch with what's going on around her. Neville found Luna a bit "odd", as she believed in the existence of strange, mythical creatures, had a tendency to read magazines upside down, and wore earrings that appeared to be made of radishes. Check. View 0 thoughts swirling around the pensieve. This drew attention from a few onlookers, as it was a very bizarre sight. She wore yellow robes, at her father's insistence, and had a sunflower in her hair. "You're not going mad or anything. [13], It is unknown exactly what Luna did after accompanying Harry to Ravenclaw Tower. Luna helped him into his seat when they attended Albus Dumbledore's funeral at the end of the school year. 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Harry "found that the terrible weight in his stomach seemed to have lessened slightly".[5]. In addition, Luna seems to have a taste for pudding and introduces Harry to the Thestrals; she offers a young Thestral an apple, which was turned down, before offering it a bit of raw meat with an accepting smile. [21], They went to buy potion ingredients together, and Luna also asked whether there were Crumple-Horned Snorkack horns. 13 February 1981)[1] was a witch and the only child and daughter of Xenophilius and Pandora Lovegood. Luna Lovegood Character Analysis. [24], When other Dark creatures joined the attack and things became much worse, Luna helped students and staff set up a spherical shield around the castle. (OP35), Oh well she shrugged. members were almost untouchable, and all survived the battle unscathed except Neville, who was injured but soon recovered. I'm Somebody Now - Requiem For A Dream (2000) Artisan Entertainment. Luna Lovegooding can mean to behave in an absentminded way or to be eccentric. Luna thought Archibald and Hagrid would be glad with their success, but regarded the Mooncalf to be more of a "Pietro". Ron and Luna both survived the war, and the good friends remained in contact in adulthood. Luna was very loyal to the few friends she had she published Rita Skeeter's interview of Harry Potter on The Quibbler (March issue, 1996)[28] during the latter's fifth year and supported Harry even when he was outlawed by the Ministry of Magic. [6], At Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding, Hermione tried to kick Ron for teasing Luna, and later defended her again from the insults of the portrait of Phineas Nigellus Black. [5] The following school year, Luna comforted Hermione over her fight with Ron Weasley when she ended up crying in the bathroom at one point. [8], There's room in this one, there's only Loony Lovegood in here Don't be silly, she's all right.Ginny Weasley introducing Luna to Nevile Longbottom. While there, she conversed with multiple people, and took an interest in Sanguini, a vampire guest. She also sensed they were being watched, and soon Acromantulas appeared behind them. Hagrid then approached them and asked if they had seen Borklump. She had straggly, waist-length, dirty blonde hair, very pale eyebrows, and protuberant eyes that gave her a permanently surprised look.Description of Luna's physical appearance. Full Version. . However, Ron was still prone to tease Luna and scoff at her unusual beliefs at times. Her mother accidentally died while experimenting with spells when Luna was nine and thus Luna was raised by her father, editor of the magazine The Quibbler, in a rook-like house near the village of Ottery St Catchpole in Devon. I see them too. Later, she found the unidentified student unconscious not far from the camp, and when they awoke, she asked them about how they survived. 'It was like having friends.' Luna wondered what it had to do with the test, and Archibald said it was about preparing for any possible situation. It's important to focus on your core interests every now and then. Happy thoughts! "I still feel very sad about it sometimes. I'll always remember what you did for us. She is also a relative of yours?, It's all right," said a dreamy voice from beside Harry as Ron vanished into the coach's dark interior. Luna was once again demonstrating her usual knack of speaking of uncomfortable truths; he had never met anyone quite like her.Luna's unusual character traits. The Manticore mother appeared in a clearing and attempted to attack them, and they defended themselves against her. Ginny seemed to find Luna rather peculiar, as she first referred to Luna as "Loony Lovegood" (though in an affectionate way). Luna was one of the last D.A. [7], Suddenly, Colby Frey was trapped in a cage, and after the unidentified student rescued him from it, Luna said that it shouldn't have been prepared for any of them, and Qui recognised it as having likely been set up by poachers, only that it was different from the ones she'd seen in Brazil, which were set up for Nogtails and were much smaller. Everybody looked at her. They held them off and managed to get away with Borklump. [5], Harry and Hermione drew Umbridge away into the Forbidden Forest, and Luna, Ginny, Ron, and Neville managed to escape from the Inquisitorial Squad using a variety of hexes and jinxes. It can be assumed that she was horrified when Neville was set on fire because of his defiance of the Dark Lord. Warner Bros. Luna Lovegood was a memorable "Harry Potter" character in the books and movies. When they all met up again in the forest, Harry planned to go to the Ministry of Magic. The Death Eaters manage to retrieve Tom Riddle's diary from a safe in the Ministry, but this is taken from them by Ron, who rescues Luna and Neville.The three join Hermione outside the Room of . During the final stage of the battle, Luna, Hermione, and Ginny Weasley fought together against Bellatrix Lestrange, Voldemort's most powerful Death Eater. I think they think Im a bit odd, you know. 1. Add your own. She regained focus just before the end of the battle and survived relatively unscathed. She watched some students playing on the Quidditch pitch with Hagrid and spotted the Manticores on the field, heading towards the Forbidden Forest. Upon landing, she quickly taught the unidentified student a few things about how to make friends with magical creatures, such as drawing their attention with berries and waiting for them to accept the human's presence. He's just too polite to say it. We want to help.Thats right, said Luna, smiling happily. I thought I felt one zooming around in here.. She reads newspapers upside down, wears Spectrespecs, and believes in Nargles. [13] Ginny was also one of the five portraits along with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville that Luna painted and hung from her bedroom ceiling, with the word "friends" joining them together in gold writing. Because of this, she was an only child and the two were very close. LUNA LOVEGOOD LUNA [singing] - Mairsy doats and dosey doats and little lambsey divey. 4. She often wore odd pieces of jewellery such as a Butterbeer cork necklace and Dirigible plum earrings, and in 1996, a pair of Spectrespecs. As the creature gazed at them, the student asked what to do, and Luna told them to stay still lest she considered them a threat. People believed that the moon caused craziness, which may be why she's the way she is. These quirks are easy fodder for the meaner students of Hogwartssome call her "Loony Lovegood". Three more people had arrived out of the darkness to stand beside them, their wands outstretched, continuing to cast their Patronuses: Luna, Ernie, and Seamus. Lynch was a huge fan of the series before she was cast. Luna's birthday is the 13th February. Luna Lovegood is also alliterative, for effect. You are, I gather, not unintelligent, but painfully limited, narrow, close-minded.Xenophilius Lovegood on what Luna has told him about Hermione, Luna and Hermione Granger did not have an ideal first meeting, as Hermione called The Quibbler "rubbish" without knowing that Luna's father was the editor. together, said Neville quietly. They're working to bring down the Ministry of Magic from within using a mixture of dark magic and gum disease., Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?, Which came first, the phoenix or the flame? Oh, come on. Classmates call her "Loony" Lovegood and make fun of her, as she has persistently misty eyes, a dreamy voice, and believes fully in creatures that don't exist and a number of conspiracy theories. All of Dumbledore's Army was reassembled and prepared to fight. Luna was not able to dismiss the possibility of them being the work of poachers, but also thought it needed more than those to capture a Thunderbird. (HBP19), I could hear the match commentary from here, said Ron, his voice now shaking with laughter. ( OP10) "She didn't enjoy it very much," Luna informed him. ", There are plenty of eyewitness accounts, just because you're so narrow-minded you need to have everything shoved under your nose before you, Being different isn't a bad thing. I can see them, too. Everything she says sounds like part of a lucid dream. Thus, Luna was subsequently raised by Xenophilius alone for the rest of her life. [19], In her third year at Hogwarts, she chose Divination as an elective, as in the 19961997 school year Professor Trelawney claimed to miss her in class; Luna explained she had Firenze that year. Rolf would become her husband and the union would produce twins, Lorcan and Lysander. Luna was wearing what looked like a pair of orange radishes for earrings, a fact that Parvati and Lavender seemed to have noticed, as they were both giggling and pointing at her earlobes. On her way to Hogwarts in the Hogwarts Express, Luna shared a compartment with Harry Potter and she was accompanied by Neville Longbottom. [13], The prisoners in Malfoy Manor were soon joined by Harry, Ron, Dean Thomas, and Griphook the goblin, while Hermione was tortured for information upstairs by Bellatrix Lestrange. Luna Lovegood is seen as "weird" by some Hogwarts students, but stays true to herself. Although many thought Luna was bizarre, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, Dean Thomas and Ollivander eventually became very fond of her. At some point, they became very close friends. Although Luna Lovegood wasn't a part of the core group of wizarding world heroes that consisted of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, she was still a close friend to the golden trio and an essential part of the fight against Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Now he could be sleeping., Come, daddy, Harry doesn't want to talk to us right now. In 1995, fourteen-year-old Luna had waist-length, straggly, dirty blonde hair,[9] protuberant silvery eyes,[10] which often seemed to be dreamily distracted, and faint eyebrows. The Aurors are part of the Rotfang Conspiracy, I thought everyone knew that. But I've still got Dad. It is unknown what Luna did after Harry, Ron and Hermione left Shell Cottage in order to break into Gringotts Wizarding Bank, but she returned to Hogwarts in May when Neville signalled her as to the trio's return. She is then taken hostage along with all of Harry's companions but is rescued by the appearance of the Order of the Phoenix members (Sirius, Remus, Tonks, Kingsley, and Mad Eye). Community content is available under. I enjoyed the meetings too, it was like having friends.Luna regarding the D.A. Luna correctly observed that people expected Harry to associate with "cooler" people; he replied that she and Neville were cool, and among his closest and most trustworthy friends. [13], Up until the Battle of Hogwarts, Luna stayed at the cottage for the remainder of the war, and when Dobby was buried, she closed the house-elf's eyes and provided the eulogy, thanking him for rescuing her. [25], At the camp, Luna asked her students to familiarise themselves with the facilities, and pointed them to the places where clues were stored and where they could improve their investigative skills. [21], In 2014, Luna and Rolf attended the 427th Quidditch World Cup along with the rest of her friends in Dumbledore's Army. Luna suggested they search separately due to the forest's vastness, and Archibald converted the mission into a contest and wished Luna good luck. Luna has told me all about you, young lady. There, she stunned Alecto Carrow, who was waiting for them per Lord Voldemort's orders. . THAT explains the chilly breeze. 26 June 2003 J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, SnitchSeeker - J.K. Rowling Talks Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, J.K. Rowling 2012 Interview Harry Potter: Beyond the Page, Battle of the Astronomy Tower participants, Battle of the Department of Mysteries participants. [6] Luna also did not wear shoes because students in her house would take her shoes and hide them.[5]. (OP10), That was funny!Her prominent eyes swam with tears as she gasped for breath, staring at Ron. would not continue that year. Youre just as sane as I am. (OP10), Luna did not seem perturbed by Rons rudeness; on the contrary, she simply watched him for a while as though he were a mildly interesting television program. She also said a few words to Dobby during his funeral. [6] Harry was one of the portraits of her friends that Luna painted and hung on her bedroom ceiling, to which, upon Harry's discovery in the last book during his Horcrux-seeking journey, made him feel "a great rush of affection" towards her. Luna eagerly accepted the request, working hard along with the others and enjoying their company. (OP11), Luna took a treat breath and then said, without so much as a preliminary hello: I believe He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is back, and I believe you fought him and escaped from him.Er right, said Harry awkwardly. [7], They watched the Thunderbird take flight, and the student asked if she would be fully healed, to which Luna responded that physically she would, but the loss of her egg she would not easily get over. Luna Lovegood: Exceptionally ordinary. The Lovegoods' home was largely destroyed with an erumpent horn, which Xenophilius had believed to be a Crumple-Horned Snorkack's, blew up inside. She was unfazed by this, and instead chose to be non-judgmental and accepting of those around her. Like her father, she did not have to go into hiding when, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour, feel morally right eating animals who have suffered, A replica of Luna's wand (along with a few others) used in the, A replica of the jewellery worn by Luna in the. Well, I wouldnt respect anything else from someone whose father runs The Quibbler.Harry thought of the sinister winged horses he had seen on the night he had arrived and how Luna had said she could see them too. She was freed by Dobby along with several other prisoners in the spring of 1998, and stayed at Shell Cottage until she returned to Hogwarts to participate in the final battle of the Second Wizarding War. She recalled that her husband's grandfather, Newt Scamander, had a suitcase just like this one, which was filled with dozens of different environments designed for different creatures. Evanna Lynch has stated that she considers Luna to be a, Rowling has stated that she could imagine Luna as a. "The Aurors are part of the Rotfang Conspiracy, I thought everyone knew that. Luna had met other members of Dumbledore's Army; there were Padma Patil, Cho Chang, Terry Boot, Anthony Goldstein, Michael Corner, and Marietta Edgecombe from her house (all of them fought at the Battle of Hogwarts, except Marietta), Hannah Abbott, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Susan Bones, and Zacharias Smith from Hufflepuff (it is possible that all of them fought at the Battle of Hogwarts, except Zacharias), and Fred and George Weasley, Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell, Lavender Brown, Alicia Spinnet, Lee Jordan, Parvati Patil, Padma's twin sister and Colin and Dennis Creevey from Gryffindor. My fathers the editor.I oh, said Hermione, looking embarrassed. She then put on a brightly coloured pair of free "Spectrespecs" that were from inside the Quibbler. Luna was holding another edition of the Quibbler, which she told Harry was going strong because of his interview. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. She was a complete nonconformist; she lacked self-consciousness and was not afraid to show who she truly was. At one point, while under the influence of gnome saliva, Luna started dancing by herself, twirling on the dance floor with her arms raised. However, she didn't find either of the Moon Frogs or Snorkack horns. They then saw a lady struggling to walk towards them, so they hurried in front to receive her. She continued the discussion of the Rotfang Conspiracy with Professor Trelawney, who seemed completely interested. From her insane conspiracy theories to her bizarre wardrobe, it's hard not to notice Luna. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Her ingenious solutions to problems When Harry believed Sirius was in danger, he desperately tried to think of a way to get to the Ministry of Magic to rescue him. They went back to the camp and met Hagrid again, and the student showed Hagrid what Luna had given them, but Luna asked them to talk about it another time. [1] [2] She was sorted into Ravenclaw in 1992. Anyway good luck, Ronald! (OP19), Mistletoe, said Luna dreamily, pointing at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harrys head. She then spoke with the unidentified student in private and asked them not to tell Archibald about the suitcase since he often disagreed with Newt Scamander and argued about his, and let them rejoin the class. They were just lurking out of sight, thats all, you heard them. (OP38), Oh no, said Luna. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Severus Snape You get an immediate sense of Snape's strong personality when you first meet him in the book/film. And anyway, its not as though Ill never see Mum again, is it?Er isnt it? said Harry uncertainly.She shook her head in disbelief. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Luna also met and became a friend of Ginny Weasley, who was in the same year as her. Fred, Lavender and Colin were killed at the Battle of Hogwarts. Luna Lovegood is a witch in Ginny Weasley's year, a brave member of Dumbledore's Army and a Ravenclaw, who is considered a bit weird by her classmates.She comes by this reputation honestly: Luna simply isn't like the other kids at all. [15][22][23] According to Rita Skeeter, Luna wore a wedding dress decorated with rainbows and spangles, and a tiara of silver unicorn horns, which her husband supposedly looked at with a shocked expression. [13], It was believed that Luna was held captive at Azkaban, though she was actually imprisoned in the basement of Malfoy Manor, along with the famed wandmaker Garrick Ollivander, to whom she proved a great comfort. At Hogwarts Quidditch matches, Luna supported Gryffindor against every House except Ravenclaw; to show her support for Gryffindor, she would wear a hat in the shape of a lion head that roars, and to show support for Ravenclaw she would wear an eagle hat with flapping wings. Hermione was among the portraits Luna painted on her bedroom ceiling, circled by the words "friends". Warner Bros. Evanna Lynch. An owl then arrived carrying the phoenix tears she needed, and though she was not sure whether they could treat Runespoor bites, she nevertheless let the student use them on the wounds, and saw with pleasure that they seemed to be working, giving them a good start. [7], The Aurors are part of the Rotfang Conspiracy, I thought everyone knew that. The student was not familiar with the creature and learnt what it was from Luna, who stressed the importance of attentive observation. When she attended his brother Bill's wedding, Ron was further amused by her behaviour and remarked that she gave "good value". It was all supposed to be about fighting You-Know-Who, wasnt it? As the year progressed, she was invited to join an underground Defence Against the Dark Arts group called Dumbledore's Army, which was taught and led by Harry Potter. A loyal friend and a true Ravenclaw. Xenophilius raised his daughter to share many of his unusual beliefs, and the two enjoyed going on holidays to look for creatures such as Crumple-Horned Snorkacks in Sweden. However, at one point she, Ernest Macmillan, and Seamus Finnigan helped the trio drive off a group of Dementors that attacked them by casting their Patronuses. They float in through your ears and make your brain go fuzzy, she said. [5], Near the end of the year, Harry had a vision that his godfather, Sirius Black, was being tortured by Lord Voldemort in the Department of Mysteries.