Luna and Lupin

[oh have faith]

No: HPFGUIDX 75116

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "american_pie8887" 
<MagRig13 at a...> wrote:
> I was reading a quote about Lupin and it was Peeves calling 
> him "Loony loopy Lupin" (somewhere in PoA, can't remember the page 
> number) but i just found that to be very interesting, because i'm 
not 
> mistaken, Luna is often called "loony" or "loopy" 
> 
> any thoughts?
> ~~Mags

They invite a similar kind of word play, certainly.  But it could 
just be coincidence; my reading was that JKR called Ms 
Lovegood "Luna" because she is a little loony - the moon has often 
been associated with madness (hence "lunatics").  Many old wives 
tales attribute strange behaviour to starring at the moon too long, 
or walking under a full moon and the like. 

 As such, Peeves is a slightly better punner than he first appears.  
Lupin *is* loony, not in the sense of being mad, but because he's 
affected by lunar cycles.  And he is loopy, but again, not in the mad 
sense.  He's loopy as in lupine - wolf-like. 

It could be JKR intended a connection along these lines, but the 
loony-loopy thing does have different connotations when applied to 
each character. My guess is, she just likes to alliterate. But I 
could be wrong.  
 
^_^
Faith's Girl