The Kacky Snorgle

[its_a_monstertrucker]

No: HPFGUIDX 86976

I've been thinking about Luna Lovegood and her rather fanciful 
theories about the world.  I don't think that the crumple-horned 
snorkack and friends are real, although it would be fun just to 
see Hermione's reaction.  Rather, I like the idea that Luna is 
reacting to her mother's death.  As a way of dealing with the grief, 
she retreats into a fantasy world of heliopaths and blibbering 
humdingers.

I think it's intriguing that JKR mentioned Luna and Hermione 
being opposites, because I think they each have something to 
learn from the other.  Maybe by the end of the series, Luna will 
teach Hermione not to be so naive about SPEW, and Hermione 
will teach Luna to look at the world more rationally.