[HPforGrownups] OOP: Luna! The new Hermione??

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"Brooke" <brookeshanks at mugglenet.com> wrote:

>>>>>In the first four books I always felt like Hermione was JKR's 
surrogate character in most situations. Now, after reading OOP, I see some very interesting things about Luna that make me think that JKR may be transferring herself vicariously from Hermione to Luna. (For all you shippers... this could make for some interesting changes in opinion if it is at all true :o) IMHO, Luna's attitute seems to sort of transcend the petty, surface behavioral tendancies of her peers. She is quite straightforward, she's above taunting others, she takes others' teasing of her with a grain of salt, and many of her comments sound to me like the omniscient voice of wisdom. It's as if she is a Dumbledore in the making - the character with whom the author uses to introduce new thought provoking themes into the story.One big reason I was led to thinking this was the death of JKR's mother. She died of MS while JKR was writing one of the books (but I forget which one now). The comments that Luna makes about losing her mother were to me, chillingly insightful. I think maybe JKR may be re-entering the story with Luna now acting as her surrogate, rather 
than Hermione who is definitely taking on her own unique personality. Did anyone else think this about Luna as well?>>>>>

  Paige Woods' Reply: 

   I must admit that when Luna first came into the book, I didn't like her. But as the book progressed, we got to learn more about Luna's character. And by the end of the book, Luna got moved up to the favorites. As for what this has to do with Brooke's post, I'm getting to it. I'm with you with JKR speaking through Luna now, instead of Hermione. But, JKR can still speak herself through Hermione. Like giving us facts about things about the war. So, let's see. JKR speaks through Hermione by facts; Dumbledore about love and emotion and the past, and now Luna. Hmm. Why is JKR speaking through her? 

   ~Paige Woods~