OOP: Luna! The new Hermione??

[gishstar1]

No: HPFGUIDX 66623

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lily_paige_delaney" 
<vanessa.monaghan at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "davydarmstrong" 
> <armstrong at f...> wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Brooke" 
<brookeshanks at m...> 
> > 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. 
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > I think I read somewhere that JKR said Luna is sort of the anti-
> Hermoine!
> 
> LPD

I did enjoy reading about Luna. I always totally focused myself on 
her actions and what she would say and what direction she was 
looking in and trying to see if JKR was making us trying to notice 
anything that we would probably miss. 

However, I was thinking about Luna today... and I am a Smashing 
Pumpkins fan. I happen to know that Luna is means moon (as if we 
didn't or couldn't make that connection). But the Smashing Pumpkins 
named a song on one of their cd's "Luna" and that's what got me 
thinking about the character. Luna also deals with a goddess in an 
Eastern religion. I can't remember my research right off the top of 
my head but oh well... 

I was thinking about the name Luna, and thinking about moons... then 
it hit me that she tried to get us to guess about moons in PoA with 
Peeves calling Lupin "Loony". With some further stretching of the 
imagination I got to thinking that JKR wanted us (the readers) to 
make a connection. I'm making a connection between Luna and Lupin. 
Otherwise stating that Lupin is Luna's Dad. 

Now before everyone gets all hot under the collar. I'm not FOR 
SURE... it's an idea. She talked about her father, he's a wizard. 
I'm only making the connection based on the names of the characters. 
I'm pretty sure it isn't entirely correct. I do think that Luna and 
Lupin are somehow connected. 

I re-read that part when she talks about her mom dying due to a 
spell gone wrong. But nothing specific about her dad... so yeah... 
i'm probably wrong. But there's no sense in not thinking about it? 

Ari