Relatable characters

[Melanie Black]

No: HPFGUIDX 74295

There have always been relatable characters in the
Harry Potter series but you I think that some of the
ones that were introduced for the first time in this
book were absolutely wonderful and very easy to relate
to.  

First I'll go with Luna:  
But anyways, one of the things I loved about this book
is how relatable the characters were.  Luna and I are
very similar to eachother in that for the majority of
my young life I was the center of a great deal of
teasing from my peers.  I tried to get over it, I even
tried to be nice to other people in hopes that they
would end up liking me.  Hogwarts also reminded me so
much of my school at this point because I mean you
have the "good" guys who are still not going to be
nice to you...because being nice to you will end up
causing them a lot of pain.  It's true..kids are very
scared of their reputation so they ignor "odd" people
in order to make themselves feel better.  

There were times when I cried for Luna.  Call me a
dork but it's true.  And I wanted to say another
interesting thing about her...even with all that has
happened she is the character that to me embodies the
true essence of innocence and faith.  I say that
because of the conversation she had with Harry at the
end of the term.
OOP pg. 863(US edition)
Luna: "Anyway, it's not as though I'll never see Mum
again is it?" 
Harry: Er-isn't it?

Luna: "Oh come on. You heard them, just behind the
veil didn't you?"

Harry: "You mean?"

L:"In that room with the archway.  They were just
lurking out of sight that's all. You heard them." 

To me and I know it's debateable but cleary JKR is
putting a homage to heaven in this part.  Luna is
talking about how she will see her mother again in
heaven.  I also say this because of something she says
shortly after this:  pg. 864 "No I think I'll just go
down and have some pudding and wait for it all to turn
up....It always does in the end."  

To me Luna is saying to Harry that everything will
turn out okay in the end.  It will all work out for
the best..she will not just get her things back from
whereever they are but life itself will get better. 
You can't dwell on things that are all wrong...you
just have to keep going.  

But then again..maybe I have just as extraordinary
beliefs as Luna.  

The other character that I related to very well...is
Tonks.  She has been given a great deal of crap
because of her clumsiness, which offends me a bit. 
Clumisness does not equal unintelligence...or evil.  

I am a very clumsy person...so I admire Tonks.  And I
love her seemingly geniune desire to want to help.  If
she turns out to be evil like many people think I
would be very hurt.  

~Melanie 




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