A Look At Luna Lovegood (longish)

[Wendy]

No: HPFGUIDX 84055

Paula Gaon wrote:

> > Ever since my second read of OotP and subsequent rereading 
> of a few chapters, can't stop thinking about Luna Lovegood.  
> Exactly who/what is she?  
> <snip>

Pippin suggested:
 
> This has been posted before, but could she be a werewolf? 
>  Her name, like Lupin's, is suggestive. Remember Peeves's 
> jingle, "Loony loopy Lupin" ? Werewolves are apparently strongly 
> resistant to magic, since FBAWTFT lists them as known wizard 
> killers.


Now me (Wendy):

Hmnh. I like this. And it just might add a bit of something to your 
Evil!Lupin theory. One of the most oft-stated reasons that people 
don't like Evil!Lupin is that it would mean that JKR took a 
character who has been subject to so much predjudice (ie the 
persecution Lupin has suffered by being a werewolf), and then make 
all that prejudice turn out to have been justified. 

Well, if JKR wants to show that werewolves really can be good, 
perhaps Luna is the good one who defies the stereotypes. Which means 
Remus could be evil without JKR having look like she's saying all 
stereotypes *are* justified. 

:-)
Wendy