A Look At Luna Lovegood (longish)

[leb2323]

No: HPFGUIDX 84340

Paula:
> > 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?  When we first meet Luna on the train going to 
> >Hogwarts, she's described as having "waist-length, dirty blond
hair 
> >(not sure if dirty refers to the condition of her hair or the 
> >color, I think it's probably the condition due to her spacy 
> >character), very pale eyebrows and protuberant eyes..."  

Jen: 
> Now it may be a coincidence, but the only other person with misty, 
> silvery eyes is Ollivander: 
> 
> Another similarity between Ollivander and Luna is their remarkable 
> ability to discern information about other people's character 
> without attaching emotional judgements. 

>Initially I thought Ollivander and Luna were related along her
mother's side and 
> Luna will be the heir apparent to the Ollivander wand dynasty! But 
> perhaps they could be another type of magical being instead, some 
> form of 'intuitive beings'. I'm just not sure why JKR would 
> introduce a new group so late.



I find the link between Luna and Ollivander interesting.  A long time
ago there was some discussion about Ollivander's physical 
description.  The link I know is post # 70944.  Someone named Claire
likened Ollivander to a silver coated mirror and mentioned that 
the eyes are the mirrors of the soul.  My response back then was that
I was always reminded of the descriptions of unicorns whenever 
I read the physical description of Ollivander.  The same holds true
for Luna as well.  I don't exactly know where I am going with this
but does anybody see any unicornish, unicorny, whatever traits besides
me?  I don't have the Fantastic Beasts book so maybe there is 
something in there that would give some insight.  Thanks.
leb