Further analysis of Luna Lovegood

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 84417

dan: 
> Luna's role as agent for Harry's development needs to be analysized 
> from her perspective as well, if she is to be more than "a plot 
> device" herself. Because of the issues her beliefs, her spaciness, 
> bring up, it is perhaps too easy to "accept" what she is at face 
> value. Almost as if her role as friend to Potter is her entire raison 
> d'etre.

Annemehr:
Point taken!  I also hope that Harry actually does think of her as a
friend now; I am recalling Harry's discovery in the pensieve in GoF of
the fate of Neville's parents, and I was disappointed that it didn't
seem to affect his relationship with Neville at the time.  Here's
hoping that he actually seeks Neville and Luna out on the Hogwarts
Express next 1 September!

dan:
> A paucity of serious theory regarding Luna the witch, the 
> absence of any anagrammed theory especially, such that she cannot 
> participate in the WitchWizard Wrestling Federation, for example, 
> indicate to me that listees haven't fully let her into the story.

Annemehr:
Either that, or we're just mystified!  She is hard to get a handle on,
isn't she?  I didn't realise I had as much to say about her as I
posted until I began typing, but I also think I've gone as far as I
can without further input (from JKR, or from listies like yourself).

dan:
> One thought, too, that interests me is that Rowling probably won't 
> leave the Nargles/mistletoe thing just hanging there.

I was never a shipper, but I'll go H/L if JKR does.

Annemehr
L3 -- keep it simple, for the badges (but you can use L16 on the
letterhead)!