The Importance of Luna

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No: HPFGUIDX 84773

Luna and Harry both have been the target of their classmates. Maybe 
they find her unruffled calm disturbing. She certainly doesn't seem 
to display the typical  "need to fit in"  of young teenagers. She has 
an unusual degree of serenity and self confidence, not to mention 
brains as she's in Ravenclaw. All that might just be a bit 
intimidating to  her peers. So now she and Harry have two fairly 
significant shared experiences; loss of parents/guardian, and 
ridicule by peers who are threatened by what they don't possess or 
don't understand.While I don't see a romantic liaison between them, I 
do think Luna is going to be Very Important as a friend, teacher, 
advisor to Harry. Her steadfast belief in things that there are 
absolutely no proof of is brought up numerous times (heliopaths, 
Crumple-Horned Snorkacks, the voices behind the veil). It makes me 
think this particular issue is highly significant. Although initially 
Harry seems to find her support questionable and indeed embarrassing 
(recalling the radish earrings),JKR seems to be slowly but surely 
building her credibility. The fact that Luna was part of the battle 
at the Ministry I think supports this. The same could be said for 
Neville. She's quietly courageous in a number of ways. I suspect we 
are going to see more of this courage. hypatia (pardon me while I 
hoist my "Luna for President" flag)

Hypatia