Ask the Question (The meaning of the name Luna)

[whimsyflower]

No: HPFGUIDX 86113

I've just finished reading "The Little White Horse" by Elizabeth
Goudge. JKR has often said this was/is one of her favourite books from 
childhood.  From reading that book, I have many thoughts about what Luna's 
name might mean.  I agree with what Angel (post #85980), Carol (post 
#86082),and Sherrie (post #86084) have said so this post is just to add 
anotherperspective to theirs.

 On summary, the heroine of this story is Maria Merryweather, the
Moon Princess, who is very "silvery."  Together with Robin, she ended
generations of feuding between the Night and the Day.  I wonder about a 
possible parallel between this feuding and the feud 'Slytherin versus the 
Other Three Founders' or  'LV versus Everyone Else.'  

The family motto of the Merryweather Family was: "The brave soul and
the pure spirit shall with a merry and a loving heart inherit the kingdom
together."  The mascot of the Merryweathers was a lion.  I wonder if the brave
Gryffindor Lion (Harry) and the silvery, pure spirit (Luna) will need to work
together to heal the feud that infects the Wizarding World.

Whimsy