What was Luna going to say?

[augustinapeach]

No: HPFGUIDX 82754

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "serious_schwartz" 
<serious_schwartz at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sylviablundell2001" 
> <sylviablundell at a...> wrote:
> > Forgive me if this has been mentioned before, but I was 
> wondering if 
> > we missed something important due to Hermione's 
> uncharacteristic 
> > arrogance.  Referring to the locked door in the Department of 
> > Mysteries, Luna says "You know what could be in there?" 
> Hermione 
> > brushes this aside with the sotto voce comment to Neville 
> "Something 
> > blibbering, no doubt" and we never get to hear what Luna 
> thought 
> > could be behind the door.  
> <snip>
> > Sylvia (who really likes Luna and hopes she will be the one to 
> put 
> > Harry together again)
> 
> I have always thought that bit was more about Hermione's 
> snappishness with Luna. Hermione has no patience for Luna 
> (for obvious reasons), but she also seems a bit threatened by 
> her. I don't think Hermione is anti-female, but I think she feels 
> threatened by how interesting Luna is. Usually, Hermione is 
> pretty circumspect about how she treats other people. Luna is an 
> exception.

AP:

To me, Hermione represents the Logic and Luna represents Faith (not 
an original thought, I'm sure).  I read this passage as just another 
example of how Logic -- which people in our culture generally seem 
to value more highly -- devalues Faith.  I like Hermione/Logic too, 
and I know she is vital for Harry's success, but I'm really hoping 
Luna and her father catch a Crumple-Horned Snorkack in Sweden. And I 
hope Harry continues to develop his relationship with Luna/Faith 
(not necessarily in a shipping sense) because he needs her just as 
much as he needs Hermione -- maybe more as he moves into his new 
role as "savior" of the WW. (Hermione *does* seem to be coming 
around, too -- in the hospital wing after Luna announced her summer 
plans, Hermione "seemed to struggle with herself for a moment, then 
said, "That sounds lovely."  p. 848)