info on Luna Lovegood

[starlandcolleen]

No: HPFGUIDX 109452

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ejblack" <ejblack at r...> wrote:
>     >    " I joined the group a few days ago and have been lurking 
and looking around the files. Great stuff,all of it, but I have not 
been able to find any posts etc about Luna Lovegood.  I have a strong 
feeling she is going to be a major character and would love to see 
some of your posts about her."
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starlandcolleen:

Welcome ej, from another newbie who just joined on Harry's birthday. 
I am in Edmonton and am an artist/clothing designer and mother to 
twin daughters (2 yrs) who are the joy of our lives.

I just noticed a Luna reference yesterday while re-reading GoF. After 
taking the portkey to the World Cup, Arthur asks if there are any 
others from their area coming through that portkey. He is told that 
the Lovegoods have already been there for a week (cheap seats) and 
that one other family couldn't get tickets. (Sorry for not having 
exact quotes as I don't have the text available at the moment.) I 
can't recall the exact number of portkeys that have been set up, but 
it's not that many, and I think we can assume that one 
portkey "station" services a fairly large area. Therefore, I reason 
that Luna is Ron's neighbor! Not only that, but the Lovegood's are 
one of only 3 other families who live in the Weasley's vicinity.
Despite this, Ron doesn't know who Luna is until he is in 5th year. 
(Although Ginny does.)

I would love to hear thoughts on this either supporting or 
deconstructing my interpretation of this passage, or, any other 
thoughts on Luna, who I agree is going to play a major role.