there are SHIPs and... sorry but Luna reminds me of wormtail.

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 99433

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
> Dan wrote:
> So, if someone asked me who Harry would "be with" (if he survived,
> which he won't) I'd say Hermione, but if they asked who, in the best
> of all possible outcomes, he would be with (though even there he'd
> not survive) I'd say Luna.
> 
> vmonte responds:
> I hate to say this because I really like the character of Luna, but I
> just reread the book and she reminded me a lot of wormtail. She
> really seems like a kiss a** in certain sections of the book. The
> train scene where she laughs uncontrollably at Ron reminded me of the
> penseive scene where Sirius tells James (not sure who made this
> remark) to stop before wormtail wets himself.

I don't see Luna as a Wormtail at all. Wormtail had this insecurity, a
resentment of those around him who were better than he was; he was
second or third class and knoew it.  

Luna's not like that; it takes a lot of sense of self to be an
eccentric.  Genuine eccentrics are often happy people, because their
sense of self doesn't rise and fall with what other people think. 
(People who act odd because of some underlying problem aren't eccentrics).

I like Luna. We don't know her well enough to have a good idea who
she'd be good for, but I kinda doubt it's Harry.  Actually, she gives
the first impression of being a no-shipper herself, pursuing her life
interests on her own. That's highly subject to change, but she's an
interesting, sympathetic, character who seems to have a lot of peace
with herself.

Jim Ferer