Is Luna Lovegood the anti-Hermione?

[Rob]

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I'm playing around with the idea that Luna has been introduced as an 
all-purpose opposition to Hermione.  I figure this character is 
required because Hermione's other nemeses (is that even a word?), 
namely Trelawney and Skeeter, don't seem to be taking anything more 
than a bit part in the action, and Hermione definitely deserves 
better than that.

Luna, on the other hand, provides this opposition in spades.  Luna is 
an... 'intuitive' thinker, shall we say, vs. Hermione's straight up 
rationalist approach to the world.  I suspect she will provide 
romantic competition for Hermione vis a vis Ron.  And as flakey as 
she presents, Luna is no pushover.

I'd like to hear what others here think.

Rob