The Reason Snape is such a miserable git.....

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---Demetra wrote:
> 4.  Shipping - I predict Harry/Luna
> 
> I think it is telling that in those last few pages of OotP, when 
> Harry was so miserable, JKR specifically has him spend time with 
> Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Neville and Hagrid.  He feels no better after 
> being with them.  In fact, the moment when he starts to feel better 
> is after his conversation with Luna.  It starts out as pity.  But 
> then Harry admits that he didn't mind talking to Luna about 
Sirius.  
> Then at the conclusion of the conversation Harry feels as though 
the 
> weight in his stomach had lessened.  
> For whatever reason, on some level Harry connects with Luna.  
> Spending time with her eases some of his pain.  Who better to ship 
> Harry with then the person who seems able to bring him a sense of 
> peace.  
> 
> Angie here:
For some unknown reason, I was having random thoughts about Luna 
today, so this post gave me the opportunity to get it out of my 
head.  Your observation that Harry connects with Luna is dead on 
(pardon the pun) and I do believe it is leading somewhere.  

However, that connection is, shall we say, intermittent, limited to 
those times when Luna is, shall we say, Lucid?  She reminds me of 
people I see in a nursing home.  You start talking to them and they 
seem to be with it and then, bam, they are off in another world.  I 
think Harry needs someone a bit more, um, solid and dependable for a 
girlfriend.  I think Luna's quirks would soon get on Harry's nerves. 
But I do believe she will become a closer friend to Harry and will 
help Harry learn to cope with Sirius's death.  Maybe they'll have a 
short-term fling while Ginny's busy with Dean and then -- bam -- in 
Book 7 Harry will finally fall for Ginny!