Luna and the Veil

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 159857

Carol:
> Luna (like her father) apparently depends on intuition but she's not
> devoid of common sense. It was her idea to ride the Thestrals to the
> MoM. (Who'd ride one sidesaddle, though? ;-)) And she has silvery
> eyes like Mr. Ollivander's, which perhaps see things that others
> can't see. (Mr. O. must be a Legilimens since he suspects that
> Hagrid has kept his broken wand. Maybe Ollivander and Luna are
> related?)
> 
>Carol, wondering if Luna is a true Seer or will at least help Harry to
> see his situation from a new perspective.

Jen: I couldn't pass up a Luna post; she's one of my favorite 
secondary characters. Radish earrings and all.

I do think Luna's a Seer in the making although one very different 
from Trelawney. She is very intuitive and her openess leads her to 
consider possibilities others may not have thought of or which they 
fear to consider, such as the meaning of the veil. I think that's what 
being a true Seer in Potterverse is about really, keen observation and 
seeing possible outcomes. Trelawney's absolute certainty about her 
predictions comes across as insecurity to prove herself more than 
anything else.

As for Luna's future, I agree she and Ollivander might be related, or 
if not, they share the gift of intuition necessary to help children 
select the correct wand. The wand may choose the wizard but with so 
many choices, a person could be there for days if the wandmaker 
doesn't have some sense of which ones to offer in the first place. 
Plus Luna seems good with animals and that would help in tracking down 
dragons, unicorns and phoenixes. Or maybe she would choose different 
wand cores from Ollivander's.

I wondered after OOTP if Harry might notice Luna's eyes were the same 
color as Ollivander's because it's not always the case he notices 
eyecolor. Didn't we have to ask JKR what color Ron's eyes are? It's 
hard to say though, JKR may have simply liked the idea of Harry seeing 
the thestrals reflected in Luna's "silvery" eyes from an artistic 
standpoint rather than for plot purposes. ;)

One thing for sure--Luna doesn't fear new ideas nor is she mesmerized 
by them. It's doubtful she feared seeing the threstrals on her first 
day like Harry did. If someone does contact her from behind the veil, 
I could see her carrying on a perfectly normal conversation and not 
feeling compelled to walk through or take other rash action like 
another person might. So, I like your idea Rosemary!

Jen, hoping Luna is more than just comic relief in book 7.