Luna's critters was Re: Etymology of Xenophilius (Was: Philosophy of Dumbledore)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 179685

> Carol, who expected Hermione's skepticism about some oddity to be
> overturned by Luna <snip>
>

Pippin:
I think this happened, although Luna and Hermione may never know:

"What are heliopaths?" asked Neville, looking blank.
"They're spirits of fire," said Luna, her protuberant eyes widening so
that she looked madder than ever. "Great tall flaming creatures that
gallop across the ground burning everything in front of--"

"They don't exist, Neville," said Hermione tartly.

"Oh yes they do!" said Luna angrily.

"I'm sorry, but where's the *proof* of that?" snapped Hermione 
(emphasis canon.)

"There are plenty of eye-witness accounts, just because you're so
narrow-minded you need to have everything shoved under your nose
before you--" --OOP ch 16

Compare DH:

"As they turned the corner the flames chased them as though they 
were alive, sentient, intent on killing them. Now the fire was mutating, 
forming a gigantic pack of fiery beasts:
Flaming serpents, chimaeras, and dragons rose and fell and rose
again, and the detritus of centuries on which they were feeding
was thrown up in the air into their fanged mouths, tossed high on
clawed feet, before being consumed by the inferno. " --DH ch 31

Pippin
who always had a sneaking suspicion that heliopaths would turn
up before the end