Character Development

[mesmer44]

No: HPFGUIDX 179164

> Prep0strus:
> I've never been able to warm to Luna for precisely the reason
> that she wasn't brought in slowly. Some people think she's
> this awesome character, and I can't even look at her that way
> - she always seems like a shoehorned johnny-come-lately to me.
> I mean, you can see the clues to Ginny being Harry's eventual
> girl in the very first book. And Cho being his first relationship
> was hinted at books before that happened as well. JKR has the
> ability to drop subtle hints about characters that will matter
> later on. But Luna just showed up, all ready to be a major
> secondary character.

Winterfell:
I didn't mind the way JKR brought Luna into the storyline, per se.
She isn't the kind of subtle character that you can mention briefly
in one book and then gradually bring her more prominently into the
plots. Luna is a quirky character to be sure, but from the very
beginning and definately by the end of DH, she is a major favorite
of mine. I don't think subtle hints about Luna's character would
have worked as well as it did with other minor characters who just
have bit roles in each book.

Winterfell, who believes that just because Luna didn't arrive until
OotP, doesn't mean she isn't an awesome character.