[HPforGrownups] Re: Neville and Luna

[Laura Lynn Walsh]

No: HPFGUIDX 181501


On 2008, Feb 12, , at 11:15, Tiffany B. Clark wrote:

>> Jayne:
>>
>> I love the way that Luna and Neville develop through the books.
> Neville starts off with low self esteem as a wizard and very clumsy,
> but gradually finds his feet and by the time DA is formed in OoP he is
> beginning to be more confident and of course by the time of DH he is a
> leader and and of course was always a loyal friend to Harry and Co
> Luna starts off as being perceived as loony and over the last three
> books, she also becomes more confident and gets more respect from
> others and also is a loyal friend to Harry and co.
>
> Tiffany:
>
> I liked Neville & Luna a lot as well, esp. in the way they grew  
> through
> the books.  Neville wasn't a very impressive person when I first read
> him, but by OotP I had a more favorable impression of him.  Luna was a
> person who I could get into better & develop a liking for as she's
> someone who I felt I could relate to.

I didn't see Luna as developing, rather, I saw the other
children growing up so that they could understand and
even value her.  From the first, she seemed to be more
self-aware than the other students.  Her painfully accurate
observations indicated that she was an astute observer.
She seems the embodiment of the German word "altklug",
which roughly means that she has understanding that
usually comes with age, at a younger than normal age.

Laura
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Laura Lynn Walsh    lwalsh at acsalaska.net
http://llwcontemplations.blogspot.com



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