The Girls of Hogwarts

[sigurd at eclipse.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 191501

Dear List

I already stated my preferences and of course it would be pure male ego to wish both the probably well connnected and rich (and not unattractive Parkinson) as well as the "Loony" Lovegood, but one MUST after all make a choice and while the dalliance with Pansy might be fun (and certainly provide a huge deep draft of schadenfreude at the expense of Draco) I'd really have to fall for Luna.

The reason is quite simple.

My wife (now of 39 years this year past) was not the best looking of all the girls I ever dated, nor she was the sexiest, smartest, richest, well connected, or most "hip." But it became quite obvious that she had a good heart, and I knew that good heart would make her kind, loving, caring, faithful, patient, hard working, and beautiful beyond measure, and most important, that good heart would be a person on whom I could affix love and tenderness, affection, care, and make as the center of my life and try and be the best husband in the world for. I knew she'd never play me false, or try and manipulate me, and that I had a heap of work to do to repay her in kind, but that it wouldn't be hard work and would be great fun.

When our heroes are searching for Luna, and they stick heir heads up into Luna's room at her father's house, and they see the three paintings on the wall of Ron, Hermione, and Harry, named as "her friends" that shows without doubt that Luna has a "good heart" and  had I been back there, I would have fallen immediately for her.

Otto