In the movies, Luna is referred to as "Loony Lovegood," and is mocked for what her fellow students perceive as strange interests death, thestrals, and Wrackspurts, to name a few. [25], Before the last test, Archibald recalled his encounter with a Graphorn. Riffling through it to page fifty-seven, she turned it resolutely upside-down again and disappeared behind it, just as the compartment door opened for the third time. This dress was voted 'Most Hideous Outfit of the Year' by readers of Rita Skeeter's regular Daily Prophet column. In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Luna's role is much the same as her role in the film, though we do not meet her until Harry goes to find the people who signed up for the D.A. She met Cassandra Vole and the aforementioned unidentified student in the Great Hall while they were talking about making friends, and remarked that despite the dark times, it was still an opportunity to make as many friends as possible. Published on Jan 29th 2016. She decided that they should look for it in case it was hurt. She met her students in the Great Hall with Headmistress McGonagall and Archibald Eagleton, the Ministry counsellor of the course. Hermione was among the portraits Luna painted on her bedroom ceiling, circled by the words "friends". Snape caught them and sent them into the Forbidden Forest with Rubeus Hagrid as punishment. [21] She recalled her past adventures without ever finding any Snorkacks, and said she was beginning to accept that the creature simply didn't exist. [6], Towards Christmas, Luna comforted Hermione Granger after Ron Weasley mocked her in Transfiguration and Hermione ran into the girl's bathroom in tears. Her mother accidentally died while experimenting with spells when Luna was nine and thus Luna was raised by her father, editor of the magazine The Quibbler, in a rook-like house near the village of Ottery St Catchpole in Devon. Luna was often the subject of ridicule and had difficulty making friends. [5], Near the end of the year, Harry had a vision that his godfather, Sirius Black, was being tortured by Lord Voldemort in the Department of Mysteries. "That was noisier than I thought it would be., You can laugh! She had an aura of "distinct dottiness" about her,[8] and was known to put her wand behind her left ear for safekeeping. A little while later, she created a diversion so that Harry could slip away from the victory celebrations with Ron and Hermione, and have a little break. [18], When Luna was preparing to leave Hogwarts, she left the suitcase in Hagrid's hands and they asked the student to help him with it. Ginnys told me all about her, apparently shell only believe in things as long as theres no proof at all. Luna is the only one of Harry's close school friends who is not a fellow Gryffindor. Luna, like Harry and Neville, had the ability to see Thestrals, as they had all seen someone die. "I don't think you should be an Auror, Harry," said Luna unexpectedly. But people used to believe there were no such things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack!, Yeah, but the lost diadem," said Michael Corner, rolling his eyes, "is, I don't think you should be an Auror, Harry," said Luna unexpectedly. Harry names his daughter, Lily Luna, after her. She often wore odd pieces of jewellery such as a Butterbeer cork necklace and Dirigible plum earrings, and in 1996, a pair of Spectrespecs. She also sensed they were being watched, and soon Acromantulas appeared behind them. The former headmaster of Hogwarts was revealed to identify as gay by Rowling back in 2007 despite it not being stated or even referenced in the franchise. However, she invited Luna to Dumbledore's Army and the two became friends. Luna seemed to have enjoyed artistic pursuits in her free time; her house was filled with various things that she painted. Luna is seen barefoot throughout the film because students had stolen her shoes. He was desperate to the point of ceasing his public support of Harry Potter and attempting to turn him, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley over to the Death Eaters in exchange for Luna's safety. She never actually reported the score, leaving Professor McGonagall to report it. And this is the first chance weve had to do something real or was that all just a game or something?No of course it wasnt said Harry impatiently.Then we should come too, said Neville simply. [7], She went back with the student to where the Thunderbird was and explained her condition to them. But Ive still got Dad. He and Ginny even gave their daughter the middle name "Luna" in honour of her. Luna had found Hermione crying and Harry had been looking for Hermione to return the books she left in Transfiguration class. However, she didn't find either of the Moon Frogs or Snorkack horns. [13] Ginny was also one of the five portraits along with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville that Luna painted and hung from her bedroom ceiling, with the word "friends" joining them together in gold writing. Her mother accidentally died while experimenting with spells when Luna was nine and thus Luna was raised by her father, editor of the magazine The Quibbler, in a rook-like house near the village of Ottery St Catchpole in Devon. During the battle at the Ministry, instead of being knocked unconscious, she was hit in the mouth by a Death Eater before using an unusual verbally-incanted version of Levicorpus to hurl her attacker away. It was all supposed to be about fighting You-Know-Who, wasnt it? At the end of the game, the player must help Luna find her missing objects, which are: a jumper, a newspaper, a lion mask, a pair of pink shoes, and her purse. Luna was wearing what looked like a pair of orange radishes for earrings, a fact that Parvati and Lavender seemed to have noticed, as they were both giggling and pointing at her earlobes. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Both were wonderful in their own ways but they walked different (yet totally brilliant) paths in life. Harry "found that the terrible weight in his stomach seemed to have lessened slightly".[5]. r/lunalovegoodnsfw: Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter. She also made Harry laugh so hard that mead came out of his nose when she discussed the Rotfang Conspiracy after Professor Snape sneered at Harry's ambition to become an Auror. At the final match, she sat in the VIP boxes with Dumbledore's Army and her husband, where he held her hands, which might have been because he was trying to prevent his wife from putting on one of her famous Special Event Hats.[26]. The student freed it from its trap, and Luna noticed it took a liking to them. Imitating their walk, they got near the baby Manticores and eventually arrived at a dark cave. The student got the idea of building the egg a nest in their suitcase, which Luna found demanding as the baby Thunderbird, once hatched, needed continued caring until it was able to be released into the wild, but the student promised her it would be done. A while later, Cassandra Vole had gotten restless, and Luna advised her to be patient as things in nature might not follow the schedules of visitors. Luna mistook it for Horklump, but Hagrid said it was his Mooncalf who went missing. They talked about the Thunderbird and its missing egg, and Luna thought it best to heal the Thunderbird first. She then mounted her Thestral side-saddle, "as though she did this every day". "She doesn't think you treated her very well, because you wouldn't dance with her. However, whenever someone made fun of her father or his magazine The Quibbler, the dreamy quality in her voice would vanish and be replaced by one of steel, and she would immediately become very angry. She was a complete nonconformist; she lacked self-consciousness and was not afraid to show who she truly was. Luna has told me all about you, young lady. The model blew up in the Death Eater's face; however, the impact broke Ginny's ankle. She and the rest of her students calmed the Thunderbird down and cleaned her wounds, but still found her upset about losing her egg. She recalled that her husband's grandfather, Newt Scamander, had a suitcase just like this one, which was filled with dozens of different environments designed for different creatures. I think they think Im a bit odd, you know. You are, I gather, not unintelligent, but painfully limited, narrow, close-minded.Xenophilius Lovegood on what Luna has told him about Hermione, Luna and Hermione Granger did not have an ideal first meeting, as Hermione called The Quibbler "rubbish" without knowing that Luna's father was the editor. It's so unfair that you had to die, when you were so good and so brave. via GIPHY. Luna also believed in things that were proven true: Harry's story about Voldemort's return, the voices beyond the veil and the belief that there were people behind it, and that Hufflepuff Chaser Zacharias Smith was suffering from Loser's Lurgy. Well its got some interesting I mean, its quite Ill have it back, thank you, said Luna coldly, and leaning forwards she snatched it out of Harrys hands. Luna witnessed Harry Potter's final defeat of Lord Voldemort and was among the first to congratulate him. In 2019, she met at least one of the members of the recently created Statute of Secrecy Task Force, whom she dazzled with her knowledge about the many ways in which magical creatures protected themselves. Unaware of the destination, the students speculated where they were headed. As the creature gazed at them, the student asked what to do, and Luna told them to stay still lest she considered them a threat. He cant believe it, he says people seem even more interested in this than the Crumple-Horned Snorkacks! (OP26), We were all in the D.A. 15. 'I enjoyed the meetings, too,' said Luna serenely. [13] Ron and Luna also fought at the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of Hogwarts, where she, Seamus Finnigan and Ernie Macmillan saved Ron, Harry and Hermione from Dementors. After Luna helped cut the ropes off their new cell-mates, Dobby the house-elf came to free them. . Professor Luna Scamander (ne Lovegood) (b. Luna also met and became a friend of Ginny Weasley, who was in the same year as her. Warner Bros. Luna Lovegood was a memorable "Harry Potter" character in the books and movies. It's important to focus on your core interests every now and then. Evanna Had A Correspondence With Rowling Years Before Being Cast. Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixGinny Weasley introduces Neville and Luna. All of Dumbledore's Army was reassembled and prepared to fight. [25], On the way back, they encountered something else that was in trouble. You're just as sane as I am.". Luna Lovegood is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling. The six D.A. She also wears a beetle ring. Ill always remember what you did for us. Born in 1991, Evanna grew obsessed with the Harry Potter books when they were released. She first appears in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, where she is described as having straggly, waist-length dirty-blond hair and a dazed, dreamy look on her face. It was Harry's Patronus that caused the Dementors to finally scatter. [6], Luna once gave Harry a note from Albus Dumbledore telling him to come to his office for a private lesson. After Hermione left, Harry asked Luna if she would like to go to Professor Slughorn's Christmas party with him, just as friends, and Luna excitedly accepted his invitation. Well, I wouldnt respect anything else from someone whose father runs The Quibbler.Harry thought of the sinister winged horses he had seen on the night he had arrived and how Luna had said she could see them too. Cassandra then admitted that she agreed with her, and Luna left to see a friend. [13], Near the end of the battle, she fought against Bellatrix Lestrange, alongside Hermione and Ginny. 13 February 1981)[1] was a witch and the only child and daughter of Xenophilius and Pandora Lovegood. As the year progressed, she was invited to join an underground Defence Against the Dark Arts group called Dumbledore's Army, which was taught and led by Harry Potter. "[43] Rowling has named Luna as one of her favourite characters. (OP13), You can laugh! Luna said, her voice rising, apparently under the impression that Parvati and Lavender were laughing at what she had said rather than what she was wearing.But people used to believe there were no such things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack! (OP13), D you mind not offending the only people who believe me? Harry asked Hermione as they made their way into class.Oh, for heavens sake, Harry, you can do better than her, said Hermione. Everybody looked at her. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Severus Snape You get an immediate sense of Snape's strong personality when you first meet him in the book/film. Oh, come on. "I mean, who has anyone you known ever died? In 1995, fourteen-year-old Luna had waist-length, straggly, dirty blonde hair,[9] protuberant silvery eyes,[10] which often seemed to be dreamily distracted, and faint eyebrows. At the beginning of the next school year, he reacted coldly when Romilda Vane implied that Luna and Neville Longbottom were not worth spending time with; a contrast to the previous year, when he felt slightly embarrassed that his crush Cho Chang saw him in Luna's company. They held them off and managed to get away with Borklump. She followed her sighting of a tail and discovered Borklump being stranded amidst spider webs and trying to free himself. The most interesting fact about Luna Lovegood doesn't involve the character, but the actor who portrayed her. [13], It is unknown exactly what Luna did after accompanying Harry to Ravenclaw Tower. The point is: Luna's art may have been an acquired taste, but she always kept up her extra-curricular activities, and so should you. Ron stated that she certainly has far more courage than her father, who was at the time stressed when under duress. The Death Eaters manage to retrieve Tom Riddle's diary from a safe in the Ministry, but this is taken from them by Ron, who rescues Luna and Neville.The three join Hermione outside the Room of . [7], Deep into the desert, Luna found the feathers and marks of what could only have been a Thunderbird, and called out to the students to let them see and report to her about their findings. . Her father believed that wearing sun colours to weddings brought luck. My mum always said things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end. She is actually in Dumbledore's Army, and I know that you can guess what that is. She also displayed admirable bravery during both the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Battle of Hogwarts. 15. She wore yellow robes, at her father's insistence, and had a sunflower in her hair. I don't think I'd have minded," she added thoughtfully. [13], That day, the Ministry of Magic was taken over by Voldemort, so it was to a Death Eater-controlled Hogwarts that Luna returned for her sixth year. And anyway, it's not as though I'll never see Mum again, is it? She then wished them well in their investigation and hoped that they could make many friends with the creatures and enjoy the unique landscape, while reminding them that the desert also had its danger. Theyve always pulled the carriages. The student found it hard to believe that one could travel to the moon on a broomstick, but Luna thought nothing was impossible with magic and suggested wearing Dirigible Plum earrings to be able to more easily accept the extraordinary. She also believed in the fable of the Lost Diadem, a crucial Ravenclaw item and a Horcrux, which turned out to be a turning point in Harry's battle against Voldemort. Luna's Patronus is revealed to be a Hare, this is later confirmed to be canon in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Luna Lovegood: Exceptionally ordinary. Luna Lovegood is from England,. The girl gave off an aura of distinct dottiness. Ginny and Harry Potter named their daughter after Luna, considering Luna is a "dear friend". Luna sat at the same table as Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Luna reminded Harry about the Thestrals and suggested using them to get to the Ministry. Luna asked Robyn Thistlethwaite and Kevin Farrell to return Borklump to Hagrid, and continued with the unidentified student. Its often infested with nargles. (OP21), Dads reprinting! she told Harry, her eyes popping excitedly. "I still feel very sad about it sometimes. She regained focus just before the end of the battle and survived relatively unscathed. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World, LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story, Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World, Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Both of Luna's parents were magical. They took my Luna and I don't know where she is, what they've done to her. Luna had met other members of Dumbledore's Army; there were Padma Patil, Cho Chang, Terry Boot, Anthony Goldstein, Michael Corner, and Marietta Edgecombe from her house (all of them fought at the Battle of Hogwarts, except Marietta), Hannah Abbott, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Susan Bones, and Zacharias Smith from Hufflepuff (it is possible that all of them fought at the Battle of Hogwarts, except Zacharias), and Fred and George Weasley, Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell, Lavender Brown, Alicia Spinnet, Lee Jordan, Parvati Patil, Padma's twin sister and Colin and Dennis Creevey from Gryffindor. She explained further about the Runespoor-poisoning, mentioning how the Thunderbird could've been killed if it had been more severe, and inspired the student to use Episkey to mend the broken wings and the Murtlap Essence to treat the abrasions. Luna's good friends Harry and Ginny Potter also named their daughter and third child Lily Luna Potter in honour of her. She was freed by Dobby along with several other prisoners in the spring of 1998, and stayed at Shell Cottage until she returned to Hogwarts to participate in the final battle of the Second Wizarding War. The Death Eaters: A Guide To Who Was Where, Albus Potter and the lesson in Quantum Mechanics. She was also completely unflappable and rarely seemed anxious or stressed, even under difficult circumstances such as being a prisoner of Malfoy Manor. Luna thought Rubeus Hagrid was a poor teacher, saying that the students in Ravenclaw thought him to be a bit of a joke, and that she preferred Professor Grubbly-Plank. The student opened one and found a Niffler, and Archibald began telling his experience with Nifflers and how they were crafty and greedy.