Luna Lovegood is also alliterative, for effect. . Severus Snape had also been appointed headmaster and Death Eaters Alecto and Amycus Carrow professors. They were later joined by one of the students, who flew towards Hagrid's Hut on a broom and was forced to land early due to one of the Thunderbirds "sneezing" by creating a local thunderstorm. Luna attended Hogwarts . [5], Some people call me 'Loony' Lovegood, actually.Hogwarts students' view of Luna. I can see them, too. Luna Lovegood is one of the most eccentric and fascinating characters in Harry Potter's circle of friends. She regained focus just before the end of the battle and survived relatively unscathed. together, said Neville quietly. Luna suggested they search separately due to the forest's vastness, and Archibald converted the mission into a contest and wished Luna good luck. Harry Potter Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. When Luna's father attempted to turn Harry, Ron and Hermione over to Death Eaters in exchange for his daughter's safety in 1998, Hermione engineered their escape so that the Death Eaters saw Harry briefly, thus ensuring that both Luna and her father were not harmed.[13]. Members, (with the exception of Marietta) are unknown following the Battle of Hogwarts. From her insane conspiracy theories to her bizarre wardrobe, it's hard not to notice Luna. Text Version. Xenophilius raised his daughter to share many of his unusual beliefs, and the two enjoyed going on holidays to look for creatures such as Crumple-Horned Snorkacks in Sweden. Luna participated in the battle that ensued. [6], At Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding, Hermione tried to kick Ron for teasing Luna, and later defended her again from the insults of the portrait of Phineas Nigellus Black. "That was noisier than I thought it would be., You can laugh! 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. Warner Bros. Pictures Another topic that has divided fans is Dumbledore's sexuality. She doesnt think you treated her very well, because you wouldnt dance with her. Five Death Eaters were surging into the room through the door she had not reached in time; Luna hit a desk, slid over its surface and onto the floor on the other side where she lay sprawled, as still as Hermione. Born in the town of Termonfeckin in Ireland, she is one of four children to Donal and Marguerite Lynch. They then watched as Archibald declared them to be eligible Magizoologists qualified for Field Studies and cast magical fireworks in the sky. 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 Aurors are part of the Rotfang Conspiracy, I thought everyone knew that. [29], I've never Stunned anyone except in our DA lessons. Nevertheless, she witnessed the students' capabilities and announced that they had passed the exam. J. K. Rowling has said that the character of Luna took her by surprise, but that she was very fun to write, and contrasted her with Hermione Granger: "She's slightly out of step in many ways but she's the anti-Hermione. Luna was once again demonstrating her usual knack of speaking of uncomfortable truths; he had never met anyone quite like her.Luna's unusual character traits. You're just as sane as I am.". year. You must not leave.Xenophilius Lovegood talking to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. members to participate in the ensuing Battle of the Astronomy Tower, along with Neville, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione. She informed them that a second egg had been damaged, and without care from its unwilling mother, it might never hatch. 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. He jumped out from under it. (OP33), The Crumple-Horned Snorkack cant fly, said Luna in a dignified voice, but they [thestrals] can, and Hagrid says theyre very good at finding places their riders are looking for. (OP33), Luna and Neville were bewitching the doors along the opposite wall then, as Harry reached the very top of the room, he heard Luna cry, Collo aaaaaaaaarghHe turned in time to see her flying through the air. Harry asked her and Hermione to watch Snape's office, which they did, but Snape told them that Death Eaters were in the castle and that they had to look after Professor Flitwick, whom he claimed had collapsed. The six D.A. Krum was pointing at Ginny, who had just joined Luna. It keeps away the Nargles.". After the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, they discussed the death of Sirius Black and the possibility of an afterlife. Luna also met and became a friend of Ginny Weasley, who was in the same year as her. I see them too. Luna is the only one of Harry's close school friends who is not a fellow Gryffindor. During her tenure as the Field Studies professor at Hogwarts, she showed immense care and responsibility for her students, as can be seen when she feared for their safety. [6], Luna once gave Harry a note from Albus Dumbledore telling him to come to his office for a private lesson. [13] She was described as "pretty" on some occasions, despite her odd clothes. That's all I ever have. . ", Thank you so much, Dobby, for rescuing me from that cellar. I was nine.Im sorry, Harry mumbled.Yes, it was rather horrible, said Luna conversationally. However, she didn't find either of the Moon Frogs or Snorkack horns. "I don't think you should be an Auror, Harry," said Luna unexpectedly. Ginny and Harry Potter named their daughter after Luna, considering Luna is a "dear friend". [18], Later, Luna went to the Forbidden Forest to investigate and was found by the student. Shortly before going to sacrifice himself during the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry noted that Luna was among his closest friends, whom he had hoped to see one last time before his death. Luna Lovegood: Exceptionally ordinary. [25], She led the students to the Forbidden Forest. [13], It was believed that Luna was held captive at Azkaban, though she was actually imprisoned in the basement of Malfoy Manor, along with the famed wandmaker Garrick Ollivander, to whom she proved a great comfort. They met Archibald, who revealed where they would be going, and Luna instructed the students to proceed to the camp. [27] Luna also instructed them on how she performed the Stamina Charm, which instantly improved their casting both when used on themselves and teammates and allowed them to accompany her in her search for Bowtruckles and Thunderbirds to mentor them how to detect and look after them, improving their focus. Of course you do. Lynch was a huge fan of the series before she was cast. Okay, good Monologues for teen girls. However, this was all changed when Pandora was accidentally killed while experimenting with a spell that she created when Luna was nine years old. [22][23], In the 20102011 school year, Luna returned to Hogwarts to assist Rubeus Hagrid in investigating the mysterious infestation of baby Manticores within the school grounds. [5] The following school year, Luna comforted Hermione over her fight with Ron Weasley when she ended up crying in the bathroom at one point. 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. 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. The girl gave off an aura of distinct dottiness. Dean still seemed rather bemused at some of the odd things Luna said at times, but did not ridicule her and was seen helping her in the Room of Requirement just before the Battle of Hogwarts. She was also completely unflappable and rarely seemed anxious or stressed, even under difficult circumstances such as being a prisoner of Malfoy Manor. Her butterbeer cork necklace has only one cork, which she says is to repel Nargles. 1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixGinny Weasley introduces Neville and Luna. Evanna Patricia Lynch is an Irish actress. Check. 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. A loyal friend and a true Ravenclaw. 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. Her name holds a deeper meaning, but it was almost something entirely different. She also skipped around the school. She is actually in Dumbledore's Army, and I know that you can guess what that is. [5], Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceDiscussion of Luna's school term, This year was Luna's O.W.L. It was Harry's Patronus that caused the Dementors to finally scatter. Imitating their walk, they got near the baby Manticores and eventually arrived at a dark cave. When he failed to do so, Xenophilius was arrested by Selwyn and Travers. Luna Lovegood is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling. She also fought in the big battle that brought the attacks to an end, and was there with her comrades when Harry Potter arrived and cast the final Patronus Charm. Luna became one of Ginny's best friends through Dumbledore's Army, and Ginny began telling others not to call Luna "Loony", prompting Luna to randomly state during her Quidditch commentary that Ginny was nice and she liked her. Perhaps it was the fact that she had stuck her wand behind her left ear for safekeeping, or that she had chosen to wear a necklace of Butterbeer caps, or that she was reading a magazine upside down.Luna's unusual disposition. She was unfazed by this, and instead chose to be non-judgmental and accepting of those around her. [5], That summer, Luna and her father went to Sweden using the money the Daily Prophet paid them to reprint The Quibbler's interview with Harry to see if they could catch a Crumple-Horned Snorkack. Although Luna Lovegood wasn't a part of the core group of wizarding world heroes that consisted of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, she was still a close friend to the golden trio and an essential part of the fight against Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. He and Ginny even gave their daughter the middle name "Luna" in honour of her. Luna's birthday is the 13th February. Luna was the last person in the books known to commentate a, It was rumoured that Severus Snape was Luna's father and that Luna and Neville Longbottom were going to end up together at the end of, Evanna recently portrayed Luna again for one of, A variant of Luna is available in the "Downloadable Character Pack", In Part 2 of the final film, Luna is not seen duelling, IGN listed Luna Lovegood as their 12th top. With the death of her mother when she was nine years old, Luna was raised solely by her father. The group was soon ambushed by twelve Death Eaters.[5]. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Her ingenious solutions to problems When Harry believed Sirius was in danger, he desperately tried to think of a way to get to the Ministry of Magic to rescue him. [15][22][23] According to Rita Skeeter, Luna wore a wedding dress decorated with rainbows and spangles, and a tiara of silver unicorn horns, which her husband supposedly looked at with a shocked expression. 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. ', I think I'll just go down and have some pudding and wait for it all to turn up - it always does in the end.. It means you're brave enough to be yourself - Luna Lovegood, It's alright" said a dreamy voice from beside Harry as Ron vanished into the coach's dark interior. The player has to help Luna feed the Thestrals, and then she will appear in the Room of Requirement. [21], They went to buy potion ingredients together, and Luna also asked whether there were Crumple-Horned Snorkack horns. 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. members were almost untouchable, and all survived the battle unscathed except Neville, who was injured but soon recovered. [25], At the camp, Luna asked her students to familiarise themselves with the facilities, and pointed them to the places where clues were stored and where they could improve their investigative skills. During her stay, she practised using a new wand that Ollivander had made for her. Luna was one of the last D.A. Luna doesn't seem to be one of the most hated characters in the series. Luna may be one of the best female friends of Ginny (along with Hermione), as she was only seen with these girls during her school-time at Hogwarts. If not always in the ways we expect". 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. It's important to focus on your core interests every now and then. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceLuna and Harry discuss their friendship in 1996, When Harry Potter first met Luna in 1995, he found her rather odd, but was grateful that she was one of the few people to believe his story that Lord Voldemort had returned, and sympathised with the loss of her mother and her status as an outcast. She also was one of the few who believed Harry's declaration that Lord Voldemort was back. 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. All of Dumbledore's Army was reassembled and prepared to fight. 1. After they both escaped, Ollivander, who had grown quite fond of Luna, made her a new wand. She then mounted her Thestral side-saddle, "as though she did this every day". Yes, Luna Lovegood is a good person. An owl then arrived carrying the phoenix tears she needed, and though she was not sure whether they could treat Runespoor bites, she nevertheless let the student use them on the wounds, and saw with pleasure that they seemed to be working, giving them a good start. After taking Felix Felicis from Harry, the D.A. She had an uncanny way of making others uncomfortable by being bluntly honest Harry Potter described her as having a "knack for embarrassing honesty". At the end of the school year, the castle came under attack by Death Eaters, and Luna was one of the few D.A. (cheerfully to DEMENTOR) Happy thoughts. In Requiem for a Dream, widow and mother Sara (Ellen Burstyn) is invited to take part in her favourite game show, and in . Because of this, she was an only child and the two were very close. Luna is seen barefoot throughout the film because students had stolen her shoes. They went back to the camp and met Hagrid again, and the student showed Hagrid what Luna had given them, but Luna asked them to talk about it another time. She also contacted a friend living nearby that had access to phoenixes, and requested for some of their tears to heal the Thunderbird. She wore yellow robes, at her father's insistence, and had a sunflower in her hair. Luna had a unique fashion sense that other people usually found bizarre. But Ive still got Dad. After Dobby was killed by Bellatrix Lestrange, Luna closed his eyes, to make him "seem like he was sleeping". She watched some students playing on the Quidditch pitch with Hagrid and spotted the Manticores on the field, heading towards the Forbidden Forest. Youre just as sane as I am. (OP10), Luna did not seem perturbed by Rons rudeness; on the contrary, she simply watched him for a while as though he were a mildly interesting television program. It's so unfair that you had to die, when you were so good and so brave. After Luna helped cut the ropes off their new cell-mates, Dobby the house-elf came to free them. In 1996, Harry asked Luna to attend Professor Slughorn's Christmas party with him as friends after reflecting on how "he had never met anyone quite like her". [25], On the way back, they encountered something else that was in trouble. Through the device, they witnessed a thunderstorm in the distance, and Luna commented that if it was caused by a Thunderbird, it must not have been in a pleasant mood. A prime example of Luna's perceptiveness was when she pointed out the ironically drastic measures taken against Sirius Black when he escaped Azkaban, but when ten Death Eaters (including Bellatrix Lestrange) escaped, barely any measures were taken to recapture them. [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. During Luna's sixth year at Hogwarts, she, Neville and Ginny, re-formed and co-led Dumbledore's Army in order to oppose the Carrows. Stop worrying so much. Born in 1991, Evanna grew obsessed with the Harry Potter books when they were released. Archibald stated that searching for him would be the next test and prepared to lead the students deep into the forest. On her way to Hogwarts in the Hogwarts Express, Luna shared a compartment with Harry Potter and she was accompanied by Neville Longbottom. "She doesn't think you treated her very well, because you wouldn't dance with her. She met her students in the Great Hall with Headmistress McGonagall and Archibald Eagleton, the Ministry counsellor of the course. She had straggly, waist-length, dirty blonde hair, very pale eyebrows, and protuberant eyes that gave her a permanently surprised look.Description of Luna's physical appearance. [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. 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. ", Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end if not always in the way we expect., Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. RELATED: Harry Potter: 5 Most Inspirational Luna Lovegood Scenes (& 5 Where Fans Felt Sorry For Her) She showed that she had a very artistic and inventive side in both her fashion sense and her creation of the lion-head mascot. When Romilda Vane asked Harry if he wanted to join her and her friends in another compartment, while treating Luna and Neville with disdain, Harry coldly rebuffed her, stating that they were his friends. In addition, Luna seems to have a taste for pudding and introduces Harry to the Thestrals; she offers a young Thestral an apple, which was turned down, before offering it a bit of raw meat with an accepting smile. [7], Suddenly, Colby Frey was trapped in a cage, and after the unidentified student rescued him from it, Luna said that it shouldn't have been prepared for any of them, and Qui recognised it as having likely been set up by poachers, only that it was different from the ones she'd seen in Brazil, which were set up for Nogtails and were much smaller. Theyve always pulled the carriages. 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]. For the best Harry Potter monologues that will help hone your skills and show off your creative side, read our list below. Fred, Lavender and Colin were killed at the Battle of Hogwarts. Here is a snapshot of her unique character. He says very funny things sometimes, doesn't he? Some theories she believed in included: Sirius Black being Stubby Boardman, that Rufus Scrimgeour was a vampire, that the Aurors were part of the Rotfang Conspiracy to bring down the Ministry of Magic from within using Dark magic and gum disease, that the Tutshill Tornados were top of the league by a combination of bewitched brooms and torture, that Cornelius Fudge ordered goblins to be made into pies, drowned, or assassinated in other various ways, had an army of Heliopaths, and used the Department of Mysteries to develop terrible poisons to feed to anyone who disagreed with him.