She also sensed they were being watched, and soon Acromantulas appeared behind them. I'm Somebody Now - Requiem For A Dream (2000) Artisan Entertainment. During the final stage of the battle, Luna, Hermione, and Ginny Weasley fought together against Bellatrix Lestrange, Voldemort's most powerful Death Eater. Luna is seen barefoot throughout the film because students had stolen her shoes. L una Lovegood is one of our favourites. Everything she says sounds like part of a lucid dream. "She doesn't think you treated her very well, because you wouldn't dance with her. Luna Lovegood is a witch in Ginny Weasley's year, a brave member of Dumbledore's Army and a Ravenclaw, who is considered a bit weird by her classmates.She comes by this reputation honestly: Luna simply isn't like the other kids at all. She doesn't try to fit in or change herself, she just remains her kooky, kind self. Luna also attacked a Death Eater who had seized Ginny's ankle with the Reductor Curse, which destroyed a model of the planet Pluto. Evanna Lunch played Luna Lovegood in the "Harry Potter" movies. 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. (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. Luna and Ginny stood guard while Harry and Hermione snuck into Professor Umbridge's office, to use the fireplace to try to contact Sirius, while Ron attempted to distract Umbridge. She participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries (1996) and the Battle of the Astronomy Tower (1997), and co-led the reconstituted Dumbledore's Army when Hogwarts fell under the control of Lord Voldemort with Severus Snape as Headmaster. This excited the student, and Luna encouraged them to be kind and respectful to the beasts within the suitcase so that they could offer much in return. She becomes a part of Harry's friendship by remaining herself, however. Hermione was among the portraits Luna painted on her bedroom ceiling, circled by the words "friends". Its so unfair that you had to die, when you were so good and brave. 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. World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000, "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling,", Finished 'Potter'? When the lady claimed that she was looking for the lot, Luna realised that she was Qui LeBlanc, their photographer, and listened to her story of being hit by the storm. Luna was very loyal to the few friends she had she published Rita Skeeter's interview of Harry Potter on The Quibbler (March issue, 1996)[28] during the latter's fifth year and supported Harry even when he was outlawed by the Ministry of Magic. Both were wonderful in their own ways but they walked different (yet totally brilliant) paths in life. Hermione and Luna both survived the war, and it can be presumed that the pair remained very good friends during adulthood as well. He and Ginny even gave their daughter the middle name "Luna" in honour of her. Luna encouraged Harry to think of something happy, enabling him to summon his Patronus as well. Like her father, she did not have to go into hiding when, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour, feel morally right eating animals who have suffered, A replica of Luna's wand (along with a few others) used in the, A replica of the jewellery worn by Luna in the. Here is a snapshot of her unique character. (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. And anyway, its not as though Ill never see Mum again, is it?Er isnt it? said Harry uncertainly.She shook her head in disbelief. That's all I ever have. Luna correctly observed that people expected Harry to associate with "cooler" people; he replied that she and Neville were cool, and among his closest and most trustworthy friends. The girl gave off an aura of distinct dottiness. ", 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. She and the rest of her students calmed the Thunderbird down and cleaned her wounds, but still found her upset about losing her egg. But it's a different concept of magic to the one laid out in the books, so I don't really see how they can co-exist. [7], At some point, Luna went to Diagon Alley to purchase some Moon Frogs, which she believed to have been brought back by a wizard who flew to the moon on a broomstick. I can see them, too. Later in life, Harry and Luna would remain close friends. Now he could be sleeping., Come, daddy, Harry doesn't want to talk to us right now. together, said Neville quietly. She then analysed that the Thunderbird must've just been in a fight, but with what she couldn't tell. The Quibblers rubbish, everyone knows that.Excuse me, said Luna; her voice had suddenly lost its dreamy quality. members were almost untouchable, and all survived the battle unscathed except Neville, who was injured but soon recovered. Her father is the editor of The Quibbler, a magazine known for . Her name holds a deeper meaning, but it was almost something entirely different. 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. All of Dumbledore's Army was reassembled and prepared to fight. At first blush, Luna Lovegood is a strange girl in the Harry Potter series. "I don't think you should be an Auror, Harry," said Luna unexpectedly. However, they were caught, along with Neville Longbottom, by Umbridge and members of the Inquisitorial Squad. [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. Its often infested with nargles. (OP21), Dads reprinting! she told Harry, her eyes popping excitedly. Her acting career began in 2007 when she competed in an open audition against nearly 15,000 girls, and won the coveted role of Luna Lovegood in the "Harry Potter" movie franchise. Early in the year, Luna, Ginny, and Neville attempted to steal the Sword of Gryffindor from the Headmaster's office, in an effort to help Harry. Unaware of the destination, the students speculated where they were headed. Luna is the only one of Harry's close school friends who is not a fellow Gryffindor. [21], They went to buy potion ingredients together, and Luna also asked whether there were Crumple-Horned Snorkack horns. He says very funny things sometimes, doesn't he? [5], Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceDiscussion of Luna's school term, This year was Luna's O.W.L. Luna told him about her mother's death and her belief that she would see her again someday, and how Harry might be able to see his godfather again, which was a comforting thought to Harry. [6], Luna wore a set of spangled silver robes that was attracting a certain amount of giggling from the onlookers, but she otherwise looked quite nice. 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. Her father believed that wearing sun colours to weddings brought luck. [6], Luna's demeanour and voice were often distant and dreamy; she would drift away from a conversation she did not find interesting. Luna attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1992 to 1999 and was sorted into Ravenclaw House. 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. Hagrid then approached them and asked if they had seen Borklump. I can see them too. Because of this, she was an only child and the two were very close. [13], Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsLuna encouraging Harry to perform the Patronus Charm during the battle, When the trio asked the Ravenclaw D.A. Fred, Lavender and Colin were killed at the Battle of Hogwarts. [5] At Professor Slughorn's Christmas party in 1996, she wore spangled silver robes. Nevertheless, she witnessed the students' capabilities and announced that they had passed the exam. In the films, Harry meets her at the school carriages where she is introduced by Hermione instead of Ginny. Although many thought Luna was bizarre, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, Dean Thomas and Ollivander eventually became very fond of her. [6], Luna once gave Harry a note from Albus Dumbledore telling him to come to his office for a private lesson. 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]. This drew attention from a few onlookers, as it was a very bizarre sight. No, I think Ill just go down and have some pudding and wait for it all to turn up. Evanna Lynch plays Luna in the films, and since Evanna is Irish, Luna has a slight touch of an Irish accent. These quirks are easy fodder for the meaner students of Hogwartssome call her "Loony Lovegood". A loyal friend and a true Ravenclaw. They're working to bring down the Ministry of Magic from within using a mixture of dark magic and gum disease., Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?, Which came first, the phoenix or the flame? Anyway good luck, Ronald! (OP19), Mistletoe, said Luna dreamily, pointing at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harrys head. She reads newspapers upside down, wears Spectrespecs, and believes in Nargles. I hope you're happy now.Luna's eulogy at Dobby's funeral. with "A circle has no beginning." [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. She also met Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour when she stayed for a few weeks at their house, Shell Cottage. The student answered the questions correctly, and Luna congratulated them for passing the test. Warner Bros. 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. Some of the animals she believed in were: Moon Frogs, Blibbering Humdingers, Crumple-Horned Snorkacks, Heliopaths, Umgubular Slashkilters, Nargles, Aquavirius Maggots, Wrackspurts, Gulping Plimpies, and Dabberblimps. members flew to the Ministry and entered the Department of Mysteries, where Luna heard voices coming from behind a Veil, just as Harry did. [6], Towards Christmas, Luna comforted Hermione Granger after Ron Weasley mocked her in Transfiguration and Hermione ran into the girl's bathroom in tears. 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. [7], The Aurors are part of the Rotfang Conspiracy, I thought everyone knew that. [13], The prisoners in Malfoy Manor were soon joined by Harry, Ron, Dean Thomas, and Griphook the goblin, while Hermione was tortured for information upstairs by Bellatrix Lestrange. She is actually in Dumbledore's Army, and I know that you can guess what that is. They then watched as Archibald declared them to be eligible Magizoologists qualified for Field Studies and cast magical fireworks in the sky. 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. [5] Luna believed anything her father wrote in The Quibbler magazine, and came to his defence when Hermione Granger claimed the magazine was "rubbish". 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. 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. Luna eagerly accepted the request, working hard along with the others and enjoying their company. 'It was like having friends.' She discovered and classified many species that had never been encountered before, but was never able to find the Crumple-Horned Snorkack. But I've still got Dad. Her butterbeer cork necklace has only one cork, which she says is to repel Nargles. lessons," said Luna, sounding mildly interested. 'I enjoyed the meetings, too,' said Luna serenely. "Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure," said Luna in a sing-song voice. It was Harry's Patronus that caused the Dementors to finally scatter. He's just too polite to say it. During her years at Hogwarts, she was often teased by many of the other students due to her strange behaviour and odd beliefs. Harry Potter Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. If not always in the ways we expect". They took my Luna and I don't know where she is, what they've done to her. Professor Luna Scamander (ne Lovegood) (b. . The Harry Potter Wiki has 367 images related to, *Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, Fandom will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. However, she invited Luna to Dumbledore's Army and the two became friends. 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. I remember being a kid and reading the 35th chapter of Harry Potter book 5 and wishing that the movie was accurate, since three female characters get knocked out in that chapter. People believed that the moon caused craziness, which may be why she's the way she is. During the 19971998 school year, Luna and Hagrid both acted in opposition to the Death Eaters' regime at Hogwarts, and Luna, along with Ginny and Neville, once served detention with Hagrid in the Forbidden Forest when they were caught by Snape. She was a quite extraordinary witch, you know, but she did like to experiment and one of her spells went rather badly wrong one day. Luna Lovegood is one of the most eccentric and fascinating characters in Harry Potter's circle of friends. [13] Luna also grew close with many of the other D.A. Luna Lovegood is also alliterative, for effect. [25], On the way back, they encountered something else that was in trouble. 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 regretted trusting Qui and vowed to bring the egg back, which reminded Luna of someone she knew that was also dedicated to finding the truth. 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. Empire Magazine listed Luna as their 10th favourite Harry Potter character in "The 25 Greatest Harry Potter Characters". Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixGinny Weasley introduces Neville and Luna. At Hogwarts Quidditch matches, Luna supported Gryffindor against every House except Ravenclaw; to show her support for Gryffindor, she would wear a hat in the shape of a lion head that roars, and to show support for Ravenclaw she would wear an eagle hat with flapping wings. [6], Also that year, Luna would temporarily replace Zacharias Smith as Quidditch commentator for the school. "The Aurors are part of the Rotfang Conspiracy, I thought everyone knew that. But he can be a bit unkind. 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.