AMMU: A Luna Lovegood Appreciation Club (Mild Spoilers for OOTP)

[Ravenclaw]

(Sorry, I know I got a little carried away with the poll... :o)

OK, I'm sorry, I love this character and decided she needed to have her own thread. The minute I read about her sitting on the train reading the Quibbler upside down, I knew there was a girl I'd befriend right away! Dotty little Luna, always a bit out of it, and yet, it seems, she somehow always knows exactly what's going on (even if she might get it a little skewed and throw in a "Crumple-Horned Snorkack.")

Everyone in the book laughs at her and calls her "Loony Lovegood" and don't take her seriously. Some even take her stuff sometimes, but she doesn't seem to care. I think she's quite the optemist and I think she has more sanity than people give her credit. She and I can start a club called the "Association for the Mentally Misunderstood and Underappreciated." AMMU. Ammu. I kinda like it. Who wants to join my club and appreciate Luna?

Also, speculations on this character future roll is also welcome, because I doubt this thread will get anywhere if it was just AMMU members, (I'm curious to see how many people love Luna as much as I do.)

I knew from the start she had something to do with the plot because she has a whole chapter dedicated to her and that makes her important. I found it sweet and touching that she was one of the only people, over Ron and Hermione, who could help Harry feel better after *spoiler-bleeped*'s death. Poor poor *spoiler-bleeped*...

So I figure that she'll have an even larger roll in the books to follow. Seeing as we found an interesting little tidbit about her and insight into her personality right at the end, she HAS to be back. And I also think she has a crush on Ron...

But you gotta love her! Please, I'd like to hear your thoughts

PS: Does anyone else want some of those cool orange radish earings???... Or is it just me?

[Mirdan]

she's quite an eccentric character, isn't she? and she doesn't seem to blink all that much either :D but that's what i like about Luna. she's not at all concerned at what people actually think about her :cool: and i don't remember reading about Luna ever panicking! there have been times while reading OotP when Luna sort of reminded me of Trelawney (e.g., Harry's first sight of the thestrals right off the train), but what i thought was really interesting was how Luna seemed to know so much about things. either that, or it's because she's been reading The Quibbler ;)

it's too bad we didn't get to know what Luna's Patronus was. it'd've been really intriguing to know.

[lizz]

I really like her, she is very interesting. A strong character, she has a clear view despite her love for weird things, creatues etc. Maybe some of them do exist after all.;)
But she gets the important things right and I love that.:cool: I definitly want to see more of her.

And i liked how she was interested in ron

[Fleurdelacour]

Oh I liked Luna :) She had that certian something about her, can't quite put my finger on it, but she rocked my socks :D

She's the complete opposite from Hermione, and I like that, I do love Hermione, but Luna's just, oh, fabulous.

Her earrings did sound kinda funky :)

I'll join!

[ChianaWeasley]

Luna is going to play a major role later on in the next two books, just like Neville. Theres just something about her that screams 'Theres something more to me!

And you have to luv anyone who wears a huge roaring lion hat, and reads the tabloids
:p

[Marchwarden]

From a purely literary point of view, the versatility of the character is amazing:

- She's a wise-fool. In dull moments, she'll wear lions on her head, earnestly spout inane babble, stick radishes in her ears...and in times of crucial importance she matter-of-factly drops Words of Wisdom (TM) on par with some of Dumbledore's. That clowning helps defuse the tension periodically - an important device now that the books are a) much darker and b) much longer. The revelations make a nice change from Hermione always pulling the clue out of the library or Dumbledore explaining it all in the end-of-book speech.

- She's a benign foil for Hermione. Our briiliant, beloved bookworm is frequently exasperated by a schoolmate who seems completely oblivious to the concept of linear thinking - and yet they are allies. With all the Dark Lords and mad murderesses and odious sadistic bureaucrats around, it's refreshing to see a foil who causes strife innocently, due to stylistic differences.

- She's a potential romantic interest. She's one year behind the principal protagonists, and members of these boards have seen her as a potential healthy influence on either Harry or Neville.

- She is, oddly enough, an emotional anchor. She can get bent out of shape over Crumple-Horned Snorkacks (about which nobody else cares), but doesn't fret over less important stuff - like Voldemort and Death Eaters and prophetic dreams. This makes her a good person to have around when things get rough.

And besides all that, she's just plain lovable.

[Kristin]

Here's the thing I notice about Luna ...

She seems to be rather unaffected by things. She doesn't really care that people steal her stuff, when most people would be fuming. She doesn't seem to mind that she's different from everyone else. She hums things or says things "dreamily."

Yet... when Hermione insults The Quibbler, she does get upset. "Her voice had suddenly lost its dreamy quality ... 'I'll have it back, thank you,' said Luna coldly." Pretty impressive. That bit tells us so much ... I interpret it to mean that Luna is fiercely loyal. :cool:

[ChianaWeasley]

I wonder sometimes if Luna has the potential for a follower of Voldemort....makes sense...but then again it doesn't....

noodle scratcher i'd say

give me your opinion on this idea, Im curious
:)

[Marchwarden]

Originally posted by ChianaWeasley
I wonder sometimes if Luna has the potential for a follower of Voldemort....makes sense...but then again it doesn't....

noodle scratcher i'd say

give me your opinion on this idea, Im curious
:)

Personally, I don't see it. Voldemort's methods of leadership involve arousing hate and instilling fear. The girl who placidly puts up notes so that her stolen property will be returned obviously doesn't have a ravening capacity for hatred. Similarly, her curiously skewed perspective means that, while she's not necessarily fearless, she never fears the things she ought to fear. I can't imagine Voldemort being able to incorporate her into his system of control.

It's true that he recruits from disgruntled outcasts, but while Luna is certainly an outcast, she's not at all disgruntled about it.

[Seriphus]

Luna's the one new character I've become very fond of. I love the way she's an oddball and doesn't care what people think about her being a bit weird.
I'm convinced she'll have a pivotal role in later books, I don't know what, but she seems to know things. Maybe she'll be able to provide Harry with some explanations.

[ChianaWeasley]

I dont mean her to be a frumpled out cast who hates everyone. But she strikes me as the type to side with Voldemort. Because of the fact she IS afraid of things she shouldn't be, that will definatley come into play later on i think

[jesuisalleeaujardin]

:LOL: yep, she reminds me or someone all right... loved the fact that her character was totally anti-hermione... not that she's against hermione _ what i meant by that is that her disposition, the fact that she sometimes stares off into space as if oblivious to her surroundings even while in umbridge's office, and like she just tags along the rest of the crowd when harry's friends follow them into the forbidden forest, and the fact that she invents these huge hats for both gryffindor and ravenclaw (ravenclaw? can't remember! arg! need book!!!)... so off-center, off-the-wall. ...

but as to her use later on, i haven't read all the posts yet, but someone told me that she lived near the weasleys and the diggorys... book 4 it is told... she brings a new perspective to the story _ the regular person, i think, that has nothing to do with harry directly.

it'll be interesting how jk rowling uses her in the future. considering that all she seems to do is just stand there and watch what harry and company are doing, she's a lot like us, the reader _ outside looking in, involved and affected, but not really. ;) purty interesting. ...

http://www.smilies.org/basesmilies3/kao4.gif

jardin

[Kristin]

Luna is obviously more than she appears.

She seems ditzy and very unlike intelligent Hermione ... but Luna is in Ravenclaw. Hmm... Interesting.... Why didn't JKR make her a Hufflepuff, which would have seemed to make more sense? JKR probablly has a reason for putting Luna in the house known for intelligence. :) (Kind of like how we discover Neville's brave side in OotP.)

[lizz]

But Luna is intelligent. Just look how matter of factly she becomes in a crisis and how she comes up with solutions and often wise ideas or behaviour. And she might have good marks too ;)

[MarySueMalfoy]

Originally posted by lizz
But Luna is intelligent. Just look how matter of factly she becomes in a crisis and how she comes up with solutions and often wise ideas or behaviour. And she might have good marks too ;)

Luna simply demonstrates a different approach to understanding her environment. Hermione is focused, methodical, diligent, direct, detail-oriented and rational. Luna is more Zen; she tunes into the greater scheme of things, and the proper course simply catches her in its flow. I've known a few people like that; holistic geniuses. They seem to be ignoring the problem when they are actually encompassing it.

If you gave each girl a quill and a piece of parchment with a dot on it and asked them to please indicate the position of the dot, Hermione would draw an arrow pointing to the dot. Luna would draw a circle around the dot. Both responses would be satisfactory; they simply demonstrate two different, yet valid patterns of thought.

[ChianaWeasley]

Luna Lovegood was brought into the tale of harry potter, to become the unexpected love interest. cho, well we all saw her coming, and we all laughed as she left :devil:. But luna will be the one to surprise everyone, yep it's going to be Luna.

[Bellatrix_Lestrange]

Originally posted by ChianaWeasley
Luna Lovegood was brought into the tale of harry potter, to become the unexpected love interest. cho, well we all saw her coming, and we all laughed as she left :devil:. But luna will be the one to surprise everyone, yep it's going to be Luna.

Yes, but with whom? She seems fond of Ron, but we all know that it's just a plot device to get Hermione to pull her nose out of her books and defend her territory.

Harry's apparently supposed to end up with someone he knows from way back, not a newcomer.

My feelings about Neville have already been mentioned in several threads on this forum.

And, while the "Distinct Dottiness" Luna fansite seems convinced that Luna's unconventionality extends to every aspect of life, I highly doubt that JKR will pair her with a female character.

[MarySueMalfoy]

"Good Lovin" is a popular classic by the Young Rascals. I have made a few modifications to the lyrics:


Lovegood
1-2-3-
(Love-good . . .)
(Love-good . . .)
(Love-good . . .)

I was feelin' . . . so bad,
I said, "Help me, Madame Pomfrey, I'm goin' mad!"
She said, "Potter, . . .
(Potter . . .)
Mr. H.P., . . .
(Potter . . .)
Oh, you've got heartache;
It's plain to see."
(Potter . . .)

She said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yes, indeed, all you really need . . .
(Is Love-good!)
Now Gimme that good, good lovin . . .
(Love-good!)
All I need is lovin' . . .
(Love-good!)
Good lovin', baby.
(Love-good!)

Now Luna please, squeeze me tight . . . (Squeeze me tight)
Don't you want your Harry to be alright? (be alright)
I said Luna . . . (Luna!) . . . now it's for sure . . . (it's for sure)
I've got the fever, yeah an' you've got the cure
(got the cure)

Everybody, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yes, indeed, all I really need . . .
(Is Love-good!)
C'mon gimmie lovin' . . .
(Love-good!)
All I need is lovin' . . .
(Love-good!)
Good lovin', baby.
(Love-good!)

[Flockman The Wise]

Coolest girl at Hogwarts, baby.

[Little Miss]

monica strokes her own ego fondly....

she kind of reminds me of me.... and i'm not really that interesting.

she strikes me as the token eccentric. seeing as dumbledore's got all serious and moody they need someone else to point out the obvious.

someone told me i had a loony lovegood moment the other day in photography... my teacher asked a question and i was kind of audiably mumbling to myself and seeing as there were only seven of us they were all trying to listen to me... when i realised i sat up and said "paintings... no... what was the question?"

can i join AMMU?

[Telchar II]

I agree that Luna is very intelligent and that her ability to focus seems inversely proportional to everyone else's. To me, that bodes well for Luna acting very surely in the tumults of books 6 and 7. As things get worse, she's going to get better.

But the other thing is, Luna is either very well connected or she thinks she is very well connected. She seems to have private sources of intelligence. I suppose this makes sense for a journalist's daughter.

The whole thing about Fudge's private army of heliopaths, for example, threw me. There, in one page (IIRC), JKR has LL introduce us to a new tactical idea and to a new magical creature. How did LL know about this?

Perhaps she reads the Quibbler upside-down because her father puts things in the stories in code to be deciphered that way?

[swiftsnowmane]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but a friend of mine brough this to my attention today. When Harry is taking his OWL's in OotP, he mixes up Mars with Venus while looking right at Luna. While I personally don't want Luna and Harry to get together (Harry and Ginny all the way!!!:p ), my friend thinks it means they will end up together since Venus= Goddess of Love, etc.
Just thought that was an interesting tidbit.:D

[Telchar II]

Given the way the "how book 7 ends" thread has been going, perhaps this thread is worth another look?