Luna Lovegood
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Luna Lovegood |
| Occupation: | witch, student, (eventual) naturalist[1] |
| Relationships: | Rolf Scamander (husband)[1] Neville Longbottom (possibly dated)[note 1] |
| Fandom: | Harry Potter |
| Other: | |
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Luna Lovegood is a character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series who first appears in Order of the Phoenix. She becomes part of the fan-coined "Silver Trio" with Ginny Weasley and Neville Longbottom, the "secondary" trio to Harry, Ron, and Hermione's "Golden Trio."
Canon Background
Luna is introduced as one of Ginny's classmates when Harry and his friends meet her on the train to Hogwarts. She is depicted as a rather odd person, and is shown to be an outcast who is called "Loony" by her peers. Luna is in Ravenclaw, and is thus assumed to be intelligent, though she is much more whimsical than book-smart like Hermione. She is known to hold strange beliefs and occasionally seems out of touch with reality, though she is shown to be quite capable and clever in her own way.
J. K. Rowling has stated that Luna eventually marries Rolf Scamander, a magizoologist and grandson of Newt Scamander. They have twin sons named Lorcan and Lysander.
See also: Luna Lovegood at the Harry Potter Lexicon.
Fan Response & Interpretation
Fan response to Luna's introduction in Order of the Phoenix was generally very positive. Many fans identify with her and admire her for her independence and bravery. One fan writes:
Her character just mesmerized me, everything about her was just astonishing; she was so caring even though she got teased by those who didn't understand her, but she never would let it get to her, showing just how strong of a character she was.[2]
Luna remains a popular character to cosplay, and it is common for fans to make fancrafts from knitted Ravenclaw scarves to Luna's radish earrings and bottlecap necklace.
In fanfiction, Luna is often featured as a secondary character, often serving as a plot device that helps two other characters get together. Stories that feature Luna as a main character often deal with experiences as an outcast at Hogwarts or her childhood and the death of her mother.
It's fairly common for fans on tumblr to headcanon Luna as transgender or non-binary[3], asexual, dyslexic,[4][5] autistic, or some combination thereof. In lesser occurrence there are also POC representations.
Essays, Meta, & Discussion
- The Expansion of the Core Trio: Ginny, Neville, and (especially) Luna by mickawber (2004)
- Outsiders in the Harry Potter Series: Luna Lovegood and Severus Snape by kaskait (2006)
- It's mad to me how we somehow have a universal Fanon Daphne despite her never actually speaking in the books yet Fanon Luna is an absolute mess despite being a fairly major character., Archived version, a multi-user discussion on /r/HPfanfiction (2020)
Shipping
Luna is a popular character to ship in all kinds of relationships.
Popular het pairings with Luna include:
Other het Luna pairings also exist, such as Luna/Draco, Snape/Luna (see snuna) and George/Luna (see georgeluna), but are less common. Luna/Rolf fanworks are also relatively uncommon.
A variety of femslash pairings are also popular—especially Ginny/Luna (see ginnyxluna), Hermione/Luna, and Pansy/Luna—as are threesomes, including Harry/Hermione/Luna and Harry/Ginny/Luna (see flamingnargle).
Notable Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Tea with the Dark Lord by cranberry_crash. Gen. Luna Lovegood is good at telling stories. (Written for the Femgenficathon, 2007.)
- Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast by delicfcd. Harry/Luna. Being a true (for a given value of 'true') account of events preceding breakfast in a (slightly atypical) day in the lives of Luna Lovegood and Harry Potter. (2005)
- Hermione Granger and the Amazing Outfits of Luna Lovegood by likeadeuce. Hermione/Luna. (Written for the Femslash09 ficathon, 2009.)
- Luna Lovegood's Ten Steps to Surviving the Zombie by Ayla Pascal (2010)
- Harry never thought that he would ever need to use Luna's ten point plan to surviving a zombie attack. Harry/Luna
Fanart
- Luna Lovegood, an art/animation by moonchildinthesky
- Why would I cry?, a portrait by a-lise.
- Radish Earrings, a speedpaint by self-ish
- Just a bit Loony, by Shtut
Reclists
- April - The Month of Luna, Archived version at Pants to Match - recs by a number of reccers plus links to Luna sites and archives.
- Pre-HBP Luna Lovegood Reclist by ashesofautumn - Luna recs organized by pairing: Gen, Harry/Luna, Ron/Luna, Neville/Luna, Ginny/Luna, Luna/Other.
Resources & Communities
- Loony Lovegood, a defunct Luna archive
- LunaFans.net, a Luna fansite
- Quite Extraordinary, a Luna fanlisting
- Fuck Yeah Luna Lovegood, a Luna Tumblr
- Lunarock, a deviantArt group
- Luna Lovegood works on Ao3
- Luna Lovegood works on FF.net
InsaneJournal Communities
- dreamyeyed_luna, a general fan community
LiveJournal Comuntiies
- loonylove, a general fan community
- loonynews, a short-lived newsletter community
- luna100, a drabble community
- luna_exchange, a fic and art exchange
- lunalovegoodnow, general community and home to the Luna Fest
- lunatics_asylum, a general fan community
Deviantart Groups
Notes & References
Notes
- ^ JKR has flip-flopped several times about potential relationship between Neville and Luna while developing the universe of Harry Potter. For more informations see the Canonicity section at the Neville/Luna article.
References
- ^ a b "J.K. Rowling, A Year in the Life" Documentary. ITV1. 30 December 2007. Via the Harry Potter Lexicon entry on Luna Lovegood. (Accessed 21 October 2010.)
- ^ Quite Extraordinary. About: Why Luna Lovegood?, Archived version (Accessed 16 December 2011.)
- ^ Search results for Trans Luna Lovegood on tumblr, Archived version Accessed and archived September 6, 2020.
- ^ checkeredpaintbrush (2019-05-27). "IS THERE A DYSLEXIC LUNA HEADCANON THAT NO ONE TOLD ME ..." Tumblr. Archived from the original on 2023-05-02.
- ^ coffeedrunk (2019-09-18). "I would have loved to be aware of said dyslexic Luna …". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 2023-05-02.