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Luna is in Ravenclaw and Ginny WeasleyGinevra "Ginny" Molly Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books and movies. She is the youngest of Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley's children and the younger sister of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George and Ron, the latter bein's year, her fourth in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and must consequently have entered Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. Rowling, is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It is the second book in a series of seven Harry Potter books. The book was published in 1998. A film was theatrically released in November 2. She is called "Loony Lovegood" behind her back, although she is aware of this and doesn't seem to mind (or even notice.) Some of her classmates regularly steal her possessions and hide them for the fun of it. When she tells HarryHarry James Potter is a fictional character and the protagonist of a series of fantasy novels by J. The series of novels and movies based on them are often referred to as the Harry Potter books and movies, based on the protagonist. Harry Potter himself wa this in an offhanded conversation, she unintentionally wins his sympathySympathy exists when the (supposed) feelings or emotions of one person give rise to similar feelings in another person, creating a state of shared feeling. In common usage, sympathy is usually the sharing of unhappiness or suffering, but it can also refer. Harry offers to help her find her lost things, but she refuses. It is interesting that while Luna does not care about her own image, she does care what people think of her father's magazine.

Though Luna is aware of how she is teased, she does seem to be somewhat naive about others' views on her. She is not aware that some of her friends, such as Ginny, take part in calling her "Loony Lovegood," and that Harry does not find being told he is just as sane as Luna very comforting. Luna believed Harry's story about his escape from Lord VoldemortLord Voldemort is a fictional character and the arch villain in the Harry Potter book series by J. He is an evil wizard bent on controlling the magic world and achieving immortality through the practice of dark magic. He is so feared by magical people tha, and defended it in front of a group of skeptical students. Luna joined Dumbledore's Army and was involved in the battle in the Department of Mysteries (along with Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom and Ginny Weasley.)

Luna was never mentioned before Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, though in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire it was mentioned that the Lovegood family lived in the area of the Burrow. It is never stated that this is Luna's family, but J. K. Rowling rarely throws away connections, and it can be presumed that even if the people living near The Burrow are not Luna's family, they are probably related in some way.

Luna has waist-length dirty blond hair and is described as having a dazed look on her face. She tends to stare off into space a lot, and seems to have a romantic interest in Ron, whom she calls "Ronald." Luna has a habit of stating facts about people which they are fully aware of. For example, when she first met Harry, she told him he was Harry Potter. Despite this, Luna seems to be to legally sane, as she is always aware of who she is and where she is. Her main abnormal quality of absentmindedness, helped by her strange beliefs and unusual attire, is enough to give her the reputation of being mentally unbalanced.

The name "Luna" is Latin for the Moon. This obviously refers to Luna's absentmindedness and clearly unconventional patterns of thought, since in ancient times the moon was thought to induce insanity in people (hence the word "lunatic," which is, unsurprisingly, the source of Luna's nickname, "Loony"). The origin of the surname "Lovegood" is more ambigious. Obviously, it combines the English words " love" and " good", both of which have very positive conotations (as in "a fight between good and evil, love and hate.") This could refer to her kind character, or be simply an idiosyncracy of the author. Her last name could also be a reference to Elliot Lovegood Grant Watson, who wrote numerous books highlighting the insufficiencies of Darwinism after he was raised by a mother who adored Darwin. It could, therefore, be a reference to how The Quibbler attacks widely accepted beliefs.

It has been rumored that Lindsey Lohan will play the part of Luna in the fifth movie, but this is not likely as she is neither British nor the right age.

Luna says her late mother was a "quite extraordinary witch" who liked "to experiment". She died when one of her spells went "rather badly wrong." Luna says it was "rather horrible" and admits she still feels sad about it sometimes, but is relieved she still has her father. As Luna witnessed her mother's death at the age of nine, she has been able to see Thestrals since she arrived at Hogwarts.

In the Department of Mysteries, Luna claims to be able to hear voices behind a mysterious veil (often referred to in the world of fanfiction as the "Veil of Death" or the "Black Veil", though it is never named in the book itself) in the Death Chamber, which voices Harry could also hear. Luna appears to believe that dead people, including her mother, reside behind the veil.

When she explains this to Harry, who was having trouble getting over Sirius Black's death, he does not know what to make of it -- another unusual belief of Luna's, or perhaps a comforting metaphor? This question will probably be answered in the forthcoming Harry Potter books, as we see to what extent Harry's deceased godfather still plays a role in his life.

Nevertheless, it is worth noting that Harry felt like discussing Sirius' death with Luna, when he did not feel comfortable talking about it with anyone else. Many fans believe this is because they share horrible tragedies in their past and that they have both been considered to be mentally unbalanced by others and thus can relate to each other.

See also:

• Harry/Luna "shipping"