When Harry first meets Luna Lovegood in the Order of the Phoenix, he doesn’t exactly take to her right away and she doesn’t seem like she’s going to be a big character in the series. As the book goes on, we find that Luna is an outcast and that many people refer to her as “Loony Lovegood.” Luna’s character is one that is very much underestimated and often, over looked.
During Order of the Phoenix, Harry is struggling over the death of Cedric and the fact that the whole wizarding world won’t believe what he has to say. His temper is constantly at a boiling point but for some reason, Luna is always there and has a way of calming him down. Throughout the year, the two of them become much closer as they bond over the fact that they are both outcasts and because of this, we learn more about Luna as a person and not just “loony.”
In the very beginning, we learn that Luna and Harry can both see Thestrals and in the development of Luna, and her friendship with Harry, we learn that at the small age of nine, Luna lost her mother. When Harry finds this out, he is better able to connect with her as a person due to this new found connection and because of this we get to see more of Luna.
When Harry decides to run to the ministry to “help” Sirius Black, Luna is one of the only people that come to Harry’s aid in his time of need. It shows us that she is loyal and true to her friends and will be there through it all.
We later learn about the effect that Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny’s friendship had on her in the 7th book, and that also helps develop her so that we get a better understanding of who she is as a character.
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