When was luna lovegood introduced

They both get caught, though, and that leaves the gang in a very sticky situation. Thankfully, due to some quick thinking from Hermione, they're able to escape. Well, not all the Weasleys, but Ron and Ginny. In the Order of the Phoenix book, Harry and his friends travel to the Ministry of Magic to rescue Sirius after their attempts to locate him fail.

Once there, a fight with Death Eaters breaks out and, at one point, it looks like Ron and Ginny are destined to bite the dust. Fortunately, because of Luna, the pair live to fight another day. She protects Ron while he's in a dazed and confused state and fights a Death Eater closing in on Ginny after they'd seized her ankle. Luna casts a Reductor Curse so powerful it destroys a nearby model of the planet Pluto.

A small price to pay, we think Luna and her father are pretty unique people and like to spend their time together hunting for weird creatures, many of which are myths with no concrete proof of their existence. The trip is paid for because of Harry's interview with The Quibbler. It sold more issues than the Daily Prophet and made the Lovegoods so much money they just had to treat themselves to a little summer getaway.

And who can blame them? Even in the magical world, vampires are a thing. The vampire's name is Sanguini and he immediately rouses the interest of not just Luna but other pupils at Hogwarts. It's not a surprise that Lovegood is keen to talk to the guest, though, given her fondness for the weird and wonderful things in life.

The vampire wasn't mentioned in the Half-Blood Prince movie and that's understandable given he was an extremely minor character. Lee Jordan is the Quidditch commentator for Harry's first five years at Hogwarts, with the Gryffindor pupil doing a brilliant job at captivating the crowd.

After his exit, however, Hogwarts struggles to replace him. Hufflepuff pupil Zacharias Smith gets the gig for a little bit but, after that, Luna is bafflingly picked. Amusingly, she's utterly useless. Instead of talking about the game her attention drifts to other matters and she hasn't got a clue who half of the players are. Luna's dreadfulness irritates Minerva McGonagall and, unsurprisingly, she's replaced for the final match of the season. If it was down to us, she'd definitely have kept her job.

In the Half-Blood Prince, Harry senses that something may happen to Hogwarts when both himself and Albus Dumbledore leave the castle to go in search of one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes.

Luna Lovegood and Ginny Weasley both stand guard that night, keeping an eye on the Hogwarts staff room in case Severus Snape does anything suspicious. Snape tricks the pair, however, despite having good intentions. He rushes out and informs the pair that Professor Flitwick has collapsed and they take the bait, immediately rushing to his aid.

This allows Snape to slip away and he later murders Albus Dumbledore, having struck an agreement with the Hogwarts headmaster over his death. All of Dumbledore's Army was reassembled and prepared to fight. Harry and Luna in Ravenclaw Tower looking for clues. When the trio asked the Ravenclaw D. She took Harry to the Ravenclaw common room, answering the riddle, " What came first, the Phoenix or the flame? There, she stunned Alecto Carrow , who was waiting for them per Lord Voldemort 's orders.

When given the choice, she joined the battle rather than evacuating with the younger students. She stood side-by-side with fellow D. It is unknown exactly what Luna did after accompanying Harry to Ravenclaw Tower.

However, at one point she, Ernie Macmillan , and Seamus Finnigan helped the trio drive off a group of Dementors that attacked them by casting their Patronuses. Luna encouraged Harry to think of something happy, enabling him to summon his Patronus as well. It was Harry's Patronus that caused the Dementors to finally scatter. Luna and the others slipped back into the battle. She was present when Voldemort reported Harry supposed "death" and when Neville bravely stood up to Voldemort.

It can be assumed that she was horrified when Neville was set on fire because of his defiance of the Dark Lord. Luna and Neville Longbottom after the final battle. Near the end of the battle, she fought against Bellatrix Lestrange , alongside Hermione and Ginny. When Bellatrix cast a Killing Curse at Ginny that missed by a mere milometer, Molly Weasley stepped in and killed her. Luna witnessed Harry Potter 's final defeat of Lord Voldemort and was among the first to congratulate him.

A little while later, she created a diversion so that Harry could slip away from the victory celebrations with Ron and Hermione, and have a little break.

After leaving school, Luna became a famous wizarding naturalist , travelling the world in search of strange creatures. Thus, she had to come to terms with the fact that there are some things that simply do not exist. Luna married fellow naturalist Rolf Scamander , grandson of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them author Newt Scamander , considerably later in life than Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, who all married and started families in their early-to-mid twenties. The couple also had twin sons named Lorcan and Lysander.

She wore robes made of the flags of all sixteen qualifying countries, but her twins were at home with their grandpa and did not come. At the Quidditch World Cup final , 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. In , 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 protect themselves.

In , sixteen-year-old Luna had waist-length, straggly, dirty blonde hair, [8] protuberant silvery eyes, [9] which often seemed to be dreamily distracted, and faint eyebrows. She had an aura of "distinct dottiness" about her, [7] and was known to put her wand behind her left ear for safekeeping.

Luna had a unique fashion sense that other people usually found bizarre. She often wore odd pieces of jewellery such as a Butterbeer cork necklace and Dirigible plum earrings , and in , a pair of Spectrespecs. 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.

Luna was an extremely quirky girl, with a serene disposition and many eccentric beliefs and qualities. She was a complete nonconformist; she lacked self-consciousness and was not afraid to show who she truly was. Luna was also intelligent and unusually perceptive, having been sorted into Ravenclaw [5] "where those of wit and learning will always find their kind. Luna's demeanour and voice were often distant and dreamy; she would drift away from a conversation she did not find interesting.

However, whenever someone made fun of her father or his magazine The Quibbler , the dreamy quality in her voice would vanish and be replaced by one of steel, and she would immediately become very angry. She had an uncanny way of making others uncomfortable by being bluntly honest — Harry Potter described her as having a " knack for embarrassing honesty ".

She was also completely unflappable and rarely seemed anxious or stressed, even under difficult circumstances such as being a prisoner of Malfoy Manor. Luna was very good at comforting others. She comforted Harry after his godfather 's death [5] and Mr Ollivander while they were imprisoned together. Luna was often the subject of ridicule and had difficulty making friends. Other students gave her the nickname of "Loony Lovegood" and even stole and hid her things.

She was unfazed by this, and instead chose to be nonjudgmental and accepting of those around her. Luna seemed to have enjoyed artistic pursuits in her free time; her house was filled with various things that she painted. Luna was very loyal to the few friends she had — she published Rita Skeeter's interview of Harry Potter on The Quibbler March issue, [23] during the latter's fifth year and supported Harry even when he was outlawed by the Ministry of Magic.

Ron stated that she certainly has far more courage than her father, who was at the time stressed when under duress. She also displayed admirable bravery during both the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Battle of Hogwarts. Luna believed in many things that few others do; given her inclination towards superstition, she would have probably liked Divination. However, as she grew older, she came to accept that some things simply do not exist. She seemed to believe everything she read in The Quibbler , mainly because her father wrote it.

Some theories she believed in included: Sirius Black being Stubby Boardman , that Rufus Scrimgeour was a vampire , that the Aurors were part of the Rotfang Conspiracy to bring down the Ministry of Magic from within using Dark magic and gum disease, that the Tutshill Tornados were top of the league by a combination of bewitched brooms and torture, that Cornelius Fudge ordered goblins to be made into pies, drowned, or assassinated in other various ways, had an army of Heliopaths , and used the Department of Mysteries to develop terrible poisons to feed to anyone who disagreed with him.

Luna also believed in things that were proven true: Harry's story about Voldemort's return , the voices beyond the veil and the belief that there were people behind it, and that Hufflepuff Chaser Zacharias Smith was suffering from Loser's Lurgy.

Loser's Lurgy is not proven to exist, but it was true that when Smith lost in Quidditch he thus acted accordingly.

She also believed in the fable of Lost Diadem , a crucial Ravenclaw item and a horcrux , which turned out to be a turning point in Harry's battle against Voldemort. Luna conjuring a corporeal Patronus in the form of a hare at age fourteen. Luna was shown to be a very talented and powerful witch. At the age of fourteen, she was able to conjure a corporeal Patronus — a very advanced piece of magic and proof that she possessed superior magical ability.

Luna and Harry, looking at the Thestrals. Luna Lovegood associated very well with animals. Luna's father Xenophilius. With the death of her mother when she was nine years old, Luna was raised solely by her father. Because of this, she was an only child and the two were very close. Xenophilius raised his daughter to share many of his unusual beliefs, and the two enjoyed going on holidays to look for creatures such as Crumple-Horned Snorkacks in Sweden. When Luna was abducted by Death Eaters in to force Xenophilius to stop opposing the Voldemort-controlled Ministry of Magic in The Quibbler , her father was beside himself.

He was desperate to the point of ceasing his public support of Harry Potter and attempting to turn him, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley over to the Death Eaters in exchange for Luna's safety. When he failed to do so, Xenophilius was arrested by Selwyn and Travers. Rolf would become her husband and the union would produce twins, Lorcan and Lysander. Harry Potter , a close friend. When Harry Potter first met Luna in , he found her rather odd, but was grateful that she was one of the few people to believe his story that Lord Voldemort had returned, and sympathised with the loss of her mother and her status as an outcast.

After the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, they discussed the death of Sirius Black and the possibility of an afterlife. Harry " found that the terrible weight in his stomach seemed to have lessened slightly.

At the beginning of the next school year, he reacted coldly when Romilda Vane implied that Luna and Neville Longbottom were not worth spending time with; a contrast to the previous year, when he felt slightly embarrassed that his crush Cho Chang saw him in Luna's company.

In , Harry asked Luna to attend Professor Slughorn 's Christmas party with him as friends after reflecting on how " he had never met anyone quite like her. When Harry took Polyjuice Potion to look like Barny at the Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour , she recognised him from the expression on his face, hinting again at the closeness of their friendship, as she was not fooled for a minute by his disguise.

Shortly before going to sacrifice himself during the Battle of Hogwarts , Harry noted that Luna was among his closest friends, whom he had hoped to see one last time before his death. After Voldemort's defeat at Harry's hands, Luna sensed that Harry wanted to get away from the victory celebrations, and created a distraction so that he could slip away with Ron and Hermione.

Later in life, Harry and Luna would remain close friends. He and Ginny even gave their daughter the middle name "Luna" in honour of her. It's also quite possible that Harry became friends with her husband Rolf Scamander and close to her twins, Lorcan and Lysander. Hermione Granger , a close friend. 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.

She was initially frustrated with Luna's belief in all manner of things without logical grounds or proof. However, she invited Luna to Dumbledore's Army and the two became friends. Hermione's opinion of Luna particularly seemed to improve after Luna proved her loyalty and bravery by participating in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries , as she simply accepted that she and Luna had very different world views.

Hermione was among the portraits Luna painted on her bedroom ceiling, circled by the words "friends. Hermione and Luna both survived the war, and it can be presumed that the pair remained very good friends during adulthood as well. Luna may be one of the best female friends of Hermione along with Ginny , as she was only seen with these girls during her school-time at Hogwarts.

Ron Weasley , a close friend. At the beginning of their acquaintance, Ron Weasley thought Luna was weird and was not particularly interested in knowing her, even occasionally referring to her as "Loony. Ron eventually grew fonder of Luna, marking her as his good friend, after getting to know her better through Dumbledore's Army and her being one of the only D.

He was particularly amused by her Quidditch commentary in [6] and thought highly of her bravery. When she attended his brother Bill's wedding, Ron was further amused by her behaviour and remarked that she gave "good value.

Ron and Luna both survived the war, and the good friends remained in contact in adulthood. Ginny Weasley , her good friend. Luna and Ginny Weasley were in the same year at Hogwarts , though in different houses; Ginny was in Gryffindor whereas Luna was in Ravenclaw. Ginny seemed to find Luna rather peculiar, as she first referred to Luna as "Loony Lovegood" though in an affectionate way. The two were very friendly, as Ginny led Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom into her train compartment in , conversing politely with her.

Luna became one of Ginny's best friends through Dumbledore's Army , and Ginny began telling others not to call Luna "Loony," prompting Luna to randomly state during her Quidditch commentary that Ginny was nice and she liked her. Ginny and Harry Potter named their daughter after Luna, considering Luna is a "dear friend.

Indeed, Ginny insisted Luna to guide Harry into Ravenclaw Tower over Cho Chang , confidently trusting her to not incite any clash of romance as Cho might have. Neville found Luna a bit "odd," as she believed in the existence of strange, mythical creatures, had a tendency to read magazines upside down, and wore earrings that appeared to be made of radishes.

Luna, like Harry and Neville, had the ability to see Thestrals, as they had all seen someone die. At some point, they became very close friends.

Dumbledore's Army. Dean still seemed rather bemused at some of the odd things Luna said at times, but did not ridicule her and was seen helping her in the Room of Requirement just before the Battle of Hogwarts. Fred, Lavender and Colin were killed at the Battle of Hogwarts.

While most of the Other D. Members, with the exception of Marietta are unknown following the Battle of Hogwarts. Luna liked Dobby the house-elf , who came to rescue her from Malfoy Manor. After Dobby was killed by Bellatrix Lestrange , Luna closed his eyes, to make him " seem like he was sleeping.

Luna had also met Garrick Ollivander , the wandmaker, at the Malfoy Manor , where they were both imprisoned. She comforted Ollivander, and gave him courage. After they both escaped, Ollivander, who had grown quite fond of Luna, made her a new wand. 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.

It is possible this opinion started to change during Umbridge's control of Hogwarts, as they were both against Umbridge and Luna credited Hagrid's teaching of Thestrals , which allowed them to go to the Ministry of Magic when they believed Sirius Black was in danger.

During the — 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. Luna as she appears on Pottermore. 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.

Hermione's so logical and inflexible in so many ways and Luna is likely to believe ten impossible things before breakfast. Rowling 's favourite character was Luna Lovegood. In the films, Harry meets her at the school carriages where she is introduced by Hermione instead of Ginny. Luna's Patronus is revealed to be a Hare, this is later confirmed to be canon in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Luna is seen barefoot throughout the film because students had stolen her shoes. 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. She also skipped around the school. Her butterbeer cork necklace has only one cork, which she says is to repel Nargles.

She also wears a beetle ring. During the battle at the Ministry, instead of being knocked unconscious, she was hit in the mouth by a Death Eater before using an unusual verbally-incanted version of Levicorpus to hurl her attacker away.

When Ginny disintegrates the prophecy shelves with a Reductor Curse , Luna is so distracted by the light that she does not run away, but Neville saves her. She is then taken hostage along with all of Harry's companions but is rescued by the appearance of the Order of the Phoenix members Sirius, Remus, Tonks, Kingsley, and Mad Eye.

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , she states that she often sleep-walks at night and wears her shoes to bed just in case.

Lynch was a huge fan of the series before she was cast. Luna's role in the game is much the same as her role in the film, though we do not meet her until Harry goes to find the people who signed up for the D. Later in the game, Fred and George Weasley send Luna to tell Harry how to swamp the clock tower courtyard, with one of their Portable Swamps. At the end of the game, the player must help Luna find her missing objects, which are: a jumper, a newspaper, a lion mask, a pair of pink shoes, and her purse.

Luna is also a playable character in the HBP game. She is a two-player duelling character and is unlocked with Draco Malfoy by retrieving two crests. Luna Lovegood as a POP! Luna Lovegood wearing her lion hat as a POP! Harry Potter Wiki Explore. Rowling Story. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Luna Lovegood.