Day 1: Your Favorite Character
I choose Loony Luna. The reason why I chose her is because I like the fact she is a character that does not give a damn. Nobody can tell her how to live her life. She chooses to be different. She chooses to be odd and dreamy not noticing that others in her House think her strange. Luna is the foil of Hermione and I like to think that she expresses herself in ways that make Hermione appear extraordinary while Luna appears extraordinary as well with a zeal. Rowling unveils Luna as a soul that does not say anything different. She is an honest foil who fights her own battles in her own way. Though now after reading years after, it took me awhile to appreciate her. The first time I really noticed her was at the end of Book 5 that made me fall for her character.
Harry was lost after Sirius' death in the Order of the Phoenix. There is a scene near the end, I don't remember the exact details, but this struck me very hard because I remember Harry spoke to Sir Nick, wondering if his godfather would return to him. Then feeling more depressed, Harry encounters Luna who was searching for her things because her friends hid her things as a joke. She speaks to Harry about her life, along the lines that some things come back to us in unexpected ways. It struck me then that Luna Lovegood, on top of all the crap she dealt with at this magical school, was an angel of death. Not to mean in a bad way but she is able to understand death and be able to accept it in a way that Harry understands as well. I might be confusing it in the movie but that moment made me think that everything would be okay for Harry. If this girl can do it, why can't he?
