Prof. Luna Weasley

 Luna Lovegood

Biographical information

Full Name

Luna Lovegood

Nickname(s)

• Looooony, a longer version of Loony (by Peeves)

• Mrs Weasley (non-family members)

• Professor Weasley (by her students)

Date of Birth

Between 1 September 1980 and 2 May 1981

Blood status

Pure-blood or half-blood

Marital status

Married (in the 2000s) 

Also known as

• Loony Lovegood (by Hermione, who introduced her to Neville, Harry, and Ron)

• The Girl Who Believed

• Professor Weasley

• Quidditch Commentator

Title(s)

Professor

Physical information

Species

Human

Gender

Female

Hair color

Dirty blonde

Eye color

Silvery grey

Skin color

Pale

Family information

Children

• Lena Ginerva Weasley (eldest daughter)

• Ronald Weasley, Jr. (younger son)

Parents

• Xenophilius "Xeno" Lovegood (father)

• Pandora Lovegood † (mother)

In-laws

• Cedrella Black-Weasley (grandmother-in-law, thought marriage with Septimus)
• Septimus Weasley (grandfather-in-law)
• Molly Prewett-Weasley (mother-in-law, thought marriage with Arthur)
• Arthur Weasley (father-in-law)
• Bill Weasley (brother-in-law)
• Fleur Delacour (sister-in-law, thought marriage with Bill)
• Charles Weasley (brother-in-law)
• Percy Weasley (brother-in-law)
• Audrey Weasley (sister-in-law, thought marriage with Percy)
• George Weasley (brother-in-law)
• Angelina Johnson (sister-in-law, thought of marriage with George)
• Fred Weasley I (brother-in-law)
• Ginny Weasley (sister-in-law)
• Harry Potter (brother-in-law, thought of marriage with Ginny)
• Alicia Spinnet (sister-in-law, thought of marriage with Fred)

Nieces/Nephews

• Victoire Weasley (niece)
• Dominique Weasley (niece)
• Louis Weasley (nephew)
• Fred Weasley II (nephew)
• Roxanne Weasley (niece)
• Molly Weasley II (niece)
• Lucy Weasley (niece)
• Fred Weasley II (nephew)
• Roxanne Weasley (niece)
• James Sirius Potter II (nephew)
• Albus Severus Potter (nephew)
• Lily Luna Potter II (niece)

Godchildren

Lily Luna Potter II (goddaughter)

Relationships

Allies/Friends

• Neville Longbottom
• Ravenclaw students
• Golden Trio
• Rubeus Hagrid
• Albus Dumbledore †
• Weasley family
• Tom Riddle
• Dobby †
• Garrick Ollivander

Romances

• Ronald Weasley (husband; 2 kids)

• Harry Potter (former date)

Enemies

• Draco Malfoy's gang
• Lord Voldemort †
• Malfoy family
• Bellatrix Lestrange †
• Death Eaters

Magical characteristics

Wand(s)

• Unknown first wand

• Unknown second wand

Patronus

Hare

Affiliation

Occupation

• Magizoologist

• Field Studies professor at Hogwarts

• Hogwarts student (formerly)

House

Ravenclaw

Loyalty

• Lovegood family

• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

• Ravenclaw house

• Dumbledore's Army (1995 - 1998)

• The Quibbler

• House of Weasley (in-laws)

Professor Luna Weasley (née Lovegood) (born c. 1981) was a witch and the daughter of Xenophilius Lovegood and his wife, Pandora. Her mother accidentally died while experimenting with spells when Luna was nine. Luna was raised by her father, editor of the magazine The Quibbler, in a rook-like house around the village of Ottery St. Catchpole. Luna attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1992 to 1999 and was sorted into Ravenclaw House. Luna joined Dumbledore's Army in her fourth year and became an important member.

After the war, Luna became a Magizoologist, discovering and classifying many magical species that had never been encountered before, and later also a Hogwarts professor teaching Field Studies, a new course dedicated to studying and interacting with mystical creatures in the wilderness. She married Ron Weasley, the youngest son of Molly and Arthur Weasley, with whom she had two kids, Lena and Ron Jr.

Capture and escape

Hermione Granger: "Where's Luna? Let's see what she thinks."

Ron Weasley: "Cowardly old wart. Luna's got ten times his guts."

— The trio visiting the Lovegood home

It was believed that Luna was held captive at Azkaban, though she was actually imprisoned in the basement of Malfoy Manor, along with the famed wandmaker Garrick Ollivander, to whom she proved a great comfort. Xenophilius was so desperate to get her back that he tried to turn Harry, Hermione, Tom, and Ron over to the Ministry in exchange for her freedom; the trio escaped, but Hermione ensured that the Death Eaters Xenophilius called glimpsed Harry as they left, so that neither he nor Luna would be punished. The Lovegoods' home was largely destroyed by an erupting horn, which Xenophilius had believed to be a Crumple-Horned Snorkack, that blew up inside. After the failed ambush, Xenophilius was taken to Azkaban for the remainder of the war.

The prisoners in Malfoy Manor were soon joined by Harry, Ron, Tom Riddle, and Griphook the goblin, while Hermione was tortured for information upstairs by Bellatrix Lestrange. After Luna helped cut the ropes off their new cell-mates, Dobby the house-elf came to free them. He took Luna, Dean, and Ollivander to Shell Cottage, the home of Bill and Fleur Weasley, and then returned to assist Harry, Hermione, Ron, Tom, and Griphook in escaping the Manor. He died rescuing them.

Up until the Battle of Hogwarts, Luna stayed at the cottage for the remainder of the war, and when Dobby was buried, she closed the house-elf's eyes and provided the eulogy, thanking him for rescuing her. During her stay, she practised using a new wand that Ollivander had made for her. She also seemed to have started a friendship with Dean. It is unknown what Luna did after Harry, Ron, Tom, and Hermione left Shell Cottage to break into Gringotts Wizarding Bank, but she returned to Hogwarts in May when Neville signalled her as to the trio's return. All of Dumbledore's Army was reassembled and prepared to fight.

Battle of Hogwarts

Luna: "That's right. That's right, Harry ... come on, think of something happy ..."

Harry Potter: "Something happy?"

Luna: "We're all still here, we're still fighting. Come on, now ..."

— Luna is encouraging Harry to perform the Patronus Charm during the battle

When the trio asked the Ravenclaw D.A. members if they were familiar with an item that had once belonged to their house founder, Luna mentioned the lost diadem. She took Harry to the Ravenclaw common room, answering the riddle "What came first, the Phoenix or the flame?" with "A circle has no beginning," to gain entrance and show him a replica of the diadem. 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.A. members, students, as well as her professors, and helped hold back Voldemort's army of Death Eaters and Dark creatures.

It is unknown exactly what Luna did after accompanying Harry to Ravenclaw Tower. However, at one point, she, Ernest 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 and Tom's Patronuses that caused the Dementors to finally scatter. Luna and the others slipped back into the battle. She was present when Voldemort reported Harry's 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 he defied the Dark Lord.

Near the end of the battle, she fought against Bellatrix Lestrange, alongside Hermione, Tom, and Ginny. When Bellatrix cast a Killing Curse at Ginny that missed by a mere millimeter, 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.

Later life (1999–)

"Luna became a very famous wizarding naturalist who discovered and classified many new species of animals (though, alas, she never did find a Crumple-Horned Snorkack and had, finally, to accept that her father might have made that one up)."

— J. K. Rowling regarding Luna's future

After leaving school, Luna became a famous wizarding naturalist, travelling the world in search of strange creatures. She discovered and classified many species that had never been encountered before, but was never able to find the Crumple-Horned Snorkack.

Luna married her former classmate and pure-blood, Ron Weasley, the youngest and last son of the Weasley family, considerably later in life than Harry, Tom, Hermione, and Ginny, who all married and started families in their early to mid-twenties. According to Rita Skeeter, Luna wore a wedding dress decorated with rainbows and spangles, and a tiara of silver unicorn horns, which her husband supposedly looked at with a shocked expression. This dress was voted 'Most Hideous Outfit of the Year' by readers of Rita Skeeter's regular Daily Prophet column. The couple also had twin sons named Lena and Ron Jr.

Relationships

Family:

Parents

"They took my Luna because of what I've been writing. They took my Luna, and I don't know where she is or what they've done to her. But they might give her back to me if I-If I help; I must save Luna. I cannot lose Luna. You must not leave."

—Xenophilius Lovegood to Golden Trio and Tom Riddle.

With the death of her mother (Pandora) when she was nine years old, Luna was raised solely by her father. Because of this, and because Luna was an only child, 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. Luna believed anything her father wrote in The Quibbler magazine, and came to his defence when Hermione Granger claimed the magazine was "rubbish." When Luna was abducted by Death Eaters in 1997 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.

Outside family:

Friends

Harry Potter

Luna: "People expect you to have cooler friends than us."

Harry: "You are cool. None of them was at the Ministry. They didn't fight with me."

Luna: "That's a very nice thing to say."

— Luna and Harry in 1996.

When Harry Potter first met Luna in 1995, 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 angrily 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 1996, 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". Harry was one of the portraits of her friends that Luna painted and hung on her bedroom ceiling.

                                 Harry: "Sorry I made you miss the carriages, by the way, Luna."

Luna: "That's all right, it's like being with a friend."

Harry: "Oh, I am your friend, Luna."

Luna: "That's nice."

— Luna and Harry in 1996

When Harry took Polyjuice Potion to look like Barny at the Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour, she recognised him from the look on his face. 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 gave their daughter the middle name "Luna" in honour of her.

Hermione Granger

"Luna has told me all about you, young lady. 

You are, I gather, not unintelligent, but painfully limited, narrow, close-minded."

—Xenophilius Lovegood to Hermione

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.

The following school year, Luna comforted Hermione over her fight with Ron Weasley when she ended up crying in the bathroom at one point. At Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding, Hermione tried to kick Ron for teasing Luna and later defended her again from the insults of the portrait of Phineas Nigellus Black. Hermione was among the portraits Luna painted on her bedroom ceiling, circled by the words "friends". When Luna's father attempted to turn Harry, Ron, and Hermione over to Death Eaters in exchange for his daughter's safety in 1998, Hermione engineered their escape so that the Death Eaters saw Harry briefly, thus ensuring that both Luna and her father were not harmed.

Luna and Hermione also fought at the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of Hogwarts, where she, Seamus Finnigan, and Ernie Macmillan saved Hermione, Harry, and Ron from Dementors. During the final stage of the battle, Luna, Hermione, and Ginny Weasley fought together against Bellatrix Lestrange, Voldemort's most powerful Death Eater. Hermione and Luna both survived the war, and 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.

Tom Riddle

"He is a very charming boy."

                                                                                                                                            — Luna Lovegood about Tom Riddle.

When Tom first met Luna in 1998, he found her rather odd, but was friendly towards her and Luna also. Luna called him "a most charming boy whom he has ever seen." After Voldemort's demise, everyone finds out Tom Riddle was Lord Voldemort's young version of him in the 1940s, while everyone looked down on him, except Luna, who was more inquisitive

Ginny Weasley

"I do like her, she's very nice."

—Luna Lovegood about Ginny Weasley

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 1995, conversing politely with her.[3] 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.[4] Along with Neville, Luna, and Ginny led the re-formed Dumbledore's Army while Hogwarts was under Voldemort's control. Ginny was also one of the five portraits — along with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville — that Luna painted and hung from her bedroom ceiling, with the word "friends" joining them together in gold writing.

Ginny and Harry Potter named their daughter after Luna, considering Luna is a "dear friend". Luna may be one of the best female friends of Ginny (along with Hermione), as she was only seen with these girls during her school time at Hogwarts.

Romances

Ron Weasley

Luna: “I like this song,” *swaying in time to the waltz-like tune, and a few seconds later she stood up and glided onto the dance floor, where she revolved on the spot, quite alone, eyes closed and waving her arms*

Ron: “She’s great, isn’t she?” *admiringly* “Always good value.”

— Deathly Hallows

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 On the other hand, Luna seemed to find Ron funny, but his insensitive behavior in his relationships at times. Ron eventually grew fonder of Luna and became friends with her after getting to know her better through Dumbledore's Army and her being one of the only D.A. members to come to the trio's assistance when they tried to save Sirius Black, during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

Ron was particularly amused by Luna's Quidditch commentary in 1996 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". However, Ron was still prone to teasing Luna and scoffing at her unusual beliefs at times. In 1997, Ron and Luna also fought at the Battle of the Astronomy Tower.

One year later, Ron and Luna briefly met as the two were captured at Malfoy Manor along with Harry, Hermione, Garrick Ollivander, Dean Thomas, and Griphook. They were saved by Dobby, who was killed in the process. Later that year, the two fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, where Luna, Seamus Finnigan, and Ernie Macmillan saved Ron, Harry, and Hermione from Dementors. Ron and Luna both survived the war.

Luna and Ron remained in contact in adulthood. In 2014, the two attended the Quidditch World Cup final along with other former members of Dumbledore's Army and family.