Category: The Quibbler

Confessions of a Closet “Harry Potter” Fan

Our hero’s gal pal Hermione was like looking in a mirror. Bookish, clever, and bossy, she was everything I saw myself as and everything I hoped to be. And never to be one to forget the other half of my personality, Luna Lovegood represented the eccentric quirky side that I would become much too familiar with in myself over the years.

MuggleNet Editorialist Explains Why the Fandom Loves Luna Lovegood

In his editorial Irvin muses about Luna’s personal strength of character, her unfailingly decent values, and unique ability to be unfazed by ridicule when faced with bullies. Hpboy13 landed on this latter attribute specifically and suggested it was one of the biggest reasons the quirky, obsessive Luna Lovegood is so universally loved and respected by the fandom because we as Harry Potter fans are quirky and obsessive and have even had to occassionaly defend our own obsession with this magical book series.