Sarah Gailey has written several outstanding pieces on the Women of Harry Potter, but this one might be my favorite. Luna Lovegood has always been one of my favorite characters. She is considered weird (like I always considered myself) but she is also brave in her weirdness (which I never was).
Here is a tiny excerpt, but go over there and read it all. And like, print it out and stick it up on your wall.
Cynicism is tempting. It hovers constantly at the edge of every hopeful moment, whispering “it will never happen.” It looks intelligent. It looks wry and elegant and worldly.
And it has never managed to ensnare Luna Lovegood.
Luna has spent years being told to give up. She has spent years being told that if she doesn’t give up, she’ll be left alone, barefoot and reviled. She has spent years among the Ravenclaws, being treated as stupid because she will not bend to cynicism.
She is precisely what the rebellion needs.
Source: Women of Harry Potter: Luna Lovegood’s Relentless Optimism | Tor.com
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I love this series. Haven’t read the Luna one yet, but I must!
Long time no posts. Hello there, hope you are doing well. Regards from Norway! 😊
Hey there. Not dead. Doing well. Gonna post in a week or so about a book I read with another person online. The Punch Escrow is the name of the book.