Harry and Luna Lovegood hada close friendship duringand after Hogwarts, but the namesake could also come from one of Harry's professors, Remus Lupin. His werewolf persona earned him the nickname “Moony”, therefore it's possible that Harry was also honoring him with Lily's middle name. Who ...
It was also an ideal conduit for a constant stream of Harry Potter amendments. Readers learned that Fluffy, the three-headed dog, had been repatriated to Greece; that Luna Lovegood’s birthday was February 13; and that there was at least one Jewish student at Hogwarts (his name was Anthony...