You know what I've been seeing a *lot* of lately and want to stop?

[conuly]

I want people to stop - just stop - with the Healing Power of Luna Lovegood.

I'm so tired of random characters coming across Luna, taking her seriously, and being totally healed of all their prejudices and, incidentally, inner turmoil. Life doesn't work that way.

I'm also tired of everybody who runs across Luna being surprised that other people might ever be mean to this girl, and becoming bestest fwends. Life doesn't work like that either. Most people coming across Luna during school would probably act just like her housemates - hiding her things, taunting her, and generally being annoying bullies. And most people *outside* of school would pretend they were too grown-up for that, yet would still probably exclude her just because she's too different to get along with for most of them. (It's very interesting how in fic nobody is presented who used to bully Luna. No, somehow they were always either mostly oblivious or, at worst, they watched and felt guilty. One wonders why her stuff went missing every year, then....)

I appreciate that a lot of people either see themselves as Lovely Luna, or would like to, but - it doesn't work. (What's more, it turns poor Luna from a character into a kinda annoying, sueified plot device. Why doesn't she get to angst and have inner turmoil and occasionally learn new things? Poor girl.)

Comments

[lady-angelina.livejournal.com]

People write her like this? Wut?! O__o This is just as bad as people who write dark characters like Snape as all "gooey and lovey dovey" underneath that ruthless exterior. Just... no. >.< These sorts of characterizations are what take away from what made the characters interesting in the first place.

[conuly]

Oh, yes. So far I've seen her heal Snape, Dudley, Draco, and - notably - Tom Riddle.

What's really creepy is that they're often combining "Luna has a cure-all childlike innocence" with "healing powers of sex0rs!" to get "Luna Lovegood Heals Everybody!!!!!!!!!", and that's really fucking wrong.

[dv8nation.livejournal.com]

Honestly I think most people would just think Luna is off her rocker and avoid her.

[conuly]

Yeah, really.

[(Anonymous)]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ManicPixieDreamGirl

Perhaps not quite manic enough, but it fits some of what you're describing.

[conuly]

Very close.

And it's really annoying. It's like everybody's madly in love with Luna, but none of them want to take the time to figure out what she's really like inside herself, so they resort to... this.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Kinda quiet, except when needing to REALLY defend something she believes in/cares about? Reading the oddest things all the time? A slightly off fashion sense that got a bit better when hanging out with others who nudged her in the proper direction? Knowing and reciting obscure facts that make people go "bwa"?

I'm not at ALL surprised to find out that you're her. defending her.



In other news, I had some really hard math work I was doing and needed your help and you didn't pick up. :(

[conuly]

JENN HAD MY PHONE ALL DAY!

Can you believe it? Just walked off with my phone in the morning!

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

I mean like...80 minutes ago. :(

[conuly]

Oh.

Well, it's upstairs with Jenn recharging. What was your question?

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Nevermind now. Already broke my brain. D:

[conuly]

Well, dammit, now I really want to know!

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

it was some college algebra my friend had for homework that I was helping her with. Got it done though.

[lady-angelina.livejournal.com]

People write her like this? Wut?! O__o This is just as bad as people who write dark characters like Snape as all "gooey and lovey dovey" underneath that ruthless exterior. Just... no. >.< These sorts of characterizations are what take away from what made the characters interesting in the first place.

[conuly]

Oh, yes. So far I've seen her heal Snape, Dudley, Draco, and - notably - Tom Riddle.

What's really creepy is that they're often combining "Luna has a cure-all childlike innocence" with "healing powers of sex0rs!" to get "Luna Lovegood Heals Everybody!!!!!!!!!", and that's really fucking wrong.

[dv8nation.livejournal.com]

Honestly I think most people would just think Luna is off her rocker and avoid her.

[conuly]

Yeah, really.

[lviriditas.livejournal.com]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ManicPixieDreamGirl

Perhaps not quite manic enough, but it fits some of what you're describing.

[conuly]

Very close.

And it's really annoying. It's like everybody's madly in love with Luna, but none of them want to take the time to figure out what she's really like inside herself, so they resort to... this.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Kinda quiet, except when needing to REALLY defend something she believes in/cares about? Reading the oddest things all the time? A slightly off fashion sense that got a bit better when hanging out with others who nudged her in the proper direction? Knowing and reciting obscure facts that make people go "bwa"?

I'm not at ALL surprised to find out that you're her. defending her.



In other news, I had some really hard math work I was doing and needed your help and you didn't pick up. :(

[conuly]

JENN HAD MY PHONE ALL DAY!

Can you believe it? Just walked off with my phone in the morning!

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

I mean like...80 minutes ago. :(

[conuly]

Oh.

Well, it's upstairs with Jenn recharging. What was your question?

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Nevermind now. Already broke my brain. D:

[conuly]

Well, dammit, now I really want to know!

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

it was some college algebra my friend had for homework that I was helping her with. Got it done though.