Anyone
willing to listen… Dear Reader,
June 13, 2006
Wherever they may be
drifting…
My
name is Luna Lovegood. If you stop reading at the end of this
sentence and crumple up the paper that is fine with me. I do not
expect many to read this letter anyway. But for those who have chosen
to stick with me, I shall tell you of some of the points in my life
which have lead me to be the way I am. The message you interpret from
this is not for me to say, use your imagination.
I grew up in a
happy house, with my father and mother. My father is the editor for
The Quibbler and is a very open minded fellow. My mother was
quite an extraordinary witch. She loved to experiment until one day
one of her experiments went wrong. I saw the accident happen before
my very eyes. I was nine years old when I lost my mother. From then I
received my Hogwarts letter and was eventually sorted into Ravenclaw.
I was ridiculed by students and knew of the name I was being called
behind my back, "Loony Lovegood." Now being in my 6th
year I am still made fun of. I have absolutely no clue why people
don't understand that Crumple-Horned Snorkacks are real. Go to
Sweden, you'll see what I mean. Anyways during my years at
Hogwarts, people have stolen a great deal of items from me as a means
of teasing me. I have begun to lose count of the times I have stuck
notices around the school asking for my things back. I may wear
radishes for earrings and butterbeer corks for necklaces but I DO
have feelings.
I
have retraced what has happened to me through my life and come up
with a simple explanation. I am tired of being laughed and pointed at
behind my back. I believe I have been very patient and accepting of
the whole ordeal but enough is enough! We are all gifted in different
ways and some may seem a little different from others, but the least
you could do is learn to deal with it. It's going to happen a lot
in this lifetime, so you better learn to get used to it. I see I have
taken up a precious block of your time and I am sorry. I thank you
for reading this all the way through instead of throwing it in my
face saying I am a freak. I'm sorry if this didn't change your
opinion about me, and I am still "Loony Lovegood" in your mind.
But…at least now you know what I've had to deal with for almost
six years. And if this didn't change your point of view I will be
looking at a lot of torment in the future. Goodbye.
Sincerely, Luna Lovegood
(Loony Lovegood)