Luna Lovegood (b. 13 February, 1981) was a witch and daughter of
Xenophilius and
Pandora Lovegood. Her mother accidentally died while experimenting with spells when Luna was nine, and Luna was raised by her father, editor of the magazine
The Quibbler, in a
rook-like house near the village of
Ottery St. Catchpole.
Luna attended
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1992 to 1999 and was sorted into
Ravenclaw house. In her
fourth year, Luna joined
Dumbledore's Army, an organisation taught and led by
Harry Potter, of which she became an important member. She participated in the
Battle of the Department of Mysteries in
1996 and the
Battle of the Astronomy Tower in 1997, and co-led the reconstituted
Dumbledore's Army when
Hogwarts fell under the control of
Lord Voldemort. Because of her father's political dissidence at the time, Luna was abducted by
Death Eaters to be held ransom, and imprisoned in the dungeons of
Malfoy Manor for months. She was
freed by
Dobby along with several other prisoners in the spring of
1998, and stayed at
Shell Cottage until she returned to Hogwarts to participate in the
final battle of the
Second Wizarding War.
Later in life, Luna became a
Magizoologist (magical naturalist) and eventually married
Rolf Scamander, with whom she had twin sons,
Lorcan and Lysander. Luna's good friends Harry Potter and
Ginny Weasley also named their daughter and third child,
Lily Luna Potter, after her.