137HBP

"Hello, Harry," said a girl with long hair and large misty eyes, who was just behind Neville.

"Luna, hi, how are you?"

I want to bring in to this, just how much things have changed in a year. How much Harry has grown up. Bk5, he wanted to hide from Cho when she caught him with the very uncool Luna and Neville. This year... he gets snippy back to Romalda Vane about how these people are his friends, and he enjoys their company.

Also, if he had snubbed them, would they have had the same relationship all year? Would they have responded to the call later on in Bk6?

We all notice that it is the same six who battle here as did in Bk5... but here, let's discuss Luna and Neville.

Harry tells them that they have their 'fame' in their own right, from having fought at the Ministry.

"Cherry and unicorn hair," he said proudly. "We think it was one of the last Ollivander ever sold, he vanished the next day---, oi come back here, Trevor!"

And he dived under the seat to retrieve his toad as it made one of its frequent bids for freedom.

"Are we still doing D.A. meetings this year, Harry?" asked Luna.

Two more things of note for this page. There seems to be something significant and ominous about Ollivander disappearing right after selling Neville his wand. What huge deal is that??? We are all told that Neville isn't the one to do Voldy in... but there must be something to Ollivander waiting to sell THAT wand.

The other thing is how Luna asks about the DA. That was very important to her and Neville both. Look what it has done for them... look what they have done for Harry, et al. It was no passing fad to Luna or Neville.