Harry Potter And The Missed Opportunity? Lunarry

[@Frank-ju8qr]

Lunarry is probably the only non-slash/non-femslash pairing I'm invested in. Luna is wonderfully weird and openminded and Harry is just really cool with her weirdness

[@KyoukaViolet]

‘Someone I like and cool’ from Harry Potter himself

[@otterzrkuhl]

I think it's important to remember that after Sirius died (RIP) Harry was angry and confused and he didn't feel better until after he had a conversation with Luna. It's one of the many reasons I fell in love with her character.

[@pamayapaya]

There was literally no reason for them to not get together. They had so much chemistry, development, and a strong connection.

[@Ijirashiko]

I was ship-shamed by my literature teacher because of this ship (it was back in 2004). We had elective assignment to write a last chapter of Harry Potter series as we imagine it (so basically, fanfiction) and I in my version Harry end up with Luna, 'cause I was shipping that. When returning grated papers, the teaches commented mine out loud in front of whole class "Really? With Luna?". With really condescending tone. Like it was invalid pairing. I felt ridiculed. Have trauma since that day [I was like 12 at that time]. That's why I always try to respect ships of other people.

[@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634]

Oh my gosh that's so awful, like how dare you have an imagination. I have strong feelings about when teachers shame students like that -_-.

[@Cipher42069]

that's horrible oh my god? and talk about super unprofessional of your teacher wtf. i'm so sorry that happened dude :(

[@alexhagane3543]

WTF even if they don't see it they didn't have to be mean about it

[@RaiderGamerSpice]

Wow, did your teacher not understand their own assignment? Like, why would you assign your class this task if you're just gonna ridicule them anyway?

[@happyascheese]

I'm so sorry that happened to you. I've been ship shamed for shipping the Snape/Granger pairing by the online fandom. That feeling really sucks.

[@Jxrts]

Drapple 10/10 best ship of all time

[@sidehoebob]

*Gives hug* Bro, ur right.

[@KyoukaViolet]

YES

[@alexolds9840]

Lol yes.

[@leena-maarettadixon5448]

I prefer the term Huna, #sorrynotsorry I shipped Harry and Luna as soon as she was introduced, since I instantly felt that it was noteworthy how others saw her as odd, but Harry had a more relaxed, "just roll with it" attitude. It's not just that they both have great chemistry in the books and even-more so in the films. Luna, to me, definitely has Autism Spectrum (formerly called Asperger's Syndrome) - and as someone with this diagnoses I can say that there is nothing more comforting and important than to find someone who has a "just roll with it", understanding attitude towards the "oddness" of neurodiverse behavior. So yeah, I think Harry would be perfect for Luna. And as a side note - I felt there was a bit too little build up and chemistry between him and Ginny, and I would have found him ending up with Hermione to be too predictable/cliché. Him getting together with Luna would have been subversive!

[@maddythinks]

I so agree with you!! Harry and Luna were great for each because I felt there was a lot of respect and less star struckness - Harry respects Luna's insights and experiences and doesn't mind some of her odd-isms. Luna can see through Harry's thoughts or confusions and somehow manages to offer a lot of insight, which is not just bookish. I feel there is a great connection between them because there are lot of small moments, which show this emotional connection. Ginny/Harry was honestly forced according to me because it was typically the-hero-fell-for-the-now-hot-girl-who-was-invisible. I mean he literally develops feelings out of nowhere - I mean he was just friends with her but now somehow is his soulmate. I mean whatever. Also Ginny's personality honestly is so grating compared to Luna's well developed, highly insightful, truly intelligent personality. Lunarry forever!

[@ruthmeow4262]

While not my OTP, Luna was one of the few characters who did not have preconceived notions of Harry or expected him to meet their standards. She treated him as a regular person, as that was what she saw him as. And Harry got to interact with someone who liked him simply for being him. It is a good pairing.

[@cocokai9661]

Well said! I agree with everything you said!

[@angela_011]

Ur a blink?😂😂😏

[@LolaLink]

I was 9 when OotP came out, and I remember ranting for an hour on the train with my surrogate grandmother that "Luna and Harry should be together". Not based on her quirkiness, but I felt that she was the only one who could understand the things he's gone through. I first read the books when I was 7 and shipped Harry and Hermione because other media tropes kind of taught me the hero goes with the best friend. And because I identified with Hermione at the time, which I'm sure many people did. But Luna x Harry was the first time I considered a pairing from a more intellectual standpoint, and it still disappoints me a little that it wasn't explored. But also I get that some people can just be friends on that level without romantic interest, and rereading the series for the... idk how many times, does show an argument for Ginny x Harry. However, while having a childhood crush be realized is something a lot of people dream of, I would have liked Ginny truly getting over Harry eventually. Even supporting Luna x Harry (like when she says it's nice of him to take her to the ball). We would see a more mature relationship from all the characters involved. Anyway, great video :3 the shipping takes me back

[@blakebleeds]

I had no idea that Luna and Harry used to be a popular ship! This is pretty encouraging as I've been a hardcore Lunarry shipper for the past year or so. Luna is the only one who I feel truly understands Harry. She never gets mad at Harry for his emotions, but rather helps him through them and shows him the bright side of things, which was not something that anyone else did for Harry. Them being the only two to see the thestrals, and Luna teaching Harry that he shouldn't be afraid of them symbolizes that, in my opinion. I also identify with Luna a lot, and this ship is almost a form of self-validation for me. And although I have my gripes with the movies, they gave us a lot of Lunarry moments that really solidified the ship for me. Overall, it's one of my all-time favorite ships and it has a special place in my heart.

[@KyoukaViolet]

Yes, true

[@DavidMacDowellBlue]

My own feelings were that Harry and Luna felt right together, that they seemed to "click" in ways varied and profound. I did not mind Ginny and Harry, save that so much of Ginny remained unseen--due frankly to the fact it was almost entirely from Harry's POV.

[@PandaSunflower]

I've been a Harry/Luna shipper since the 5th book was released. Watching this video I was just like, 'you're preaching to the choir, yes, this is it exactly'. I just really like their dynamic and the ease and rapidness of genuine emotion happened between the two. By the sixth book Harry was already calling Luna a good friend, and in the seventh we had confirmation for Luna (though it was already apparent). Like, for Harry and Luna, both of whom didn't have many positive relationships in their life, they just find comfort and acceptance in each other when they couldn't in others, which I think is beautiful. They understood each other and let the other be, which is what they both needed. I felt like this was a very organic pairing that had so much potential. Not to mention I never understood Harry/Ginny. Some of my friends said they saw it coming but I genuinely did not. (to be fair I didn't see RoMione either but now as an adult I can sorta). Hinny always felt forced and maybe that's the movies shading Ginny's character of my remembrance of what happened in the books but even before the movie it came out of no where for me. I just don't get it, nor do I like it. They just don't seem compatible for a healthy long term relationship, and I find it disturbing that she was basically his adopted sister before they got together.

[@itsmichelley2516]

I don’t know I don’t like HARomine or RONomine.

[@komal146]

Harry wasn't The Boy Who Lived with Luna, he was just Harry

[@joannasotelo4886]

That's what I liked about it. It reminded me of YukixMachi in Fruit Basket.

[@batman1498]

Yes I agree Harry and Luna had much more chemistry then Ginny. Thank you for this.

[@TimeandMonotony]

Yay Lunarry! Thank you for making this, this ship is so underrated! I'm still disappointed they didn't end up together, they were perfect for each other!

[@KyoukaViolet]

True

[@livy_colors]

New HP fan here. I just got into this series as of last year, though I was aware of the canon ships and such before going in. That said.....I shipped Lunarry ever since Luna was first introduced and I still like this ship to this day. I honestly couldn't get that into the HarryxGinny ship. I knew it was canon and I kept looking for hints and buildup while I was reading the books but there was NONE whatsoever. (On Harry's part at least) Harry suddenly crushing on Ginny just came so out of the blue for me and I just cant bring myself to supporting it. I don't hate that ship and I do think it's cute in the sense that Ginny had a crush on him since childhood, but otherwise, it's just....awkward. With Lunary though, I felt like there was more chemistry. Harry seemed to be the first real friend that Luna had (aside from Ginny) and even if he did think she was odd, he never disregarded her because of that. Plus as you pointed out, she was really the only one who was able to help him deal with Sirus' death. I also thought it was adorable that out of all the girls that Harry could have asked to Slughorn's party he chose her. They are very much different but I can totally see them working out as a couple.

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

Drapple and Dr. Strange and his coat will forever be my true beloved OTPs

[@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634]

The cloak is 100% his true love.

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

@@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634 get you someone who is willing to jump in front of a bullet for you but also isn't afraid to tell you when you are an idiot. That damn cloak manages to do all of this without ever saying a single word and I genuinely ,kind of ,ship it.

[@hopeheartflia6442]

I primarily ship Luna with Ginny, but Luna has great chemistry with everyone and I've always really liked some Harry and Luna One of my favourite rarepairs is actually Harry/Neville/Luna, or Lunar Heroes I really love how the Harry Potter fandom has any ship you can think of and more (especially if it includes Severus Snape, for reasons I may never understand) But yeah, this ship is just a great read, even if I tend to go for Harry & Luna more often then Harry/Luna

[@morganyoung3557]

hope heartflia it feels like almost anyone could be shipped with Luna Lovegood because she is awesome.

[@barbiquearea]

What about Luna with Draco? Though they never interacted I always thought they could have really clicked.

[@msk-qp6fn]

Luna and Tom Riddle are characters that work one way or another with many characters lol they're both so shippable.

[@tariqthomas9090]

FINALLY, my favorite HP ship! Thank you for covering this!

[@kaylar.8126]

I just watched the movies growing up. Ginny came out of nowhere for me, and I honest to god thought harry was going to end up with Luna. Granted I wasn't a shipper yet, but if I was, it probably would have been on my list of OTP's.

[@TishaMae]

I shipped this so hard when she appeared in the books, they had such a good friendship and the movie had such great chemistry together. Was honestly disappointed a little when he showed interest in Ginny, because I felt he had a better chemistry with Hermione and Luna, while Ginny he hardly ever talked to or had intimate moments with. Just personal opinion though

[@Cipher42069]

my harry potter otp!!!!! i'll admit it was mostly "my two faves paired together" in the beginning but there were these two fanvids i saw for it around the time the 5th (?) movie had come out that really, really, really sold me on it. i don't know if i can find them anymore sadly :( OR wait I think I had read a fic on AFF that made me go "WAIT A MINUTE... HOLD ON... OMG..." and it introduced me to it AND THEN i stared looking for content but I couldn't find much else at the time because I didn't really know how to use the net then :X. it meant a lot to me at the time because i was riddled with internalized misogyny and was weirdly possessive of characters i had a crush on (harry hdfugshff), so me getting really into this pairing was a shock. it even told me to be nice to other female characters (by shipping them with other characters and not just bashing because dear god 2006 12 year olds aaaa. "sorry ginny you're neville's gf now" sorta things). nowadays, its more for those soft cute moments and that connection they shared. they look great together too imho. plus just... harry thinking she was cool if kinda weird but still wanting to spend time with her man cmon i kinda ship harry/cho now as well but harry/luna is THE ONE. though that draco/luna picture shown near the end has me *eye emoji*. my favorite era of HP fanfic was the mid 00s quizilla era with the WHO ASKS YOU TO THE YULE BALL / SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN WITH HARRY POTER?!?!?!??! fics and quizzes ghfdhgsfd #QUIZILLASQUAD #RIPQUIZILLA.

[@alexhagane3543]

I miss Quizilla a lot! Harry x Cho x Cedric? I'm super into OT3s now 😅

[@voidslabeliz]

My year 4 teacher ships and still does Harry x Luna. *”I saw Luna and Harry being together”* That inspired me to see the ship Huna and I love it and still do.

[@DoughBrain]

I had no idea about most of this when the series came out. Even then I kinda shipped Lunarry. Ginny and Harry’s relationship came out of nowhere for me.

[@wanda13maximoff]

1. I do ship Huna. I love Luna so much as a character, and used to relate to her as a teen. I think her and Harry would be good for each other and had a lot of sweet moments 2. I personally feel Luna would have been a more satisfying endgame than Ginny. My fave Harry ship is Cedarry. I can’t find it but there was an fic where Harry/Cho bonded after Cedric’s death because they both loved him and it’s just super angsty and super bi and wonderful 3. I’m one of those old people who grew up alongside Harry. I read the first book in 1999 when I was in 6th grade. My favorite era for fan content was the gap between the GoF and OotP books. Sirius was alive and since the books weren’t finished there was this sense of ‘this could actually happen’, plus there was a ton of independent fan sites to sift through. My sister and I used to read theories (my favorite one was the speculation that Dumbledore was actually a time-displaced Ron Weasley) and count how many times Sirius and Lupin made eye-contact. It was beautiful.

[@katiemccracken4860]

There is a great cosplay skit by The Mischief Mangers. It's called Harry Potter and the confusing crushes. It's a grown up Harry thinking about all his crushes from Hogwarts. He thinks about Cho, Cedric, Ginny and Luna. It's just really great and I think most of you lovely people would enjoy it.

[@j.a.snyder7416]

Katie Mccracken I agree; it’s one of my favorite videos by them. I love their cosplays so much!

[@morganyoung3557]

Katie Mccracken in my post I forgot to add that I also ship Harry with Cedric too. I feel like if Harry ever had romantic feeling for any male character it would be Cedric Diggory.

[@justastrugglermovingforwar6209]

Thanks.I'll check it out

[@msnorringtonsims6536]

I'm a total Harry/Luna shipper. I'm not really into het but I'm always down for the two of them

[@maymaecat5149]

Not evern gonna lie when Luna was introduced I expected Harry to end up with her when we saw that Ron and Herimone were shown to be liking one another and showing chemistry.But then he got with Ron's sister....that didn't feel all that right to me even as I look back on it.

[@Lindseyehines]

THANK YOU for this video. Lunarry was my 1st real ship back in the day and I never remember it feeling like a big ship. I fell like I need to dive back in and see what I've missed over the years.

[@beatricetoscano2247]

Harry and Luna are my OTP in the HP fandom because I feel like they have so much in common, since they both lived traumatic experiences in young age and were bullied in school (see Lunatic Lovegood and Potter stinks pins)

[@dsanchezbrett]

When I read GOF I though Luna was being introduced to be the future Harry's girlfriend/love interested, specially after she participated in the battle in the Ministery of Magic. I was a little desappointed never happended

[@solfeggietto8306]

Before I even watch this: YAAAAAAAS!!! Huna is the ultimate love in HP that would've been magnificent!

[@mercurywise4047]

She protecc She attacc But most importantly She wear Spectraspecc

[@itsmichelley2516]

Hahah lol

[@littlemy7622]

Omg i thought I was the only one who shipped them! I thought I was being crazy, I'm so happy to see others ship them too

[@theaquinnwrites]

That moment where they talk about Sirius' death is what made me ship them. I hate Hinny, never liked it, I feel like it's so obvious and it turned Ginny into a Mary Sue (like once she starts dating Harry, she literally has no flaws whatsoever). I've also never been able to get into any other Harry ships. Harry/Hermione was like siblings relationship to me, I never saw any chemistry between them, and though I tried shipping Drarry for a bit because of my Tumblr mutuals, ultimately I couldn't get into it. Linny is adorable too, but hey - multishipping/polyamory is a thing!

[@morganyoung3557]

I actually ship Harry Potter with Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, and Cho Chang (I think that they could have worked if Harry could have taken her to the Yule Ball), so I ship like this ship a lot. But I also ship Luna Lovegood with Rolf Scamander (canon husband, he would be great for her if he is a lot like his grandfather), Neville Longbottom, and Harry Potter. The reason why I like the idea of Harry with Luna is because she understands losing someone you care about which was good in helping Harry and she had helped him relax when he was at his worst in his fifth year. I also liked how in the movie version of Half Blood Prince Harry said he would ask someone cool to go with him to the Slug Club Christmas party since Ginny was going with Dean Thomas and it switches over to Harry escorting Luna to the party showing that Harry thought that Luna was cool. I also think that Harry and Luna would have worked because she understands what it was like being an outcast like how Harry had to go through during certain points in his life. Extra Note: I forgot to add that I also ship Harry with Cedric Diggory too and that I like to see Harry as bisexual and he had a crush on both Cho Chang and Cedric Diggory at the same time.

[@kryssie9847]

Luna and Harry would be such a great couple. Luna would have helped him in all his hard times and Harry would stand up for her when someone teases or bully's her. Ginny and Harry just seems like they JK just put one and one.

[@STSGuitar16]

I haven’t read the books (where apparently Harry and Ginny have a whole lot more chemistry and go together better than we see in the movies), but based on the movies, Harry and Luna just makes a whole lot of sense. They had so much chemistry on film, whereas all of Harry’s interactions with Ginny just felt weird and forced. I’m definitely on team Lunarry.

[@Sasu123456789x1]

This really was a missed opportunity, I just really liked the thought of these two together. They just clicked to me.

[@Formoka]

This is really interesting. I actually never thought about this stuff because I wasn't introduced to shipping until after the books were done, but I really like this pairing in concept.

[@jackyoh971]

This pairing make way more sense than any canon ship Harry have...

[@timecrayon]

This is my Harry Potter otp! I'm so glad you made a video about it!

[@darthgodzilla66]

Wow. I can honestly say that those were some interesting facts. My sister got me into Harry Potter back in August of 2018. Then I discovered this pairing and I can honestly say that I am glad that I ship Harry and Luna.

[@ceilidancr]

Also I love this video and I hope more Harry Potter videos come up in the endless shipping rotation for 2019! This channel is my favorite, and I can’t say it enough :)

[@singrins2585]

1.) If Harry had to be straight I would have chooses Luna. I honestly thought they were going to get together until the sudden interest in Ginny slapped me in the face. It was just fucking weird. I wasn't expecting it and it was just too random for me. Luna made since. I'm more of the Darry type tho. 2.) That being said, you should go over Seamus/Dean ship. I fucking love that ship and the actors kinda like it too?? I'm interested to know what the ship name is because when I was into Harry Potter fanfics ship names were not a thing. You should do a lot more of these videos discribing a pairing. I particularly like the ones I can get nostalgic over but other ones are super interesting. 3.) Do you think you will ever get to Young Justice? You may not be into tho but if you are it is DC sidekicks and that has so many ship stuff. I was and still am into Bluepulse and it was super big, even go some responses by the show creator. It might be interesting to go over that. 4.) Also you should totally go over Kevedd which is Kevin and Edd from Ed, Edd and Eddy (which had it's anniversary just recently). It literally got popular because of one fan comic and Tumblr and it was an interesting phenomenon as it renewed interest in a cartooning that had stopped airing about a couple of years ago at that time ( in 2013?). It had a really strong reverse fandom too as well as AUs because the show itself was more loose slice of life. I think the Ed, Edd and Eddy fandom is more like a crack fandom in itself because the art style and content is so different. Anyway keep up the good work dude. I'm typing this on my phone so excuse any weird autocorrect bullshit.

[@alexhagane3543]

Hi, I just came to tell you that I'm not into Keveed, but I'm getting really into Jack x Johnny a pairing that got popular the same way that I just remembered thanks to Facebook art thieves. Idk you may like it too

[@singrins2585]

Bro I also like that pairing XD

[@alexhagane3543]

Bro, we need more of that

[@ceilidancr]

SIN grins I agree it would be cool to see more about Dean/Seamus. Their ship name around the Internet is Deamus, as far as I’ve seen. They’re definitely together in my headcanon! :)

[@ErekLich]

While I ship Harmione most, Halunna is definitely my number two ship! Hinny just never made sense given the text as written...

[@LindaGge]

The fanart is gorgeous... I'm so jealous of the artists' talents.

[@MysticaFaery]

Ah, I remember sneaking over to a friends house to watch the first three Harry Potter movies for the first time as my parents wouldn't let me see them due to involving magic. Read the books in the school library with the help of an nice teacher and found fanfic soon after. First fandom and will always have a place in my heart. Curious as to why there is no Song of Ice and Fire/GoT ships on the channel. All those Sansa ships :D

[@fragmentedghost5391]

I really like the ot3 of Luna/Ginny/Harry, I feel like the trio would have very good dynamics with each other. Luna and Harry both very supportive of Ginny's quiditch career, Harry and Ginny being both very supportive and protective of Luna. And Luna and Ginny grounding harry when he gets stressed and feels like he has to much pressure.

[@Veritos777]

You've sold it to me, I'm now a Huna shipper.

[@j.a.snyder7416]

I love your videos; you always do such a great job and I appreciate all the effort put into them. I’d love it if you were to do a video on Charrydric, the poly ship of Cho, Cedric, and Harry.

[@86fifty]

I saw this vid in my recommendation list, and I thought to myself, "Well, I'm not in the HP fandom anymore, but ShippersGuide makes good content, so I'll at least give it a try." And I got so engrossed, I watched all the way to the end! I gotta give big kudos to ya for making such good videos that can pull in people like me who aren't even in the fandom, and we learn something new and enjoy it! I especially appreciate the 'history lesson' you do at the start of videos about new/rare ships - context is king!

[@Darkgreenfangirl]

1. I am a Harry/Luna shipper, though I am recent Lunarry shipper. I got into the ship though a Sirius/Snape fic that had it as a side ship. 2. My main Harry ship is Harry/Snape, which has gotten me some serious side eye from people as of late. 3. My favourite era of fiction was the in between 5/6. SO many wonderful future fics.

[@wintersnow998]

I read a Lunarry fic once... But it was also a Dark!Harry fic. Except it was nice to Ron and Hermione, even if it wasn't to Ginny or Molly, and Dumbledore was an interesting anti-villain. Why can't I find it anymore?! 😭

[@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634]

Oh man I love a good dark Harry fic.

[@thomasraines1396]

WinterSnow 99 I love Dark/morally grey Harry as Harry in the series came off as everyone’s lap dog with really no agency for himself.

[@astroastroastro5741]

1) i am a lunarry shipper. during my read of goblet of fire (i forgot if that was the one when luna was announced) that i did ship luna and hermione, i liked how they were the opposites of each other and you could really play off of that. but in recent times i definitely see luna as being a perfect match for harry 2) i do see luna as being the best of harry's partners becasue i really hate the in-house shipping of many harry potter ships (such as ron/hermione, ginny/harry, drapple (apples are inherently slytherin). i think you can get much more out of having ships from charters in different houses 3) i was around the era that the movies were made, i remember when deathly hollows was in theaters, but i was never in the fandom until years later

[@spatchi6449]

Ah man this takes me back I loved Lunary back in the day idk what happened...time to hunt down my old fav fics! I always felt like Harry had deeper understanding with Luna, their relationship was calmer than with the rest of his friends. It's like she had no expectations for him, y'know? No BWL nonsense, just Harry and I loved that

[@TheMimiSard]

Harry/Luna is one of my two top pairings, the other being Harry/Hermione, which I will note means I support threesomes. Yes, I am one of the types who could not grasp Harry/Ginny, so when I gravitated back to the HP fandom for more reading material during that weird time in the Transformers fandom when I couldn't stand reading slash between humans (the mechanics of "sticky" come across very hetro, despite male-identifying mechs). But yes, this is one of my pairings, and right now I have dug up a fanfic that I do not recognise from a previous reading, about an amnesiac Harry that is slated for a Harry/Luna pairing. I recently also reread "Faerie Heros", a fic where Harry, Hermione and Luna get sent back in time to a slightly different timeline at the behest of the Fae Queen to stop Voldemort from trying to steal her powers. I will once again note, I have no problem reading bashing about Dumbledore, Molly, Ron and Ginny Weasley. This fic has all of that, so be warned.

[@lavenderscare4995]

I didn't even know this was a popular Harry Potter ship! I really need too keep up with these things more often...oh well. When it comes to Luna, I've always personally shipped her with Ginny much more. Still, it's nice to see Luna get love in any sense, she's one of my favorite characters...well, ever! Not just in hp, just in general! Love her so much...

[@Buffy8Fan]

One thing I love about this is that it describes why and what fans think about all other ships and reasons for the ships ect. concerning the ships being talked about.

[@Leonardohummel]

the editing in this video is top-notch

[@gaby_1835]

So I'm a multishipper but I can say with all certainty that my favourite partner for Harry was and kinda is Luna

[@ScottishDragonNinja]

I never picked up on Lunarry at the time, I was always more into Luna x Neville. It might be 'cause I never really liked Harry that much back when I was first reading the books/watching the films. Nothing against Lunarry though, it's definitely interesting and I can see the appeal. I don't really have a favourite ship for Harry as just none of them feel right to me, but if I had to pick then it might be with Ron as they have that good friendship base and they have some interesting conflicts they could work through in terms of Harry's fame, Ron's insecurities and all that. As for the fanfics I always gravitated more towards the more 'obscure pairs' and Marauders era fics. Also AUs. Blaise x Draco, Krum x Ron come to mind... And my go-to was always Sirius x Remus. I might have imagined it but I'm pretty sure I once read a Bellatrix x Greyback back in the day. I haven't checked out the works for Harry Potter in a while so I don't know if this has changed much over the years

[@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634]

Krum x Ron now that takes me back.

[@kumonoameai]

Thanks for making this! I had forgotten how much I loved this ship. Quick question, do you plan on making a video about the LOTR ships from when the original trilogy came out? I'd be curious to learn more about the history of slash pairings related to that fandom, along with any views you have on said ships. Have a great day! ^.^

[@robttore2]

*whistles innocently* Lunar Harmony is the best ship. Luna and Hermione being opposite ends of a spectrum that didn't matter too much, but being balancing each-other out with the third influence of Harry, the two of them able to be themselves, or as much of themselves as they feel like, and having eachother as 'partners in crime' while Harry is an earthy, stabilizing factor who loves both of them without issue to their differences, and helps them explore their similarities and why their differences are such and figure out how to become even stronger with it. The ship is so amazing.

[@ClaireRousseau]

Oh the discourse. I almost managed to forgot about the toilet discourse...

[@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634]

Lol one must never forget the toilet discourse

[@RetroChipette]

What is the toilet discourse?

[@ClaireRousseau]

@@RetroChipette Pottermore recently tweeted that JKR said Hogwarts was build without any indoor plumbing since that's a Muggle invention. Apparently back in the day, wizards just used to relieve themselves as they went about their day and magically vanish the mess. People have been rather dismayed.

[@ClaireRousseau]

ALSO, THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS!!

[@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634]

Hiding in plain sight!! Lol well now that we know the totally valid history of people just going where they stood why that bathroom was abandoned makes more sense. Nothing to do with ghosts...

[@ChibiStarLyte]

1./2. I shipped Harry and Luna from the get-go because of all their cute little moments and how Luna didn't treat Harry any differently than she would anyone else. I thought that was extremely important. Speaking as someone who didn't care for...really any of the canon pairings whatsoever, I thought Harry has/had the best chemistry with Luna out of everyone. I agree with the notion that most, if not all, of the canon pairings in the series felt forced and that's why I'm indifferent about them. Harry and Luna caught my attention in ways that none of the canon pairings did, and I would go as far as to say that they're the closest I have to an OTP in the Harry Potter fandom. Oftentimes, I felt rather alone in shipping them because none of my friends did. 3. Surprisingly, I never really got into reading Harry Potter fanfiction despite it being one of my favorite fandoms. So I'll answer this one by saying my favorite era of fandom was between book six and book seven, because it was the time when all the theories and speculations about how the series would end sprung up and it was all super fun to discuss and consume content during that time. (reminds me of the time between seasons two and three of Sherlock, now that I think about it...) Thank you so much for doing a video on this lovely pairing.

[@lizzychrome7630]

I predicted and wanted both canon ships of Ron/Hermione and Harry/Ginny. Just felt like sharing.

[@TVandManga]

This is my favourite Potter ship! Thanks for the video! Any recommendations for Lunarry fics?

[@saylremi]

I absolutely love Luna as a character, but I never saw or even thought about her with Harry. I was a Harry/Ginny shipper from the very start when I read the 2nd book. It just made sense to me, and I didn't think it came out of nowhere, because Ginny was infatuated with Harry from the moment she met him. That was the whole reason she wasn't active at the start; she was too shy around him. But her relationship with Harry was hinted at, from the way I saw it, in the 2nd book. I remember reading the Harry crush on Ginny and crying with happiness that my ship was finally sailing after all those years of theorizing!

[@leadingblind1629]

Last night's chat room was insane. I just love to have a dialogue with you that isn't... Pyaar chaos LOL

[@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634]

Jackverse!

[@leadingblind1629]

@@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634 I have no idea what that means but one of the words I said got misinterpreted by my talk-to-text function on my phone.. I said pure and it came out... Whatever that word was lol

[@thasthar]

Love Luna and Neville, but not they together, is just myself. I fell when see they together that was the "weird" with "weird", don't appreciate the I ideia very much. Kinda see more chemistry in Huna/Lunarry. Maybe Neville and Ginny, kind cute they dance together anyway.

[@mbanerjee5889]

1. I was not a Harry/Luna shipper but Luna was always one of my favorite characters. I ship Ron/Luna. Luna is one the few people in the books that never praised Harry over Ron. There are many interactions between them that could be read as Luna having a crush on Ron. And Ron ending with Luna would have shown a great deal of maturity since most of his other relationships/crushes are shallow. For reasons you stated in the video, I also didn’t mind her with Harry. After the release of book 5, I was certain that he would end up with Luna. Because to me, it made no sense to introduce a new female character this late in the series with a personal connection and then not have her be Harry’s love interest. Their friendship had a steady build up that would have worked better than Harry/Ginny. From them bonding over thestrals, to the Slug Club date, and then rescuing her from Malfoy Manor, it was a perfect progression. Luna would have been a logical choice for Harry. 2. My favorite ship will always be Harry and Hermione. I loved their dynamic ever since book 1. They work so well together that I just can’t see Harry or Hermione giving that level of importance and respect to anyone else. Hermione impacted him more than any character...seriously Dumbledore lucked out that they became friends because Harry would have died. 3. My favorite shipping era was right after that first movie released in 2001 (with books 1-4). I read parts of the first book but never cared enough to finish it. But after watching the first movie I read books 1-4 in a week. Seeing the movie put a face to all the characters and made me want to learn more about the universe. Also, book 4 was a perfect cliffhanger and gave everyone so much to theorize about as there was constant movie news, book news, and updates from JKR. Please do a video on Link and Zelda. Also out of curiosity, do you like The Vampire Diaries? The Originals? Legacies? I ask because every pairing has potential in this universe and I’m interested in hearing about your favorite ships/theories/etc.

[@kenyabrunson4985]

Loony Lions🦁+🌒 Forever! This was my ship starting with Order of the Phoenix -- still upset it wasn't canon!😠

[@zz55jf]

I was real big into Harry and Luna back in the day. But I feel like the relationships that ended up Harry and Ginny Ron and Hermione Luna and Newt grandson. Will make sense from a narrative perspective. Around the time the movie came out I was really upset the Neville and Luna didn't end up together but now I see that that wouldn't have worked out as well is Hulu not actually married. The ending doesn't bother me. But I do feel like it would have been great had JK Rowling left it more ambiguous. She could have used the saying all was well line without marrying all of her characters off. Then again JK Rowling doesn't exactly know when to quit.

[@alexolds9840]

Luna/Harry/Hermione is the best OT3 and you can't change my mind about that.

[@usoppspeII]

i love these two, like a lot 😤

[@leslieshE]

I love that Harry named his daughter after her. Lily luna. I love Lunarry.

[@stephaniefaypage8028]

I ship lunarry so much omg

[@queendsheena1]

Never thought about Lunarry. I like it, Luna would've been a great alt. partner for Harry. Harry and Ginny relationship I had to get used to over time and I damn Harry/Hermione to the pit of hell. No disrespect I just really hate that pairing (but feel free to like it). Thanks for another riveting ship discussion.

[@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634]

Lol the dramatic condemnation of Harry/Hermione made me chuckle I had a flash to an old school preacher condemning the evils of Harmione/Harmony.

[@queendsheena1]

@@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634 Well if the shoe fits....

[@TimeandMonotony]

I can't stand Harry/Hermione, either! Not a fan of Harry/Ginny, but it doesn't bother me as much anymore. Luna/Harry is my only Harry ship, though.

[@mikebottomlesspitdunham2954]

There are two Harry Ships I genuinely like, Harry X Luna and Harry X Hermione, when it comes to Harry X Ginny, I don't like the MC of anything getting with his/her's best friend's sibling(Ed Edd n Eddy for example, I never shipped Edd or Eddy with Sarah)

[@hellogoditsmesara3569]

I was admittedly rather late to the Harry Potter fandom for my age. I didn't get into it until the very end when the eighth movie was being released. So I also didn't have to wait for any of the books, I just binge read them. Also, as a fourth grader at the time I didn't really think much of relationships either. I got into fanfiction in the golden age of "the next generation" where fics about everyone's kids were in full boom thanks to the grand finale of everything. Slowly things began to dwindle down. I know people fled back to fanfiction after the disappointment of the Cursed Child, but I wasn't a big part of that, just mildly flittering through occasionally. Now with Fantastic Beasts, the fanfiction has changed because it's more adult content because it's older fans writing for older characters (not that all the fanfiction is just "adult content" but it has very much changed)

[@artemiswolf4508]

oh my god. I thought I was the only one to ship this.

[@mindflayerarcnmage5021]

Luna is one of my fictional crushes

[@slytheringuy0529]

I ship Neville and Luna they were the best ship

[@peterxyz3541]

Luna is a great counter and compliment to the core characters.

[@arkaniist]

i've been a drarry shipper since day 1, but i knew as the series was coming to a close that JK would never make any of my queer ships canon. so harry and luna were like my.... If I Had To Pick A Straight Ship otp. xD i still really love lunarry, luna always really resonated with me as a character, as she was someone who faced bullying in her school years just bc she was interested in weird things, and i wanted her to have that refuge in harry who always treated her respectfully and never belittled her. i've come to like luna and neville for many of the same reasons, even though they don't share the same kinds of scenes in the books and the movies, but i know in my heart it's just a transfer of feelings from one ship to another.... still, huna > harmione > hinny!! (but drarry still beats them all!)

[@evelynatlas3399]

i read the series with not a lot of shipping goggles on... but i always shipped hinny from the beginning because i identified with ginny's one-sided crush on haarry. now that i look at it, i prefer lunarry. if i were to read the books again at this point in my life, i would probably ship that instead.

[@kawaiiringo2]

My shipping began with drarry but I quickly found through multiships others that were intressting to read. Those revolved around harry having Snape/James, James/Regulus as his fathers or time travel fics with Regulus as either femharry or just regular Harry. There are quite a few with lucius/Harry and Tom/Harry that are fun to explore. Then in terms of heterosexual ships I was disappointed at Hinny so I was more drawn to others such as Daphne Greengrass and Luna that like you talked about had potential to be a really good head cannon. And the only crossover fics I read are with femharry ^^'

[@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634]

Harry Potter is one of those fandoms where even the strongest OTPer will eventually crack and read another ship lol unless they have a will of absolute iron.

[@kawaiiringo2]

@@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634 I think even that ironwill would eventually crack if they just read one specific ship new ones come all the time and for me it was to repetetive with just one otp ship

[@anon9359]

I used to ship Drarry... but now I just ship their kids together, lol. As for Harry? Him with Luna I like a lot. I'm cool with Harry/Hermione, but I must admit, thanks to A Very Potter Musical, Ron/Hermione has grown on me... Speaking of the musical, Dumbledore having a big ol' crush on Snape is the best unintentional reason why he kept him around as a teacher.

[@Mistress0fyaoi]

Snarry shipper right here, it started with a time travel fic for me where Harry meets a younger Snape and i just fell in love with it

[@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634]

Oooh is that fic still in existence?

[@Mistress0fyaoi]

@@shippersguidetothegalaxy6634 hahaha i actually found it yes! www.fanfiction.net/s/9316405/1/Time-Altered One of my all time favourite harry potter fics i am so glad it is still up on the site! Enjoy!

[@Mistress0fyaoi]

though one of the most interesting takes on Snarry in my opinon comes from a snarry webcomic called Darstedly Lemon Drops dastardlylemondrops.smackjeeves.com/comics/1430638/drop-1-cover/ a still on going series that i recommend to any snarry fan

[@ceilidancr]

I can definitely see where there’s chemistry between Harry and Luna, but I really love them as platonic friends. I just see them as two people who love each other platonically, who get something from each other’s friendship that they don’t get from anyone else, but that they would be utterly bemused by any suggestion of dating each other. The Growing Pains of Harry Potter, a post DH, epilogue-disregarded webseries currently on KZbin, has one really beautiful Harry Luna friendship scene. The romantic ships in that series are Drarry and Romione, but I recommend it for all Harry Potter fans tbh, so good. I never really cared who Harry dated, because I was a hard-core Romione shipper and focused on that. I came into the series in between the releases of book five and book six, but I was in elementary school and too young to be allowed to roam free on the internet and discover much of the shipping fandom until closer to the release of book 7 when I was 13. I often wish I could’ve experienced more of the early days of HP fanfic, but I also treasure all the time in my early teens spent reading Romione fics on Mugglenet Fanfiction, which was my go-to for years. I almost want to go try some Harry/Luna fics just to see, because I’ve grown into a giant HP multishipper. My favorite Luna ship will always be Luna/Ginny though. They just complement each other really well and fight together during the war and stand up for each other, and I love them. For Harry, I just want him to be happy, and I do love the concept of Hinny and One Big Happy Weasley Family for that. :)

[@aconventionalchannel4643]

Hi Larry!

[@katiadjaoued3709]

Can someone recommend me some good fics of this pairing please

[@LittlePinchofGinger]

One of the only non-slash pairings I adore

[@MorganMalfoy13]

Of my het ships for Harry, Luna is probably my favorite, with Tonks being a second. I also love Luna/Ginny, and Ginny/Tonks. My favorite for Harry is usually Tom Riddle. I just love the mirror images, other side of the coin thing. Plus, they're soul mates. *ducks from bad pun haters* ;) Obviously your millage will very DRASTICALLY on that one. But hey, time travel and alternate dimensions are your friend in fandom. My favorite fanfiction era.... I think after goblet and after otp. The terribly written romance hadn't been brought in yet. Although the memories we were given of Tom Riddle in Prince was great for my ship. *SHRUGS*

[@hood7480]

This is MY Harry Potter otp for sure

[@alexhagane3543]

I love Hana! ( I got into fic between 5 and 6 mainly because of Sirius, so it was all Gen until Drarry took me and dragged me down) after years, rewatching the movies I got this feeling of "why not Luna? She was right there" and now is my Straight OTP, I take fics recs if you have them 🐦

[@pearlthedichotomy739]

Shippers guide when are you gonna talk about the pottermore tweet

[@4440Emily]

I love their relationship, but I prefer them as friends. I'm not SUPER opposed to this pairing but I prefer drarry and linny :p

[@heraschade7981]

i always liked the luna hermoine ship since they are polar opposites.

[@ZeroToNowhere]

I, personally, like Luna and Harry/Hermione. There's the chemistry, history, and cuteness to LunArry; and LuMione puts Luna in this "I shall show you the ways" position where she has access to knowledge and theory that Hermione is likely to dismiss. Their personalities jive well, and their knowledge bases don't overlap too much. If I were to use professionally lingo, Hermione's Zone of Proximal Development lands squarely in Luna's knowledge base. I also feel like Hermione evens out Luna's pixie -dreamgirl aspects.

[@HerbCoswellBornAgain]

Honestly, i agree. I wish Harry and Luna ended up together instead of Ginny. I think wouldve been way better and make way more sense from a storytelling perspective.

[@RubyDianArts]

Oh shit, it's my brand! I am here for this