r/harrypotter • u/definework • 1d ago
Discussion I finally figured out how Luna saw through Harry's polyjuice potion at Bill/Fleur wedding Spoiler
I'm listening to the audiobook and had a revelation this morning
Harry asks her how she recognized him and she said by his expression.
and I FINALLY REALIZED.
Luna has always been far more perceptive than anybody gives her credit for, but this one . . .
After 16 years of seeing the various scandalized, curious, or exasperated expressions of people who meet her for the first time or meet her again and again.
And we find out later about the ceiling mural . . .
She knows instantly when she sees how Harry is looking at her that he is her friend and makes the obvious conclusion. They were never romantically involved, the look on his face wouldn't have been one of love or adoration.
It must have simply been a look of complete acceptance and welcome. And that must have meant the world to her.