Harry should have ended up with Luna

I have to say that Harry and Ginny’s relationship is one of the worst in literary and cinematic history. Really none of it is believable. First off between OotP and HBP Ginny’s personality changes radically, from really not having a character to just being kind of spunky... and that’s the extent of her character, with none of this happening in the film either. She by no means passes the Plinkett Test. Plus she’s utilized to zero effect in the final book.

Then there’s Luna. She certainly passes the Plinkett Test. Luna is also the only person really in the story (aside from Dumbledore) who actually understands Harry and I think he’s the only one who understands her. They are each other’s true emotional crutch through second half of the story, and I think they have undeniable chemistry. Both of them find the other very enduring and is in everyway a better match for Harry than Ginny (which is creepy on top of that given she’s basically his little sister).

She kind of comes at the perfect point in the story for a romance to happen. First off Harry is only interested in Cho because she’s hot, plays Quidditch, and that’s really it. Fine for a shallow teenage love story. Meanwhile there’s the weird chick on the side who is actually there for him, understands what he’s going through that no one else can relate to, and they form an honest bond and friendship. And of course Harry gets dumped by the hot chick. You really don’t have to change a single line from OotP for this to work.

Next comes HBP. First off Luna comments on the Quidditch game which Harry finds very entertaining and endearing. Next he kind of accidentally asks her to Slughorn’s ball. The ball should have been the moment where Harry realizes he has actual feelings for Luna and can’t really comprehend it given that she’s batty. He’s conflicted about this for a few chapters, realizes that no one has understood him like Luna has and vice versa, and they kiss a few chapters later. He breaks up with her like he did Ginny due to going to hunt Horcruxes.

Then comes DH. Snape knows about Harry’s relationship to Luna and reluctantly tells Voldemort. He abducts Luna from the Hogwarts Express to get to Harry and says he’ll let her go if he turns himself over. Harry becomes furious, eventually goes to her father, that ends the same and Harry is caught. They get out of Malloy Manor the same way. Except Luna now comes along in hunting for Horcruxes, she destroys Ravenclaw’s Diadem, and the story ends roughly the same.

So agree or disagree?