In parts 1 and 2 Luna is shown as being at the same time a paranoid conspiracy theorist[1], as well as a skeptic, and someone possessing, for whatever reason, a natural resistance to perception filters[2], all of these traits combining into making her into someone who questions everything and everyone, even if that questioning tends to look pretty random to everyone else. Therefore, it seems to me pretty reasonable for her to question the truthfulness of the map, as it looks a little bit too convenient, a little bit too easy, for a paranoid who takes to heart the notion the best place to hide is in plain sight, to accept. Those with that inclination tend to think “What better way to hide the top secrets if not by making available carefully curated lesser secrets that will redirect curious folk away from the truly important secrets?”, witness QAnon, and therefore go after the presumed true secrets.
What’s distinctive in this case is that Luna’s paranoia is actually merited, and leads to the actual uncovering of actual deeper secrets behind the shallow, distraction secrets.
It wouldn’t surprise me if, differently from her canon counterpart, this Luna were able to see thestrals despite never having seen someone die. I’d like to suggest @lsusr to change chapter 1 slightly to refer to her mother as still alive. Those who remember from the books she’s able to see thestrals because she saw her mother die in a magic accident will then wonder.
In parts 1 and 2 Luna is shown as being at the same time a paranoid conspiracy theorist[1], as well as a skeptic, and someone possessing, for whatever reason, a natural resistance to perception filters[2], all of these traits combining into making her into someone who questions everything and everyone, even if that questioning tends to look pretty random to everyone else. Therefore, it seems to me pretty reasonable for her to question the truthfulness of the map, as it looks a little bit too convenient, a little bit too easy, for a paranoid who takes to heart the notion the best place to hide is in plain sight, to accept. Those with that inclination tend to think “What better way to hide the top secrets if not by making available carefully curated lesser secrets that will redirect curious folk away from the truly important secrets?”, witness QAnon, and therefore go after the presumed true secrets.
What’s distinctive in this case is that Luna’s paranoia is actually merited, and leads to the actual uncovering of actual deeper secrets behind the shallow, distraction secrets.
Which fits with her canon counterpart.
It wouldn’t surprise me if, differently from her canon counterpart, this Luna were able to see thestrals despite never having seen someone die. I’d like to suggest @lsusr to change chapter 1 slightly to refer to her mother as still alive. Those who remember from the books she’s able to see thestrals because she saw her mother die in a magic accident will then wonder.