ethereal-evanna:

I did speak about being in Harry Potter long before I was in the films. I just had this feeling I was going to be in it. I wrote to her [J.K. Rowling] when I was going through the eating disorder. I told her that it was the only thing that took my mind off. Anyone who has gone through it will know that that’s a very powerful thing, to take your mind off what you’re going through. Everywhere I turned… my siblings were angry with me, or my parents were worried about me and this was something that gave me a lot of solace. I wrote to her when I was going through that and said thank you. And I sent it to her editor and her assistant obviously read it, and was touched by the letter and gave it to her and she wrote back. She wrote a handwritten letter. We started a correspondence and we actually became pen pals, that’s when I was about 11. I wrote to her about Luna specifically saying she really frees me
because she’s such an eccentric, and she’s so weird and everyone
acknowledges she’s weird and for one second it doesn’t make her question herself. I think I said I wanted to play her.” — Evanna Lynch [x]

ethereal-evanna:

I did speak about being in Harry Potter long before I was in the films. I just had this feeling I was going to be in it. I wrote to her [J.K. Rowling] when I was going through the eating disorder. I told her that it was the only thing that took my mind off. Anyone who has gone through it will know that that’s a very powerful thing, to take your mind off what you’re going through. Everywhere I turned… my siblings were angry with me, or my parents were worried about me and this was something that gave me a lot of solace. I wrote to her when I was going through that and said thank you. And I sent it to her editor and her assistant obviously read it, and was touched by the letter and gave it to her and she wrote back. She wrote a handwritten letter. We started a correspondence and we actually became pen pals, that’s when I was about 11. I wrote to her about Luna specifically saying she really frees me
because she’s such an eccentric, and she’s so weird and everyone
acknowledges she’s weird and for one second it doesn’t make her question herself. I think I said I wanted to play her.” — Evanna Lynch [x]

lunapandoralynch:

msevylynch Some photos from my favourite day ever! Not going to lie, I’ve spent the past couple days intermittently weeping and staring into space 😅 This journey started back in early September and every day since then has been so rigorous, intense and joyous without letting up and I’ve loved every minute. Even when it was hard and I struggled, I always felt there was no place I’d rather be. I am so grateful to @dancingabc for letting me be part of this amazing family and the world of dance. And to my partner in crime and dance of the past few months @keo_motsepe, who must be so sick of my gushing about him on this damn show, thank you for being the BEST teacher/partner/coach I could have wished for. We were labeled as underdogs from quite early on which, hilariously, I was completely oblivious to at first because you always made me feel like we were hot shit!! I knew when I met you that I’d have to get on your level, and your teaching, patience, strength and creativity inspired me to do that. You taught me the work ethic of doing things ‘step by step’, not obsessing over past mistakes or borrowing anxiety from future challenges and that’s how we got to the finale. (xx)