Brother and his girlfriend have come to visit for the New Year, and it came up that the girlfriend has never seen the Harry Potter series.
So of course we're watching them, on CoS as I write this. And seeing Kenneth playing a pompous airbag like Gilderoy is such perfect casting that I can't see it being any one else in the role.
That's all, i just want to revel in the ham that is Kenneth Branagh. Also, CoS is the best Harry Potter don't @ me
Can you imagine, after Voldemort has risen in GoF, when he asks Harry to duel, they share a laugh about Lockhart’s stupidity?
“Yeah I know how to duel, Lockhart attempted to teach before getting knocked on his ass”
“What happened?”
“Yeah so he tried to demonstrate against Snape, trying to show off. Snape then knocked him on his bum. Draco Malloy then proceeded to summon a snake, and instead of killing it he launched it into the air and made it angry. It then tried to attack a Hufflepuff named Justin before I told the snake to stop! Snape had to get rid of it.”
“Lockhart was always stupid, took credit from others’ work. He tried to say he was the one who had killed the unicorns in the forest because he could talk to them. But as you know, it was all me!”
“Did he really? My first class with him in DADA he assigned a quiz with over 50 questions purely about himself! It even included his favorite color for Merlin’s sake! It was Lilac! What kind of monster likes Lilac!? He then proceeded to release a bunch of Cornish Pixies into the classroom of 2nd years, and leave because he didn’t know what to do. We didn’t even know a spell to stop them! Thank Merlin for Hermione.”
“Well this was fun. Pretend like you’re crying or something so I can call my death eaters and we can duel. Go stand over there or something.”
“Got it.”
Meanwhile Cedric’s body lays there forgotten, sparkling, and Pettigrew is just sitting there dumbly.
So, we all know Lockhart as the blond pounce of professional prat that he was, but I just realized he was dumber than I’d originally thought.
Lockhart found, manipulated, and obliviated over a dozen witches & wizards for the fame of their explorations. He also managed to convince most, if not all, of the Wizarding World that his autobiographical works were true.
Given what we know in both real and HP lore about the creatures Lockhart claimed he defeated—banshees, trolls, werewolves, ghouls, etc—it’s safe to assume that the people who actually fought against these creatures were of significant magical strength and/or prowess.
We also know that the Oblivate charm is rather difficult to master and properly execute—let alone use against a dozen witches & wizards (and whoever they told their tales to) of varying magical capabilities.
Suffice to say, Lockhart’s success and accomplishment with the spell is kinda impressive. Of course, we don’t know for certain if he took care when using the charm (by care I mean like Mione erasing herself from her parents’ lives without erasing who they were fundamentally) but it’s still an impressive feat.
It leaves me wondering, if he was so good with this particular spell, why the hell wasn’t he trying to get a leg up in a Ministry or the ICW as a Master Obliviator????
Like, Muggles find out about magic. Who ya gonna call?
LOCKHART
S’just wild. Also, it’s 4am and I’m ranting about a fictional character and his questionable life choices, let me go to bed.
Good night (morning/afternoon/evening/etc)
Considering the impact he has on those who could be sexually attracted to him, could it be possible that Gilderoy Lockhart has some Veela markers in his genetics.
He is manipulative, eloquent, seeks fame, and has charisma.
What do you think?
