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Encyclopedia > Gilderoy Lockhart
Harry Potter character
Gilderoy Lockhart

Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Gender Male
House Hufflepuff
Actor Kenneth Branagh
First appearance Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Gilderoy Lockhart is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books. He is a wizarding celebrity, having written many books on his fabulous adventures encountering Dark Creatures. He is the author of Magical Me, Break with a Banshee, Gadding with Ghouls, Holidays with Hags, Travels with Trolls, Voyages with Vampires, Wanderings with Werewolves (also called Weekend with a Werewolf) and Year with a Yeti. He has golden, wavy hair and particularly straight shiny teeth. He is narcissistic, self-obsessed, and something (and at times, totally) of a buffoon. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Kenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated Northern Irish-born actor and film director. ... Starring Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Produced by David Heyman Distributed by Warner Brothers Release date November 15, 2002 Runtime 161 min. ... Kenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated Northern Irish-born actor and film director. ... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... This article is about narcissism as a word in common use. ... The term Buffoon is used to define someone who provides amusement through inappropriate appearance and/or behavior. ...


In the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lockhart is played by Kenneth Branagh. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second fantasy adventure film in the popular Harry Potter films series, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... Kenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated Northern Irish-born actor and film director. ...

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Background

Despite his celebrity status in the wizarding community, Lockhart's fan base consists mostly of middle-aged women and teenage girls (who find him especially attractive). His home is unknown, nor whether he even studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His honours and awards include: Order of Merlin, Third Class; Honorary Member of the Dark Force Defence League; and five-time winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award. In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and seventeen. ... Merlin Ambrosius (Welsh: Myrddin Emrys (Merlin the Wise); also known as Myrddin Wyllt (Merlin the Wild), Merlin Caledonensis (Scottish Merlin), Merlinus, and Merlyn) is the personage best known as the mighty wizard featured in Arthurian legends, starting with Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniae. ... Several media publications are featured in the Harry Potter novels (and film adaptations). ...


In the school year of 19921993, Lockhart is appointed as Hogwarts' new Defence Against the Dark Arts instructor. In his first lesson, he gives the class a test concerning his autobiography, Magical Me. He is unpopular amongst the staff and is particularly disliked by Professor Severus Snape, who sought the position Gilderoy holds. Hermione Granger develops a crush on him, much to the disgust of Ron Weasley. Harry dislikes Lockhart in part due to the latter's belief that Harry flew to Hogwarts in a car to make himself more famous. After being photographed together for The Daily Prophet, Gilderoy thinks it put ideas into Harry's head and that he was handing out signed photos of himself. The chronology is a general timeline of events derived from information provided in the series of Harry Potter novels written by J.K. Rowling, along with additional materials posted on her web site and published in various interviews. ... The chronology is a general timeline of events derived from information provided in the series of Harry Potter novels written by J.K. Rowling, along with additional materials posted on her web site and published in various interviews. ... The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... Severus Tobias Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Hermione Jane Granger is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Limerence, as posited by psychologist Dorothy Tennov, is an involuntary cognitive and emotional state in which a person feels an intense romantic desire for another person (the limerent object). ... Ronald Bilius Ron Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


Lockhart is exposed as a fraud when, attempting to avoid entering the Chamber of Secrets, reveals to Ron and Harry that he never performed the amazing feats in his books. Instead, he stole other wizards' experiences, then erased their memories with a memory charm. While trying to eliminate Harry and Ron's memories to conceal his fraud, the spell backfires when he uses Ron's broken wand. Consequently, Gilderoy loses his memory and is sent to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. On Christmas in 1995 in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter sees Lockhart in the hospital, slowly regaining his memory and saying he is so improved that he can now write joined-up letters (script). Lockhart still receives fan mail, although he has no idea why, and still likes signing autographs. Lockhart never fully recovers, though.[1] This scene is not in the theatrical release of the motion picture of the same name. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the main setting of the Harry Potter series of fictional novels by J. K. Rowling. ... In the magical world of the Harry Potter series of fictional novels by J. K. Rowling, many (often incredible) things are accomplished through the use of magical spells by the characters. ... St. ... Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... [[ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|<< Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]] | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince >> Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) or Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) “OotP” redirects here. ... Fan mail is mail sent to a public figure, especially a celebrity, by their admirers or fans. // Fan mail may be in the form of letters, cards, artworks, gifts, and so on; depending on the recipient, it may also be possible to send fan mail via E-mail. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...


Nothing has been revealed about Lockhart's origins. Considering his dishonesty, everything he says should be considered suspect. Lockhart claims he was once nobody and, apparently, failed to get himself noticed in youth. It is noteworthy that the Healer in charge of Lockhart at St. Mungo's says he never has visitors.


Character

Lockhart is narcissistic — he decorates both the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom and his personal office with smiling portraits of himself. He is also a coward and appears rather unintelligent — he is incapable of performing defensive magic, but claims he is skilled at performing Memory Charms, which at least (shown by his success) appears true. His favourite colour is Lilac, and he uses Lilac-coloured ink when he answers his fan-mails, proven by Harry when he was addressing a letter, on his detention. Lockhart's true "skills" were demonstrated during an early Defense Against the Dark Arts class when he sets several pixies loose in the classroom, telling students, "See what you make of them!" When the pixies wreak havoc and Lockhart is unable to control them, he rapidly departs, leaving Harry, Ron and Hermione to deal with them. Pixies (or Piskies as they are sometimes known in Cornwall) are mythical creatures of folklore, considered to be particularly concentrated in the areas around Devon and Cornwall, suggesting some Celtic origin for the belief and name. ...


J.K. Rowling has said on her site that Lockhart is the only character that she directly based on a person she knew in real life, and that she "barely exaggerated", although she refuses to reveal who it was.

Preceded by
Quirinus Quirrell
Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts
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Succeeded by
Remus J. Lupin

Professor Quirinus Quirrell is a fictional character in Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, the first novel in the Harry Potter series written by JK Rowling. ... The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional magic school that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ... Remus John Lupin (born March 10, 1959 or 1960) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter novels, portrayed by David Thewlis in the films. ...

Name

Lockhart is the name of a small town in New South Wales, Australia, located near Wagga Wagga. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lockhart claims to have defeated the Wagga Wagga werewolf in his books, and re-enacts this in class. Lockhart is a town of 950 people and Local Government Area in the Riverina Region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Wagga Wagga New South Wales, Australia, lies on the Murrumbidgee River and is that states largest inland city as well as being an important agricultural, military, educational and transport hub. ...


External links

  • Extra information about Lockhart from J.K. Rowling
  • Gilderoy Lockhart at the Harry Potter Lexicon
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Gilderoy Lockhart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (765 words)
Gilderoy Lockhart, in the school year of 1992-1993, was appointed to the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts Teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Gilderoy Lockhart was exposed as a fraud when, trying to avoid travelling into the Chamber of Secrets, he revealed that he had not in fact performed all the amazing feats described in his books — instead, he had been stealing others' stories, placing memory charms on those people and taking credit for their accomplishments.
She claims on her website that the real basis of Lockhart has such a big head he would never figure out it was him, and is probably going around claiming to be the inspiration for Dumbledore, or that he wrote the books but let her take the credit out of kindness.
Gilderoy Lockhart - definition of Gilderoy Lockhart in Encyclopedia (432 words)
Gilderoy Lockhart became Professor Gilderoy Lockhart when, in the school year of 1992-1993, he was appointed to the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts Teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Gilderoy Lockhart was exposed as a fraud when, trying to avoid travelling into the Chamber of Secrets, he revealed that he had not in fact performed all the amazing feats described in his books &mdash; instead, he had been stealing others' stories, placing memory charms on those people and taking credit for their accomplishments.
Lockhart claims he was once a nobody and, apparently, tired to get himself noticed as a child, but failed.
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