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- "Celebrity is as celebrity does."
- —Gilderoy Lockhart to Harry Potter[src]
Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, Order of Merlin, Third Class, (b. 26 January,[1] unknown year) was a wizard, a Ravenclaw student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and later a famous wizarding celebrity who authored many books on dark creatures and his encounters with them. Prior to his tenure as Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the 1992–1993 school year, he received many prestigious awards, such as 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.
He never actually did any of the heroic acts he claimed to have done, but instead used his considerable talent in Memory Charms to force the actual people who had done them into forgetting what they did. Ironically, Lockhart lost his memory on 29 May, 1993 due to a backfired Memory Charm cast by Ron Weasley's damaged wand and he became a permanent resident of St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Following his hospitalisation, he dictated his final book entitled Who Am I?
Early life
- "It's not all book signings and publicity photos, you know. You want fame, you have to be prepared for a long hard slog."
- —Lockhart[src]
Little is known of Lockhart's early life, and considering his dishonesty, everything he says must not be automatically believed. He claimed that he was once a nobody and, apparently, tried to get himself noticed as a child, but failed, although he developed a precocious talent for Memory Charms.
Born on 26 January,[1] Lockhart attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and was Sorted into Ravenclaw House.[3] However, given his complete inability to cast simple spells, he may not have excelled in his studies. Lockhart also claimed that he was once a Seeker, suggesting that he played Quidditch, and offered to give Harry Potter private Quidditch lessons, an offer to which Harry did not respond. A photo he kept in his classroom showed him riding a broomstick and wearing Ravenclaw Quidditch robes, so it is possible that he was once on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, or else that he staged the photo to make it appear as if he had been.[3] He also claimed that he had been asked to try out for the National Squad but turned the offer down to dedicate his life to, in his words, "eradicating dark forces." However, this is most probably false as he never actually 'eradicated' any dark forces.
Career as an author
After graduating from Hogwarts (it is unknown how he did so, considering his poor academic abilities), Gilderoy Lockhart became an accomplished author. Tracking actual accomplished wizards and witches who did great deeds, Lockhart tricked them into revealing their courses of actions, then erased their memories with his Memory Charms and used what he learned from them, to publish such great deeds in his own name and credits. His books were very popular, and he reserved a special quill of peacock feather just for book signings. He also received many awards for his supposedly great deeds, while managing to successfully hide his fraudulence.- "Nice big smile, Harry. Together, you and I are worth the front page."
- —Lockhart to Harry in Flourish and Blotts[src]
During the 1992–1993 school year, seven of his books were assigned to become textbooks for the Defence Against the Dark Arts course for Hogwarts school that year, which resulted in a very expensive book list; all the books, in fact, were simply extensions of his autobiography of life experiences that he stole from other wizards, with some information even exaggerated or inaccurate, and has no help in educational purposes. As a publicity stunt, Lockhart dragged Harry Potter into the limelight during his book-signing of Magical Me, where the photographer kept taking pictures of the famous pair, and then gifted Harry with a brand-new set of all his books that were required for school, along with his autobiography. Harry gave them to Ginny Weasley, both because he could afford his own set and also because he did not particularly cherish his interaction with Lockhart, but instead felt embarrassed from all the unwanted attention that Lockhart attracted for him. Unaware of Harry's resentment and forfeiture of the gifted book set, Lockhart announced that he would become the professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts of Hogwarts, which was met with applause from the audience.
Career at Hogwarts
Early classes
- "Let me introduce you to your new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.... me!"
- —Gilderoy Lockhart[src]
For his first lesson, he gave his second-year class a test which had nothing to do with defence, but instead concerned his autobiography, Magical Me and the parts of his books just referring to him, such as his favourite colour and his ideal birthday present. He claimed that it was a "little quiz," but it ran for three pages with fifty-four questions and only Hermione got all of which correct. He then proceeded to release a cage full of Cornish Pixies into the classroom, causing a large amount of pandemonium, then irresponsibly instructing Harry, Ron, and Hermione to clean up after the mess while running back into his office. He was the least bit popular among his fellow Hogwarts staff members and constantly gave them unsolicited pieces of advice on their specialties. Harry and his friends also found him quite obnoxious and could not take him seriously as a professor. Even Rubeus Hagrid, the gamekeeper, who usually refrained from criticising teachers, showed public disdain for Lockhart. Many male students, such as Ron Weasley, also considered Lockhart to be annoying and incompetent, and gave him very little respect outside of his presence. However, Lockhart's charms had attracted many schoolgirls such as Hermione Granger and Susan Bones.
After the pixie chaos, Lockhart did not bring any more live creatures into class, but instead read from his books and re-enacted several portions of his "achievements," sometimes dragging Harry to help him with it. The only reason Harry agreed to do so was to get a signed permission from Lockhart for a book in the Restricted Section of the library, which he signed without even paying attention to what book they wanted. Due to Lockhart's overall poor performances, the class did not learn anything about true defence, and Ron claimed that he only learned not to set pixies loose, and would have dropped the course had he been allowed to.
Irritating Harry Potter
- "You could've fried an egg on your face."
- —Ron Weasley, after Lockhart embarrasses Harry[src]
For the majority of the year, Lockhart kept hounding on Harry, trying to use him to boost his own fame, much to Harry's humiliation and irritation. Lockhart made it look as though Harry was trying to use his fame of defeating Lord Voldemort to make a name in the wizarding world, that the Flying Ford Anglia he rode on to school was a publicity stunt, and that he was enjoying his companionship with Lockhart and ignored much of Harry's attempted contradictions to these ridiculous hypotheses.
Lockhart personally requested Harry to help him answer his fan mails for detention, while bombarding Harry with his advices for fame, and thought Harry would think of this as a treat, much to the contrary. In fact, Harry practically begged Professor McGonagall to help Ron's detention in assisting Argus Filch in cleaning the Trophy Room instead, though the strict Transfiguration teacher refused. Harry then suffered several long hours of dull boredom, addressing envelopes. When Harry heard mysterious voices during this detention, Lockhart thought Harry was merely tired.
After a Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Slytherin, in which the Gryffindor Seeker Harry Potter had his arm broken by a rogue Bludger, Lockhart offered to help repair his arm, while ignoring Harry's refusal, but ended up removing all the bones in Harry's arm. Lockhart founded a short-lived duelling club for students. He made a fool of himself at the very first meeting by firstly being disarmed by Severus Snape and then claiming that he allowed Snape to do so. He also angered a snake conjured by Draco Malfoy by launching it into the air rather than vanishing it, causing it to aim at Justin Finch-Fletchley.
When Hermione Granger was in the hospital wing for a malfunction dosage of Polyjuice Potion, Lockhart sent her a get-well card, with an unnecessarily long introduction of himself as a signature. Hermione slept with this under her pillow, much to Ron Weasley's disgust.
Valentine's Day and the Chamber of Secrets
During Valentine's Day, Lockhart, wearing lurid pink robes, completely redecorated the Great Hall with pink flowers and raining heart-shaped confetti as a morale-booster to cheer up the mood against the Chamber of Secrets incident, much to the distaste of Ron Weasley and the teachers. Lockhart received at least forty-six valentines, one of which was from Hermione Granger, and made insensitive comments about Entrancing Enchantments and Love Potions towards Professors Flitwick and Snape, respectively. This made Flitwick bury his face in his hands in embarrassment, and Snape look as though he would force-feed poison to anyone who dare ask him for a Love Potion. He even had dwarfs wear golden wings and carry harps to deliver valentines throughout the school, which they do (even if they have to do so forcibly), much to Harry's embarrassment when one forced him to listen to one from Ginny Weasley by knocking him down.
When the Chamber of Secrets was opened, Lockhart made false claims about that he knew where the Chamber was and what the monster of Slytherin is all along. He even claimed that he knew Rubeus Hagrid was guilty all along when the Minister for Magic arrested the former. While the other teachers were serious and tense from all the attacks, Lockhart was the only one who remained relaxed and uncaring about these security measures. In one instance walked up to a scene with a cheery personality and stated, "Sorry I'm late, what did I miss?"
On 29 May, 1993, when Ginny Weasley was taken into the Chamber of Secrets, the other teachers told Lockhart to go down to the Chamber and deal with the monster, in response to his arrogance and many claims that he knew how to solve the problem. Instead of trying to rescue Ginny, Lockhart attempted to run away from the school, but was caught by Harry Potter and Ron Weasley when they came to his office to give him information regarding the Chamber. Harry and Ron forced Lockhart to go down to the Chamber with them.
There, Lockhart seized Ron's broken wand and attempted to perform a total Memory Charm on Harry and Ron, planning on taking a piece of basilisk skin back up to the surface and tell everyone that he was too late to save Ginny and that the two "tragically" lost their minds at sight of her mangled body. The wand backfired and the charm hit Lockhart instead, causing him to lose all of his memories and become a permanent resident of St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. His departure from school was met with the joy and celebration of many students and teachers.
Despite his incapacitation, Lockhart continued his career as an author, after a fashion, getting someone to help him write the book Who Am I?
Permanent incapacitation
On Christmas, 1995, Harry Potter saw Lockhart at St. Mungo's in the Janus Thickey Ward. He had regained his memory to the extent that he could write in cursive ("with joined-up letters"), and still enjoyed signing autographs. Ron felt somewhat guilty, since his malfunctioning wand was responsible for damaging Lockhart's memories, but Harry felt less sympathetic, for it was Lockhart's attempt to remove their memories in the first place that resulted in this backfire. Overall, Harry observed Lockhart had not changed much and voiced this opinion, making Ginny giggle.
The Healer who looked after Lockhart, Miriam Strout, stated he never got visitors, suggesting that his family was either dead or did not care for him, or consists of only Muggles. However, Lockhart still received fan mail including weekly letters from Gladys Gudgeon, though he had no idea why. He also kept his peacock-feather quill, though it had become somewhat battered by that time, so that he could keep signing autographs.
Though he did retain some memories Lockhart never fully recovered, fortunately, however, he is known to be happier that way.[4]
Physical description
- "To Miss Granger, wishing you a speedy recovery, from your concerned teacher, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, 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."
- —Lockhart's 'Get Well' card to Hermione Granger[src]
Gilderoy Lockhart was a foppish, blandly handsome wizard with wavy blonde hair and particularly straight and shiny teeth. He was known for wearing flamboyant and flashy robes in a wide assortment of colours.
However, during his moments of cowardice, Lockhart's handsomeness was lost, as he looked weak-chinned and foolish in the midst of his ineptitude.
Personality and traits
- "Yes, yes, I know what you're thinking! 'He's an internationally famous wizard already!' But when I was twelve, I was just as much of a nobody as you are now. In fact, I'd say I was even more of a nobody! I mean, a few people have heard of you, haven't they? All that business with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named! I know, I know -- it's not quite as good as winning Witch Weekly's Most-Charming-Smile Award five times in a row, as I have -- but it's a start, Harry, it's a start!"
- —Lockhart displaying his arrogance as he talks to Harry.[src]
Gilderoy Lockhart was extremely vain and highly self-obsessed. He claimed to have done many great deeds, though in actuality he was a fraud and merely took credit for other wizards and witches' accomplishments; he went as far as to claim his winning of the Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award five times in a row is more impressive than Harry Potter defeating Lord Voldemort. He also made claims and suggestions, whether about other people's professions or in times of danger, in order to make himself look more important and powerful than he truly was. Like Stan Shunpike, Gilderoy tends to come up with made-up concepts on the spot rather frequently just to impress his admirers. His attempts to earn himself more fame also led him to attempt spells without fully understanding them (such as removing Harry's bones instead of mending them, and launching a snake into the air instead of making it vanish). It is also speculated that he invented some incantations and names for spells that do not actually exist, such as Peskipiksi Pesternomi, the Transmogrifian Torture, and the Homorphus Charm. As part of his vanity, Lockhart was very proud of his books, and would always make reference to them whenever giving advice based on his so-called experience.
Lockhart's narcissism and insensitive suggestions irked most of the people he encountered who were not included among his fans. His unprofessional behaviour earned him the dislike of the Hogwarts faculty, as well as many of the students. Lockhart was overall considered a joke by Hogwarts, and when he left due to memory loss, the majority (if not the entirety) of the school was elated to see him go.
- "Lockhart'll sign anything if it stands still long enough."
- —Ron Weasley to Hermione Granger[src]
When faced with true danger, Gilderoy showed his true cowardice. He attempted to flee from Hogwarts when the other teachers pressured him into entering the Chamber of Secrets after Ginny Weasley's abduction, and claim that his books can be misleading, contradicting his past vain support on them. Even after the location of the Chamber's entrance was discovered, he was willing to leave Ginny Weasley to die, attempting to modify Harry and Ron's memories to cover himself.
- "My dear boy, do use your common sense! My books wouldn't have sold have as well if people didn't think I did all those things..."
- —Lockhart's response to Harry Potter.[src]
Despite his lack of ability in other areas of magic, Lockhart was skilled in Memory Charms, and was conniving enough to deceive other wizards and witches to thoroughly reveal their work to him before erasing their memories and claim the credits for himself. He also appeared to have been a skilled writer, publishing many books consisting primarily of his embellishments of other people's achievements, taking credit for them as his own. Given his propensity for lying, however, it cannot be said for certain that Lockhart himself actually wrote any of the books.
Lockhart's sorting into the Ravenclaw house is also a bit odd, as he did not show the intelligence that characterise its students. However, the Sorting Hat does take into consideration the wishes of the students, as in the case of Hermione Granger and Harry Potter. It also may have sorted him into Ravenclaw because of his ability to affect the minds of others and while he was not intelligent himself, Lockhart did have a talent for using spells that affected other peoples minds (if only the Memory Charm).
Magical abilities and skills
Lockhart was generally described as being an incompetent wizard, with the possible exception of Charms and Flying.
- Charms: Lockhart's ability to charm is not truly known, though there is some evidence to suggest that he was truly proficient in this area of magic in general. He could magnificently perform without fail the Memory Charm, which he used to erase the memories of others to gain his fame. He could also competently teach the second year charm Verdimillious Duo. However, his dubious information on the Homorphus Charm seems to counter the theory of his proficiency in Charms altogether, as what he said about the charm in question is seemingly impossible.
- Defence Against the Dark Arts: Lockhart's self-claimed expertise in public is Defence Against the Dark Arts, as he claimed that he has defeated many dark creatures, and a vast arsenal of spells to do so. However, since he simply obtained the credits from other wizards and witches, the only thing he is proficient in the field is his knowledge, which also seems limited, as he usually made exaggerations in the effects of the curses he theorises.
- Flight: Lockhart owned a picture of himself in Quidditch robes, suggesting that he possibly played for some Quidditch team (though his claim of being propositioned by International Quidditch team is somewhat more dubious). He also owned a broom and aimed to flee Hogwarts on it, showing some credibility to this claim.
- Magical knowledge: Lockhart has made many claims regarding magical situations and his expertise in them, such as the Transmogrifian Torture and the Homorphus Charm, either when authoring his books or giving out pointers. Given that he merely stole credits from more able wizards, it stands to reason that Lockhart merely used whatever he learned from his victims to show off, and that he himself has no true understanding of what these facts meant. This seems especially true when he attempted to practise actual magic in front of people; the spells he chose always had unforeseen effects (he'd most likely heard of them from his victims and chose them for their impressive sound, without knowing what they actually did). Furthermore, his accuracy with such facts may be exaggerated when he speaks of them, as they seem impossible by magical standards, such as the Homorphus Charm can cure lycanthropy, which is in truth an incurable condition.
- Duellist: Lockhart considered himself to be a skilled duellist and he was in charge of the Duelling Club during his year at Hogwarts. However, Severus Snape easily disarmed him with a single spell and later he was quickly disarmed by second year student Harry Potter.
- Spellcraft: Lockhart may have fancied himself as a Spellcrafter; it is very possible that any of the spells the was seen performing were made up by him on the spot (this would explain why they never seemed to go the way he intended). However, although he did not get his intended effect the spells he used (bar Peskipiksi Pesternomi) generally worked (as far as can be told from the etymologies) and as such, it is possible that he may have had an aptitude for this area of magic (which he might have excelled in, had he bothered to actually take it seriously).
Known published works
- "For full details, see my published works."
- —Lockhart referencing his advices to his books.[src]
Lockhart was an accomplished author, with twelve of his books shown. Although nine of them were supposed to be about eradicating dark forces, they were in fact just recollections of his experiences (of which he stole from other people) and his personal profiles, somewhat an extension of his autobiography. He assigned seven of these books to be his textbooks for his Defence Against the Dark Arts course. All of these were published before his stint as a Hogwarts professor (except Who Am I?). Due to the immense popularity, the books were very expensive.
- Break with a Banshee
- Gadding with Ghouls
- Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests
- Holidays with Hags
- Magical Me (autobiography)
- Marauding with Monsters
- The Travel Trilogy
- Travels with Trolls
- Voyages with Vampires
- Wanderings with Werewolves
- Who Am I?
- Year with the Yeti
Most of Lockhart's fans were composed of middle-aged housewives, such as Molly Weasley, and young schoolgirls, such as Hermione Granger and Susan Bones. They were charmed by his looks and impressive claims, but neglected to notice other dimensions of his personality, like his narcissism and general incompetence. Lockhart's notable fans, such as Gladys Gudgeon and Veronica Smethley, regularly wrote him adoring fan mail. Once Lockhart was exposed as a fraud and suffered permanent amnesia, the majority of his fans most likely lost interest in him, though Gladys continued to send him letters.
Hermione Granger
- "Why have you outlined all Lockhart's lessons in little hearts?"
- —Ron Weasley upon seeing Hermione's timetable.[src]
Hermione Granger was a big fan of Lockhart, showing excitement at the prospect at meeting him at Flourish and Blotts, saying that he has written almost the entire booklist. When Lockhart taught at Hogwarts, Hermione dismissed his mistakes, when normally she would become impatient whenever anyone cast a single spell wrong, such as after Lockhart's first lesson, she insisted that Lockhart just wanted to give them some hands on experience by bringing pixies to the class, and refused to see that he did not know what he was doing. She also dismissed his blunders as the usual honest mistakes, such as when he deboned Harry Potter's arm, and talking about "all the amazing things he's done." Ron Weasley also noticed that she had outlined Lockhart's lessons on her timetable with hearts. It was presumed she was shocked when Lockhart was exposed as a fraud. It was possible, however, that she simply fell for his good looks, as she was described to be breathless when she saw him at St. Mungo's, despite Lockhart already having been exposed as a fraud. Hermione claimed that she admired "the amazing things he had done", but she had showed signs that she only admired his good looks, no matter what she said to the contrary. Also, when she claimed that she didn't like someone just because they're handsome after their second year, Ron coughed the word "Lockhart".
Hogwarts staff
- "That's got him out from under our feet."
- —Professor McGonagall expressing her happiness at sending Professor Lockhart away.[src]
During the 1992–1993 school year, Lockhart taught Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, or rather, made an utter mess out of the subject due to his incompetence. Lockhart annoyed most of the teachers by making it look as though he was superior to them in every one of their fields, while proving otherwise with his consistently terrible performances. As such, his coworkers found him extremely obnoxious and could not take him seriously as a professor. Lockhart's insensitive nature embarrassed Snape and Flitwick on Valentine's Day, when he made comments about Love Potions and Entrancing Enchantments regarding them, respectively, while disgusting everyone else by just overdecorating the Great Hall, and releasing dwarfs throughout the school to deliver Valentines, interrupting classes in progress. Even Rubeus Hagrid, who normally would never have criticised a teacher, publicly expressed disdain for Lockhart. Lockhart, on the other hand, did not seem to notice the resentment the teachers had for him, and instead kept on annoying everyone.
- Lockhart: "I'll make it. I must have done it a hundred times, I could whip up a Mandrake Restorative Draught in my sleep –"
- Snape: "Excuse me, but I believe I am the Potions master at this school."
- — Lockhart irritating Severus Snape.[src]
Gilderoy was particularly disliked by Professor Snape for not only taking the teaching post he coveted so much, but also for his constant and presumptuous attempts to advise Snape with largely nonsensical suggestions; Snape looked as though he was prepared to kill Lockhart during the duelling club, as Harry described, and something even Lockhart eventually saw when he looked at Snape's expression. When Ginny Weasley was taken into the Chamber of Secrets, Snape immediately sent Lockhart to deal with the monster within. The other teachers agreed unanimously, in the hopes of scaring Lockhart away, especially considering he had walked in obliviously while the other teachers were devastated by Ginny's impending doom.
According to Hagrid, the main reason for Lockhart's appointment was that he was the only applicant for the cursed position, and the other teachers were pleased to see him leave at the end of the year, going as far as to join in the students' applause of the announcement.
Hogwarts students
- "I haven't learned anything from him except not to set pixies loose."
- —Ron Weasley[src]
Lockhart had a mixed relationship with the students of Hogwarts: about half of them admired him for his celebrity status, while the other half resented him for being obnoxious and fake. However, by the end of the year, when Lockhart revealed his own fraudulence and left school due to his accidental self-induced amnesia, pretty much every student gave their round of applause at the news.
The half of the students who initially admired him were mostly girls like Hermione and Susan, who fell for his good looks, and people who actually believed in the accomplishments in his books, such as Justin Finch-Fletchley and Colin Creevey. They remained ignorant of Lockhart's true colours, even when he revealed them little by little throughout his terrible performances. When he was finally exposed as a fraud, they most likely abandoned their faith in him.
Much like most of the faculty, the other half of the students simply found Lockhart to be annoyingly unpleasant. Ron Weasley, who was already annoyed since the book-signing at Flourish and Blotts made it look as though his family was unimportant, saw Lockhart for what he truly was during their first lesson, when the professor gave a test completely irrelevant to the subject, and then released a boisterous group of pixies he was unable to contain. Ron's disgust deepened when Lockhart attempted flee while allowing Ron's sister to die in the Chamber of Secrets; when they finally discovered where the fabled Chamber was, Ron demanded that he go first into the Chamber as a test subject. However, three years later, Ron felt somewhat guilty for Lockhart losing his memories due to his Memory Charm backfiring from using Ron's damaged wand.
- "You're a fraud! You've just been taking credit for what other wizards have done!"
- —Harry Potter confronting Lockhart.[src]
Harry Potter particularly disliked Lockhart for dragging him into the spotlight against his will, beginning with the book-signing during which Lockhart made a spectacle out of Harry as a publicity stunt, and for making Harry seem as though he was constantly seeking attention. Lockhart only further infuriated Harry by doing far more damage than help when he removed Harry's arm bones instead of mending them when they were broken by Dobby's tampered Bludger. Neither Harry nor Ron had any qualms about attacking Lockhart and forcing him to enter the Chamber of Secrets, and they even made him go first as a buffer for any approaching harm. Harry felt no sympathy when Lockhart lost his memories after his Memory Charm backfired, as it was entirely his fault for attempting it on Harry and Ron in the first place.
Behind the scenes
- Lockhart is portrayed by Irish actor Kenneth Branagh in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; he was originally to be portrayed by Hugh Grant, but due to scheduling problems he was replaced. One of Grant's middle names is, coincidentally, "Mungo".
- J. K. Rowling has made it known that Gilderoy Lockhart is the only character in the series to be based upon a real person, and claims that she "barely exaggerated" the personality. She has refused, however, to specify who that is. Furthermore, she stated that basing the character on this man "made up for having to endure him for two solid years."[5]
- A rumour circulated that the character of Gilderoy Lockhart was based on J. K. Rowling's ex-husband, but this was roundly refuted on her website. She termed the rumour "toxic", "hurtful," and "damaging."
- Lockhart's movie version seem to be more likable and comical than his book version, as he was willing to clear Harry from Snape's insinuations that Harry was involved in Mrs. Norris' petrification, informing that Harry was in detention with him. It may be due to the fact that Lockhart's useless classes and his most annoying treatment of Harry were cut from the film, but his fraudulence and willingness to let Ginny die in the Chambers still preserves him as detestable.
- Lockhart was in an early draft of the Order of the Phoenix film, as he was in the book, but was written out of the final version. Had he remained, it would have been the first time Kenneth Branagh and ex-wife Emma Thompson were in the same film together since their divorce in 1995, along with Helena Bonham Carter, Branagh's former mistress.
- Lockhart, despite being a Ravenclaw student (which encourages students with intelligence), does not show to be very brilliant. In fact, he may well be the opposite, seeing his complete inability to cast even the simplest spells. However, he does show the good-looks that attribute to the students of that house. It should be noted however, that while in his youth, though he probably possessed the intelligence to gain entry to the house, he chose to focus his energies on deception rather than study.
- When Lockhart suffered memory loss, he seemed to have forgot about magic being real, as expressing Fawkes's flying as "just like magic". This, coupled with his possibly muggle relatives not visiting him at St. Mungo's, might indicate that he was originally a muggle-born with no knowledge of magic.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, after losing his memory, Lockhart starts making tea. Also, he is the only teacher who is referred to by their first name.
- As well as this, he is the only Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher to have no connection with Lord Voldemort (Quirrell housed Voldemort in his head, Lupin's former friend Peter Pettigrew was Voldemort's spy, Dolores Umbridge worked for the Ministry after Voldemort took it over, Moody was impersonated by a Death Eater, then murdered by Voldemort and Snape was Voldemort's former Death Eater and a spy in his ranks). Lockhart has no known connection with Voldemort, because Ginny opened the Chamber of Secrets, and he never saw Riddle's diary.
- Observing his flamboyant clothes, it's not difficult to imagine Lockhart as an expert of fashion and a regular reader of fashion magazines (and indeed, many fans found him to be a stylish character in the film series). Furthermore, he received Britain's Best Dressed Wizard Award sometime before 1992. Considering that his secret ambition is to market his own range of hair-care potions, he may also be an expert on hair care and, possibly, make up.
- As one of Lockhart's stated ambitions was "harmony between magic and non-magic peoples," he may be in favor of greater rights for Muggles, though is not known to have done anything to specifically champion the cause.
Gilderoy is defined as a highwayman known for being handsome (which is appropriate, considering he made a living out of robbing people of their memories whilst also appearing physically attractive). May also come from the word "gilded," which is defined as having a "pleasing, showy appearance, which covers something of little worth." This is very fitting considering Gilderoy's supposed good looks covered up the truth about his inability to function as a powerful wizard. The name "Roy" is Old French for "regal one" or "king."J.K. Rowling stated in a radio interview with BBC 4 that she found the name Lockhart on a war memorial, further clarifying in a later interview for Scholastic's Harry Potter Reading Club that this memorial was at a church in Edinburgh.[6] Robert Lockhart is a world renowned psychologist whose particular interest is in the study of memory and levels of processing. He did a lot of research in this area in the late 1970's. He is well known for his work as a cognitive psychologist especially in the areas of human memory and problem solving. This fits because the only magic skills Lockhart was truly gifted in were memory charms. Robert Lockhart received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Sydney in 1961 and 1963.[7] Lockhart is also a town in Australia near Wagga Wagga, which could be a reference to him having supposedly defeated the Wagga Wagga Werewolf in his book Wanderings with Werewolves. 'Lockhart' could also be possible play on words as he seems to have so many women's "heart locked" on him.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Appears on a portrait)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7[8]
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Appears on a portrait)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Pottermore
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- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lockhart wears Ravenclaw Quidditch robes in a photo taken for the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which can be seen in the "Lockhart's Classroom" feature on Disc 2 of the DVD, and in the picture-in-picture feature on Disc 1 of the Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray.
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- ↑ Accio Quote - J.K. Rowling at the Edinburgh Book Festival
- ↑ Harry Potter Reading Club live webchat, 11 October 2012 (source here)
- ↑ http://www.science.usyd.edu.au/about_us/fame_lockhart.shtml
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Vice President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's acting head of state, said Chavez would first lie in state for "at least" seven more days before the museum becomes his permanent home. It was not clear when exactly he would be moved from the military academy where his body has been since Wednesday.
Later Thursday, the National Assembly speaker announced that Maduro would be sworn in Friday night as acting president following a state funeral and would call elections within 30 days. That enables him, as the designated governing party candidate, to run for president as Chavez desired. Legal scholars say that under the constitution, the legislature's speaker should instead be sworn in and organize the vote.
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How do UX designers tell their story in a relevant, meaningful way, to audiences who have no exposure to UX? UX practitioners are keenly aware that everything we use in our lives was designed by someone. But outside of our industry (and related ones), most people aren't aware of the many decisions that were made (or not made) on their behalf when a product or service was designed.
I started exploring this issue about communicating the value of UX a little over a year ago in my podcast, Tea with Teresa. One of the highlights from my show was a conversation with Jesse James Garrett called "What the Heck Is User Experience Design??!! (And Why Should I Care?)" That podcast laid a great foundation for explaining UX to new audiences. But I decided I wanted to push the challenge of communication even further and see if I could explain UX design to a particularly difficult audience: high schoolers. I figured if I could make UX meaningful and relevant to these kids, I could probably explain it to anyone.
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- Those people aren't you.
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2. Interacting with a product or service should feel like a good conversation. Who wants to deal with a person or thing that ignores you?
Or that is self-absorbed when you interact with it?
For an adult audience I would have used going out on a date as an example (an idea I got from Jesse James Garrett) but since high school kids don't really go on formal dates (or so their teacher told me!), I changed it to a conversation.
3. Before you make something, learn about the people who will use it. Otherwise, it'll feel and turn out like:
- Trying to buy a present for someone you don't know, like your uncle's boss.
- Making dinner for someone you don't know. What if they are a vegetarian but you made steak?
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- A screen with a swimming pool inside
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- One at a time they are invited back in, asked to sit and close their eyes, then asked to describe the room in detail.
- The rest of the class takes note of how each person values/pays attention to very different things.
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Turns out the kids loved the race to write as many questions as they could in the time limit. Ben said you almost never have a room of focused, quiet teenagers like we had during that activity. He also wrote about this exercise on his blog, And It Moves: Adventures In Teaching and Technology.
Those are some of the highlights from my attempt to make the complex simple for an audience that had never heard of UX before. As I continue in this exploration of communicating the value of UX, I'd love to expand my tool kit by hearing about exercises, analogies, and other approaches any of you have had success with. Please share here!
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Hi Teresa, I just came across your article and I loved the activities you presented. I'm an Information Architect and I'll be teaching my four "homeschooled" kids (ages 8, 9, 13, 16) UX design this year. I've been looking for ways that would allow them to incorporate some interactivity with eachother in hopes to reinforce what they'll be learning, I know now, I'll be using the examples presented here in your article. I may be coming up with some ideas on my own as well. I'll be sure to share updates with you. Thank you and have a very "Happy New Year - 2015"! :D
Great article. I really like your sticky note affinity diagramming activity.
Today's high school kids are so UX/UI savvy. They definitely know what they want. Even young kids will tell you scrolling horizontally on a website is a pain and small buttons are a difficult to click.
BTW, your link to failblog goes to failblog.com instead of failblog.org.
..."I do think it's important that teachers share the general concept of making things for people. If more kids learned that earlier, I do believe in the future we'd end up with products and services that are far superior than what we currently experience."'
Well put. I couldn't agree more. If the function of eduction is to teach young humans how to survive in the world of adult humans (which nowadays is almost entirely artificial/manmade), I'd think that the subjects of design and engineering would be at least as important as history, social studies, and science. (I also feel that media studies should be required high school curricula...people are too easily manipulated by the media if they don't understand how it works.)
I distinctly remember the moment, early in my career when I first started working with designers, when I was walking on a street in San Francisco and noticed that EVERYTHING was designed. Even though I'd studied film in college, it had never really occurred to me that nearly every aspect of the modern environment as been touched by human intention. I gained a newfound appreciation of the mundane items that surround and guide us: street signs, the layout of sidewalks and curbs, the patterns of electrical service conduits on the side of buildings.
(Obviously, I'm using the term "design" in its broadest sense.)
Fantastic post Teresa! Looking forward to more stories about how to explain UX to a broader audience. Even most of the software engineers I work with still don't really get it.
Interesting article. Sounds like quite a fulfilling activity for you. I think all of your ideas are great for anyone to get a better understanding of UX.
What do you think will be the long term impact of your lessons on these kids? Are their teachers trying to get them to incorporate a good UX into their designs? Hopefully it won't be too much longer until schools realise importance of teaching this kind of information and start doing something about it.


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Bengal have hit back with two quick wickets. Kartik has been dismissed for 56, and even Paunikar is out.
RAI 92/0 vs BEN
This is a sterling opening stand for the first wicket here for railways. Murali Kartik has now moved to fifty and has hit four fours and three sixes. He is leading from the front.
RAI 55/0 vs BEN
Now, we have three quarter-finals out of the way and only one is in store. Railways are going well against Bengal as they are chasing 270.
MAH 252/2 vs MUM
Maharashtra have done it! This is a splendid victory and one each member of their side will cherish for ages! Kedar Jadhav finishes things off by pulling one for a four. A great win here.
MAH 230/2 vs MUM
Kedar Jadhav has got to his ton. He chases one from Shardul Thakur and gets a boundary through the off-side. The helmet comes off and he waves his bat to the dressing room and the crowd.
RAI 50/0 vs BEN
Railways are going well at Kolkata and have moved to 50 without the loss of a wicket. Murali Kartik has been batting all the while.
MAH 209/2 vs MUM
History beckons Maharashtra at Wankhede. Jadhav charges to Dabholkar and lofts him for three sixes in an over. He got to the pitch of the ball on each occasion and lofted it quite easily. Now, the required runs are under a hundred.
UP 240 all-out vs KAR
Karnataka are the second team to book their spot in the semi-final. They have bowled Uttar Pradesh out and won by 94 runs.
J&K 223 all out vs PUN
Jammu and Kashmir's dream run has come to an end as they have been bowled out for 223. Punjab now move to their semi-final at Mohali.
RAI 28/0 vs BEN
A cautious start by Railways in pursuit of a target of 271 against Bengal.
UP 213/8 vs KAR
Uttar Pradesh have lost their eight wicket as Shreyas Gopal gets another man out. That is his fourth wicket. Only two wickets away from victory now. Karnataka have a semi-final berth in sight. In fact, they are nine down now. Gopal has taken his fifth wicket as Chawala is gone.
J&K 202/9 vs PUN
The end is nigh for Jammu and Kashmir. They have lost Mohammad Mudhasir after a spirited innings. Hardeep still fighting out there. Umar Nazir is the last man and this pair is the only one standing between Punjab and victory. That shouldn't take too long though.
UP 208/7 vs KAR
Karnataka finally get the breakthrough as Abhimanyu Mithun dismisses Ekalavya Divedi. Still, Chawla in the centre and 124 runs to win the game.
Wonderful effort from Mithun in this game, in absence of Sharath he's bowled his heart out. 7 wickets from both innings so far. UP need 124.
— Karnataka Ranji Team (@RanjiKarnataka) January 11, 2014
J&K 200/8 vs PUN
Jammu and Kashmir are fighting hard. Having gone into lunch at 152 for eight, they have now gone to 200. Only a matter of two good deliveries Punjab would say, but then this will make them a little worried.
MAH 144/2 vs MUM
Maharashtra are running away with this contest. After Jadhav got to his half century, Zol has now moved to fifty as he has now gone to his milestone as an edge went to the boundary. Ohh what is Kaustubh Pawar thinking now? Only 108 required to win.
RAI 16/0 vs BEN
Surprise surprise! Murali Kartik has walked out to open the batting with Amit Paunikar. And Railways have moved to 16 for no loss. Railways have enough time on their hands to chase 271.
UP 203/6 vs KAR
Uttar Pradesh have started well after lunch thanks to Piyush Chawla. only 130 runs adrift. Is there a miracle on the cards?
MAH 131/2 vs MUM
Zol and Jadhav are moving nicely after lunch here and have already essayed a few good strokes. Shardul Thakur is getting the ball to trouble the batsmen a touch, but they are happy to defend while facing him.
J&K 174/8 vs PUN
Hardeep Singh apparently has a fractured finger, but is continuing to fight a lone battle with the Punjab bowlers. A few good strokes by the two batsmen out there has taken Jammu and Kashmir to 174 for eight.
BEN 267 all out vs RAI
Bengal have been bowled out for 267 and that leaves Railways with 270 to get to win this contest and move to the semi-finals. Anureet Singh is the star for the day with 5 for 72.
BEN 255/9 vs RAI
Bengal have lost their ninth wicket at Kolkata soon after lunch. So, they still lead by 258.
MAH 111/2 vs MUM
Maharashtra are cruising at Wankhede Stadium. Vijay Zol and Kedar Jadhav have taken them to a good spot at lunch.
UP 181/6 vs KAR
Piyush Chawla continues to fight. But, Uttar Pradesh are still a long distance away from victory at Bangalore. They still require 152 runs to win. However, there is some fight in Chawla and he would keep them in the hunt.
Jammu and Kashmir's hopes are fading with each passing minute. VRV Singh has got another wicket and now Punjab are only three away from victory. Hardeep Singh will now come back. The injured batsman may be the lone standing man for his team in the centre.
And then, Jammu and Kashmir lose another. Now 148 for eight. Punjab finishing things off nicely.
BEN 255/8 vs UP
Bengal have gone into lunch at 255 for eight on Day Four. They thus have a lead of 258 at Kolkata.
Rasool is gone. VRV Singh dismissed him leg-before and then got the next batsman as well. This has been a very good comeback for VRV this season. The man has battled injuries over the years, but is here to do his best.
MAH 82/2 vs MUM
Maharashtra have gradually taken control of proceedings as Zol and Jadhav have essayed a few good strokes and found boundaries. Zaheer Khan is shuffling his bowlers around a bit.
BEN 247/8 vs RAI
Against our expectations, Bengal have stretched their lead past 250 as Ashok Dinda is using the long handle in the middle. This is a good psychological barrier that they have overhauled.
J&K 123/4 vs PUN
Jammu and Kashmir are in some trouble at Vadodra against Punjab. Ram Dayal has been bowled by Sandeep Sharma. Parvez Rasool is still there. But, effectively they are 123 for five as Hardeep was retired hurt.
UP 139/6 vs KAR
Karnataka are now very much in command at Bangalore as Parvinder Singh has now been dismissed. Piyush Chawla has walked out to the centre.
Piyush Chawla comes in who is a much better batsman than a bowler and off the mark 1st ball. UP: 139/6, need 194 runs to win. #RanjiTrophy
— Karnataka Ranji Team (@RanjiKarnataka) January 11, 2014
BEN 218/8 vs RAI
Saurashish Lahiri is now dismissed by Murali Kartik. Railways are tightening the noose at Kolkata and would be trying to restrict Bengal. The mark of 250 seems too far now.
UP 134/5 vs KAR
Uttar Pradesh have lost their fifth wicket. Shreyas Gopal is the man doing the damage again. Prashant Gupta is the man who has to walk back to the hut as he edged one.
WICKET! Shreyas Gopal has his 3rd wicket – Prashant Gupta who was attacking Shreyas is caught behind. UP 5 down for 134. #RanjiTrophy
— Karnataka Ranji Team (@RanjiKarnataka) January 11, 2014
J&K 113/3 vs PUN
Hardeep Singh, the Jammu and Kashmir batsman has to return to the pavillion retired hurt. A ball from VRV Singh hit him on the gloves and the game was a bit held up before he chose to go off. And now, Rasool comes in.
BEN 214/7 vs RAI
Big wicket for Railways again. Wriddhiman Saha is gone for 81. He tried to go for a pull shot, but unfortunately, he only managed to drag it back onto his woodwork.
UP 125/4 vs KAR
Uttar Pradesh have slipped further after a mini-recovery. They had lost two early on, but now Shreyas Goal comes back into the attack and bowls Ali Murtuza. Parvinder Singh walks out to bat.
No team has ever chased over 300 runs at M Chinnaswmy Stadium in 2nd innings in a first-class game. #Trivia #RanjiTrophy
— Karnataka Ranji Team (@RanjiKarnataka) January 11, 2014
J&K 110/3 vs PUN
After the early loss of Ian Dev Singh, Jammu and Kashmir have stabilised a bit and are going well. Manpreet Gony is bowling and the batsmen have to contend with him.
MAH 51/2 vs MUM
A good contest between bat and ball at the Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai could have had a third as Vijay Zol played away from the body and was dropped by Kaustubh Pawar at extra cover. Abhishek Nayar was the bowler on that occasion. Kedar Jadhav has come in to replace Khadiwale and a lot of the pressure would be on him.
UP 86/3 vs KAR
Karnataka have taken their first wicket on the fourth morning. Tanmay Srivastava has been dismissed by skipper R Vinay Kumar. The target is tricky but Karnataka need to keep chipping away. Uttar Pradesh now need a good knock to take them through. But, Mohammed Kaif comes in and gets his second duck of the game. That is a pair for him. Uttar Pradesh in trouble.
PAIR! Mo' Kaif bags a pair – 11th duck of the game, his 4th of the season. UP: 86/3, Mithun with the wicket. #RanjiTrophy
— Karnataka Ranji Team (@RanjiKarnataka) January 11, 2014
MAH 37/2 vs MUM
Maharashtra have lost a wicket early. And, again a huge wicket for Mumbai as Harshad Khadiwale heads back. Zaheer came from round the wicket and banged it in short. Khadiwale tried to get out of the way, but instead gloved it and the ball was caught in the slips. A good start for Mumbai.
J&K 80/3 vs UP
Jammu and Kashmir have been jolted early as Ian Dev Singh has been dismissed by Manpreet Singh Gony. Interestingly, Parvez Rasool hasn't come out to bat yet and the news we are getting is that Ram Dayal has walked in to face the music.
BEN 150/5 vs RAI
Bengal's man main, Laxmi Ratan Shukla has been dismissed after playing a good knock. Huge wicket for Railways first up. This should pep them up for the day at Kolkata. Remember, Bengal lead by only three runs. Shukla has been dismissed for 76 and Krishnakant Upadhyay is the man who gets his wicket. Huge scalp!
Welcome to CricketCountry's coverage of the Ranji Trophy 2013-14 quarter-finals. What an exhilarating day's play we had yesterday. Wickets falling all-over and as we brace for Day Four, we should have three results. Maharashtra need another 224 to register a remarkable win over Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium. Bengal are trying to setup a total for the Railways at Kolkata. Meanwhile, in Bangalore, Uttar Pradesh need 278 more to beat Karnataka and have nine wickets in hand. And lastly, Jammu and Kashmir need 247 more runs to beat Punjab at Vadodra.
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