Lockhart

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Gilderoy Lockhart 347
Original Name	罗哈特
Species/Race	Wizard 876
Gender	Male 347
Affiliation	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; honorary member of the Defense Against the Dark Arts League 281 347
Occupation/Role	Internationally renowned author; Defense Against the Dark Arts professor 281 347
Honors	Order of Merlin, Third Class; five-time winner of Witch Weekly’s Most Charming Smile Award 347
Status	Alive and detained during proceedings over the Chamber of Secrets case; no verdict is documented 382 876

Background / History

Hogwarts Student Years

Lockhart pursued attention long before becoming famous. At Hogwarts, he requested a school newspaper, engraved his name in twenty-foot-long letters on the Quidditch pitch, sent himself eight hundred Valentine’s Day cards, and projected his portrait into the sky above the castle. He also claimed he would create the Sorcerer’s Stone before graduating, lead England to a Quidditch World Cup victory, and become Britain’s youngest Minister of Magic 205.

Fame and Appointment

Lockhart became an internationally recognized author with millions of fans. His reputation concealed the theft of other wizards’ achievements: he used powerful Memory Charms on two wizards who had dealt with a werewolf and a Hagraven, then appropriated their contributions 347 876.

Dumbledore recognized Lockhart’s magical signature at the Order of Merlin ceremony and connected him to those victims. He later explained that knowledge when discussing why he had invited Lockhart to teach at Hogwarts 876.

At Flourish and Blotts, Lockhart used a public appearance with Harry Potter to announce his appointment as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. His books subsequently appeared on the school reading list, prompting Vincent to accuse him of exploiting the position to sell them 274 281.

Appearance

• Handsome face: Even the disillusioned Hermione acknowledged the looks that had attracted millions of fans 348.
• Prominent smile: His bright, charming smile remained part of his classroom presentation even while his forehead was bandaged 303.
• Deterioration in custody: At the initial hearing, he wore plain linen clothing and appeared pale, gaunt, and exhausted after only half a month 382.

Personality

Lockhart is intensely vain and eager to turn public occasions into celebrations of himself. His school publicity stunts continued into adulthood through book promotions, staged appearances, and claims of superior magical ability 205 281 296.

He avoids responsibility when demonstrations fail. After Vincent subdued the Cornish Pixies, Lockhart claimed his own spell had merely been delayed, then reframed the disaster as a test of student reactions. He praised Vincent while still insisting that the student’s abilities were below his own 296.

His desire to prove himself made him vulnerable to Tom Riddle’s manipulation. Under interrogation, his confidence gave way to desperate denials, though he remained stubborn and insisted that Riddle—not he—had cast the incriminating Dark Magic 650 382 876.

Abilities & Skills

Memory Charms

Lockhart’s Memory Charms are substantially more effective than his unreliable classroom magic 876.

• Erased two wizards’ memories of dealing with a werewolf and a Hagraven 876.
• Used their forgotten achievements to support his own reputation 876.
• Numerous Memory Charms were recovered from his wand through repeated Prior Incantato examination 876.

Duelling

• Cast Expelliarmus simultaneously with Snape during a demonstration; both professors were blasted off the stage 621.
• Continued Harry and Draco’s duel after Snape removed spells affecting them, contributing to a lesson that left numerous students slightly injured 326.

Healing and Creature-Based Instruction

• Attempted to heal Lucius Malfoy but injured him further 283.
• Failed to control a Cornish Pixie demonstration, leaving Vincent to restore order 296.
• Left class after a failed Banishment Charm lesson involving Audrey the Acromantula bruised his ego 304.
• Introduced increasingly dangerous creatures, including merfolk, trolls, Grindylows, and a Kraken, into his teaching 307.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Wand: Nine inches long, made of cherry wood with a dragon heartstring core; described as expensive-looking. Its spell history became evidence at his hearing 876.
• Black diary: Found by Vincent in Lockhart’s office, apparently blank. Lockhart claimed it contained a delayed Fiendfyre curse set to activate after thirty minutes; the claim was not confirmed 348.
• Published books: Magical Me, Travels with Trolls, Voyages with Vampires, Wanderings with Werewolves, and Year with the Yeti 274 281.

Relationships

• Vincent Wayne — Student who repeatedly exposed his shortcomings. Lockhart took credit for Vincent’s handling of the pixies; Vincent later testified that he found the diary in Lockhart’s office 296 876.
• Hermione Granger — Former admirer whose faith collapsed after his classroom failures; by the diary incident, she openly disliked him 296 348.
• Severus Snape — Colleague and duelling-demonstration opponent. Snape and Vincent shared contempt for Lockhart’s reckless instruction 621 326.
• Harry Potter — Celebrity student whom Lockhart used to draw attention to his appointment announcement 281.
• Albus Dumbledore — Headmaster who invited him to teach while knowing about two victims of his Memory Charms 876.
• Tom Riddle — Exploited Lockhart’s need to prove himself. Lockhart identified Riddle as the caster of the Dark Magic recorded in his wand 650 876.
• Cornelius Fudge — Directed accusations against him during the Chamber of Secrets proceedings, while Lockhart maintained that evidence had been planted 876.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Collapse of His Teaching Reputation

Incident	Consequence
Cornish Pixie lesson	Vincent resolved the crisis; the twins spread news of Lockhart’s failure throughout Hogwarts 296.
Acromantula lesson	Lockhart retreated after his performance embarrassed him 304.
Kraken demonstration	His reputation among second-years deteriorated further, and Draco promoted rumors that he was going mad 307.
Duelling instruction	Student injuries and a summoned snake exposed the risks of his insistence on continuing the lesson 326.

Chamber of Secrets Aftermath

Lockhart suffered severe life-force depletion, fright, and repeated head injuries. McGonagall warned that his condition might deteriorate to resemble Quirrell’s, forcing Dumbledore to seek another Defense Against the Dark Arts professor 350.

At his hearing, Lockhart denied opening the Chamber of Secrets and attacking students. He admitted using Memory Charms and stealing achievements, but attributed the recorded Dark Magic—including life-force-draining magic—to Tom Riddle 876.

The proceedings increasingly treated him as the mastermind. The court demanded that he prove the soul associated with the diary was Riddle’s, despite the difficulty of producing witnesses who could identify Voldemort’s younger appearance 626.

Notable Quotes

“Well, I was actually testing your reactions to unexpected situations.” 296

“I admit that I used Memory Charms on those two Wizards, and I admit that I stole their great contributions to the magical world—” 876

“Those spells, that vile Dark Magic, were all cast by Tom Riddle!” 876