Pullman = Lockhart?

[David]

Martin Miggs tested our opinion of his sanity by writing:

> I am reading John Granger's "The Hidden Key to Harry Potter" and 
he 
> hypothesizes that JKR based Gilderoy Lockhart on Pullman.

So, is he saying that Pullman didn't *really* visit all those other 
universes to get the story?  He just interviewed people and memory-
charmed them afterwards?

Disgusting, as Professor Lupin might say.

David