Is Lockhart part Veela? (was Chap. 7 Summary)

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Martin Hooper <mat at h...> wrote:
> At 14/08/01 06:41, you wrote:
>  >   3)Why do you think Hermione and the other women
>  > (with the exception
>  >     of McGonagall) can't see what a fraud Lockhart
>  > is? Do you think
>  >     he uses some sort of charm that only affects
>  > females?
>  >
> 
> Thinking about this - Is it probable that Lockhart is a male 
equivalent of 
> a Veela..?
> 

Well, there's a potential filk - "Veela Man"  done to the tune of The 
Village People's "Macho Man." Sorry, not my specialty....

I don't think I buy the veela thing.  It seems that the male response 
to Veelas was that they immediately fell into a fog that they didn't 
easily snap out of.  Both Hermione and Molly Weasley show signs of 
realizing that they are acting all moon-eyed and goofy when the 
people (males) around them make comments on their behavior.  

I always put Lockhart's effect down to crushes and wishful thinking.  
Hermione is young enough to develop a crush on a handsome, somewhat 
older man, especially one who is a professor.  And Molly might very 
well have the occasional fantasy about being swept away from her life 
of caring for always-busy, electrically-challenged, forever-
overlooked-at-his-job-Arthur and the horde of kids, by a handsome, 
world-renowned wizard.  Not that I think she would ever do it, but 
she might think about it.  That's the great thing about a fantasy - 
you can make it come out the way you want, with no muss or fuss.

Marianne, who is not at all attracted to Lockhart