Lockhart - Yuck!

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 19364

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Doreen Rich" <nera at r...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., meboriqua at a... wrote:
> > Am I the only one who really dislikes Lockhart?  Because I do.  > 
> <snip big diss on Lockhart>
> > Just my two knuts.
> > --jenny from ravenclaw
> ***************************************
> As a person, I detest Lockhart. 
> As an extremely well written character, I love what JKR has done 
with 
> him. He is all of the annoying people I have ever known, wrapped up 
> into one. Mostly, he reminds me of my mother, who at times thinks 
she 
> knows better than anyone else how to do everything. She also has 
> Lockhart's penchant for "rewriting history" to please herself. 
> 
> Lockhart is the person at work who always thinks his way of doing 
> things is better than anyone else's, including the boss. He is the 
> person who will tell you how you are raising your children all 
wrong, 
> even though he has no children of his own.
> 
> Lockhart is the person who looks over your shoulder in a card game, 
> which he is *not* playing, and says, "Why don't you play the Ace of 
> Clubs?"
> 
> Even out of the book, I will read things that make me think of 
> Lockhart. For instance, the story of the man who pushed the old 
> lady's cart back to the store for her. Her purse was in it, so she 
> tried to keep up with him the best that she could. When they finally 
> reached the door to the store, she informed him, once she caught her 
> breath, that she was merely resting against the cart. This just so 
> sounded like something Lockhart would do. 
> 
> I think, in his effort to really be helpful and noticed, Lockhart's 
> best intentions just have a bad-luck way of making a big mess out of 
> the whole situation. He was probably one of those children who tried 
> to fit in and play with the rest and always ended up either hurting 
> them accidently, or ruining their toys.
> 
> Doreen, who doesn't like Lockhart the person, but feels sorry for 
> him...but also thinks Lockhart the character is too funny!

The one thing that distinguishes Lockhart from other know-it-alls, is 
that Lockhart is really clueless. Some know-it-alls really DO know 
what they are talking about. Lockhart was a fraud through and through.

Milz