Lockhart - Yuck! and the women who love him

[Doreen Rich]

No: HPFGUIDX 19482

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Indigo" <indigo at i...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Margaret Dean <margdean at e...> wrote:
> > Indigo wrote:
> > 
> > > Actually, Mrs. Weasley also thinks that Gilderoy is the cat's
> > > pajamas.  That bugged me a lot that she and Hermione both fell 
for
> > > his pretty face without bothering to look closer and see that 
> there
> > > was no gold behind all that glitter.
> > 
> > Well, let's remember that both Mrs. Weasley and Hermione had
> > Lockhart's books to go on, too.  Apparently the material in them
> > was sound, i.e. the spells and other methods worked, even if
> > Lockhart didn't obtain them the way he said he did.
> > 
> 
> This is true:
> 
> But you think with an entire wizarding family, Mrs. Weasley 
would've 
> known better.
> 
> Same goes for Hermione who is probably the most well-read wizard 
> under the age of 18 in the JKR-verse. 
> 
> My guess is there's a glamour charm on all Gilderoy's writing so 
that 
> people don't too closely question the stuff they read 
> therein...otherwise, I think neither of these otherwise bright, 
> clever women would've bought into it.
> 
> After all, Harry and Ron looked briefly through the Gilderoy books 
> too and thought they were trash.
> 
> And so did a good many of the other students.
> 
> Gilderoy's first test: "What's my favourite colour?" and so on had 
to 
> have been a red flag to Hermione if she hadn't been all doe-eyed 
> because of Lockhart's pretty face.
> 
> Indigo
> [who thinks they both should've know better!]
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Ah ... but Molly Weasley also believed all the garbage that Rita 
Skeeter wrote about Hermione. Remember how badly she treated Hermione 
after she read Rita's column?

I think there are a lot of otherwise intelligent women who are under 
the spell of certain charismatic men, such as Gilderoy Lockhart. 
These women sneak copies of trashy tabloids into their shopping carts 
and settle down to their favorite soaps in between household chores 
or college classes. (our commons room at college would be packed to 
overflowing during The Young & the Restless daily!)

Even his name suggests that women would be drawn to him: lock hart. 
Well, there is also the gilderoy part ... gild a roy (wonder if roy 
has any secret meanings such as lily? 

Anyway, I don't think intelligence has anything to do with being 
smitten by good looks and charm. When I think of Gilderoy Lockhart, 
Fabio instantly comes to mind. I didn't like him either, but I think 
he would make a great Lockhart. Too bad he is not British ... or 
maybe that is a good thing.

Doreen, whose favorite soap was Dark Shadows
Only 143 days til November 16