Lockhart - Yuck!

[rja.carnegie at excite.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 19541

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Indigo" <indigo at i...> wrote:

> 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...

There is, and I'm using it here myself.  God knows I need it ;-)

> 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.

I suppose his favourite colour may be Dark Creatures' least favourite
colour - may be repulsive to them - that's _why_ it's G's favourite.
At least, Hermione may reason that way.  It's...lilac.  Hmm.

I may be a Dark Creature myself, then?

Robert Carnegie
Glasgow, Scotland

"I read them all when I was seven and I hated them" - unnamed American
office worker on the Harry Potter books (www.dilbert.com, List of
Stupid Things Overheard)