Lockhart - Yuck! -- Charmed Books?

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 19542

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., rja.carnegie at e... wrote:
> --- 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 ;-)

*giggle* 

It struck me as odd that Mrs. Weasley, who has a husband in the 
Ministry and two sons in prestigious magic fields would be consulting 
Gilderoy Lockhart's books when she has some of the best and the 
brightest of the Wizarding world right in her house [or reachable 
easily enough by fireplace]?

This to me implies that Mrs. Weasley's and Hermione's normal sensible 
minds were overwhelmed. Which is where I got the idea of the charms 
on the books.

> 
> > 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'd buy that explanation *if* Gilderoy actually had done any of the 
things he says he does in "Magical Me,"  "Gadding With Ghouls," and 
so on.

But he didn't. He interviewed all the actual heroic wizards and 
witches, then memory charmed them so he could take credit for their 
deeds.


> I may be a Dark Creature myself, then?
> 

Nah.  

Lilac's a nice color, is all. 

Besides, with a name like Indigo, I'd be a dark creature. Lilac's in 
that same family!