Lockhart - Evil?

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No: HPFGUIDX 19580


 Amanda Lewanski <editor at texas.net> writes:

<<He tries again, in the tunnels, and actually gets the spell off--the

only thing that saves Ron and Harry is the abysmal state of Ron's

damaged wand that makes the spell backfire.


So he is ready, willing, and able to harm Ron and Harry in order to hide

his actions, so that his celebrity status will be protected. This is

cold, calculating, and yes, evil.


--Amanda >>

Well voiced, Amanda! Ah, but does Lockhart get the SAME spell off? Remember 
that in his office, Lockhart was ready to do a memory charm on Harry and Ron, 
but in the tunnel to the Chamber of Secrets his intent appeared much much, 
more severe than a mere forgetting of some information:  "I'll explain that 
you two tragically lost your minds at the sight of her mangled body....". It  
sounds to me a bit more intense than just a memory charm (has JKR given us 
the "Word" for memory charm? I could use the antithesis -- a memory 
enhancement -- from time to time-like now!) at any rate the charm or spell 
Lockhart voices in the tunnel is "Obliviate" which had it landed, according 
to Lockhart's spoken intention, would "obliterate" their minds.  Lockhart at 
that point behaves in my eyes, you should pardon the expression, like an evil 
desperate rat.... 

Aylihael::pausing from client paperwork and transcription notes and adding 
her 2 knuts worth with apologies to the nice rats, hamsters, and other 
smallish furry rodents she has known::

" If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible 
warning."