Ironic Ending/Lockhart

[GulPlum]

No: HPFGUIDX 46050

At 18:39 03/11/02 -0500, SnapesSlytherin at aol.com wrote:

>I actually had an odd dream that something similar happened.  In my dream,
>after Harry defeated Voldemort and perished in the fight, everyone forgot
>everything.  No one remembered the Reign of Terror, the Death Eaters, or The
>Boy Who Lived.  I think that that would be a great way to end the series.
>Well, perhaps not *great* but better than "He defeated LV and lived happily
>ever after with Ginny Weasley."

What, a sort of mass Memory Charm? I'm not so sure I like that idea. 
Although I must admit it does hold *some* kind of weird attraction.

>To keep this on-topic: Does anyone think
>that Harry & Co. should've told someone that Lockhart didn't really do those
>things?  He's still getting credit for al those things his books are about.
>More pressing: what happened to Lockhart?  Any ideas?

He went off to Saint Mungo's, and according to JKR at the time of GoF's 
release, he's still there. :-) I think that she also said in a follow-up 
answer that he won't be back. On the other hand, as we'll probably get to 
meet Neville's mum and dad at some stage, it would be nice to look in on 
poor Gilderoy ranting in his padded cell, still wondering who he is. :-)

As for your other point, I think the end of CoS made it clear that at least 
Dumbledore knew that G.L. was a fraud (and the majority, if not all, 
Hogwarts teachers at least suspected it), so there really wasn't anyone to 
tell.

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GulPlum AKA Richard, who is going to have to take a break from HPFGU for 
the next week to get on with a work project which needs to be finished, and 
would like to invite everyone to shoot flames if he turns up before Monday 
11th. :-)