Lockhart is fairly useless (Was:Why I think Lockhart will get out of St Mungo)

[Goddlefrood]

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Well it looks like I'm late to the discussion and I preface this by 
saying that I agree with the post regarding the memory charms of 
Lockhart being selective. I also support the obliteration of 
Lockhart's memory and the likelihood that he will not come out of 
St. Mungo's.

This is not an "I agree" post, however. I want to question whether 
Lockhart would have any value to anyone even if he did recover and 
re-enter the wizarding world.

Other than his gift for memory charms (which I am going to assume is 
as good as he boasts) Lockhart had no particular talent.

His efforts at fixing bones were disastrous, as was his attempt to 
recapture the (mildly inoffensive) Cornish pixies that he had 
released. Not to mention the fact that he wanted to run away rather 
than face the Basilisk (which ostensibly would have been a useful 
service had he genuinely been a gifted Dark Arts exponent).

It is curious as to why Dumbledore hired him in the first place and 
my view on that is that it was a convoluted plot device.

He would be of no value to anyone if he recovered and would most 
likely only contnue in the vein that is inferred from his espousals 
during the course of CoS, that is he would serve only himself being 
a vainglorious and shallow creature.

Goddlefrood