CHAPTER DISCUSSION Chamber of Secrets Ch. 6, Gilderoy Lockhart

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Megan Real" <poohmeg20 at ...> wrote:
<SNIP of the summary and great questions>

Thank you so much for excellent questions, Megan :). I will come back to answer them later, but I want to throw in my question now.

6. What is the purpose that dear Gilderoy served in the grand scheme of things in the Potterverse? Seriously, I had been thinking about it and decided that I am not sure. Quirrell had Voldemort in his head, Remus was connection to Harry's past, Fake!Moody was well, Voldemort's servant. Umbridge I supposed was oppression to fight against? Slugghorn also had connection to Tommy and thus the past. Gilderoy, well, I don't know? Is he just for laughs and for Harry to learn that vanity and lying for one's own sake is bed? Am I missing the bigger purpose here?

Thanks,

Alla