Gilderoy Lockhart

**Gilderoy Lockhart** is a wizard and fraudulent author.

## Biography

### Early Life

Lockhart attended Hogwarts as a young wizard, where he was sorted into Ravenclaw. He was attending Hogwarts in February of 1980, when he sent himself 800 Valentine's messages, forcing the teachers to cancel lunch of all the owl droppings in the Great Hall.

After graduating from Hogwarts he began travelling the world, gaining a reputation as a globe-trotting adventurer and valiant warrior against the forces of darkness, claiming to have defeated, among others, the Bandon Banshee, but in truth, he was a fraud who wiped the memories of the true heroes and then wrote himself into their adventures. He was at some point in his life awarded with an Order of Merlin (Third Class) and Honorary Membership of the Dark Force Defense League. By 1985 Lockhart had written four books.

In 1985 Lockhart travelled to Australia to interview Lazarus White, the Auror responsible for wiping out the Tully Werewolf Pack, who unbeknownst to Lockhart was British reformed Death Eater Regulus Black, who was a master duelist and easily defeated Lockhart. After defeating him Regulus used Veritaserum to find out the truth about Lockhart's career, and placed him in a hospital in Zurich under Draught of Living Death, using his Metamorphmagus abilities to impersonate the author.

While impersonating Lockhart Regulus wrote several books in his name, including *Wanderings With Werewolves* (a heavily edited account of the events in Wagga Wagga, dedicated to Regulus's late wife and son) and *Magical Me* (an autobiography).

### Book 2 - The Secret Enemy

Regulus Black spends the 1992-1993 school year at Hogwarts as DADA Professor, disguised as Lockhart. He is forced to flee Hogwarts after Severus Snape deduces that he is not the true Lockhart and Chief Auror James Potter connects him to the disappearance of Lazarus White, coming to the incorrect conclusion that Lockhart murdered White. During his escape from the castle Regulus frames Lockhart for the petrifications and the locker prank that nearly killed the Slytherin Quidditch Team.

Regulus Imperiuses Lockhart into going to the Daily Prophet offices and once again confessing to the petrifications and the locker prank, whilst also making him confess to being a fraud before striking himself with Tabula Rasa. Lockhart's will leaves everything to his elderly manservant Cato, who is Regulus's new identity. Lockhart is transported to Janus Thickey Long-Term Care Ward at St. Mungo's Hospital until such time as the Wizengamot ruled on the legality of trying him after a Tabula Rasa.

After he, Jim Potter, and Ginny Weasley save Ron Weasley from the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter frames Lockhart for placing Tom Riddle's diary in Ginny Weasley's cauldron.

## Physical Description

Lockhart was considered by many to be a handsome man, though some, like Harry Potter, thought he looked like a fop. He was the was the five-time winner of *Witch Weekly's* Most-Charming-Smile Award, and even Harry had to admit he had an impressive set of teeth.

## Personality & Traits

While impersonating Lockhart Regulus Black portrayed him as a vain and self-obsessed man, though as the school year went along he let this mask slip more and more often.

Regulus himself described Lockhart as an unbelievable prat and sociapathic loon

## Magical Abilities & Skills

Lockhart had some degree of skill with memory charms, which he used to facilitate his career

## References

Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 69 - Petrifications, Patronuses & Picnics,

Flitwick reminisces about Lockhart's school days.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 45 - The Ice Cream Conference,

Blaise describes Gilderoy Lockhart to Harry.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 50 - Lockhart's Little Quiz,

Regulus gives a quiz to decide the members of his research teams.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 46 - Meet Gilderoy Lockhart,

Harry and co. meet "Gilderoy Lockhart".
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 73 - The Final Lesson of Gilderoy Lockhart,

Aurors arrive at Hogwarts to arrest Lockhart.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 79 - Meet Regulus Black,

Gilderoy Lockhart arrives in Wagga Wagga.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 80 - Three Princes,

Regulus meets with Lucius and Harry in the Prince's Lair.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 74 - Endgame (Pt 1),

"INSANE GILDEROY LOCKHART CAPTURED! CONFESSES TO BEING HEIR OF SLYTHERIN BEFORE MAGICALLY LOBOTOMIZING SELF!".
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 78 - The Riddle of the Diary,

Harry frames Lockhart.