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Re: Gilderoy Lockhart

From:Adam Walker <dreamertwo@...>
Date:Thursday, December 6, 2001, 1:50
>From: John Cowan <jcowan@...> >Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 13:18:31 -0500 > >Dan Jones wrote: > > >>Missing the reference but curious- who's Gilderoy Lockhart? > >Lame-brained Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts >in Harry Potter 2.
Very pompous and full of himself. All gild and no gold. I love the way Rowling plays with her names. Diagon Alley - diagonally; spellotape; floo powder. And the pseudolatin like expelliarmus! which is a "disarming spell". Adam
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