The Life of Gilderoy Lockhart (+What Happened to Him?) - Harry Potter Explained

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Thanks for watching folks! What video next? Comment down below!

[@kyliemoore9013]

You should do "what harry had moved on in the death hallows?" I mean would voldy had won? He would have killed the owner of the elder wand.

[@leahluostarinen]

Or who actually opened the chamber the secrets from Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets

[@kyliemoore9013]

@@leahluostarinen in the movie it makes it very clear that it was Ginny Weasley. She was being controlled by Tom.

[@DefileOdds]

Lockhart was in the same wing of the hospital as Nevilles parents... I'd like to imagine he provided them company with long self promoting stories that he couldn't remember any details about so he just started making it up as he goes.

[@hugolouessard3914]

I like the theory that Dumbledore hired Lockhart and Lupin to prepare Harry to become who he needed to be to have a soul capable of beating Voldemort. Showing that fame doesn't mean much, and that arrogance and vanity are undesirable, while a person like Remus, rejected because of his condition (I know it was not known he was a werewolf, but the concept of a rejected person) and not looking impressive, but who is a great person, a great wizard and someone truly good. And all that showed Harry the value of a good soul.

[@simeondawkins6358]

i expect thats one the the resons he hired him, Dumbledore was smart as hell

[@NinjaFlibble]

Also, I believe they mention in the second book that he's the *only* one who applied to the position for that year

[@Likexner]

What about the other hundreds of students, did they get a shitty teacher (Lockhart) just so Dumbledore could teach a lessonabout arrogance to Harry?

[@Njuregen]

@@Likexner Lockhart was likely worse then even Dumbledore imagined who expected he atleast had some talents, but true...

[@Likexner]

@@Njuregen I still think this theory is a reach.

[@ivanhunter6492]

I liked the Idea that Dumbledoe only hired Lockhart to show Harry how Ego can become out of control if left unchecked

[@Likexner]

What about the other hundreds of students, did they get a shitty teacher (Lockhart) just so Dumbledore could teach a lessonabout arrogance to Harry?

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

I believe Rowling is quoted saying that Lockhart never recovered and never left St Mungo's.

[@barbiquearea]

Lockhart was basically a reflection of the pervasive nature of celebrity culture. His life shows how when somebody gets a taste of the celebrity lifestyle, they will inevitably get addicted to the attention, and end up putting themselves into more extreme situations to feed the attention economy they've build for themselves. Especially once they achieved enough fame and star power to become a commercialized spokesperson with major branding deals. In Lockheart's situation he took credit for the heroic deeds done by others. And I imagine he only agreed to the position as DADA professor in order to show everyone that Dumbledore respects him.

[@QQ1-rien]

Lockhart also wanted the prestige of teaching Harry Potter.

[@TheHomieZhe]

There are rumours that Lockhart became a Belgium Detective after he lost his memory and escaped St. Mungos' Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries but I can't be sure

[@GanonGhidorah]

Well he would need a _very convincing mustache_ to pull that off.

[@stitch3163]

@@GanonGhidorah Indeed!

[@stitch3163]

I heard rumours that he went back in time and became Henry V where he met Professor Trelawney after the Battle of Agincourt.

[@TheHomieZhe]

@@stitch3163 lol

[@TheHomieZhe]

@@GanonGhidorah quite right

[@eranshachar9954]

Like Dumbledore said it the best when he learned about it "Impaled upon your own sword Gilderoy!" This is exactly the point he got what he deserved, however I feel mercy for him when I know I shouldn't because what he did was so wrong.

[@Viech54]

Am I the only one who doesn't agree with Dumbledore's reason for hiring Lockhart? I'm thinking of O.W.L. or N.E.W.T. students, they learned pretty much nothing from him and still had to take their tests. And yes, the book tells us they were cancelled, but that explanation won't do for O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. students. They most likely still had to take their tests to advance their careers. Learning how not to be is alright, but having had a number of bad teachers myself, it just won't do when the teacher is someone who doesn't understand whatever they are supposed to teach and/or is bad at dealing with students.

[@cchavezjr7]

Yup, Dumbledore really screwed over all the other students and even Harry for that matter. Sure, it sounds good that Harry learned some kind of existential lesson but it was a terrible decision for a school.

[@HeidenMikael]

The Chamber of Secrets is my childhood I will forever love it I get excited when I hear about the Ford Anglia and other stories about the chamber of secrets

[@Likexner]

The PC game was awesome too.

[@FeggyMin]

it's actually very tragic; all the effort & time and talent he put into creating a life full of lies and achievments he never did himself, he could have used all of that to create something of his own. i mean he had the ambition to "become someone" that i truly believe he could've achieve stuff of his own... maybe a different path than all the dangerous stuff he claimed he did but at least he would've a better outcome.

[@mirorih2TheTrueFinnmarkWierdo]

The year Lockhhart was at Hogwarts, they did in fact learn something. They learned how to release pixies in the classroom and not catch them.

[@CeilingPanda]

I can't wait for the series theories and information videos :)

[@LandonWilson425]

Next video: why didnt rita skeeter expose lockart?

[@brysontipton1893]

I guess Rita lives with lies and not truths.

[@flygirlfly]

Kenneth Branagh was brilliant as Lockhart.

[@shoresean1237]

Xover fan theory: He received medical training from Bewitched's Dr. Bombay. A more canon-based one, not my own, had Lockhart encounter Quirrell in Albania, attempt to steal his quest for Voldemort, but only ended up obliviating him on the details of his prior plan that would have let him actually be in control of the Dark Lord (the theory doesn't say it would have worked, just that he did have a plan before Lockhart messed it up).

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Alas, those who have only seen the movies have no idea that Lockhart turned up in Order of the Phoenix.

[@tacticaldroidtx22]

It would be very thematic if, after losing his memory, he would start to believe that his stolen glory was true and start trying to live up to it.

[@cherryb893]

Which would be quite a lot of fun to watch, considering how useless he was.

[@Harry-Hartmann]

A Very Good Video 👌🏻👍🏻

[@vortexgen1]

Losing his memory to a backfired spell couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

[@FrarmerFrank]

Dumbledore gave Harry that lesson early by making him grow up with his aunt,uncle,an cousin 😹

[@Ehrenhaider_Akainu]

Lockhart is a really underrated character in my opinion, he was probably THE master of memory charms and the irony just like Voldemort who wanted to achieve Immortality but dying far younger than Dumbledore or Grindelwald, Lockhart couldve actually been a great wizard if he just had help with his addiction for attention and i think his sortment into ravenclaw and not slytherin was a test by the hat just like pettigrews sortment into gryffindor

[@Bricksgaming710]

It's actually a really good thing that the spell backfired on Lockhart cuz could you imagine if it had been successful and his plan worked then Voldemort would have returned but because his plan failed, Harry was able to continue into the chamber of secrets and rescue. Ron's sister stopping voldemort's return

[@cherryb893]

Not to mention, Harry would probably have been memory-wiped and left incapable of defeating Mouldywart. And I don't recall there ever being a substitute...

[@HanaTheRussell]

Every time I hear his name I think of "A Very Potter Musical 3" and its Gilderoy song "GildeROOOOOY!"

[@Reeeepicheep]

This is the HBO Series we need

[@pamela_fay]

Have you done a video on Neville’s parents? Did they ever recover and leave St Mungo’s?

[@liamhalpin128]

Idk if he's done a video but iirc they don't recover/leave and stay there permanently

[@vivianp5962]

Love this 💗💗💗 !!

[@sketchtheparadigmyork1217]

Honestly I had a crush on Gilderoy. Even knowing he was phony he got me. Even reading the books. Can’t help but have a soft spot for a moron villain who’s just way over his head. But hey he had the smile

[@adamH.1]

He wasn't actually a moron, is a person who has been fooling an entire wizarding public for years sucessfully an idiot?

[@sigriddaaemland8486]

Great video! Chamber of Secrets is my favorite movie/book, for nostalgic reasons. Gilderoy Lockhart is really an interesting, and when you think about it, quite scary, character. The whole concept of cheating your way through life, and craving praise, to the point where your whole persona is a fake image, is something that seems scarily widespread in the real world today. Not saying that lying is worse than killing, torturing, and that unspeakable stuff, but it is undoubtedly more common. And in this scale... So while I dislike Voldemort, Death Eaters, and Umbridge the most, Gilderoy Lockhart is the most annoying character (with some competition from Cornelius Fudge and Rita Skeeter), because his (and their) behavior are more recognizable from everyday-life. And why is it that both of the most annoying DADA-teachers (Lockhart and Umbridge) conveniently only had squib siblings? Rowling really likes backstories with families where some children are openly treated as their parents favorite, on behalf on someone, or somebody else, simply for having magic (Lockhart, Umbridge, and by the implications of Petunia Dursleys feelings, Lily Evans, to a lesser degree), or for simply being someones biological child (Dudley). Is this a warning against spoiling your children, or is it exaggerated?

[@abraxaszee8953]

I made up my own ending for him. He fully recovers his memory and somehow comes to regret everything he did and decides to do something genuinely positive with his life.

[@christianheichel]

What would happen to Peeves If he walked through the veil that's located in the department of mysteries? What about ghosts? Animals? Are Veela, Goblins, and giants human as well? Wizards are known to have mated with them all and that's not possible unless they're at least in the same taxonomic family. Horses and zebras are a good example they mate but have notable differences.

[@theratking013]

I really hate cheaters,fraudster,pretenders and people wo steal others work. Exspecially because if they cheated their way through Schools and Stuff it wont do them good in the End because the Employers would notice that the cheater doesnt know much and dont have skills for the Job they hired them because they had so "good" grades and stuff. It happened to one of my former schoolmates.

[@slottsdraken]

There is one thing GL was good at exept memory charms: wrighting books. I am working on my third now and it b**dy hard work! And he wrote about one book a year for ten years. And by the look of it every one is over 1000 pages And quite large. I would guess 200.000 words in each book. That is A LOT of wrighting. Even for a full lime author rearly leaving their house.

[@cherryb893]

Very much true, although Lockhart had (other people's) experience for inspiration.

[@corgi42069]

Thank you so much for this informative video. Before now I always assumed he was an upstanding gentleman!

[@sumayahbegum11]

I love ur videos I hope this get ❤from hp theory thanksss

[@ladyphoenix1073]

Do squibs have the same lifespan as a wizard or muggles?

[@davidkennedy8929]

They ARE human so will have the same lifespan!

[@Lilacgem-02]

My guess Squibs have the same life span as muggles but not wizards. Wizards live longer because of magic.

[@ladyphoenix1073]

@@Lilacgem-02 thank you

[@orirotem2298]

The harry potter version of yuan shu

[@peterkent372]

Yes I did

[@kellysouter4381]

He was a Ravenclaw, not a Slytherin, as some people think. As a Slytherin, I wish to point this out and disown him.🐍

[@heatherduncan5101]

I would love to see a video about the Sorting Hat. Rumor has it that it is the hat of the Wicked Witch of the West. The hat absorbed her knowledge when she melted, and gained sentience.

[@YellowBear-kx1ff]

Did the Wicked Witch of the West even exist in Harry Potter? If so, maybe she was the inspiration of the character in the Wizard of Oz?

[@cherryb893]

No, the Sorting Hat was Godric Gryffindor's. The Founders enchanted it into sentience so that, when they passed on, it could place the students in their Houses in their stead.

[@AutonomousBeef]

Ol' Lockhart..the Wizarding world's biggest clout chaser...

[@Falchion1984]

Why do you describe Lockhart as "confusing"? I would've thought "exasperating" would've been a better fit. Also, maybe falsifying his "exploits" is more accurate than his "existence".

[@SweetGoddess420]

I just can't make myself feel bad for him. He got what he deserved

[@Bookie_Wookie2847]

I just had a question if she was a snake now and I met many people that can’t talk to her then why did she just didn’t Voldemort as another person and Voldemort think of her as just another snake

[@thomasmoeller3446]

So 11-year olds begin their official magical education. What schools did they attend prior to being accepted to Hogwarts, et al? What was the curricula?

[@AprilRose77]

Muggles go to regular school until they are of age and show powers which is when Dumbledore sends the letter. Pureblood children I assume have private tutors who teach them which is why they know so much about magic I mean Draco was great with potions if I remember correctly and I mean Halfbloods probably do a mix of both.

[@PartialDemon]

Did he really loose his memory forever or did he loose his memory for a time? Did he even loose his memory? Consider the situation in the Chamber of Secret. When the spell backfired he KNEW his career was over, Ron and Harry had enough evidence to utterly destroy his reputation and there was no way he could best both of them together. The only option he had to preserve any shred of his stolen glory, was to pretend to be a blithering idiot. In a way he achieved his dream of being surrounded and cared for by a flock of his adoring fans but he couldn't acknowledge who he is without shattering the illusion of who he was.

[@minhajnizam5090]

I wonder how much royalties he got for his books. He assigned those books so he could make money off those students

[@dmtrrk7546]

I think what dumbleldoor did was very obnoxious. Now that lockhart lost his memory he can't tell everyone from which wizards he stole their lives and stories. The victims will never get help. It's just dumb.

[@dcspidey1218]

Who am I? Is the only honest book Lockhart ever wrote

[@fireiadmire5189]

Gilderoy wasted his time trying become something he will never be.🙄

[@orionfettes5501]

Let's be honest with ourselves here people aayla secura would kill Lockhart without a second thought

[@Terios2001]

Still, kind of a jerk move on Dumbledore’s part. Wasting your students’ critically, potentially life -saving education on the chance that Lockhart would be exposed? Especially when you’d think Dumbledore has enough influence to openly reveal the truth or not use his students.

[@maizym7549]

i agree- but i also think dumbledore thought it important not to get in over your head. especially to harry- dumbledore wanted to remind him that he did not want to become egotistical and power hungry.

[@Terios2001]

@@maizym7549 Understandable, but that harkens back to the bigger issue of how Dumbledore allowed Harry to be raised. Hell, just the book signings Lockhart pulled at the beginning, (where mind you, he immediately tried to use Harry to bolster himself), was enough to put Harry off the man. Dumbledore could’ve exposed Lockhart to the public, and then told Harry the whole mess, and used Lockhart as an example that way.

[@PartialDemon]

Further proof Dumbledore was slithering

[@abraxaszee8953]

There was a curse on that position so noone had lasted more than a year in a long time. By this point Dumbledore had to hire anyone he could find.

[@jakdekayen]

Yes but the position for DADA was jinxed, and no one lasted more than a year. Hire a blathering idiot who won't last the year or the school possibly closing down, because we all know the ministry was jumping at the chance to rid themselves of Dumbles, depriving the students of EVERY class? Which is the better outcome here? I swear, people don't think deeper on the underlying issues Dumbles was continously faced with before judging his actions. He even admits he isn't perfect and made many, MANY mistakes to Harry, about how he let him be raised etc and even says "I hope you can forgive me", in the OOTP.

[@melanievetter6211]

🏞🏝🏜🌏🌈🪄

[@mikebrown1881]

"Who am I" is just a post-generic joke.

[@rakibulislam5661]

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[@MeSoSoup252]

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[@ste9875]

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