Gilderoy Lockhart.

[Estel13]

Whether you love him or hate him, here is a thread in which to express your opinions.
My opinion is that he is a stuck-up, lying, smiling, GIT with porlock dung for brains. If you don't know what a porlock is, look it up in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, NOT in Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide To House-Hold Pests!
Honorary member of the Dark Force Defense League, indeed! Sharing a photo-shoot with him.....I'd rather share one with Draco Malfoy and his whole slimy family. Ok, 'nuf said. Your turn.;)

[Orion]

I can´t say I´d like him (I don´t in general like arrogant, bragging idiots..) but he certainly provided lots of funny moments in the book. My fave parts in that one are the ones with him, because I keep laughing so much in them.. like the Valentine´s Day scene.. :D

[Belle]

I think Lockhart is a great character purely for the entertainment he provides. The parts in the book with him are really funny and the way the ladies react to him is classic.

[Varda Oiolosseo]

I totally agree with Belle

I think he absolutely brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's just soooooooooooooooo funny!!
:D :D :D :D :D

[Agalayth]

I personally thought that in the movie he was pretty good. But in the books...

I HATED Gilderoy Lockhart!!!

[Varda Oiolosseo]

Noooooooooooooooooooooo!
HOw could you!!!!? lol!:D :D :D

[gimli7410]

i hated him cause he was a fake

[sun-star]

I think he's a great character. He reminds me of Tony Blair for some reason :D And I thought Kenneth Branagh did a good job in the film, too.

[Sylvee Estel]

He was so stupid and annoying, it was funny. I liked him best after he lost his memory. Thats when he was the funniest.

[Finrod Felagund]

Kenneth Branagh looked and acted the part perfectly. He's a brilliant actor.
You've got to be brilliant to play Hamlet the way he did!

[SamwiseGamgeeOTS]

i HATED Lockhart in the books and movie, but especialy in the books. He soo blind to everything around him. Kinda reminds me of Legolas in lotr....oops. Sorry. THEY BOTH HAVE NO POINT! oops. sorry again. my bad. blonde and stupid....
hmm...OOPS! SORRY! my bad. Back to Lockhart. oooomg! In the second movie, at Florish and Blotts...ooo Grr! he's like, "When Harry Potter came in here..." that whole speech, how stuck up can you possibly get? wow! ok. i'm done now.

[durin's bane]

Well, he's not one of my favorite, but I don't hate him. He's funny, the way he's so into himself and stuff.

[The Ben]

Although he is funny, I think he is an ugly, bragging git. I think He was only put in the book because J.K. Rowling had a writers block.

[frodosgirlfriend]

How do you know? I liked Lockhart. He was the only character i liked in the movie.

[galadriel]

He was SUPPOSED to be an ugly, lying git. (Or a gorgeous, suave lying git, according to Hermione.) That's what makes him such a hilarious character.

Saying you don't like him because he's stupid is like saying you don't villians because they're evil.

I still prefer Lupin, of course. <melts into a sickening puddle of dorky Wolf-boy worship. I suck.>

[Elf Girl]

I agree with the elf queen. When an author puts in a villain, it's not because she likes the villain, it's because villains are necessary to the plot. It's the same with stupid characters. I love Gilderoy Lockhart as a character, but would hate him if he were actually in my life.

[Varda Oiolosseo]

YAY!! He's back!"

[sun-star]

I felt really sorry for Lockhart in Order of the Phoenix. Interesting that we got to see him again though - it seems to fit with the more mature tone that the reader is reminded that actions have long-term consequences. That's what I thought, anyway.

[galadriel]

Originally posted by sun-star
I felt really sorry for Lockhart in Order of the Phoenix. Interesting that we got to see him again though - it seems to fit with the more mature tone that the reader is reminded that actions have long-term consequences. That's what I thought, anyway.
I think you're right about that. It was really impressive how Rowling managed to bring in elements from the earlier, more episodic books, like Lockhart, and actually make them work. Because of the difference in tone, we got a chance to see those earlier books in a new, more mature light.

[Elf Girl]

And he's learnt joined-up writing! Yay for Lockhart!

[Varda Oiolosseo]

yay! Well done Lockhart!:)