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Professor Gilderoy Lockhart is a famous author, temporary Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts and the secondary antagonist in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, played by Kenneth Branagh.

Background[]

Physical appearance[]

Gilderoy Lockhart is a slender man with fair skin, blonde hair and blue eyes. He wears robes either in red, blue, or gold.

Appearances[]

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets[]

Lockhart was first seen in Flourish and Blotts at his official signing of his latest book. He invites Harry to take a photograph with him. He announces that he will be the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.

He is next seen in the classroom where his class goes awry when he rather foolishly unleashes freshly-caught Cornish pixies and poorly subduing them.

Lockhart is next seen with Harry answering Lockhart's fan mails for his detention, due to Harry and Ron crash the flying car into the Whomping Willow. Lockhart is later seen with the staff and students when they discover Mrs. Norris petrified on the torch clamp and the message on the wall.

During a Quidditch match, Harry breaks his arm because of a charmed bludger; Lockhart attempts to heals it, but only removing the bones in Harry's arm in progress.

Later on, Lockhart founded a short-lived Dueling Club in the Great Hall. Snape volunteered to be his assistant and they demonstrate. Harry and Draco are called to duel each other, but Draco casts a snake during the duel. Lockhart is unable get rid of it, until Snape dissolves it away.

After Ginny Weasley was taken into the Chamber of Secrets, Lockhart was assigned by McGonagall to rescue her. After he reluctantly agrees, but however, he is actually planning to leave Hogwarts instead of rescuing her, revealing himself to be a coward. When Harry and Ron forced him to help them find her, his fraudulence is exposed.

After entering inside the Chamber of Secrets, Lockhart steals Ron's broken wand and attempted to use a Memory Charm to erase their memories. But fortunately, the spell backfired, erasing his own memories instead. This causes a cave-in, separating Harry from Ron and Lockhart. He is later lifted out of the Chamber of Secrets by Fawkes, who is also carrying Harry, Ron and Ginny to safety back to Hogwarts.

Lockhart was sent to St Mungo's Hospital and it turns out in a post-credits scene, he had written another book called Who Am I?, depicting Lockhart in a straitjacket.

Video Game Appearances[]

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets[]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix[]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince[]

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4[]

Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7[]

Harry Potter for Kinect[]

Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World[]

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery[]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite[]

Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells[]

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened[]

Merchandise[]

Toys[]

Lego[]

Lego Harry Potter[]
Lego Harry Potter: Building the Magical World[]

Harry Potter Trading Card Game[]

Theme Parks[]

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter[]

Printed Media[]

Harry Potter: The Character Vault[]

Harry Potter: The Creature Vault[]

Relationships[]

Gallery[]

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Media
Films: Harry Potter Logo Philosopher's Stone | Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire | Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows (Part 1 / Part 2)

Spin-off films: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them logo
Video games: Philosopher's Stone | Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire | Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows (Part 1 / Part 2) | Quidditch World Cup
Lego Video games: Lego Creator: Harry Potter | Lego Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 / Years 5–7
Soundtracks:
Home video: Video

Characters
Original characters:Harry Potter | Ron Weasley | Hermione Granger | Albus Dumbledore | Minerva McGonagall | Rubeus Hagrid | Fred Weasley | George Weasley | Angelina Johnson | Alicia Spinnet | Gilderoy Lockhart | Remus Lupin | Alastor Moody | Quirinus Quirrell | Horace Slughorn | Percy Weasley | Cho Chang | Colin Creevey | Cedric Diggory | Fleur Delacour | Viktor Krum | Gabrielle Delacour | Ginny Weasley | Neville Longbottom | Luna Lovegood | Sirius Black | Vernon Dursley | Dudley Dursley | Petunia Dursley | Lord Voldemort | Draco Malfoy | Lucius Malfoy | Narcissa Malfoy | Cornelius Fudge | Dolores Umbridge | Alecto Carrow | the Dementors of Azkaban | Amycus Carrow | Vincent Crabbe | Gregory Goyle | Argus Filch | Severus Snape | Bellatrix Lestrange | Bartemius Crouch Jr | Regulus Black | Pius Thicknesse | Salazar Slytherin

Spin-off characters: Newt Scamander | Tina Goldstein | Jacob Kowalski | Queenie Goldstein | Percival Graves | Seraphina Picquery | Credence Barebone | Mary Lou Barebon | Gnarlack | Henry Shaw Sr. | Langdon Shaw | Henry Shaw Jr. | Modesty Barebone | Chastity Barebone | Gellert Grindelwald | Leta Lestrange

Creatures
The Basilisk | The Mountain Troll | The Hungarian Horntail
Mascots/Pets
Crookshanks | Nagini | Hedwig | Fawkes | Buckbeak
Mystical Animals
Locations
Hogwarts Castle: | Grand Staircase Tower | Great Hall | Gryffindor Tower | Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch | The Forbidden Forest | Forbidden Third Floor Corridor | Underground Chambers | Hospital Wing | Slytherin Dungeon | The Chamber of Secrets | Topmost Tower | Platform 9¾

Diagon Alley: | Gringotts Wizarding Bank | Ollivander's
Residences: 4 Privet Drive | The Burrow | Godric's Hallow | Potter's Cottage
Other Locations: Limbo | England | Azkaban | British Ministry of Magic | Department of Mysteries

Objects
Weapons: Godric Gryffindor's Sword

Brooms/Nimbus: Nimbus 2000 | Nimbus 2001 | The Firebolt
Wands: Harry's Wand | Ron's Wand | Hermione's Wand | Voldemort's Wand | Elder Wand
Others: The Remembrall | The Invisibility Cloak | The Philosopher's Stone | Mirror of Erised | The Sorting Hat | The Basilisk Fang | Tom Riddle's Diary | The Marauder's Map | The Goblet of Fire | Deluminator

Transports
Powders: Floo Powder | Floo Network

Vehicles: Flying Ford Anglia | Flying Motorcycle | Hogwarts Express

Organizations/Groups
Order of the Phoenix | Dumbledore's Army | Death Eaters
People
Directors: Chris Columbus (12) | Alfonso Cuarón (3) | Mike Newell (4) | David Yates (58)

Producers: David Heyman | Chris Columbus (3) | Mark Radcliffe (3) | David Barron (58) | J. K. Rowling (78)
Screenwriters: Steve Kloves (14, 68) | Michael Goldenberg (5)
Cast Members: Daniel Radcliffe | Rupert Grint | Emma Watson | Maggie Smith | Robbie Coltrane | Alan Rickman | Tom Felton | Richard Harris (2001-2002) | Michael Gambon (2004-present) | Helena Bonham Carter | Warwick Davies | Ralph Fiennes | Brendan Gleeson | Richard Griffiths | Jason Isaacs | Gary Oldman | Fiona Shaw | Mark Williams | Julie Walters | Emma Thompson | Timothy Spall | David Thewlis | Miranda Richardson | Ian Hart
Novelist: J.K. Rowling

See also
J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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