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5 Little-Known Facts About the Genius Gilderoy Lockhart That Every Harry Potter Fan Should Know
1. Gilderoy Lockhart Almost Ended Up in Slytherin
First, the great Gilderoy Lockhart almost ended up in Slytherin during his time at Hogwarts, but he was eventually sorted into Ravenclaw.
However, according to Lockhart himself, every single house should have welcomed him.
After all, he was always absolutely perfect.
2. Lockhart Was Actually an Above-Average Wizard
Second, his magical abilities were actually above average.
His teachers believed he was smarter than most of his classmates.
He even once used magic to carve his name into the Quidditch pitch.
But unlike Voldemort's Dark Mark, Lockhart created a glowing projection of his own face and cast it into the sky.
3. Lockhart Once Received 800 Valentine's Day Cards
Third, Gilderoy was incredibly popular.
He once received 800 Valentine's Day cards in a single day.
At the time, so many owls crowded into the Great Hall that their droppings ended up falling straight into the porridge.
Breakfast was actually canceled that day.
4. Lockhart Invented His Own Magical Shampoo
Fourth, Lockhart even invented his own brand of shampoo.
It was made using Occamy eggs.
Apparently, it worked incredibly well.
Even Voldemort could have grown a full head of hair after using it.
Unfortunately, the ingredients were too expensive to mass produce.
5. Lockhart Was a Master of Memory Charms
Fifth, when it came to the Memory Charm, Lockhart's talent was unmatched.
He used his extraordinary abilities to convince accomplished witches and wizards to willingly share their achievements with him.
Lockhart would then simply add his own finishing touches to their work.
Of course, those witches and wizards wouldn't remember a thing.
All the wizarding world needed to remember was the name Gilderoy Lockhart.
One Final Question for Harry Potter Fans
And here's one final question for you.
Do you know what Lockhart's Patronus was?
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Interesting Behind the Scenes Stories From Harry Potter
First: What If Harry Wasn't Chosen by a Wand?
What if Harry wasn't chosen by a wand at the beginning, but by...
This thing would have been much more useful than a wand.
Second: Emma Watson Almost Quit Harry Potter
After filming the third Harry Potter movie, Emma Watson, who played Hermione, almost quit the franchise because she was worried that the intense filming schedule would affect her studies.
Luckily, after completing all the filming, she graduated from the famous Brown University.
Third: Neville's Appearance and an Unexpected Injury
Young Neville actually wasn't fat, but to create Neville's clumsy and awkward appearance, he had to wear special padding to make himself look bigger.
And while filming The Order of the Phoenix, the actress who played Bellatrix improvised a wand-waving scene.
She accidentally pierced Neville's eardrum during the performance.
Fourth: Emma Watson's On-Set Crush
Even without a love potion, Emma Watson was already impossible not to fall for.
Almost every boy on set had a crush on her at some point, but at that time, Emma only had eyes for Tom.
Meanwhile, Tom admitted that he actually preferred Daniel.
Fifth: The Young Actors' Early Filming Experiences
When Harry Potter first started filming, the young actors didn't even know what action and cut meant.
They loved playing around on set and often couldn't stop laughing during scenes.
And while filming the second movie, most of the children and even some adults caught a serious case of head lice.
Because of this, production had to stop temporarily, and the entire cast and crew were called in for a massive lice removal battle.
The third movie wasn't safe either.
Because all the young actors had entered puberty, the makeup team had to work extremely hard to cover up their acne.
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Draco's wand switches allegiance to Harry because it knew Draco better than he knew himself.
In Deathly Hallows, Harry grabs Draco's wand during the escape from Malfoy Manor.
And in that moment, not only does Harry then become the true master of the Elder Wand, but Draco's own wand also switches allegiance to him.
And that's nothing to do with the Elder Wand. That's a whole different thing.
Everyone thinks it's because Harry got it from Draco because he disarmed him.
That's not the full story.
Why Draco's Wand Should Have Been Almost Impossible to Win
So as we know, the Elder Wand changes allegiance based on who most recently won it from the previous owner.
Other normal wands can do that too.
It's not always the case.
It can happen that if a wizard's wand that chose them is won by someone else, the wand will switch allegiance to them.
But the issue is that Draco's wand shouldn't have been won that easily.
Because Draco's wand is made of Hawthorn wood and has unicorn hair as its core.
Unicorn hair cores are the most faithful of all the cores.
They are consistent, devoted.
It's literally known for forming deep, lasting bonds with their owners.
So Draco has what should be one of the most loyal forms of wand, then it switches.
Why?
Draco's Wand Wasn't Betraying Him. It Was Reflecting Him.
Because the wand isn't betraying Draco, it's actually reflecting him.
Think about where Draco is at this point of story.
He's in such conflict he couldn't kill Dumbledore, he couldn't go through with it.
He refuses to identify Harry at Malfoy Manor, even though he clearly recognizes him.
He's watching Hermione being tortured in his own home.
He's not contributing to it, but he's also not stopping it either.
He's literally sat on the edge where he hasn't switched sides and decided to now be good.
But he also clearly doesn't really want Voldemort to win now either, and doesn't want to be involved in all of this evil that's happening.
Draco's Inner Conflict May Have Changed His Wand's Loyalty
And a wand is an extension of its owner's will.
And Draco's will had already shifted.
Not dramatically and not heroically, but quietly.
It probably been changing for a little while, and the wand could sense that.
So the wand switching to Harry, it's Draco's inner self and inner conflict being made visible.
The wand does what Draco wants to do, but feels like he can't.
To choose the right side.
Did Draco's Wand Reveal His True Allegiance?
So Draco Malfoy doesn't make a grand heroic stand or publicly defect, but his wand gives itself to Harry without a fight.
Because by that point, the wand knows something that the rest of the world doesn't.
Draco has already switched sides.
The wand does what Draco wants to do, but feels like he can't.
Let me know your thoughts about this in the comments.
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What changes would you make to Harry Potter?
Oh, a lot.
•Harry ends up with Luna, not Ginny. With Ginny it’s too much of a cliché (damsel-in-distress ends up with her rescuer) plus Luna is awesome and seems to be the only person who truly understands Harry and is a good match / counterbalance for him. If I could just make one change, it would be this.
-: Neville ends up with Ginny. After being the victim of bullies for years and being clumsy in general, Neville undergoes some big changes in his 5th and 6th year at Hogwarts. He leads the D.A. in Harry’s absence in the 7th year and protects many of the students from being bullied by the Death Eater teachers. This earns him Ginny’s respect and she finally moves on from Harry and ends up happily with Neville.
-: Fewer Horcruxes. Forget about the “magic number 7” (and Harry was an unexpected addition anyway). In the original story, there were too many Horcruxes and the last ones were too easily destroyed. It took six books to destroy one Horcrux (and find the fake locket from Regulus Black) and then all the remaining Horcruxes were destroyed in a couple of chapters in book 7. If there were only 5 Horcruxes (including Harry), the story would be better for it. That is: the diary, the locket, the ring, Nagini and Harry. I would remove Hufflepuff’s Cup and Ravenclaw’s Diadem. It never really made much sense to me anyway that Voldemort would hold those houses in such high esteem.
-: Love potions don’t actually work. Love is a common theme throughout all books and it is often emphasized how Voldemort doesn’t understand love and how love conquers all. Then how is it possible that love potions seem to actually work? Love potions are so powerful and dangerous that they should be in the same category as the Unforgiveable Curses. Even Voldemort was conceived as a result of someone using a love potion. This conception (partly) led to Voldemort being unable to love. While technically you could argue that a love potion doesn’t actually make you love someone and works more like hypnosis, it is still far too powerful.
-: Provide a valid reason for the whole plot of Goblet of Fire and why it was necessary to let Harry win the Triwizard Tournament. For example, perhaps portkeys can only be created with help from the Ministry and this would make the Triwizard cup the only possible option.
More examples of good wizards/witches who were in Slytherin.
-: Quidditch. Other people have already covered this. At a minimum: introduce a maximum time limit, the Snitch should only be worth 50 points or so, introduce some kind of safety spell that protects participants who fall off their broom and finally make the playing field much smaller and give all the spectators Omnioculars.
-: Perhaps this will lead to disagreements, but I felt it was a huge coincidence that Harry managed to reach Snape in time for him to transfer his memory for the Pensieve. Instead, I would do the following: Snape already put the memory in a vial and stored it in a place with special meaning for him and Harry (e.g. the Astronomy Tower where Dumbledore died or simply the Headmaster’s Office). That way, if Snape died his portrait could have still told Harry about the vial. When Harry meets the dying Snape in the Shrieking Shack, he just tells him right away where to find it.
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Korra's post-traumatic growth is one of the most compelling aspects of her character development, and I don't think people give it enough credit.
Her suffering wasn't simply there to torture her or make her life unnecessarily miserable. It fundamentally challenged everything she understood about herself, her identity and her place in the world.
Korra grew up sheltered, trained to become the Avatar but never adequately prepared for the emotional and psychological realities of actually being one. The White Lotus, Tonraq and even Tenzin had understandable reasons for protecting her, but that protection also left her unprepared for a world that wouldn't always accommodate her.
Then Season 3 happened.
Zaheer and the Red Lotus didn't just defeat Korra physically. They shattered her physically, mentally and emotionally. The mercury poisoning, paralysis, trauma and loss of control left her struggling with an identity that had always been built around strength and capability.
And Season 4 doesn't magically erase any of that.
We see the consequences in how she isolates herself, struggles with everyday activities, avoids confronting her trauma and questions her own worth. She remains Korra, but she's no longer the same person.
That's what makes her development so compelling. She doesn't lose her personality; she gains perspective, patience, emotional maturity and a deeper understanding of herself.
Her recovery also isn't about becoming the powerful Avatar she used to be. It's about accepting that she can be vulnerable, afraid and still be worthy of being the Avatar.
And that final confrontation with Zaheer, followed by her conversation with Tenzin, is beautiful because her victory isn't simply defeating another enemy. It's confronting the trauma that had been controlling her life.
Korra's journey demonstrates that surviving something traumatic and growing beyond it are two different battles. She had to fight both.
That's why her post-traumatic growth works so well narratively. Her pain wasn't her entire character arc; it became part of a much larger story about identity, resilience, healing and learning to live again.
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All four experienced defining moments of vulnerability, but Korra's lowest point was particularly devastating because it attacked her identity, not just her physical strength.
She lost her bending, was poisoned, became paralysed, struggled with PTSD, lost her connection to her past lives and spent three years trying to find herself again.
What makes her journey exceptional is that she didn't simply regain her strength. She fundamentally changed her understanding of herself, her purpose and what it meant to be the Avatar.
Aang had to accept responsibility. Zuko had to redefine himself. Toph had to overcome her limitations. But Korra had to rebuild her entire identity after losing almost everything that defined her.
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Levi vs Annie 🔥🔥
When Levi switches his sword grip to beyblade mode, you know it’s over 💀💀💀
#AOT
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He is the real legend Eren yeager😫🔥💞
Pure goosebumps 🔥🔥
#AttackOnTitan
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One thing I've always wondered about Marley...how exactly did they gain access to Titan serum in the first place?
Who discovered how to extract and preserve Titan spinal fluid and how did Marley learn to use it to transform Eldians into Pure Titans?
I'm curious 🤔
#AOT
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Korra staring dead at the camera like she knows we’re watching is the most self-aware she’s ever been. The rest of the show she can barely figure out basic things, but she somehow clocks the audience. Is this the writers admitting she was never that deep, or did they just let her break character because the plot was already cooked?
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Fun fact: If you look closely at Roger Yuan’s arm, you can see an open wound. He’s marked himself with the Atreides eagle, just like in the book.
