Quotes by Gilderoy Lockhart

I was a Seeker, too. I was asked to try for the National Squad, but preferred to dedicate my life to the eradication of the Dark Forces.

Whoops - my wand is a little over excited!

Harry: "You're running away? After all that stuff you did in your books?"
Lockhart: "Books can be misleading."
Harry: "You wrote them!"

Gilderoy Lockhart, Order of Merlin, Third Class, Honorary Member of the Dark Force Defense League, and five times winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award. But I don't talk about that; I didn't get rid of the Banden Banshee by smiling at him!

I expect you'd like my autograph, would you?

Well, that can sometimes happen. But, the point is, uh, you can no longer feel any pain. And, very clearly, the bones are not broken.

Lockhart: "Yes, well, the point is the bones don't hurt anymore."
Hagrid: "Bones? There aren't any bones left!"

Sword? Haven't got a sword. That boy has, though. He'll lend you one.

Yes, I know what you're thinking! "It's all right for him, he's an internationally famous wizard already!" But when I was twelve, I was just as much of a nobody as you are now. In fact, I'd say I was even more of a nobody! I mean, a few people have heard of you, haven't they? All that business with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named! I know, I know - it's not quite as good as winning Witch Weekly's Most-Charming-Smile Award five times in a row, as I have - but it's a start, Harry, it's a start.

Spooky how the time flies when one's having fun.

Fame is a fickle friend, Harry. Celebrity is as celebrity does. Remember that.

Can you possibly imagine a better way to serve detention, than by helping me to answer my fan mail?

Professor Dumbledore has granted me permission to start this little dueling club, to train you all up, in case you ever need to defend yourselves, as I myself have done on countless occasions. For full details, see my published works.

1. What is Gilderoy Lockhart's favorite colour?
2. What is Gilderoy Lockhart's secret ambition?
3. What, in you opinion, is Gilderoy Lockhart's greatest achievement to date?
On and on it went, over three sides of paper, right down to:
54. When is Gilderoy Lockhart's birthday, and what would his ideal gift be?

"His memory's gone", said Ron. "The Memory Charm backfired. Hit him instead of us. Hasn't got a clue who he is, or where he is, or who we are. I told him to come and wait here. He's a danger to himself." Lockhart peered good - naturedly up at them all. "Hello", he said. "Odd sort of place, this, isn't it? Do you live here?"

An extraordinary lightness seemed to spread through his whole body and the next second, in a rush of wings, they were flying upward through the pipe. Harry could hear Lockhart dangling bellow him, saying, "Amazing! Amazing! This is just like magic!"

How many autographs would you like? I can do joined-up writing now, you know!