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This week's topic is:
How Did Lockhart Add to the Overall Story Line?
I've always thought of Lockhart kind of as comic relief because of all of his preening and arrogance. I mean, they're really over the top, and I could never take the guy seriously. I also never trusted him; nothing he said ever felt sincere, and, well, he did turn out to be a big fraud.
Oh yes, I forgot to mention his role as comic relief! Probably because he annoys me beyond anything else but he's definitely meant to be funny...I just have no patience for people like him - in real life OR in fiction apparently. LOL! Whenever I read books I identify with the MC and I just remember being soooo annoyed with Lockhart constantly cornering Harry with idiotic requests or advice. My eyes nearly got whiplash from all the eye-rolls they were doing XD
ReplyDeleteLockhart was EXTREMELY annoying, LOL! I felt so bad for Harry because he had to deal with him so much, and the broken arm fix that wasn't a fix at all was the worst!
DeleteI love how Lockhart is both a comic relief and major annoyance to almost everybody. Plus, the scene when he so ‘helpfully’ decides to fix Harry’s arm… I still wince when I watch that scene XD.
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I still cringe, too! The way Harry's arm wobbled around was horrible!
DeleteLOL Yes very much. He did lighten the mood quite a bit just by being ridiculous :D
ReplyDeleteSo true! And we definitely needed some laughs in CoS to break up some of the scary stuff- like the spiders!
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