Asklemmy @lemmy.ml cheese_greater @lemmy.world 9mo ago

Is Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter (Chamber of Secrets) informed or inspired by real life Scientology "founder" L Ron Hubbard?

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They're both prolific authors and arrogant twits; but do they have anything else in common?
- Both gingers
  
  Edit: Also how the fuck do you have like 24k karma, Jesus Christ lol
  
  No no, you've got it quite wrong, they only have 22.4k karma not 24k! 24k would be insane!!?
  
  Lockhart has a blond golden hair, not ginger
  
  What app are you using that shows karma?
Both authors are bat-shit insane, so I’d imagine there would be a connection.
Funny thing is, despite Professor Lockhart's ego, I see Chamber of Secrets and don't think he's that terrible a person. So many people in the series are vile, overly strict, discriminatory, etc. and we are led to hate him despite his relative agreeableness just because he thinks highly of himself?

L Ron Hubbard, on the other hand, used his power to amass a personal army that acted as a human beehive and even had his followers successfully infiltrate the White House in a revenge plot called Operation Snow White. Despite me positing here that cults are not necessarily "bad", being so absolutist isn't great. They both might indulge themselves but Lockhart expressed no intent to sabotage Hogwarts.
- I believe the general consensus is that he's a horrible person for erasing the minds of dozens of people after stealing their stories.
  
  I'm not sure if I remember that part. A jerk move, but it doesn't sound as bad as, say, some of Snape's worst actions he committed in the name of his own indulging sentiments.
I just can't fight this feeling anymore
- It’s time to bring this ship into the shore, and throw away the oars forever.
  
  Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore I've forgotten what I started fighting for

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