#24 Influencer Culture | CoS 6, Gilderoy Lockhart

Potter Revisited Episode #24 | Influencer Culture Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 "Gilderoy Lockhart"

• As adults, we love Harry and Ron receiving consequences for their actions
• The sky in the Great Hall matches Harry's mood 
• Shay finds out what kippers are and she is not a fan 
• Tori wonders if Howlers should be a more frequent occurrence at Hogwarts 
• Neville has received a Howler - when last year do we think his gran sent him one?
• We discuss what our moms would send us Howlers for
• As kids we felt bad for Ron during the Howler situation, but as adults, we want them to be punished 
• Knowing that Mr Weasley is facing an inquiry at work due to Harry and Ron taking the car hits a lot different than it did as a kid as well
• Interesting looking how Hermione acts with Harry and Ron before and after she thinks they have received proper punishment for her actions
• We get one of our first looks at Herbology, and Shay is here for it
• Gilderoy is basically mansplaining Prof Sprout's job to her - why do her and the other teachers not tell him off?
• We are introduced to Justin Finch-Fletchley - who we understand now comes from a connected and wealthy Muggle family as he says he was supposed to be attending Eton
• Ron's wand is obviously broken beyond repair and is dangerous - why didn't any of the profs do anything about it?
• How many books are these kids carrying around? 
• We discuss Gilderoy Lockhart and how he is likely is a narcissist 
• The conversation Gilderoy has with Harry outside Herbology is CRINGE
• How much of Gilderoy is just stuck in his own delusional world where he is the best, and how much is intentional on his part?
• Shay lists her celeb crushes she think have the best smile
• We discuss Hermione's crush on Gilderoy and how she overlooks how bad he is due to it
• We meet Colin Creevey and he's a lot
• Colin's interactions with Harry remind us of early Youtube culture where the line between "fan" and "celebrity" are very blurred
• Colin touched a nerve when he told Malfoy he was jealous. We know what you told your dad all summer, Draco!
• Gilderoy giving harry PR tips reads so much like our Influencer / MLM Culture today
• Enjoy our totally real ad for Lockhart's Locks to Hart Haircare, definitly not a scam
• In what world is unleashing creatures into an unprepared class a good idea - what was Lockhart thinking 
• What was Dumbledore thinking hiring Gilderoy? He must know he is a fraud. 
• Shay wonders if hiring Lockhart was intentional on Dumbledore's part, as we know he will always risk student's education for his plans for Harry
• We get some interesting foreshadowing from Ron that Lockhart isn't what he says he is
•  Neville is really put through it the first few books, he always has to suffer for what Dumbledore is doing for Harry
• This is the one time Draco should have told his father 
• Conspiracy Theory: Is Draco Dumbledore? 

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Shelter Song by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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