#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?  Email any thoughts, questions or feedback to [email protected] Music: Shelter Song by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow Us:  Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/potterrevisited Twitter https://twitter.com/potterevisited Instagram https://www.instagram.com/potterrevisited_/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4v2Xt0OIQ8_LCVYhKf2S5A TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@potterrevisited