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Lockhart is unmasked as a the fraud he is, and the bogus claims in his books are actually other wizards' accomplishments. After stealing their stories, he [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Obliviate|altered their memories]]. Magically he is quite weak, except for Memory charms, and Harry easily disarms him, as [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] had in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Chamber of Secrets/Chapter 11|the Dueling Club]]. Lockhart is likely somewhat transparent to other wizards; he is certainly not held in particular esteem by any Hogwarts instructor, so it is entirely possible that those whose stories he stole may have deliberately given him misinformation. This could explain his confidence in the ineffectual [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Peskipiksi Pesternomi|Pixie-banishing charm]] he used in the first [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Defence Against the Dark Arts|Defence Against the Dark Arts]] class. Of course, he likely never attempted it before, merely borrowing it from a more accomplished wizard.
 
With this revelation, it is worthwhile examining the technique the Weasley children used for [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Gnome|de-gnoming]] the garden [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Chamber of Secrets/Chapter 3|earlier]]. While we are never explicitly told that this technique came from Lockhart's book, the reference to ''Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests'' hints at that being the source. That the technique is, ultimately, ineffectual, would suggest Lockhart was the originator. Someone may have given him a bogus spell, but his magical ability being so weak, he would be unable to effectively test whether it was real or not, and he apparently assumes, or at least hopes, any such spell will actually work in a competent wizard's hands.
 
This is a particularly telling comment about celebrity's nature and those seeking fame. Lockhart, who the author has stated [http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=9 was modeled on a real person], is clearly willing to sacrifice anyone and anything to keep his own star bright. Harry, who [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] had [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Chamber of Secrets/Chapter 7|earlier said]] was more famous than Lockhart would ever be, clearly is uninterested in the fame he has fallen into; throughout this book he tries, often futilely, to shun the limelight. In contrast to Harry, who remains a solid, sympathetic character despite his renown, Lockhart has fashioned himself into a glossy, empty shell, and the reader cannot help but be pleased to see him hoist by his own petard.