I think Sprout's reaction is the same as the other teachers -- first, she's upset that he's teaching there. Second, and more immediately, he's blatantly showing her up, honing in on her job and area of expertise. And quite likely making it harder for her to finish bandaging.
Do we have any idea to what extent Lockhart actually *believes* his own publicity? That is, how much is he faking it and how much is genuine delusion? It seems like there must be a fairly significant level of actual delusion going on in terms of his abilities; if he were faking it, you'd expect him to not *try* so many advanced magics with an audience, since he'd expect them to usually fail. OTOH, if he was genuinely delusional, then I'd expect a rather different reaction, more a collapse, when his delusion collapses, that is, when he's called to go into the Chamber and just can't.
Academics don't seem to be key at Hogwarts in many ways. In most schools, if a student's most vital piece of equipment was broken, the teachers would *insist* that it be repaired or replaced. If student finances made this impossible, they would probably attempt to help cover them. Yet I don't think we ever see a teacher directly comment on Ron's wand. Similarly, we don't hear about any of the petrified students receiving tutoring to catch them up, and Colin missed the majority of the school year!
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Date: 2004-10-14 05:56 am (UTC)Do we have any idea to what extent Lockhart actually *believes* his own publicity? That is, how much is he faking it and how much is genuine delusion? It seems like there must be a fairly significant level of actual delusion going on in terms of his abilities; if he were faking it, you'd expect him to not *try* so many advanced magics with an audience, since he'd expect them to usually fail. OTOH, if he was genuinely delusional, then I'd expect a rather different reaction, more a collapse, when his delusion collapses, that is, when he's called to go into the Chamber and just can't.
Academics don't seem to be key at Hogwarts in many ways. In most schools, if a student's most vital piece of equipment was broken, the teachers would *insist* that it be repaired or replaced. If student finances made this impossible, they would probably attempt to help cover them. Yet I don't think we ever see a teacher directly comment on Ron's wand. Similarly, we don't hear about any of the petrified students receiving tutoring to catch them up, and Colin missed the majority of the school year!