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Lockhart

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[lok-hahrt, lok-ert] / ˈlɒk hɑrt, ˈlɒk ərt /

noun

  1. John Gibson, 1794–1854, Scottish biographer and novelist.


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HBO teased Harington’s casting on Instagram, revealing he will play Professor Gilderoy Lockhart.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Last year he voiced Professor Lockhart for Audible’s “Harry Potter” audiobooks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

"If they do not, there is a clear obligation on the secretary of state to remove them from office and I am writing to him today to ask this process is commenced immediately," Lockhart said.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

“Protecting the president is important, but there was a way we could protect the president without putting other lives at risk. We didn’t want to use the press and staffers as decoys,” Lockhart explained.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Fern had just come out in Lockhart, and it was time to buckle down to the business of meeting bachelors.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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