Den bredare wizardingvärlden kanske inte har varit medveten, men det är troligt att en hel del personer var till viss del.
Som du nämner i frågan erkände Lockhart uttryckligen till Harry och Ron att han var ett bedrägeri. Jag tror inte att vi tycker att de delar det här med sina kamrater, men det verkar inte osannolikt att de skulle ha.
Det finns dessutom många exempel på att Lockhart offentligt demonstrerar sin oändlighet, så att de som presenterar (men kanske inte bestämmer sig för att han var totalt bedrägeri) kunde ha fångat på att han verkligen inte var riktigt trollkarlen gjordes för att vara. Några exempel:
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Under andra årens allra första lektion misslyckas hans försök att dämpa en pixie fullständigt.
He rolled up his sleeves, brandished his wand, and bellowed, "Peskipiksi Pesternomi!"
It had absolutely no effect; one of the pixies seized his wand and threw it out the window, too. Lockhart gulped and dived under his own desk, narrowly avoiding being squashed by Neville, who fell a second later as the chandelier gave way.
Som svar på denna incident säger Harry:
"Hermione, he didn't have a clue what he was doing –"
Visst andra studenter såg det bra. Naturligtvis kan vissa som Hermione ha blivit blindade av hans snygga utseende, men som året gick det troligt att även de insåg vad Lockhart verkligen var. Som alla första till femte år och en bra del av sjätte till sjunde år tar Defense Against the Dark Arts, var skolan förmodligen utsatt för sin inkompetens i ett klassrum någon gång under året.
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Han lyckades inte fixa Harry's arm (och gjorde det faktiskt värre).
“Ah,” said Lockhart. “Yes. Well, that can sometimes happen. But the point is, the bones are no longer broken. That’s the thing to bear in mind. So, Harry, just toddle up to the hospital wing — ah, Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger, would you escort him? — and Madam Pomfrey will be able to — er — tidy you up a bit.”
Faktum är att det i det här fallet verkar som att vissa elever var öppet skeptiska till sina förmågor från början:
"Why can't I just go to the Hospital Wing?" said Harry through clenched teeth.
"He should really, Professor," said a muddy Wood, who couldn't help grinning even though his seeker was injured.
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Han gjorde sig själv dålig vid den duellerande klubben.
Först blev han omedelbart besegrad av Snape:
Both of them swung their wands above their heads and pointed them at their opponent; Snape cried: "*Expelliarmus!" There was a dazzling flash of scarlet light and Lockhart was blasted off his feet: He flew backward off the stage, smashed into the wall, and slid down it to sprawl on the floor.
Senare är han ineffektiv i att hantera Malfoys orm:
"Allow me!" shouted Lockhart. He brandished his wand at the snake and there was a loud bang; the snake, instead of vanishing, flew ten feet into the air and fell back to the floor with a loud smack. Enraged, hissing furiously, it slithered straight toward Justin Finch-Fletchley and raised itself again, fangs exposed, poised to strike.
På grundval av ovanstående offentliga glasögon är det mycket möjligt att de flesta eller alla studenter misstänkte att Lockhart inte var riktigt som han hävdade vara. Dessa studenter kan också sprida ordet till sina familjer (som kanske eller inte har trott dem).
Dessutom verkar det tyckas att många av personalen var medvetna om Lockharts oändlighet:
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Madame Pomfrey hänvisade uttryckligen till Lockhart som otrevlig efter att han tagit bort benen från Harry's arm.
Still tut-tutting about dangerous sports and inept teachers, Madam Pomfrey retreated, leaving Ron and Hermione to help Harry gulp down some water.
På samma sätt, i början av Fångare av Azkaban när Harry svimmade från Dementor insynade fru Pomfrey igen att Lockhart var delpar:
"Did he, now?" said Madam Pomfrey approvingly. "so we've finally got a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who knows his remedies?"
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Det verkar som om Dumbledore åtminstone var lite medveten om Lockharts chikery.
Först och främst är han Dumbledore. Som Harry så vältaligt sagt i slutet av Filosofens sten :
I think he knows more or less everything that goes on here, you know.
Dumbledores kommentar till Lockhart i slutet av Secret of Secrets tycks också indikera att han var medveten om något:
"He tried to do a Memory Charm and the wand backfired," Ron explained quietly to Dumbledore.
"Dear me," said Dumbledore, shaking his head, his long silver mustache quivering. "Impaled upon your own sword, Gilderoy!"
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Han var klart fel om Mrs Norris.
I närvaro av Dumbledore, McGonagall och Snape (liksom Harry, Ron och Hermione) uppgav Lockhart:
"It was definitely a curse that killed her – probably the Transmogrifian Torture – I've seen it used many times, so unlucky I wasn't there, I know the very countercurse that would have saved her...."
Det visade sig vara felaktigt flera minuter senare:
At last Dumbledore straightened up.
"She's not dead, Argus," he said softly.
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I slutet av Secret of Secrets verkar det som att alla lärare hade fångat på.
Bevittna scenen i personalrummet där alla lärare verkar ha kul på Lockharts påstådda exploater, och speciellt McGonagalls kommentar när Lockhart lämnar:
The staff room door banged open again. For one wild moment, Harry was sure it would be Dumbledore. But it was Lockhart, and he was beaming.
“So sorry — dozed off — what have I missed?”
He didn’t seem to notice that the other teachers were looking at him with something remarkably like hatred. Snape stepped forward.
“Just the man,” he said. “The very man. A girl has been snatched by the monster, Lockhart. Taken into the Chamber of Secrets itself. Your moment has come at last.”
Lockhart blanched.
“That’s right, Gilderoy,” chipped in Professor Sprout. “Weren’t you saying just last night that you’ve known all along where the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is?”
“I — well, I —” sputtered Lockhart.
“Yes, didn’t you tell me you were sure you knew what was inside it?” piped up Professor Flitwick.
“D-did I? I don’t recall —”
“I certainly remember you saying you were sorry you hadn’t had a crack at the monster before Hagrid was arrested,” said Snape. “Didn’t you say that the whole affair had been bungled, and that you should have been given a free rein from the first?”
Lockhart stared around at his stony faced colleagues.
“I — I really never — you may have misunderstood —”
“We’ll leave it to you, then, Gilderoy,” said Professor McGonagall. “Tonight will be an excellent time to do it. We’ll make sure everyone’s out of your way. You’ll be able to tackle the monster all by yourself. A free rein at last.”
Lockhart gazed desperately around him, but nobody came to the rescue. He didn’t look remotely handsome anymore. His lip was trembling, and in the absence of his usually toothy grin, he looked weak chinned and feeble.
“V-very well,” he said. “I’ll — I’ll be in my office, getting — getting ready.”
And he left the room.
“Right,” said Professor McGonagall, whose nostrils were flared, “that’s got him out from under our feet.
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Det är även möjligt att Umbridge (och i tillägg ministeriet) var lite medveten om Lockharts inkompetens.
När Umbridge beskriver sina tidigare lärare i den första Defence Against the Dark Arts-lektionen i Phoenix-ordningen säger hon:
"I do not wish to criticize the way things have been run in this school," she said, an unconvincing smile stretching her wide mouth, "but you have been exposed to some very irresponsible wizards in this class, very irresponsible indeed – not to mention," she gave a nasty little laugh, "extremely dangerous half-breeds."
Med rättvisa kan Umbridges definition av oansvarigt helt enkelt innebära att magi ska ske.
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Hagrid utestängde uttryckligen Lockharts berättelser och kritiserade honom.
"Givin' me advice on gettin' kelpies out of a well," growled Hagrid, moving a half-plucked rooster off his scrubbed table and setting down the teapot. "Like I don' know. An' bangin' on about some banshee he banished. If one word of it was true, I'll eat my kettle."
It was most unlike Hagrid to criticize a Hogwarts teacher, and Harry looked at him in surprise.
Det här är speciellt anmärkningsvärt eftersom detta skedde i början av skolåret innan Lockhart hade haft mycket tid att offentligt göra sig lurad.
Det framgår sålunda att både studenter och personal i Hogwarts var väl medvetna om att Lockhart var något bedrägeri. Denna kunskap kan eller inte har spridit sig utöver gränserna för Hogwarts. Det verkar emellertid inte som om någon nämner att alla Lockharts böcker är lögner. Faktum är att Phoenix-ordningen när Daglig profet specifikt kritiserar Dumbledores personalval, nämner det problem med Lupin, Hagrid och Moody, men säger ingenting om Lockhart:
“Among those ‘eccentric decisions’ are undoubtedly the controversial staff appointments previously described in this newspaper, which have included the hiring of werewolf Remus Lupin, half giant Rubeus Hagrid, and delusional ex-Auror ‘Mad-Eye’ Moody.
Om Lockharts bedrägeri var allmänt känd i den större trollkarlen, skulle Profeten troligen ha nämnt det också.