Flash Lockhart

Humphrey "Flash" Lockhart
Biographical Information
Born	30 January 1970, 48
City of Birth	Salisbury, England
Current City	London, England
Blood status	Half-blood
Also known as	Flash
Physical Information
Gender	Male
Height	5'10"
Hair Colour	Blonde
Eye Colour	Blue
Skin Colour	White
Relationships
Extended Family
Gilderoy Lockhart
Education
School	Hogwarts
House	Gryffindor
Class of	1988
Classes Included
Occupation
Title: Head 1 January 2010 - 31 December 2017 Department: Magical Games and Sports Ministry of Magic
Character Information
Playby	Rik Mayall
Kit

Flash Lockhart was the Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports in 2010 during the Tetrawizard Tournament. He was replaced in 2018 under a cloud of suspicion.

He is now working abroad in flying carpet racing.

His fashion sense is flamboyant, and often has the basis of a quidditch player's kit, only decorated and tailored so far as to make it impractical to play in for the embellishments.

He has a fake left leg due to a flying accident when he was a Quidditch player. He is often found twirling his blonde moustache in meetings.

A Ministry Quidditch league proposed the Level 7 team be dubbed 'Lockhart's Lovers'[1]

Flash is in support of flying carpets, keen to legalise them for races.

"From the end of the staff table strutted a wizard with boots up to his knees, patent leather so shiny you could see your face in them. He wore what looked to be cream jodhpurs on his muscled legs, and a cloak that was cut at an angle, with a gold tassel and shiny gold buttons. It was like a rather over the top Quidditch uniform, which looked too neat and flamboyant to be at all practical in the air. His mop of curly blonde hair shone almost as bright as his boots in the late evening light and the candles, and when he approached the Goblet of Fire, the flames gave him, and his equally blonde and perfectly curled moustache a rather alarming shade of blue, as if he were very cold. This more flamboyant of wizards was none other than 'Flash' Lockheart - every bit as self-confident as his relative who had once played at Defence Professor in Harry Potter's time."

—Absit Omen

Flash's voice is very loud, he is almost incapable of being quiet or whispering, and didn't need much magical amplification when addressing Tetrawizard crowds at the fourth task.

"'Good evening students, Professors, esteemed tournament staff!' he greeted in a loud voice, not at all amplified by his wand. It sounded as if he'd been well versed in shouting at Quidditch matches and shouting orders from the top of a broom.

—Absit Omen

In September 2010, Johann Storm was scheduled for an 11:30 meeting with Flash and 'a few bods from the Quidditch League' as they were meeting Germany's Quidditch League.[2] His female colleagues discussed the possibility they would have to do it instead with dread.

"I recall your furious face." Amelie replied with raised eyebrow, the two of them had stuck together in their colleague's absence. "Have you been down to 'polish his broomstick' since?" Pinn made to stick two fingers down her own throat in response to this request from Lockhart, but the two of them couldn't help but giggle. The flamboyant Head of Magical Games and Sports could be quite a riot at social events where he sought to be ridiculous and the source of attention and entertainment. He'd been on an attempt to seek the most column inches of the tournament last year, and the two departments had worked together very closely indeed. Unfortunately, Lockhart was not beyond making suggestive comments to young female colleagues he found attractive - which had been Pinn in late July, covering for Johann who had gone AWOL over the werewolf business.

—Department of International Magical Cooperation

In April 2011 then-Minister Edwin Glass found Lockhart's summary of Level 7 somewhat irritating.[3]

Flash Lockhart always delivered his report with the gusto of a quidditch commentator, and could go off topic and into too much detail when excited.

Incapable of being quiet, Lockhart led them through the latest on the World Cup to a final of gobstones which had him take Quill’s stance one step further with a foot on the table with a final hurrah! in celebration of a British wizard’s world cup victory. Edwin gritted his teeth.

“Thank you, Lockhart,” he interrupted, before it could escalate further, “Minister!” He twirled his blonde moustache and removed his patent long boot from the varnished conference table to take his seat. “... for that overly-detailed report from Level Seven.”

—Edwin Glass

Though later, the Minister appreciated Lockhart's ability to take the news that his budget was squeezed due to the Plot:Dementors Dementing situation.[4]

Flash Lockhart had taken the news that his budget was further squeezed with thigh slapping and moustache twiddling. Edwin didn’t doubt the sporting head was irritated at the news, but Humphrey was a good man and couldn’t argue the reasons once explained.

—Edwin Glass

In September 2011, Witch Weekly listed Flash in its Most Smoochable Bachelor list under 'Classic Choices'. However editor Genevieve García-Gamp was unimpressed at Koko Yukawa's choice.[5]

Age: 40 years old, Interests: Fashion, quidditch and morris dancing, Job: Head of the Department for Magical Games and Sports, Exciting fact: Flash has a fake left leg due to a flying accident but he doesn’t let that hold him back, if you know what we mean. Why smooch? He’s loud and he’s proud so you better make sure that muffling charm is well rehearsed.

—Witch Weekly

In June 2012, Quidditch Facts Weekly suggested that Flash was the father of Alex Cooper's unborn baby.[6]

Dear Reader. From the list of candidates I have the most realistic options here, narrowed down to 2. First you have Flash Lockhart, the eccentric and beloved head of the Department of Magical Games and Sport. As he is known to be a Quidditch fan (Who wouldn't be? Especially with the current league the way it is!) However I feel he is too sensible to be corrupted by the harlot.

—Quidditch Facts Weekly