Harry Potter: 5 Times Ron Was Smarter Than Hermione
3. When He Realised Professor Lockhart Was A Fraud – The Chamber Of Secrets
Professor Lockhart was the human embodiment of style over substance. He may have won Witch Weekly’s most charming smile award five times, but his knowledge of the Dark Arts and how to tackle them was practically non-existent.
Hermione was besotted with Lockhart throughout The Chamber of Secrets and was incapable of seeing past his handsome exterior. She totally believed his books were genuine and she was so obsessed with her new teacher she drew little hearts around all of his lessons on her timetable.
But Ron was not convinced. As well as voicing his scepticism over the legitimacy of Lockhart’s published works, he also recognised he was utterly useless at magic. He even described him as a ‘brainless git’ on one occasion.
Given Hermione’s logical and considered approach to pretty much everything, her fixation with Gilderoy Lockhart was one of the few instances she was completely wrong about something.