Washington DC, Aug. 24 -- Actor Kit Harington will now play Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of 'Harry Potter' series, replacing Nicholas Hoult, who exited the production due to scheduling conflicts, reported Variety.

The 'Game of Thrones' star recently voiced Lockhart, who is central to the plot of the second book 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,' in Audible's 'Harry Potter' audiobooks late last year.

According to the series, Lockhart is a famous yet arrogant wizard known for his many heroic acts, becomes the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts and it's soon made clear that he isn't qualified for the job. He was portrayed by Kenneth Branagh in the 2002 'Chamber of Secrets' film.

Speaking to Variety about the au...