New Canon Chat Questions

[bohcoo]

Bohcoo, for "Erin" <erinellii at y>: 
Hi Erin! The question I'd like to include is, "What is the difference 
between a wizard and a warlock?"
I've copied an old post from the main list to give credit to Steve, 
bboy_mn, for posing the question better than I could. 
End of Bohcoo's comments. Balance of post a copy of Steve from main 
list:



bboy_mn ,#74263:
As I was re-reading a section of OoP, I came across a reference to a
warlock. As I noted above, at various times in the book, Harry sees
warlocks and he specifically identifies them as warlocks. There must
be something unique about them, or Harry wouldn't be able to recognise
them by sight.

So, I had a thought, although admittedly a weak thought. Perhaps, the
wizard/warlock designation is a regional/cultural thing. For example,
Western European (including Britain) wizards are called wizards, and
Eastern European (including Russian) wizards are called warlocks. And
if I want to take it farther, African=witch doctor, American
Indians=shaman or medicine man, Asian=sorcerer or whatever.

Perhaps there is enough of an ethnic identity, (dark hair, dark eyes,
olive skin, customs, habits, accents, very Viktor Krum like) that they
are readily identifiable.

In general though, warlock means a male witch, ...whatever that means.

While it does have some weaknesses, it is a thought.

bboy_mn