Witch Movie-sort of OT

[Brooks R]

No: HPFGUIDX 1656

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Sister Mary Lunatic" <klaatu at p...> 
wrote:

> brother).  They refer to him as a warlock, although according to
the 
Wiccans
> on the list, "warlock" is a derogatory term, no?  

Of course the male witches on "bewitched" are refered to as warlocks 
as well.

Niven attempts to explain the origin of the term in _The Magic Goes 
Away_.  His wizard, who discovered 'mana' could be exhausted, goes by 
the name Warlock - which he started calling himself because being a 
very powerful magician, and an intellectual, he used his powers to 
stop wars in the region where he dwelt.  The real terror of having
the 
magic go away is that when all the magic is used up, there will be 
nobody left to stop the stupid barbarians and their swords and their 
wars, and they will win in the end after all.....

-Brooks