Clarification: Warlocks

[Hillman, Lee]

No: HPFGUIDX 23872

Now that I've had some sleep, I'm doing a lot better. It occurs to me I need
to go back and clarify something. It really was on my list, and then Heidi
called on me to talk about Lucius and I just didn't get to it until today.
 
So to Gwyneth and Rita: I apologise. The house elf in the back of my head
warned me to check Dumbledore's Chocolate Frog Trading Card before I sent
that message about Warlocks (Chief or otherwise), and I got distracted and
forgot to do so. Gwyneth, Rita is absolutely right: the title Chief Warlock
is counted among Dumbledore's accolades.
 
As for Rita's suggestions about what JKR means by warlock, those are some
good ideas. It's entirely possible that like Mugwump, Warlock is a titular
honorific given to a certain type of wizard. If so, I rather think it might
even be on the order of a Gentleman's Club type of thing, not necessarily
political. Or it could be the name of some medal or award he's won.
 
In the absence of any corroborating evidence, though, I'm going to stick
with my simpler explanation.  If you're right, though, it opens up a number
of possibilities!
 
 
Gwendolyn Grace