Wizards, witches, hags and warlocks

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 18800

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., meboriqua at a... wrote:
> Hello Everyone!
> 
> I hope this hasn't been discussed before, but it's bothering me, 
and 
> people here write the best explanations of things, so here goes...
> 
> I looked up both 'wizard' and 'warlock' and found nearly identical 
> definitions.  When I looked up 'hag', 'witch' was part of the 
> definition.  So what's the difference

This is one of those questions I plan to ask JKR if I ever get a 
chance to interview her. Hags are clearly less human female witches; 
they are mentioned as eating children in FB. They are not Beasts, 
however. The term warlock seems to be used for a male wizard, with no 
particular difference between them. However, "a group of rowdy 
warlocks" is mentioned at one point, suggesting perhaps that they are 
somewhat less civilized wizards. But then, why would Dumbledore be 
the Chief Warlock, according to the letter he sends to Harry in SS? 
Unless Warlocks are somewhat outside of "proper" wizarding society, 
but have their own organizations and Dumbledore is a member of them, 
thereby demonstrating how accepting and accepted he is.

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon
which has no pages about either because I don't know what to write...
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon