Warlocks

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No: HPFGUIDX 27542

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> Catlady wrote:
> 
> > But it doesn't make any sense to me that 
> > "warlock" would be synonymous and redundant with "wizard": a male 
> > magical human. 
> 
> A lot of people share your view.  Can someone explain it to me?
> 
> Just as there are multiple English words for male nonmagical humans 
> (men, guys, males), I figured "warlock" is a synonym for "wizard."  
It 
> differs in that it has a bit more focus, in that you really would 
> never use it for women, whereas "wizard" means both the male and 
the 
> generic.
> 
> Amy Z
> 


IIRC (and please feel free to correct me) we only come across the 
word 'warlock' in the context of meetings, conferences and specific 
positions of power.  I was always under the impression that it was a 
specific title; we don't come across characters saying "Oh, he's just 
some warlock or other", "I always wanted to be a warlock when I grew 
up" etc.
I imagine it's something like MP, or perhaps it has no equivalent in 
the muggle world, roughly translated it would mean "Person who is 
acting in an official capacity"; or perhaps it's like the 
word 'Esquire' or the use of letters after one's name (B.Sc, MD, 
L.O.L.L.I.P.O.P etc) - terminology only used in formal situations.

Vanessa

(oh, wait a minute...Vanessa BSc MSc PhD Save Our Ron, etc :)  )