[HPforGrownups] Re: Warlock or Wizard

[swimminwoman86 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 41800

In a message dated 7/27/2002 2:43:59 PM US Eastern Standard Time, 
gte510i at prism.gatech.edu writes:


> In the non-potterverse.  I had always thougth that a witch and a
> wizard were two different tings entirely.  A witch was into potions
> and herbology divination (to use the familiar terms).  They did not
> use wands.  Whereas a wizard was a sorcerer.  He was able to use a
> wand (or a staff) and could conjur things, do tranfigurations and
> charm work.  A warlock was a male witch.
> 
> 

I agree with this in that Hogwarts in the school of "witchcraft and 
wizardry". So maybe like catherine's thoughts it means that Hogwarts is a 
school where you learn potions, herbology, and divination like a witch or 
warlock would, but you also learn the things a wizard would like 
transfigurations and charm work. It seems to me that in the books, however, 
they do use the term wizard to describe the male students more than the term 
warlock. Maybe this is because they do more practical work with their wands? 
Any thought?
~Cindy~


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