Wizards, witches, warlocks, and hags ...

[Rebecca M]

No: HPFGUIDX 77842

Rather than just re-reading OotP, I'm circling back and re-reading 
PoA, GoF, then OotP ... when Harry is staying at the Leaky Cauldron 
at the beginning of PoA, it talks about the clientele passing 
through the inn and mentions warlocks and hags as distinct types of 
people -- any thoughts on how they might differ from 
witches/wizards? Is there canon on this that I've overlooked?

I haven't looked at the magical creatures book for a very long time 
(can't even remember the title!), but my misty recollection is that 
it doesn't discuss the types of magical humans in detail -- if I'm 
remembering that right (and I realize it's not up to par for the 
list to be posting while not checking canon on something like this), 
I think it's interesting because I'm convinced that the denouement 
of the series will turn on a radical reshuffling of the 
relationships between the differnt categories of humans (muggles, 
wizards, elves, giants, etc.)

Rebecca