Wizards, witches, warlocks, and hags ...

[Garrett]

No: HPFGUIDX 77843

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Rebecca M" <rmatovic at s...> 
wrote:
> 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

I think Warlocks are just the Wizards in a high postition of power.
Garrett