Witchcraft and Wizardry: What do they teach at Hogwarts????

[Scott Northrup]

No: HPFGUIDX 50019

SophineClaire:

> might say. What was so special about Lily's so-called-save-my-baby
> charm that only she could do?? Why not James or Sirius or Remus or
> Peter?. Is it because she is his mother? she's a female? I believe
> this points to something. Maybe you can call it Sex Ed, but maybe
> Witches have the upper hand to men when it comes to magic.

Me:

Personally. I think you hit the true answer dead on with "Is it because she
is his mother?".  Mind you, I am a 20 year old male, but it seems to me that
there is a universal acceptance that a mother's love is love in it's purest
form.  I know your mother and father should love you about the  same, but
there's just more connection between mother and child than father and child.
That's why Lily was able to use the magic that anyone else would have
probably failed at.

 Honestly, I don't think it has anything to do with females being stronger
than males (nor is the opposite case true).  I think 'Hogwart's School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry' essentially denotes that it's coed- male magic
users being termed 'Wizards' and females being termed 'Witches'.  If it was
just 'Hogwart's School of Wizardry,' I think it would be an all boys school.

The term Warlock is bandied about in the books, but I'm not sure how JKR
uses it.  If you subscribe to high fantasy (or played D&D, *grins*), the
term Wizard is unisex, and Witch (and Warlock, the male equivalent of a
witch) is a different type of magic user all together, along with sorcerors,
enchanters, necromancers, etc. etc.

-Scott

PS I apologize if this was sent twice, I stopped it mid send to attribute
the the original poster.