Wizard or Warlock

[flying_meese]

No: HPFGUIDX 74166


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Charlie Moody <shaman at m...> 
wrote:
> > On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 07:45  PM, maneelyfh wrote:
> > 
> > > Does anyone know the difference between a wizard and a 
warlock?  
> > > 
> > > Fran
> > 
> > ... The muggle world generally assumes that 'warlock' 
means 'male 
> > witch', ....
> > 
> > ... JKR seems to use 'warlock' & 'wizard' interchangeably.  ...
> > --
> > Charlie, who wonders where he gets this stuff....
> 

I wonder if it's the equivalent of the way we use the masculine 
man/men to refer to humans in general.
All warlocks and witches are wizards, but wizard is a masculine word 
and therefore is often interchanged with warlock when referring to 
males.