non-human students -- Where are they?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 84588

"kneazelkid" wrote:
> > Am I tainted by the movie or is Flitwick not a human? <snip>
> 
> Sue B wrote:
> No, you're not movie-tainted. Flitwick is described as "tiny" many 
> times and squeaks in his high voice. But he doesn't *have* to be non-
> human. Warwick Davis, who played the role in the film, actually *is* 
> that high and he is certainly human, even if the gent has been 
> playing everything from an Ewok to Reepicheep the Narnian mouse! :-)
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I think the movie has misled (I won't say "tainted") kneazelkid. Look
at the Creevey brothers. Colin is referred to as "little" and Dennis
as "tiny," yet they're muggle-born wizards and therefore human. I
think Professor Flitwick is also human (though probably not muggle
born). There's no indication of his being anything other than a very
small wizard. I think that the casting, or rather the makeup that
makes Warwick Davis look like some sort of gnome, is very misleading.
I picture Filius Flitwick as looking like a tiny, white-bearded Merlin
with the height and body proportions of a slender nine-year-old.

Carol