[HPforGrownups] Peerage and Rank in WW

[Shaun Hately]

No: HPFGUIDX 110796

On 21 Aug 2004 at 1:56, macfotuk at yahoo.com wrote:

> But on the theme of royalty and rank - we know little so far about 
> princes, kings or queens in the WW. Sir Nick was clearly a peer, but 
> a muggleworld peer? (he's a wizard or else couldn't be ghost if I've 
> read it right). 

Just one observation - Sir Nick is *not* clearly a peer. A 
knighthood (indicated by the title 'Sir') is not a peerage.

His rank suggests that there is some sort of organised system of 
honours, etc, at work, and that may include peerages - but a knight 
is not a peer (a peer may be a knight).


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