Flitwick

[amgolden22]

No: HPFGUIDX 112494

 theotokos:
> What is Prof. Flitwick?  Is he just a short wizard?  In the 
forbidden media they portray him with pointed ears like a goblin.  

I've been wondering about this myself.  I tend to think he must be 
half *something* because he is so short.  Or, he could just be a 
dwarf/midget (but in the normal sense of the word, not as in dwarves 
that live in caves).  I'm guessing he's half elf (sort of a 
disturbing thought), half-goblin (again, disturbing), or something 
else entirely.

For me this also brings up the question of "half breeds" and the laws 
regarding them.  For example, we know from GoF that house-elves are 
not allowed wands.  Neither, it seems, are centaurs or goblins. 
Hagrid is half-giant, and he was allowed a wand (although whether or 
not the Ministry knew of his parantage is questionable).  I wonder 
when the line between "magical being" and witch/wizard become 
blurred. Then again, it's all based on Ministry definitions, which 
are faulty and bigotted at best, in my opinion.
-Phabala