are witches and wizards the same thing?
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Wizard usually refers to a male, while witch usually refers to a female. In Harry Potter, a man who anomalously showed the same abilities as a witch was called a wizard. The term wizard is sometimes used as a male counterpart of witch in fiction.
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An evil male witch is always called a Warlock while a female might simply be called a dark witch or wicked witch. However, one who masters the diabolical dark arts are often called a Warlock who may indeed lead a dark coven of wicked witches.
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Harry James Potter is the primary character in the book series by J.K. Rowling. His father, James, was the only child born to a pure-blood wizard family, while his mother, Lily, was a muggle-born witch, meaning both her parents were non-magical.
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Some Muggles, however, know of the wizarding world. These include Muggle parents of magical children, such as Hermione Granger's parents, the Muggle Prime Minister (and predecessors), the Dursley family (Harry Potter's non-magical and only living relatives), and the non-magical spouses of some witches and wizards.
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Although technically, the gender-specific term used for a male witch is actually Warlock.
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Quote by J.K. Rowling: “Hagrid: Harry -- yer a wizard.
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The latest content update for The Sims 4, titled Realm of Magic, is out now, and it introduces a brand-new set of spellcasting abilities for your characters. However, not everyone can become a witch in The Sims 4, as this ability can only be acquired by teens, young adults, adults, and elders.
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You can learn wizard spells if a wizard; a bard spell if a bard; a cleric spell if you're a cleric. Each spell list has a different flavour, and each caster has a different way to access their power.
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A fairy (also fata, fay, fey, fae, fair folk; from faery, faerie, "realm of the fays") is a type of mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore (and particularly Celtic, Slavic, German, English, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural.
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Wicca (English: /ˈwɪkə/), also termed Pagan Witchcraft, is a modern Pagan religion. Scholars of religion categorise it as both a new religious movement and as part of the occultist stream of Western esotericism.
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Christianity in the Wizarding World At least some wizards are known to subscribe to a form of Christianity though little concrete information is available on the subject. Wizards celebrate the two major Christian festivals, Easter and Christmas. Hallowe'en and Valentine's Day also have Christian origins.
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Or they can be called as so-called brothers because Harry and Ron's children call each other cousins. Yes, of course they are. All the old, pureblood wizarding families are related, so that would mean that the Weasleys and the Potters are related.
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Muggle-borns inherit magic from a distant ancestor; they are descended from Squibs who have married Muggles and whose families had lost the knowledge of their wizarding legacy. ... Because of the heritable traits of magic, Muggle-born siblings are possible, as in the case of Colin and Dennis Creevey.
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A spellbook is completely useless to a sorceress, if the goal is to learn spell. A sorcerer has a fixed number of spells at each level (can't have more) and when he/she gains a new level he/she can switch the spells as he/she pleases (always from the sorcerer spell list).
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Harry Potter is not related to Dumbledore, as far as we know. There isn't much known about Dumbledore's other than that he came from either a pure-blood or half-blood father (Percival Dumbledore) and a muggle-born witch (Kendra Dumbledore).
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So it breaks down to, science obeys the (known) laws of physics, while magic defies common logic, sense, and reason. ... The definition of magic varies from author to author but generally speaking the difference between magic and science is that science must obey the law of nature and logic.
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['Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland.', 'Beauxbatons Academy of Magic in France.', 'Durmstrang Institute for Magical Learning between the border of Norway and Sweden.', 'Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in North America.', 'Uagadou in Africa.', 'Mahoutokoro in Japan.']