Can a female be a wizard?

Wizardess and sorceress are the most common, although some dictionaries note that the word “wizard” can also be used to refer to women. In early modern Europe and America, the word “wizard” (or “warlock”) was used to refer to a man who practiced witchcraft, making the female equivalent of a wizard a witch.
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What is female wizard called?

A female wizard is called a wizardess which is a better equivalent.
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Can a girl be a wizard in Harry Potter?

An individual male human with magical ability was known as a wizard (plural: wizards), and an individual female human with magical ability was known as a witch (plural: witches), though "wizard" was sometimes used as a gender-neutral singular noun like "man".
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Is a wizard a man or woman?

Gender-based titles

Wizard and warlock usually refer to a male, while witch can refer to any gender but is more often ascribed towards women.
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What is the feminine of witch?

For example, the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines 'witch' in female terms, as 'a sorceress, esp. a woman supposed to have dealings with the Devil or evil spirits.
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What is a female sorcerer?

A sorceress is a woman who can perform sorcery—witchcraft or magic. The word sorcerer means the same thing but can be used for any gender, although it typically refers to a man. The word sorcery often (though not always) refers to so-called black magic—magic used for evil purposes.
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Was Lily Potter a witch?

Lily Potter (née Evans) (January 30, 1960 – 31 October, 1981) was a Muggle-born witch, the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evans and the sister of Petunia. She learned that she was a witch as a child, after Severus Snape, a wizard boy who lived nearby, recognised her as a witch and told her of the existence of magic.
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Who is the most powerful witch?

Scarlet Witch, Marvel

Rating: Unmatched in powers but mentally and magically unstable. It's no secret Scarlet Witch is the strongest witch in Marvel comics.
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Is Hermione a wizard or a witch?

Minister Hermione Jean Granger (b. 19 September, 1979) was an English Muggle-born witch born to Mr and Mrs Granger. At the age of eleven, she learned about her magical nature and was accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Is a wizard evil?

Not all witches and wizards are evil. Some myths and folktales feature good spirits or magicians who help people. These are said to practice “white magic” rather than the “black magic” of the evil witches and wizards.
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What is a good witch called?

white witch. Also known as “cunning folk,” these were medieval witches believed to practice magic for the purposes of good rather than evil. The term is also used by some to describe a modern witch.
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How can 2 Muggles have a wizard child?

It's not depended on any criteria, it mainly depends on gene A wizard have to born with the magic gene regardless of their parents. Those born to Muggle families but who are skilled with and have the magic gene are referred to as Muggle-borns. A child born with magic to two Muggle parents is considered a Muggle-born.
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How can Mudbloods be wizards?

Mudbloods: Wizards can be born from non-magical parents because these mutations can pop up out of nowhere. There's a better chance of you being magical if your parents are on the high side of the normal range. Squibs: Would be the offspring that are born to magical parents but don't inherit the dominant wizarding gene.
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Can a Muggle learn magic?

Although he couldn't necessarily cast spells, his use of the wand produced a powerful enough blast that it "kicked like a mule" when waved. This further suggests that, within the world of Harry Potter, Muggles can use wands and access magic.
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Who is the original witch?

Esther is the mother of the Originals and is known as the original witch, and has proven to be by far the most powerful in the show. She moves to the Mystic Falls area from Eastern Europe with her husband, Mikael, after their oldest son dies of an illness.
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What is a harvest girl?

A Harvest Witch, also known as a Harvest Girl, is a particular witch, typically chosen by the French Quarter Coven Elders to be the forefront of the Harvest ritual practiced by the New Orleans Witch Community.
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Why does Bellatrix call Harry a half-blood?

Harry is a half-blood, like the half-blood prince, because his mother was a muggleborn (aka a mud-blood). In the wizarding world there are: purebloods: those with wizard parents and grandparents. muggleborns: those with muggle parents and grandparents.
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How does a Muggle-born become a wizard?

Origin of magical abilities

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. The magic resurfaces unexpectedly many generations later.
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Why did Voldemort call Lily a Muggle?

Lily was a Muggle born witch just like Hermione. And because of Voldi's issues with Muggle-borns he believed that it was an insult to point it to Harry, that he is not Pure-blood (not that Voldemort was, but his mind was twisted, anyways).
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What is a female warlock?

The female equivalent/counterpart of a Warlock is a Witch.
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Are sorcerers born with magic?

Sorcerers are born as raw magic magnets. They either attract or generate raw magic in a way that normal creatures don't. While the exact reason for their affinity to raw magic is left to the player, every sorcerer has a higher concentration of raw magic within them.
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What is the difference between a mage and a wizard?

Both wizards and mages are considered as the “wise ones” and are affiliated with magic and fantasy. However, a wizard is a male magic practitioner while a mage can be a female or a male magic practitioner.
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What if a Muggle is found at Hogwarts?

imaginative. Wizarding society is kept hidden from Muggle society through a vast and complex range of concealment charms. If a Muggle were to look at Hogwarts, for example, all they would see is a ruin with signs telling them to keep out.
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