Okay, so I know there are witches in Harry Potter. But what I am talking about are the medieval/early modern witches. Although the witches in Harry Potter look, for the most part, like normal humans, and unless they are really bad at hiding out in the Muggle (non-magical) world, it is impossible to tell if a person is a witch or just a woman. However, in the world of Harry Potter, there are hags, which conform to the earlier definition of a witch. According to the Harry Potter Lexicon, they are described as "fairy tale witches" and they "eat children." Although they do not really feature a lot in the books, they are mentioned in passing, such as in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone when Quirrell mentions a quarrel with a hag, in
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Gilderoy Lockheart's book
Holidays with Hags, and whenever the gang goes into the Hog's Head Pub in Hogsmeade or to Knockturn Alley.
and, since we're on the subject of Harry Potter, here are some magical Harry Potter pictures of me in England (yes, that is the flying Ford Anglia from
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
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