Human

**Lee Jordan**: "*And what would you say, Royal, to those listeners who reply that in these dangerous times, it should be 'Wizards first'?*"
**Kingsley Shacklebolt**: "*I'd say that it's one short step from 'Wizards first' to 'pure-bloods first,' and then to 'Death Eaters'. We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.*"
— Kingsley Shacklebolt regarding the equality of humanity[src]

**Human** is a term referring to a species, for which the Latin name is *Homo sapiens*. Humans are omnivorous beings that originated in Africa that consisted of wizards and witches, Squibs and Muggles. In the wizarding world, some humans had children with non-human beings such as Veela, giants, and goblins, producing half-breeds. These half-breeds might be looked down upon by pure humans.

## Description

Humans come in various shapes and sizes, and are one of the most variable species in the world in terms of physique. They are also claimed to be the most intelligent beings on Earth.

### Physical description

Humans can be distinguished in terms of physical appearance, based on their appearance differences range in terms of:

* Height
* Weight
* Skin colour
* Hair colour
* Hair length
* Hair nature
* Eye colour
* Other physical features

### Categories

In the wizarding world, humans were usually placed in one of these categories based on whether they can use magic or not:

* Wizards and witches
* Squibs
* Muggles

## Special authorities

### Permission to carry a wand

Humans, unlike other magical species, were allowed to carry wands.

#### Controversy with other species

Non-human species were not permitted by the British Ministry of Magic to carry wands. This led Barty Crouch Snr's house-elf Winky being freed, and started much aggression between goblins and humans over the rights to use wands. Why only humans reserved the right to own a wand is unknown. Humans were the only beings that were known to create wands. This is similar to how a goblin was the only being that could make a true impenetrable sword, such as Godric Gryffindor's Sword. It is unknown if there were any dangers of non-humans carrying a wand, since Muggles were known not to be able to use wands, although they had no magical power to channel through it. Knowingly giving a wand to a Muggle would likely violate the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.

### Ministry of Magic

*Main article: British Ministry of Magic*
As humans were supposedly the smartest race in the world, they claimed rights over all magic laws. These were created and enforced by the Ministries of Magic of various magical countries around the world. Here, human wizards and witches had authority over all other beings.

## Variations

In the wizarding world, many variations of humans existed, (often known as half-breeds) and many of them were the result of a human parent marrying a non-human parent. They were permitted to carry wands and practise human-based magic, despite part of their heritage being non-human. Variations of part-humans included:

* Half-Veelas
* Half-giants
* Part-trolls
* Half-goblins
* Part-vampires
* Part-elves (possibly)
* Werewolves

## See also

* Being
* Blood purity