Canon

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Canon is a word used to describe a fixed collection of text. In the Harry Potter Wiki, canon refers to the following:

• The seven novels:
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

• Other works written by J. K. Rowling in the Harry Potter universe:
  • Quidditch Through the Ages
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  • The Tales of Beedle the Bard
  • Harry Potter Prequel

• Information from J.K. Rowling herself, either from interviews or from her official site.

Information from the Harry Potter films, games, and trading cards are considered canon as long as it does not contradict a higher source.

On the opposite end of the spectrum from canon is fanon — information or stories based in the Harry Potter universe, but the story and events of which are created by fans.

The canonicity of the short film The Queen's Handbag is uncertain, given that it centres around a major anachronism -- the date of Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday -- and contains other elements that appear to contradict the continuity of the novels and the films.

[edit] See also

• Wiki Policy on Canon