Forum:Hogwarts Crests

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It was recently brought up on Talk:Ravenclaw that the set of Hogwarts crests we are currently using (hereafter referred to as "Set 1") is problematic, due to the fact that the Ravenclaw crest features a raven, rather than the canonical eagle. I'm bringing this here because we've been using Set 1 for some time and thus I am hesitant to switch over to Set 2 without first gaining community approval. Please vote for the set you would prefer be used throughout the Harry Potter Wiki in the sections below. ★ Starstuff ^{(Owl me!)} 17:34, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Where does set 2 come from? Set 1 is from the films, but I cant remeber where the old ones came from. Seeing as we give film images percedent everywhere else I would have to go with set 1. They are better quality images anyway. –K.A.J^{•T•C•E•} 19:09, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

I, too, would like to know the sources for these crests, and which would be more "technically canon" before voting. - Cavalier One

^{(Wizarding Wireless Network)} 19:12, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Set one is from the students uniforms in the films. Not sure about set two though. Maybe from an illustrated version of the novels? At any rate, unfortunately set two does not fit in the infobox at full pixilation, which was probably why they were changed in the first place. I'd have to go with the better quality set 1. Jayce ^{•Avada Kedavra•Crucio•Imperio•} 19:24, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Isn´t set 2 from the games?--Rodolphus 20:54, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Set 2 might be from the board game they look the same--Miniwally^{(Owl me!)} 21:04, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

The first place I remember seeing the Set 2 crests was on the Harry Potter Lexicon (G, H, R, and S). They don't strike me as fan art, though, because the quality of the art is rather professional, and because I've seen them on embroidered iron-on patches. ★ Starstuff ^{(Owl me!)} 06:05, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

The set 2 is also occasionaly seen in some video games. -- Seth Cooper ^{^{(Owl Post)}} 22:21, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Films are more canon than video games.

That´s right. And books are more canon than films. The books clearly state that the Ravenclaw animal is an eagle,NOT a raven. We should represent that.--Rodolphus 08:29, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

I did not realize set 1 was in the films at all; set 2 is the set that I've seen on all Harry Potter merchandise (video games, paraphernalia, etc.) I personally think that the set 2 crests look nicer, as the knights' helmets and excessive outlining on the set 1 crests are distracting and the animals are depicted more realistically, and the fact that set 1 has a raven as the symbol for Ravenclaw makes the entire set categorically contradictory to canon in my opinion. I also believe set 2 was originally used on this wiki and I'm not sure why it switched to set 1. I vote for set 2. Akwdb 00:25, 31 July 2009 (UTC)