Shift in canon?

[Amy Z]

Yeesh, I swore I wasn't going to even read this 'til after I saw the 
movie, and here I am commenting on it.  I haven't *exactly* read 
it--I've kind of skimmed over it with one eye shut, so to speak.

But being endlessly fascinated by what-is-canon questions the way some 
people are fascinated by Hermione's age <g>, I seized on this:

> Hermione, 
> overhearing, comes bounding over. "Harry, you won't make a fool of 
> yourself. You'll be great - it's in your blood." She leads him over 
> to a glass trophy case, in which is a brass plaque engraved with 
> JAMES POTTER GRYFFINDOR SEEKER 1972.
> 
> Seeker???????
> 
> I think this proves it is a big waste of time paying a lot of 
> attention to chat scripts.
> 
> I was amused that Hermione seems to know this about Harry's dad. 
Must 
> have been in Hogwarts A History.

She wouldn't have to know it from Hogwarts, A History; all she'd have 
to know is James's name (which she does, from The Rise and Fall of the 
Dark Arts etc. etc.).  Then she saw the trophy since arriving at 
Hogwarts--it's natural enough to notice it.

Anyway, the canon thing.  I accept JKR's personal comments made in 
chats and interviews over anything in the movies.  I know she approved 
lots in the movie, and probably approved this, but given a 
contradiction I go with the interview every time, unless it is very 
obviously a typo or misstatement, and she said in no uncertain terms 
that he was a Chaser.  James is no more a Seeker than Riddle was 
spelled Riddell (or did they fix that?).

> Draco does fly well, *very* 
> well -- when Harry lunges at him he executes a spinning 360 around 
> his broom, I was pleased to see. I always suspected he flew well in 
> canon. 

Yeah, this is in canon.  "He hadn't been lying, he *could* fly well" 
(PS/SS 9).  Plus he has a good Quidditch record, 2-1 in both CoS and 
PoA.  His daddy may have bought him a spot on the team, but he's still 
pretty damn good.

Amy Z