Another motto question

[dfrankis at dial.pipex.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 21579

"Amy Z" wrote:
If JKR 
> didn't draw the COAT OF ARMS, did she invent the motto and tell it 
to 
> the artist?  I.e., what I really want to know is:  is "Nunquam 
etc." 
> canon or not?  This is a very important matter for the L.O.O.N. 
files.
> 
> Amy Z

And if it is canon, why isn't it on the US editions?

I had assumed it is canon, and that, when I put down Book 7, I will 
strike my forehead and say 'It's all obvious - if only I'd thought 
for two seconds about the motto, the whole plot development would 
have been clear'.

David

"Never touch the magazines in Draco's dorm"