[HPforGrownups] Re: Are The Schoolbooks Canon?

[Suzanne Chiles]

No: HPFGUIDX 38976



> -----Original Message-----
> From: finwitch [mailto:finwitch at yahoo.com]
> Schoolbooks for theorising-- Well, let's just say that it's almost
> certain that *any* magical creature in *any* role in the 7 books is
> in FB, but not all the creatures in FB need to be in the 7 books.
> (Nothing to prevent Hagrid or someone else creating a *new* species,
> but the new species-outside FB- explaining a past event would be
> clumsy.)

Not at all, imho. There never was any claim that FB was the definitive guide
to beasts. After all, it's a text book for pre-university students ... I'm
quite sure that there are plenty of beasts that are too complex for the
book.

Zoe