new additions to the canon?

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 53250

Steve VanderArk:"Since then I have been informed by a source in the
know that everything in the games is indeed either designed by or
approved by Rowling."

Okay, but we really don't know the extent of JKR's involvement - did
she approve that the verbiage is "correct" in terms of her vision, or
just approve the names and art? Until we know more, I think this
material has to be treated cautiously.

Steve, in his entry for February 22nd in the "What's New" section of
the Lexicon:"I've started adding the considerable amount of
information from those cards into the Lexicon. This will take quite
some time, since almost every card includes information which applies
to more than one Lexicon page. Also, there are some inconsistencies
between the cards and the information given in other places in the canon."

These inconsistencies are a reason to be careful until we know how
deep JKR got into this.  At best the cards are an outer ring of canon,
an apocrypha on a lesser plane than the books themselves.  There's no
question, IMO, that the books should prevail if there's any conflict.

Jim