Forum:Canonicity of official translations

The question of the canonicity of official translations came up in a discussion today. My understanding is that it's always been an unwritten rule that official translations fall under the umbrella of canon sources. When Order of the Phoenix was being translated into Portuguese, the translators asked J. K. Rowling about Professor Sinistra's gender (since it wasn't clear from the English text), and she told them that Sinistra is a woman. So we know that translators sometimes work with. But I didn't want to modify HPW:Canon without first bringing this up for discussion/approval. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 21:30, March 11, 2016 (UTC)