There's an interesting thread going on about what people mean by "canon" in fandom(s) here:

Canon Poll by idlerat

That might be worth taking a look at. There's a lot on HP fandom, but I tossed in some LOTR comments, especially regarding (heh) Boromir and Faramir who have been on my mind lately. Encourage you to take the poll and maybe contribute--there's no flaming or nastiness going on, just some interesting ranges of ideas about the complicated issue.

Added to Entry Later: OK, this post here is connected to the whole fanon/canon issue/discussion, so I thougth I'd put the link in and then just put this post in my memory so I can hopefully make some sense of this at a later date. Because when it comes to fanon and the body, there's also the reader's (of the fanfic)'s body which I'm not sure got mentioned in that thread, but cannot recall. 93 comments...

Fanon and the Body Thread by cathexys

Added to Entry Later: ( My 2 cents on canon, Boromir, Faramir )