According to Comic Relief, sales from this book and its companion, Quidditch Through the Ages, have raised nearly £20 million since 2001. Over 80% of the cover price of each book sold goes directly to poor children in various places around the world. Here, Newt states that at the request of MACUSA President Seraphina Picquery, earlier editions of Fantastic Beasts did not include American beasts, such as the horned serpent and the thunderbird, because "she wished to deter wizarding sightseers." He says that these beasts have been reinstated in this edition.Īn e-book version, whose cover was redesigned by Olly Moss, and an audiobook, which is narrated by Eddie Redmayne and features some sound effects, of this 2017 edition were published.įantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them benefits the charity Comic Relief. There is also a new foreword written by Newt Scamander, replacing Albus Dumbledore's. Rowling’s name appears on the cover, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s remarks were removed. This 2017 edition added six new creatures to the encyclopedia: the hidebehind, the hodag, the horned serpent, the snallygaster, the thunderbird, and the wampus. With Newt Scamander credited as its author, this original edition, which opens with a foreword written by Albus Dumbledore, is a replica of the book Harry Potter purchased just before his first year at Hogwarts and thus includes handwritten annotations by Harry and his friends.įollowing the release of the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a new edition of the book was published the following March. He has a grandson named Rolf, who is married to Luna Lovegood.įantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was first published in 2001 and featured 75 magical species.
Now retired, he lives in Dorset with his wife, Porpentina Goldstein. His contributions to Magizoology earned him an Order of Merlin, Second Class in 1979. “A Brief History of Muggle Awareness of Fantastic Beasts”Īfter graduating from Hogwarts, Scamander joined the Ministry of Magic in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them contains the following chapters: Integrated into the design, the cover of the first edition appears to have been clawed by some sort of animal. In the wizarding world, the book is a required textbook for first-year Hogwarts students.Įarly editions of the book feature fictional doodles and comments in it by Harry, Ron, and Hermione that appear to have been written around the time of the fourth book.
Augustus Worme of Obscurus Books but was not published until 1927. He notes that the first edition was commissioned in 1918 by Mr. It contains the history of Magizoology and describes a plethora of magical species found around the world, as well as the beasts’ Ministry of Magic classifications.Īuthor Newt Scamander collected most of the information found in the book through observations made over years of travel across five continents. Released in March 2001, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an A to Z listing of magical beasts.
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