History Literature / FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem

A LiveActionAdaptation SpinOff film series is in production, following the adventures of Newt Scamander [[{{Prequel}} seventy years before Harry set foot in Hogwarts]]. JKRowling is writing the screenplay of the first film.

A LiveActionAdaptation SpinOff film series is in production, following the adventures of Newt Scamander [[{{Prequel}} seventy years before Harry set foot in Hogwarts]]. JKRowling is writing the screenplay.

'''''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them''''' is a book mentioned in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' which was later [[{{Defictionalization}} Defictionalized]] as a real book written by Creator/JKRowling... ahem... [[PenName Newt Scamander]], whose grandson [[WordOfGod married Luna Lovegood]]. The book was published in 2001.

* FootnoteFever

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The book obviously depicts every single species of dragons in the Potterverse. Most seem for some reason to be European (even the South American and Australasian species), with only one species based on Chinese dragons, and even so being more akin to European forms as it breathes fire and is malevolent (allthough all of them are more animalistic than anything, harkening back to the pre-Tolkien versions of the myths).

A book mentioned in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone]]'' which was later [[{{Defictionalization}} Defictionalized]] as a real book written by [[strike:JKRowling]] [[PenName Newt Scamander]], whose grandson [[WordOfGod married Luna Lovegood]]. The book was published in 2001.

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* ContinuityNod: The entry for the Kappa, a Japanese creature that Snape claimed was more commonly found in Mongolia during ''[[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]''. "Snape hasn't read this."

* RedHerring: The Demiguise is mentioned as a huge, gorilla-like creature whose silky hair is used to create invisibility cloaks. However, [[spoiler:even these cloaks are said to wear out over time, whereas Harry's cloak has been around for years and is still fully functional]].

A book mentioned in ''[[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone]]'' which was later [[{{Defictionalization}} Defictionalized]] as a real book written by [[strike:JKRowling]] [[PenName Newt Scamander]], whose grandson [[WordOfGod married Luna Lovegood]]. The book was published in 2001.

* DirectLineToTheAuthor, the process of book creation appears to have involved a ladder a magical crowbar and a photocopier.

* HeliCritter: The Billywig

* MultipleTailedBeast: The [[http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Crup Crup]], which resembles a Jacky Russel apart from its forked tail. They normally have the ends clipped in order to preserve TheMasquerade.

* OurGryphonsAreDifferent: Classical gryphons and hippogriffs (note that hippogriffs were a part of mythology, but mostly as a figurativly unlikely creature, since horses and griffins were enemies).

** Also, the Nundu is described as the most dangerous beast in the world. You would guess Harry has to fight one later in the series. [[spoiler:Guess what. He doesn't.]]
** Ditto with the Lethifold, which requires a Patronus Charm to repel. Around the time this book came out, we'd only seen Patronuses used on Dementors. [[spoiler:Again, no one encounters a Lethifold in the series.]]

** Even the final version of this is so offensively human-centric and arbitrary that the Centaurs, who are of at least human intelligence, insist on being labeled as Beasts.

The book is, of course, a guide to the magical beasts which exist in the PotterVerse. It is [[LiteraryAgentHypothesis supposedly a copy of the edition owned by Harry Potter]], complete with lots of [[CrowningMomentOfFunny amusing graffiti]] written in it by Harry and Ron, and a bit from Hermione.

* LiteraryAgentHypothesis

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A book mentioned in ''[[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone]]'' which was later [[{{Defictionalization}} Defictionalized]] as a real book written by [[strike:JKRowling]] [[PenName Newt Scamander]], whose grandson [[WordOfGod married Luna Lovegood]].

** Also, the Nundu is described as the most dangerous beast in the world. You would guess Harry has to fight one later in the series. [[spoiler: Guess what. He doesn't]]

* FeudingFamilies: The [=McCliverts=] and the [=MacBoons=] (the former, [[AllMythsAreTrue possibly]], transformed the latter into five legged, hairy monsters, the latter proceeded to eat them).

* TheFairFolk: Averted and {{lampshaded}}.

* NeverSleepAgain: The Lethifold kills its victims in their sleep