Harry Potter books
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them
Author	J. K. Rowling
Illustrators
Genre	Fantasy
Publishers	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Scholastic Press, Raincoast Books
Released	2001
Book no.	Unknown
Sales	Unknown
Story timeline	Unknown
Chapters	Unknown
Pages	64

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them is a 2001 book written by English author J. K. Rowling to benefit the British charity Comic Relief. Over 80% of the cover price of each book sold goes directly to poor children in various places around the world. According to Comic Relief, sales from this book and its companion Quidditch Through the Ages have raised £15.7 million. In a 2001 interview with publisher Scholastic, Rowling stated that she chose the subject of magical creatures because it was a fun topic for which she had already developed a lot of information. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Fantastic_Beasts. ... Joanne Jo Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965[1]) is an English fiction writer who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling. ... Look up Fantasy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For other definitions of fantasy, see fantasy (psychology). ... Bloomsbury Publishing plc is an independent, London-based publishing house best known as the publisher of the Harry Potter series of novels, written by J. K. Rowling. ... Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is an American book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. ... Raincoast Books is a Canadian book publishing company. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Joanne Jo Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965[1]) is an English fiction writer who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling. ... A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is a trust, company or unincorporated association established for charitable purposes only. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... Quidditch Through the Ages is both a fictional book described in the Harry Potter series of childrens novels by the British author Joanne Rowling, and a real book by that author. ... Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is an American book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. ... Magical creatures comprise a colourful and integral aspect of the wizarding world in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ...

The fictional book

Fantastic Beasts... purports to be a reproduction of a copy of a text-book owned by Harry Potter and written by Newt Scamander, a famous magizoologist (a fictional character). In the Harry Potter series of novels, Magizoology (a portmanteau of magical and zoology) is the study of magical creatures. One who studies Magizoology is known as a magizoologist. Harry James Potter is a fictional character and the main character of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series of books. ... Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2001 book written by English author J. K. Rowling to benefit the British charity Comic Relief. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... A portmanteau (IPA pronunciation: ) is a word or morpheme which fuses two or more words or parts of words to give a combined or loaded meaning. ... Magical creatures comprise a colourful and integral aspect of the wizarding world in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ...

Albus Dumbledore, headmaster for Hogwarts, provides the Forward and explains to the reader the purpose of the special edition of this book (the Comic Relief charity). At the end, he tells us Muggles that "...the amusing creatures described hereafter are fictional and cannot hurt you." To his wizarding community, he says "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus," which is the Hogwarts motto. In Latin this translates roughly to "Never tickle a sleeping dragon," a very appropriate statement for a book on fantastic beasts. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ... In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them contains the history of Magizoology and describes 75 magical species found around the world. Most of the information found in the book was collected by Scamander through observations made over years of travel and across five continents. The fictional author notes that the first edition was commissioned in 1918 by Mr. Augustus Worme of Obscurus Books. However, it was not published until 1927. It is now in its fifty-second edition. Fans have created a timeline of the Harry Potter series from three shreds of information provided by author J. K. Rowling. ... “The Leaky Cauldron” redirects here. ... Fans have created a timeline of the Harry Potter series from three shreds of information provided by author J. K. Rowling. ...

The book is a required textbook for first-year Hogwarts students, having been an approved textbook since its first publication. It is not clear why students need it in their first year, as students don't take Care of Magical Creatures until their third year. However, it may be used as an encyclopedia to Dark creatures studied in Defence Against the Dark Arts classes. In his introduction to the book, Albus Dumbledore notes that it serves as an excellent reference for wizarding households in addition to its use at Hogwarts. In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen. ... The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ... In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen. ...

A highlight of the book is the numerous doodles and comments in it by Harry and Ron (and one by Hermione). Based on some of their comments, they were written around the time of the fourth book. These doodles add some extra information for fans of the series, for example the "Acromantula" entry has a comment confirming Hogwarts is located in Scotland. Ronald Bilius Ron Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Hermione Jane Granger is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... // The following are minor magical beasts from the Harry Potter fantasy series by J. K. Rowling. ... In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...

Integrated in the design, the cover of the book appears to have been clawed by some sort of animal.

Newt Scamander

Newton "Newt" Artemis Fido Scamander is the fictional author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, born in 1897. According to the "About the Author" section of the book, Scamander became a magizoologist because of his own interest in fabulous beasts and the encouragement of his mother, an enthusiastic Hippogriff breeder. Fans have created a timeline of the Harry Potter series from three shreds of information provided by author J. K. Rowling. ... Roger Delivering Angelica by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, painted 1819, portrays the scene from Orlando furioso in which Roger, mounted on a hippogriff, rescues Angelique. ...

After graduating from Hogwarts, Scamander joined the Ministry of Magic in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. His career included a brief stint in the Office of House-Elf Relocation, a transfer to the Beast Division, the creation of the Werewolf Register in 1947, the 1965 passage of the Ban on Experimental Breeding, and many research trips for the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau. His contributions to Magizoology earned him an Order of Merlin, Second Class in 1979. In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen. ... In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ... In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ... Dobby House-elves are fictional magical creatures in the Harry Potter series of books written by J. K. Rowling. ... In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ... Fans have created a timeline of the Harry Potter series from three shreds of information provided by author J. K. Rowling. ... Fans have created a timeline of the Harry Potter series from three shreds of information provided by author J. K. Rowling. ... Fans have created a timeline of the Harry Potter series from three shreds of information provided by author J. K. Rowling. ...

Now retired, he lives in Dorset with his wife Porpentina and their pet Kneazles: Hoppy, Milly and Mauler. Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... // The following are minor magical beasts from the Harry Potter fantasy series by J. K. Rowling. ...

Though Rowling has never hidden the fact that she is the author of Fantastic Beasts..., "Newt Scamander" can nevertheless be considered a pseudonym of hers, as "he" is technically the author listed on the book's cover. A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ...

In the film version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Newt Scamander's name appeared on the Marauder's Map. Why he was at Hogwarts was not addressed.

It's revealed by Rowling that he has a grandson named Rolf, who is eventually married to Luna Lovegood. Luna Lovegood is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...

Editions

Scholastic Editions

Paperback: ISBN 0-439-29501-7

Hardcover Box Set: ISBN 0-439-32162-X (Includes Fantastic Beasts... and Quidditch Through the Ages)

Paperback Box Set: ISBN 0-439-28403-1

Bloomsbury Edition

Paperback: ISBN 0-7475-5466-8

Sagebrush Rebound Edition

School & Library Edition: ISBN 0-613-32541-9

Quidditch Through the Ages is both a fictional book described in the Harry Potter series of childrens novels by the British author Joanne Rowling, and a real book by that author. ...

See also

• Quidditch Through the Ages
• Magical Beasts found in Harry Potter
• List of fictional books within the Harry Potter series
• Mythical Creatures

Quidditch Through the Ages is both a fictional book described in the Harry Potter series of childrens novels by the British author Joanne Rowling, and a real book by that author. ... Magical creatures comprise a colourful and integral aspect of the wizarding world in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ... This is a list of fictional books mentioned in the Harry Potter series. ...

External links

• Interview with J. K. Rowling about her book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Comic Relief web site: http://www.comicrelief.com/stuff-to-buy/harrys-books/