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"Newt's masterpiece has been an approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ever since its publication and must take a substantial amount of credit for our students' consistently high results in Care of Magical Creatures examinations — yet it is not a book to be confined to the classroom. No wizarding household is complete without a copy of Fantastic Beasts, well thumbed by the generations who have riffled its pages in search of the best way to rid the lawn of Horklumps, interpret the mournful cries of the Augurey, or cure their pet Puffskein of drinking out of the toilet."

— Albus Dumbledore^[src]

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a book written by Newt Scamander detailing magizoology and describing magical creatures. It was a standard textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since it was written in 1927.^[1]

A copy of this book cost two Galleons at Flourish and Blotts.^[2]

Chapters

"If Newt Scamander hasn’t found it, it’s not worth finding."

— Description^[src]

FantasticBeastsProp — A copy of *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*.

Introduction
- About This Book
- What Is a Beast?
- A Brief History of Muggle Awareness of Fantastic Beasts
- Magical Beasts in Hiding
  - Safe Habitats
  - Controls on Selling and Breeding
  - Disillusionment Charms
  - Memory Charms
  - The Office of Misinformation
- Why Magizoology Matters
- Ministry of Magic Classifications
An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts

Beasts included in the book

Acromantula
Ashwinder
Augurey
Basilisk
Billywig
Bowtruckle
Bundimun
Centaur
Chimaera
Chizpurfle
Clabbert
Crup
Demiguise
Diricawl
Doxy
Dragon
- Antipodean Opaleye
- Chinese Fireball
- Common Welsh Green
- Hebridean Black
- Hungarian Horntail
- Norwegian Ridgeback
- Peruvian Vipertooth
- Romanian Longhorn
- Swedish Short-Snout
- Ukrainian Ironbelly
Dugbog
Erkling
Erumpent
Fairy
Fire crab
Flobberworm
Fwooper
Ghoul
Glumbumble
Gnome
Graphorn
Griffin
Grindylow
Hippocampus
Hippogriff
Horklump
Imp
Jarvey
Jobberknoll
Kappa
Kelpie
Knarl
Kneazle
Leprechaun
Lethifold
Lobalug
Mackled Malaclaw
Manticore
Merpeople
Moke
Mooncalf
Murtlap
Niffler
Nogtail
Nundu
Occamy
Phoenix
Pixie
Plimpy
Pogrebin
Porlock
Puffskein
Quintaped
Ramora
Red Cap
Re'em
Runespoor
Salamander
Sea Serpent
Shrake
Snidget
Sphinx
Streeler
Tebo
Troll
Unicorn
Werewolf
Winged horse
Yeti

Behind the scenes

A real version of the book was written by J. K. Rowling to raise money for the Comic Relief charity in 2001.
Some creatures are missing from the book. There is no entry on cockatrices, hydras, or three-headed dogs. Newt Scamander never intended the book to be a complete guide of all magical creatures, but an introducion to the variety of Magizoology.
It is unknown why this book was required for Harry Potter to get in his First Year (1991–1992 school year) since he did not start Care of Magical Creatures until the Third Year (1993–1994 school year). As in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real), Dumbledore states it is required for Care of Magical Creatures. Though, it is possible it was required for Defence Against the Dark Arts. Harry's copy is protected by the Thief's Curse.
A listing for the book on Scholastic's Harry Potter site gives the price as 14 Sickles and 3 Knuts.^[3]

Fantastic Beasts Bestiary Video

File:Harry Potter - Fantastic Beasts Beastiary

Film adaptation

It was announced on 12 September 2013 that a film adaption was in the works with Rowling making her screenwriting debut for the film. The film will take place in the same universe as the Harry Potter films but will not be a prequel or sequel to them. Newton Scamander will be portrayed by Eddie Redmayne.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)^[4]
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned only on a Famous Wizard Card)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Mentioned only on a Famous Wizard Card)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Pottermore

References and notes

Care of Magical Creatures

Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts
Hagrid's Hut · Forbidden Forest · Care of Magical Creatures Classroom · Magical Creatures (club) · The Paddock
Professors	Silvanus Kettleburn · Rubeus Hagrid · Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank (substitute teacher)
Textbooks	The Monster Book of Monsters · Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Creatures studied at Hogwarts
Blast-Ended Skrewt · Bowtruckle · Chimaera · Crup · Demiguise · Diricawl · Doxy · Dugbog · Fairy · Fire Crab · Fire Dwelling Salamander · Flobberworm · Fwooper · Glumbumble · Gnome · Golden Snidget · Griffin · Hippogriff · Imp · Jackalope · Knarl · Kneazle · Moke · Murtlap · Niffler · Occamy · Porlock · Quintaped · Streeler · Thestral · Unicorn · Yeti

[FB-1] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)

[pottermore-2] Pottermore

[Scholastic-3] Scholastic Harry Potter site - Series Information

[4] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - The Printorium

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 *A [[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|real]] version of the book was written by [[J. K. Rowling]] to raise money for the [[Comic Relief]] charity in [[2000s|2001]].
+*Some creatures are missing from the book. There is no entry on [[Cockatrice|cockatrices]], [[Hydra|hydras]], or [[Three-headed dog|three-headed dogs]]. Newt Scamander never intended the book to be a complete guide of all magical creatures, but an introducion to the variety of Magizoology.
-*It is unknown why this book was required for [[Harry Potter]] to get this book in the [[1991–1992 school year]] when he did not start [[Care of Magical Creatures]] until the [[1993–1994 school year]]. As in ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]]'', [[Dumbledore]] states it is required for [[Care of Magical Creatures]]. Though, it is possible it was required for [[Defense Against the Dark Arts]].
+*It is unknown why this book was required for [[Harry Potter]] to get in his First Year ([[1991–1992 school year]]) since he did not start [[Care of Magical Creatures]] until the Third Year ([[1993–1994 school year]]). As in ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]]'', [[Dumbledore]] states it is required for [[Care of Magical Creatures]]. Though, it is possible it was required for [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]. Harry's copy is protected by the [[Thief's Curse]].
+*A listing for the book on Scholastic's ''Harry Potter'' site gives the price as 14 [[Sickles]] and 3 [[Knuts]].<ref name="Scholastic">[http://harrypotter.scholastic.com/series_information/ Scholastic ''Harry Potter'' site - Series Information]</ref>
+==Fantastic Beasts Bestiary Video==
+[[File:Harry Potter - Fantastic Beasts Beastiary|center|591 px]]
+==Film adaptation==
+It was announced on 12 September 2013 that a film adaption was in the works with Rowling making her screenwriting debut for the film. The film will take place in the same universe as the Harry Potter films but will not be a prequel or sequel to them. [[Newton Scamander]] will be portrayed by [[Eddie Redmayne]].
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st Mention}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''<ref>[http://www.theprintorium.com/shop/the-harry-potter-collection/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them.html Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - The Printorium]</ref>
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