Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Real)
Publication information
Author	J. K. Rowling
Publisher	Comic Relief charity
Subject	Beasts and where to find them.
Copies	Lots of Muggles.
Behind the scenes
First appearance	2001

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a book written by J. K. Rowling for the Comic Relief charity in 2001. Written under the pseudonym Newt Scamander, it is meant to be a copy of the in-universe book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The premise is that the book has been released to the Muggle world to help raise money for needy causes. It features a foreword by Albus Dumbledore.

The prefacing About the Author indicates the book is in its "fifty-second edition."

Throughout the book are hand-written comments by Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and Harry Potter. The book cover indicates the tome is "Property of Harry Potter," with "claw" gashes through the cover material.

Contents

• About the Author
• Foreword by Albus Dumbledore
• Introduction by Newt Scamander
  • About This Book
  • What Is a Beast?
  • A Brief History of Muggle Awareness of Fantastic Beasts
  • Magical Beasts in Hiding
  • Why Magizoology Matters
• Ministry of Magic Classifications
• An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts