Fantastic animals and where to find them.
If it's mystical things, talk about Fantastic animals and where to find them it is something necessary. This book describes magical creatures that can be found in the Harry Potter books, giving details of each of the beasts, where in the world they are found and the qualities they possess.
The book exposes the works written by Newt Scamander, magizoologist in the Beast Branch of the Ministry of Magic. The author name, of course, is a pseudonym product of the genius of the English writer JK Rowling, who does not lose detail to immerse her readers in her captivating magical world.
A bit about the real writer (interesting facts from her beginnings)
In real life away from this fantastic universe, the book was written by JK Rowling, as a continuation of the Harry Potter saga. All proceeds from its sales went to charity for projects that collaborated with the world's neediest children, through the Comic Relief company.
Yes, Joanne Rowling is the pen that brings this incredible world to life. An interesting fact is that the writer takes her pseudonym JK Rowling on a recommendation from her editor. The man suggested that, in order to be successful in the UK, it was better not to have a female name on the covers of his books, as it would drive away readers' interest. The strange thing is that, Although Rowling achieved her desired success, she continued to be rejected by publishers.
Faced with the overwhelming reality of a society that preferred male writers, Joanne decided to use her initials and add the K, initial of her grandmother's name Kathleen. In this way she completed a male pseudonym JK, which together with her surname led her to the most unexpected fame with the saga about a little wizard named Harry Potter.
JK Rowling Background
Before writing his masterpiece, he had the sketches of two adult novels, although these apparently did not dare to publish them. Her life was not going very well, a bad divorce due to abuse and becoming a single mother, made her be in an unflattering economic condition.
At the worst time of your life, with fewer resources, Rowling came up with the first Harry Potter book after a train ride. According to her own account, that trip was revealing and as soon as she got off the wagon, she already had the descriptions of all the characters that appear in the first book.
The worldwide success of this saga quickly made her a billionaire, the first person to earn millions of dollars just for writing books. Rowling is listed as the richest woman in the UK, with many accolades for her work worldwide.
Studying magizoology
Fantastic animals and where to find them is a series of books that are linked to the Harry Potter saga. Within the plot of the English magician that so captivates the world public are these texts on magizoology that were part of his studies at Hogwarts.
We could say that This book has two stories, the one told in the Harry Potter movies, and the real life story. The first one talks about one of the main textbooks for magic students, and the second one was a complementary work of the saga and later also turned into a film.
The writer JK Rowling.
It is necessary to limit that at first it was thought to make a trilogy of films based on Fantastic beasts and where to find them. However, JK Rowling spoke on Twitter in 2016 and stated that a total of 5 films would make up the entire delivery. This statement of the writer caused great emotion among the followers of her books, and this is not in vain, because the books in the Harry Potter saga are among the best adapted to movies.
This book describes what magizoology is, a science that studies around 75 magical animal species. found in different countries of the world.
Albus Dumbledore Foreword
According to the magical universe of Harry Potter, the prologue of this book is written by the headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore, who points out that this text is one of the fundamentals that every student of magic should have.
"Newt Scamander's masterpiece was approved as a textbook for Hogwarts School of Magic and Sorcery since it was first published, and it takes much of the credit for the good grades our students get in the Care of Magical Creatures course., although it is not a book relegated to a purely academic use, "says Dumbledore in the prologue."
Content of Fantastic beasts and where to find them
This book talk about the fantastic animals or magical beasts that Newt Scamander has studied. However, it is clarified that there are some fantastic creatures that have not been reviewed in this text.
The first chapters of the book explain what a fantastic beast or animal is., talks a bit about the history of Muggle knowledge about fantastic beasts and why they should have gone into hiding. It is important to clarify that "Muggles" are non-magical people.
Scamander does not lose details during the development of the book, he refers to the safe habitats for the creatures, the control, their sale, and also talks about the importance of magizoology and the classifications made by the Ministry of Magic. The language used is simple, but captivating, and it quickly captures readers.
Of course, The book describes fantastic animals very well, in a list from A to Z. Some of the ones he describes are: achromantulas, winged horses, centaurs, fire crabs, phoenixes, dragons, niggers, werewolves, gnomes, sea serpents, trolls, and unicorns, to name a few.
JK Rowling quote.
Books related to the saga
This group is where the books of the Fantastic animals and where to find them, which are later than the saga, although, according to the chronology of the magical world of Harry Potter, they were written much earlier. They are works that any fan of the saga must have if they want to fully understand the magical world recreated by JK Rowling.
- Quidditch through the ages
- Fantastic beasts and where to find them
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child