This article, and more on J.K. Rowling's magical creatures, can be found in Newsweek's Special Edition: Fantastic Beasts of the Wizarding World. It's clear from our first introduction to Newton ...

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is fine. It’s a very pretty movie with a few really good performances (specifically Dan Fogler and Colin Farrell). Unfortunately, the plot requires almost ...

It seems Remus Lupin took a page out of a young Albus Dumbledore’s book when he had Harry Potter and his classmates line up to take on a boggart in the film “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” ...

First, according to Pottermore, Albus Dumbledore was the Transfiguration professor before he became Headmaster at Hogwarts. But the classroom he's standing in looks to be the Defense Against the Dark ...

There are few fanbases more intensely dedicated than Potterheads. For decades now, the iconic children’s series has shaped our pop culture environment and given birth to a an overwhelming number of ...

Severus Snape is a divisive figure in the Harry Potter fandom. But whether you think he’s a misunderstood, tragic hero or an abusive, powerful figure who’s held onto an old grudge for too long, Snape ...

When the Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them series revealed Newt Scamander and company would be heading back to the UK and Europe for the second installment, fans were over the moon. It suggested ...

The most important Potterverse magical spell in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is easily the Undetectable Extension Charm. Without it, there’s no way for all the wonderful magical creatures ...

Harry Potter is back... in a way. While the boy who lived doesn't appear in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the new movie by J.K. Rowling does take place within the same universe; albeit ...