Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

As Professor Dumbledore declared in the foreword that “no wizarding household is complete without a copy of this book.” So I wasted no time and got myself a copy at Flourish and Botts! My very own duplicate of Harry Potter’s copy and I enjoyed it a lot especially Professor Dumbledore’s foreword! You only have to read a part of his foreword to be convinced to read the book. But what I enjoyed even more were Ron’s, Harry’s and Hermione’s scribbling on random pages of the book. Just a few samples: “Harry loves Moaning Myrtle” (Bahaha!) ”The 1965 Ban on Experimental Breeding has made the creation of new species illegal.” ---> “but no one’s told Hagrid.” I’m pretty sure it’s Ron who classified ACROMANTULA with 10 X’s. (Lol!) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the result of many years research and discusses at some length the definition of the word 'beast', and indeed which creatures may be categorised as beasts. Also covered is the ongoing Muggle ignorance of magical creatures. Clause 73 of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy is explained as reason for magical beasts being in hiding, and there is also information about how that is done. Disillusionment charms, memory charms and the Office of Misinformation all have a role to play. What then follows is an alphabetical list of fantastic beasts, all of which have been classified according to the Ministry of Magic as belonging to one of five categories: * Boring (Although Newt in the film would never describe creatures as boring which this book does, the character was fascinated by all creatures.) * Harmless and may be domesticated * A competent wizard should be able to cope with them * Dangerous and requires specialist wizard knowledge * Known wizard killer or impossible to train or domesticate There's everything from Centaurs and Flobberworms, to Kneazles, Nifflers and Wampus Cats. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a book for every Harry Potter fan: read it from cover to cover, browse and learn more about the magical universe, and refer to it as you read the Harry Potter series, or watch the movies.

Love reading this book, it's really interesting and informative. As a Harry Potter fan , I recommend to fans of the Harry Potter book series.

I bought this book for a student of mine. She just started her first year in Hogwarts and Prof. Dumbledore's Recommendation is that each student have a copy of this Newt's well documented book about beasts. This is a well written and useful book for the young budding wizards! I also have a low edition copy of Mr. Harry Potter's copy of the same book, it's fun to read with the scattered scribbles of Potter and Ron here and there:)If you can read my comment then you are not a Muggle!:)

Not a pirated version—the detailing on the cover and the quality are proof of that. It came well-packed in a box. A definite must-have if you're a Potterhead who loves collecting everything published in the Harry Potter universe!

I've seen many people complaining about this book and comparing it to the other Hogwarts library books. This book received the lowest rating out of them but I don't see why? This book is an whole encyclopedia about the fantastic beats which are written by J.K. Rowling but in the accent of Newt scammander as in the movies. This book is totally different from the movie and it doesn't has a story but fascinating and exciting things to explore more in the wizarding world including dragons, nundu and many others from the Harry Potter series itself! This book is the one I've received some far in 2022. The thing that makes it more exciting and interesting are the illustraitions. J.K. Rowling has done a perfection in creating these creatures. Overall: The best encyclopedia with The Fantastic Beasts

Though I am a Potterhead, I wasn't allowed to buy books until recently. I have scoured markets and collected many First Editions. This is the only version of this book that I have, and let me tell you, IT IS AMAZING!! I absolutely love it. There's an extra introduction by Scamander which includes his trip in America, and the beasts are arranged in alphabetical sections, with each section having an illustration of any one beast of that section. The hardcover is sturdy and it reached me in perfect condition. I love the illustrations and the new beasts!! And let me tell you one secret - most of the book's additional beasts haven't been shown in the movie, so yes they are completely new and so creative. I also love the fact that a part of the proceedings is for charity. Thank you JKR, you're the best!!

Enjoyed reading this book too but had purchased it for my daughter who is a huge fan of the potter world

AMAZON SERVICE: Hardcover books are high priced and needs better packaging. That's one major issue. Otherwise all good. BOOK: JKR- she has always been magical. Great book by her. A Harry Potter fan must buy this for their collection. This edition has no scribbling inside but has beautiful illustrations. ❤️Win!