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Joanne Rowling
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM NEWT SCAMANDER
Special edition with a foreword by ALBUS DUMBLEDORE
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
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
NEWTON ('newt') Artemis Fido Scamander was (|born in 1897. His interest in fabulous beasts was encouraged by his mother, who was an enthusiastic breeder of fancy Hippogrifis. Upon graduation from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Mr Scamander joined the Ministry of Magic in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. After two years at the Office for House-Elf Relocation, years he describes as 'tedious in the extreme', he was transferred to the Beast Division, where his prodigious knowledge of bizarre magical animals ensured his rapid promotion.
Although almost solely responsible for the creation of the Werewolf Register in 1947, he says he is proudest of the Ban on Experimental Breeding, passed in 1965, which effectively prevented the creation of new and untameable monsters within Britain. Mr Scamander's work with the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau led to many research trips abroad, during which he collected information for his worldwide best-seller Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, now in its fifty-second edition.
Newt Scamander was awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class, in 1979 in recognition of his services to the study of magical beasts, Magizoology. Now retired, he lives in Dorset with his wife Porpenrina and their pet Kneazles: Hoppy, Milly and Mauler.
FOREWORD
I WAS DEEPLY honoured when Newt Scamander asked me to write the foreword for this very special edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. 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.
Joanne Rowling
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM NEWT SCAMANDER
Special edition with a foreword by ALBUS DUMBLEDORE
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
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
NEWTON ('newt') Artemis Fido Scamander was (|born in 1897. His interest in fabulous beasts was encouraged by his mother, who was an enthusiastic breeder of fancy Hippogrifis. Upon graduation from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Mr Scamander joined the Ministry of Magic in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. After two years at the Office for House-Elf Relocation, years he describes as 'tedious in the extreme', he was transferred to the Beast Division, where his prodigious knowledge of bizarre magical animals ensured his rapid promotion.
Although almost solely responsible for the creation of the Werewolf Register in 1947, he says he is proudest of the Ban on Experimental Breeding, passed in 1965, which effectively prevented the creation of new and untameable monsters within Britain. Mr Scamander's work with the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau led to many research trips abroad, during which he collected information for his worldwide best-seller Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, now in its fifty-second edition.
Newt Scamander was awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class, in 1979 in recognition of his services to the study of magical beasts, Magizoology. Now retired, he lives in Dorset with his wife Porpenrina and their pet Kneazles: Hoppy, Milly and Mauler.
FOREWORD
I WAS DEEPLY honoured when Newt Scamander asked me to write the foreword for this very special edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. 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.