J.K. Rowling created a magical world when she first began bringing Harry Potter to life more than 20 years ago . In those intervening years , more magical elements have joined the pack , including an entire earth of animate being for Harry , Hagrid and others to be intimate — and be wary of ( Draco ! ) .
" Harry Potter " reader met many of those creature while they give chase along with Hogwarts pupil to Care of Magical Creatures class down at Hagrid ’s hut . Of naturally , they were also cautiously indexed in Newt Scamander ’s text " Fantastic Beasts and Where to come up Them , " a staple in every respectable wizarding household . Now , that text edition been spin off into a movieseriesof its own , the first of which open in November 2016 .
allow ’s meet some of the beast you ’ll get to see in action .
The Niffler
Nifflers are some of the most endearing and potentially destructive tool in the world . Their aim is to slip any glittering aim they can get their little paws on and keep them in a magical pouch in their heart . Though goblins often keep them to tunnel for hoarded wealth , Newt Scamander stay fresh one because he want to . Harry Potter fans will call up that in " Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , " Hagrid mate bookman in his Care of Magical Creatures class with a niffler and tender a prize to the student - niffler pair who collected the most leprechaun gold . One niffler in fussy sets into motion many of the consequence in the movie " Fantastic creature and Where to Find Them . "
The Bowtruckle
Bowtruckles are lowly , bridge player - sized animate being with leaves for hair that blend in on the trees where they live . They ’re known to service as guardians for the tree they call dwelling house , but sometimes that works for citizenry , too . They ’re also known for being adept at picking locks with long , twig - similar fingers that are well - adjust to picking woods louse from Tree . Newt Scamander has a tree diagram full of them in his event , but one also look over him like he was his very own tree diagram . Wizards had to memorize to get by with them over the years ( we ’re looking at you , Garrick Ollivander ) because bowtruckles often guard Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree whose wood is especially good for wand . Offering the creatures Grant Wood lice , as Hagrid instructed his students to do , can appease them for long enough to learn wand wood .
The swoop immorality
The swoop up Evil is a new fauna not featured in any part of the previous wizarding world canon ; it ’s brand - novel to the flick . Their name is rather unfortunate , as they ’re not inherently malevolent , but they can be vicious . They are typically wrap in modest cocoon , but when jeopardize can expand their wingspread into an imposingly sized animal that resembles a crown of thorns between a butterfly stroke and a reptilian . They fertilise on brains and release a spitefulness that can score out memories in humans if dilute by rights . Newt Scamander had one in his suitcase when he visited New York in 1926 , just one year before his tome on wizardly brute was write for the first time .
Filmgoers will meet many more creatures in the film . You ’ll see everything from a mostly inconspicuous demiguise to an angry murtlap . If you ’re into magizoology , you ’re in for a dainty . " Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them " is the first of five project pic from Warner Bros. , writer J.K. Rowling and director David Yates .
