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. No wizarding household is complete without a copy of Fantastic Beasts, well thumbed by the generations who have riffled its pages in search of the best way to rid the lawn of Horklumps, interpret the mournful cries of the Augurey, or cure their pet Puffskein of drinking out of the toilet."

- Albus Dumbledore, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them foreword.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a book written by Newt Scamander detailing magizoology and describing magical creatures. It was a standard textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since it was written in 1927.

A copy of this book cost two Galleons at Flourish and Blotts.

Chapters

 * Introduction
 * About This Book
 * What Is a Beast?
 * A Brief History of Muggle Awareness of Fantastic Beasts
 * Magical Beasts in Hiding
 * Safe Habitats
 * Controls on Selling and Breeding
 * Disillusionment Charms
 * Memory Charms
 * The Office of Misinformation
 * Why Magizoology Matters
 * Ministry of Magic Classifications
 * An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts

Beasts included in the book
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Behind the scenes

 * A real version of the book was written by J. K. Rowling to raise money for the Comic Relief charity in 2001.
 * It is unknown why this book was required for Harry Potter to get this book in the 1991–1992 school year when he did not start Care of Magical Creatures until the 1993–1994 school year. As in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real), Dumbledore states it is required for Care of Magical Creatures. Though, it is possible it was required for Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry's copy is protected by the Thief's Curse.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
 * Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
 * Pottermore