Newt Scamander is still alive, (though he’ll now be 120-years-old, bless him). Newt’s foreword tells us some updates about the current Wizarding World.Rowling (or her editors) have removed all three references to the version number. While the 2001 edition had claimed to be the 52 nd edition, there are now only two editions. In line with this change, Rowling has retconned the in-universe publication history. Rowling’s excuse for not showing them before is that President Picquery had requested Newt to keep them out of his original book to “to deter wizarding sightseers”. The six new beasts which appear in this book (Hidebehind, Hodag, Horned Serpent, Snallygaster, Thunderbird, and Wampus Cat) are all native to America.(Though then one would think they would also edit out his wife’s name.)
This looks like a retcon, but it may just be an attempt at removing spoilers. The new edition replaces the About the Author’s phrase “after graduating from Hogwarts” with a more ambiguous “after leaving Hogwarts”. These had ranged from simple explanations of him returning later, to grand conspiracy theories involving the name of the year seven exams. Previously, there were countless fan theories of how Newt could have graduated Hogwarts if he got expelled.(There are also other minor typographical changes, such as capitalization, the ordering of the contents, or the numbering of footnotes.) What this all means for canon Fantastic Beasts is no longer in its 52 nd edition.Newt is no longer said to have graduated Hogwarts.Rowling’s artwork (Note that a very similar design for the Billywig is still used) Harry and Ron’s 26 annotations (roughly 160 words).6 new beast entries, totaling about 730 words.While Rowling added substantial new content, it came at the cost of abandoning the original textbook theme, and the book now looks more like a movie tie in.
Rowling released a new edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, originally published as a mock-textbook in 2001. A few sections were removed, including all of Rowling’s handwritten parts, some new content was added, and a handful of lines were edited to ensure consistency with the new movies. Articles News What was changed in the new Fantastic Beasts book, and what it means for canon March 16, 2017Ī few days ago, J.K.
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