The slim, red-covered volume weighed in at 64 pages, with proceeds from its sale (the paperback originally cost $3.99 or, as the cover noted, “14 sickles, 3 knuts”) benefiting the British charity Comic Relief for children in developing countries. The author and his book became more than a footnote in 2001, when Rowling, under the pseudonym of Newt Scamander, released a real book titled Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Related: ‘ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ Turns 15 - What Christopher Columbus Got Right Scamander is briefly mentioned as the author of the seminal textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, required reading for the Hogwarts-bound Harry Potter. Scamander and his history in the Potterverse, which traces back to the very first novel, 1997’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (released as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in America the following year). While many Muggles might not recognize the name of the character played by Eddie Redmayne, Potterphiles are well acquainted with Mr.
Rowling’s prequel of sorts to Harry Potter opening on Friday. The magizoologist otherwise known as Newt is the central figure of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J.K. Newton Artemis Fido Scamander is ready for his close-up.
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