New Edition Of ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Book Debunks Theory On Albus Dumbledore

Five years after the last Harry Potter film was released, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them transported fans back to J. K. Rowling’s magical Wizarding World, kicking-off a brand new series of films. Centered on the author of the fictional textbook from which the film was inspired, Newt Scamander, fans theorized that the magizoologist’s exploits in New York City where part of a mission to infiltrate the MACUSA on the orders of Albus Dumbledore. Now, a new edition of the Fantastic Beasts textbook has been released and includes an introduction that debunks the fan theory.

The new edition of the textbook includes an introduction by Newt Scamander, who explains why the theory does not make sense.

No undercover wizard would have chosen to pose as a Magizoologist at that period. An interest in magical beasts was considered dangerous and suspect, and taking a case full of such creatures into a major city was, in retrospect, a serious mistake.

The introduction credits Rita Skeeter, a gossip correspondent for a paper within the Harry Potter universe, with originating the claim, suggesting J. K. Rowling wanted to definitively discredit the theory by attributing the rumor to a recognizably untrustworthy character.

Because the Fantastic Beasts films are set before the events of the Harry Potter series, the new edition also provides an in-universe explanation for why the textbook does not offer details on future films in the new series.

I am not yet in a position to tell the full story of my activities during the two decades that Gellert Grindelwald terrorized the wizarding world. As more documents become declassified over the coming years, I will be freezer to speak openly about my role during that dark period in our history.

The previous passage suggests that further additions to the original textbook will be released as the Fantastic Beasts films hit theaters, assuring fans that there will plenty of new information to absorb over the coming years.

The first Fantastic Beasts sequel is scheduled to be released in theaters on November 16, 2018.

Source: CinemaBlend