With the help of his new friends, Newt will attempt to recapture all the creatures back to his briefcase, but he and the others will run into challenges from both the American wizarding authorities (specifically Auror Percival Graves) and the New Salem Philanthropic Society, a group of No-Majs determined to kill all witches and wizards (led by Mary Lou Barebone).
Unfortunately for him, what was supposed to be a simple business trip becomes complicated when Newt’s briefcase full of magical creatures is opened, letting the “beasts” loose across the Big Apple.
Taking place over 60 years before the main events in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will follow Newt Scamander, an eccentric and introverted employee of the Ministry of Magic who comes to New York City to meet with an official from the Magical Congress of the United States of America.