Now five years after the release of the final Harry Potter film, a new movie arrives to transport audiences back to the Wizarding World – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Almost 20 years ago the world first met Harry Potter in the pages of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, only to be re-introduced to him a few years later with the film adaptation, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Interestingly, we learn during Fantastic Beasts that during his time at Hogwarts, Newt became quite close with Leda Lestrange – a family name which looms large throughout the Harry Potter saga, and are more often than not connected with dark wizards like Grindelwald and Lord Voldemort.
Set in 1926 (some 65 years before Harry ever steps foot inside Hogwarts!), Fantastic Beasts chronicles Newt’s stopover in New York City, where he had only meant to stay for a few hours.