Some theorized that Albus Dumbledore may have actually sent Newt to New York, in an effort to have him spy on the wizarding government, possibly in the hopes of gleaning new information about the ever troublesome Gellert Grindelwald.
Well, Newt Scamander himself has set the record straight on that theory, calling it an absurd claim.
Knowing that Albus Dumbledore was alive and presumably well, not to mention known to be a friend of Newt Scamander has us wondering exactly how the legendary wizard connects to the magizoologist.
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them left many Harry Potter fanatics with quite a few new questions about the magical universe.