The concept breaks down in the introductions: Professor Dumbledore explains that the books are being offered to muggles (because the proceeds of the books are going to British charity Comic Relief, a disclosure that will raise the eyebrows of any reader who undestands the importance of secrecy in the wizard world. The conceit is that these are Harry's schoolbooks ( Fantastic Beasts, by Newt Scamander Quidditch, by Kennilworthy Whisp), with margin notes by Harry and pal Ron Weasley.
Because this is a "Harry Potterless" year, kids in need of a fix may find it in these two volumes. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them marks J.K.
Rowling is also the author of a novel for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy, and, under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, is the author of three crime novels featuring private detective Cormoran Strike, which are to be adapted for BBC television. She has recently collaborated with writer Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany on the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which is now running at The Palace Theatre in London's West End. Her website and e-publisher Pottermore is the digital hub of the Wizarding World. She has written three companion volumes to the series in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in aid of Comic Relief and The Tales of Beedle the Bard in aid of her children's charity Lumos. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 19, which have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, are distributed in more than 200 territories and translated into 79 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films by Warner Bros. Now retired, he lives in Dorset with his wife, Porpentina, and their pet Kneazles: Hoppy, Milly, and Mauler. Newt Scamander was awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class, in 1979 in recognition of his services to the study of magical beasts, Magizoology.
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