Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay

by J.K. Rowling

The mysterious force then flies up into the air, swirling through the city, diving in and out of alleyways, before crashing down into a subway station.

proudly grasping a broken wand amid bright yellow and red flames.

a small furry black cross between a mole and a duck-billed platypus,

they enter, the whole entrance magically transforms from the Woolworth Building to the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA).

A guide to help people understand why we should be protecting these creatures instead of killing them.

The Niffler is standing in a shop window. In order to hide, it is emulating a jewellery stand, little arms outstretched, covered in diamonds.

My philosophy is that worrying means you suffer twice.

Before wizards went underground, when we were still being hunted by Muggles, young wizards and witches sometimes tried to suppress their magic to avoid persecution. Instead of learning to harness or to control their powers, they developed what was called an Obscurus.

Yet one of your teachers argued strongly against your expulsion. Now, what makes Albus Dumbledore so fond of you?

A law that has us scuttling like rats in the gutter! A law that demands that we conceal our true nature! A law that directs those under its dominion to cower in fear lest we risk discovery!