The Rise of Grindelwald 1881-1945
written by Anatoli Harvie
This is a book with references to all the events took part at the rise of Grindelwald. Timeline 188-1945
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1927
Chapter 37
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is first published
"The first edition of Fantastic Beasts was commissioned back in 1918 by Mr. Augustus Worme of Obscurus Books, who was kind enough to ask me whether I would consider writing an authoritative compendium of magical creatures for his publishing house. I was then but a lowly Ministry of Magic employee and leapt at the chance both to augment my pitiful salary of two Sickles a week and to spend my holidays travelling the globe in search of new magical species."
-- Newt Scamander in the introduction to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Eight years after the book was commissioned and Newt Scamander started travelling the world in search of magical creatures, Obscurus Books publishes the guide. Fifty-two editions of the book have now been published as of the late 1990s, and it has been an approved textbook at Hogwarts since its original publication.
Notes
In the introduction, Newt/Rowling writes "The rest is publishing history: Fantastic Beasts is now in its fifty-second edition." The Muggle version of the book was published in 2001, but in the timeline of the series this actually falls between books four and five, which places it in the mid-1990s on the timeline. Of course, the current edition would only have been published before that date, so we can't specifically say when the 52nd edition made its appearance. Logically, however, those fifty-two editions have to fit between 1927 and 1995, a span of around 68 years, so we might assume that a new edition came out at the very least every other year and, more often than not, annually. So the first edition is dated 1927 and the current edition would be dated approximately 1994.
Albus Dumbledore becomes the Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts
Armando Dippet is the Headmaster at this time. Albus Dumbledore’s career as a teacher lasts for several decades, starting in the 1920s. In 1927, he is reassigned from teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts to teaching Transfiguration after he angers the Head of Magical Law Enforcement. He eventually becomes the Headmaster in the mid-1960s.
Timeline Notes
Dumbledore taught Defense Against the Dark Arts for a number of years, but was reassigned as a punishment by Torquil Travers in 1927. From that point on, he apparently taught Transfiguration. He was the Transfiguration teacher when Tom Marvolo Riddle was a student (HBP13, HBP20). He taught for over thirty years before taking over as Headmaster in the mid-1960s.
"The first edition of Fantastic Beasts was commissioned back in 1918 by Mr. Augustus Worme of Obscurus Books, who was kind enough to ask me whether I would consider writing an authoritative compendium of magical creatures for his publishing house. I was then but a lowly Ministry of Magic employee and leapt at the chance both to augment my pitiful salary of two Sickles a week and to spend my holidays travelling the globe in search of new magical species."
-- Newt Scamander in the introduction to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Eight years after the book was commissioned and Newt Scamander started travelling the world in search of magical creatures, Obscurus Books publishes the guide. Fifty-two editions of the book have now been published as of the late 1990s, and it has been an approved textbook at Hogwarts since its original publication.
Notes
In the introduction, Newt/Rowling writes "The rest is publishing history: Fantastic Beasts is now in its fifty-second edition." The Muggle version of the book was published in 2001, but in the timeline of the series this actually falls between books four and five, which places it in the mid-1990s on the timeline. Of course, the current edition would only have been published before that date, so we can't specifically say when the 52nd edition made its appearance. Logically, however, those fifty-two editions have to fit between 1927 and 1995, a span of around 68 years, so we might assume that a new edition came out at the very least every other year and, more often than not, annually. So the first edition is dated 1927 and the current edition would be dated approximately 1994.
Albus Dumbledore becomes the Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts
Armando Dippet is the Headmaster at this time. Albus Dumbledore’s career as a teacher lasts for several decades, starting in the 1920s. In 1927, he is reassigned from teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts to teaching Transfiguration after he angers the Head of Magical Law Enforcement. He eventually becomes the Headmaster in the mid-1960s.
Timeline Notes
Dumbledore taught Defense Against the Dark Arts for a number of years, but was reassigned as a punishment by Torquil Travers in 1927. From that point on, he apparently taught Transfiguration. He was the Transfiguration teacher when Tom Marvolo Riddle was a student (HBP13, HBP20). He taught for over thirty years before taking over as Headmaster in the mid-1960s.
