Newt Scamander
written by Anatoli Harvie
Newt Scamander is an unassuming naturalist whose mild demeanor and devotion to the entire gamut of magical creatures hides enough cleverness and strength to stand up to none other than Gellert Grindelwald himself. Newt’s career as a magizoologist began as a young man working for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. He became the celebrated author of the book Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, now considered to be the premier bestiary of the wizarding world. Scamander retired to Dorset after decades of research and exploration.
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05/31/21
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Newt Scamander disembarks from a steamship in New York harbor
Chapter 9
December 6th, 1926
Newt Scamander walks off the ship and goes through customs, then walks through Manhattan, taking in the sights. As he walks near a bank, a niffler escapes from his case and runs into the bank. Newt follows and, in the process of retrieving the niffler, meets a Muggle named Jacob Kowalski. The two accidentally switch cases.
Timeline Notes
The date for this event is taken from the newspaper Newt notices when Tina takes him in to MACUSA headquarters. While the name of the paper, The New York Ghost, is mentioned in the script and therefore canon, the date may be simply the invention of the art department. That date does fit with the timeline of the story and the weather we observe, so we are using it.
Newt Scamander walks off the ship and goes through customs, then walks through Manhattan, taking in the sights. As he walks near a bank, a niffler escapes from his case and runs into the bank. Newt follows and, in the process of retrieving the niffler, meets a Muggle named Jacob Kowalski. The two accidentally switch cases.
Timeline Notes
The date for this event is taken from the newspaper Newt notices when Tina takes him in to MACUSA headquarters. While the name of the paper, The New York Ghost, is mentioned in the script and therefore canon, the date may be simply the invention of the art department. That date does fit with the timeline of the story and the weather we observe, so we are using it.
