Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Quotes

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Appearances Quotes

Troll representatives were questioned in the absence of goblins and judged not to understand anything that was being said to them; they were therefore classified as "beasts" despite their two-legge...

Contrasting Regions: Wizarding World vs. Muggle World Quotes

Astonishing though it may seem to many wizards, Muggles have not always been ignorant of the magical and monstrous creatures that we have worked so long and hard to hide. A glance through Muggle ar...

Exploration Quotes

Mr. Scamander's work with the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau led to many research trips abroad, during which he collected information for his worldwide best-seller Fantastic Beasts and Where...

Identity Quotes

The definition of a "beast" has caused controversy for centuries. Though this might surprise some first-time students of Magizoology, the problem might come into clearer focus if we take a moment t...

Lies and Deceit Quotes

All that remains is for me to warn anyone who has read this far without purchasing the book that it carries a Thief's Curse. I would like to take this opportunity to reassure Muggle purchasers that...

Violence Quotes

Why do we continue, as a community and as individuals, to attempt to protect and conceal magical beasts, even those that are savage and untameable? The answer is, of course: to ensure that future g...

Wisdom and Knowledge Quotes

No wizarding household is complete without a copy of Fantastic Beasts, well thumbed by the generations who have riffled its pages in search of the best way to rid the lawn of Horklumps, interpret t...

Youth Quotes

Newt's masterpiece has been an approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ever since its publication and must take a substantial amount of credit for our students' consistently...