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HARRY POTTER BY J.K. ROWLING

11/3/2018

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When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone…

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, author of the beloved and internationally bestselling Harry Potter books. Featuring a cast of remarkable characters, this is epic, adventure-packed storytelling at its very best.

Whether an existing fan or new to the wizarding world, this is a perfect addition to any reader's bookshelf.


Tears will be shed and imaginations sparked in this all-new compelling screenplay of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. This sceenplay will satisfy your Potterhead soul if you couldn't get enough of Newt Scamander. - Abooktopia
I watched the movie before reading the screenplay, and adored both of them so dearly. As I read through the screenplay, I could vividly picture each scene from the movie, stark clear. Reading it was like seeing the movie all over again! There is great attention to the screenplay as there is so much detail of each scene alongside the chapter designs, which are absolutely gorgeous to look at. The screenplay doesn’t add much new stuff to the movie, however it does give a few little details and confirmations that one may not have picked up in the movie.
 
The screenplay follows young British, Newt Scamander, on his travels in New York City during the roaring 1920’s where he is an advocate for the care and protection for magical creatures as a Magizoologist. Alongside him he travels with a case that contains far more than just a toothbrush and pyjamas, but rather contains a few magical, fantastic beasts. However when his magical case becomes misplaces, it is the start of Sacamander’s continual string of problems through the city. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg of what’s troubling the city…
 
The world building and characters are absolutely amazing and I cannot help but love Newt Scamander’s quirky, awkward and quiet personality where he never really quite looks at people in the eye and tilts his head to the side with his little awkward side steps. Though he is shy, when he conversely enters inside his case with his creatures, his whole demeanour changes as he is in his own element. Some of his purest moments were when he completed a mating dance with his erumpent (which I couldn’t help but squeal due to his adorableness in that moment) which was so honest and pure as he was not ashamed of anything at all as he only cared about the wellbeing of his erumpent girl as he wished to get her back safety in his trunk where humans could not harm her. Despite not being an actual hero, Newt Scamander is as hero worthy has his older brother, as he is only worried about the wellbeing of his creatures and friends due to his big and caring heart.
 
Each and every character was amazing and unique in their own ways with Jacob being an easy going and loveable barrel of laughs and Queenie was the suitably a queen (just as her name suggests) with her cute giggling nature that is so caring and girly-girl like, whilst her sister Tina was also just as wonderful with her worrying nature as the responsible one.
***I received a copy of this book in return for an honest and unbiased review***
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Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. She calls herself Jo and has said, "No one ever called me 'Joanne' when I was young, unless they were angry." Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. During the Leveson Inquiry she gave evidence under the name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly.


Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
BOOK 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
BOOK 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
BOOK 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
BOOK 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
BOOK 5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
BOOK 6: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
BOOK 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
BOOK 8: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
52 Comments
Cordelia
9/12/2016 11:02:08 am

I watched this with my sister the day after it came out and I LOVE it!!

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:15:09 am

So glad to hear that you loved it!

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Cordelia
15/12/2016 01:48:49 pm

It's hard not to ☺️💞

Abooktopia link
17/12/2016 03:05:09 pm

True.

Ana
9/12/2016 11:11:30 am

This was fantastic. I loved Queenie so much

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Kelly S
9/12/2016 11:48:48 am

Can't forget Jacob as well. Those two were the cutest <33

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:15:42 am

They were absolutely divine together

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Kelly S
12/12/2016 02:52:30 pm

Heheheh they really are <3

Ana
9/12/2016 11:11:58 am

Autocorrect tried to change her name to Queen hehehe

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:16:17 am

You know she is 😉

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Darien
9/12/2016 12:08:42 pm

Loved this movie so much that I had to go and watch it 2 more times 😁

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:16:44 am

Was it better the second two times?

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Darien
15/12/2016 02:37:09 pm

Yeah definitely! I got to pay more attention to the details that I missed previously

Abooktopia link
17/12/2016 03:05:37 pm

Reading the script would have also helped with that.

Darien
24/12/2016 12:15:56 pm

It really did

Elysa
9/12/2016 01:37:20 pm

His dance with the Erumpent was my favorite seen of all time 😍😍

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:17:47 am

The scene was so perfect. So breathtakingly beautiful. All his fears and worries were gone in that moment, as he was so absorbed in the moment of attracting his girl, in order to keep her safe.

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Elysa
14/12/2016 11:21:45 am

I couldn't stop fangirling with my friends in that moment. It was so perfect 😍

Abooktopia link
17/12/2016 03:06:45 pm

Me and all my friends looked at each other at that moment and started screaming so hard internally that some screams of fangirling escaped our lips as we started hitting each other in excitement.

Elysa
20/12/2016 10:40:12 am

YES!! I did the exact same thing with my friends. We looked like idiots 😂😂

Melissa Sanders
9/12/2016 01:59:13 pm

Love your review darling 😘

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:18:10 am

I'm so glad to hear that lovely!

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Amyn
10/12/2016 12:28:04 pm

My favorite creature was the niftier by far! It was just too damn adorable

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Angelina Lee
10/12/2016 01:19:49 pm

The Bowtruckle as well though :"]

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:18:44 am

It's so hard to choose between the two as they were both so cute and lovely.

Jessica
10/12/2016 02:09:13 pm

I still cannot get over just how perfect Newt is 😍😍

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:19:19 am

I don't think any of us ever will in all honesty...

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Jessica
15/12/2016 11:31:26 pm

Hehehehe oath 🙌🏻

Jessica
10/12/2016 02:10:18 pm

Like Eddie Redmayne is bae

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:19:50 am

I'm really glad he got the chance to play Newt and bring him to life with such perfection.

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Jessica
24/12/2016 12:19:15 pm

Same here 😃

Sienna
10/12/2016 02:48:34 pm

Beautiful review and I love Newt for the exact same reasons. It's so gorgeous to see him in his own little world

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:20:19 am

Thank you so much! And it truly is beautiful to see.

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Sienna
15/12/2016 01:49:16 pm

Most welcome lovely! and it is

Victoria
10/12/2016 05:07:57 pm

I could watch the mating dance all day and I love your detailing about why and what you love about him 😃

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:21:19 am

I wish there were youtube clips of that scene because I just want to watch it again, and again, time after time. Also I'm really glad to hear that you love my reasoning's for loving his character!

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Victoria
20/12/2016 10:41:02 am

Mcmmmmm same here. I'm sure there will be some clips, eventually if not now. I haven't really searched for it

Victoria
20/12/2016 10:41:53 am

But that's because I don't expect to find the clip just yet so I haven't searched I suppose. But otherwise I would.

Katy Benson
10/12/2016 09:24:59 pm

I still haven't had the chance to read this yet unfortunately but I will have to!

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:21:50 am

You're going to love it! The book is quite gorgeous.

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Diana
12/12/2016 10:15:04 am

YES YES YES THIS MADE ME SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY!!

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:22:14 am

IT WAS MINDBOGGLINGLY GOOD

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Diana
16/12/2016 12:45:26 pm

IT WAS!!! I NEED THE DVD NOW

Diana
16/12/2016 12:45:52 pm

SO I CAN WATCH IT AGAIN AND AGAIN

Abooktopia link
17/12/2016 03:07:22 pm

SAME HERE. IT SHALL NEVER GET OLD FOR ME.

Diana
12/12/2016 10:15:50 am

Also idk if you know this, you probably do, but your site was down for the entire day or something yesterday. Glad that it's back up and all good.

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:23:00 am

I didn't realise until this morning. Ooops... But thank you for notifying me. Truly appreciate xx

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Diana
16/12/2016 12:46:19 pm

You're welcome xx

Lilian Archletch
12/12/2016 10:45:20 am

My Aunt's getting me this for christmas so I'm super excited to read it since I haven't seen the movie yet

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Abooktopia link
12/12/2016 11:23:27 am

A lot of my friend's Aunts are getting them the book as well. Ahaha.

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Lilian Archletch
14/12/2016 11:28:02 am

What does that say about Aunties? They're amazing

Abooktopia link
17/12/2016 03:07:50 pm

I suppose they must be.




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