45 Facts About Newt Scamander

Newton Artemis Fido Scamander or "Newt" is a fictional character created by JK Rowling.

Newt Scamander is the protagonist of the Fantastic Beasts film series, a spin-off prequel to the Harry Potter novel and film series.

Newt Scamander was only mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as the author of the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which was used as a textbook for Care of Magical Creatures by Harry Potter and his classmates.

Newt Scamander's help is often sought by his former professor Albus Dumbledore in the mission to defeat the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald.

Newt ends up playing a vital role in the downfall of Grindelwald, during which Newt meets and falls in love with his future wife Tina Goldstein.

Newt Scamander grows up attached to the magical beasts since childhood and eventually becomes a magizoologist.

Newt Scamander feels extremely connected to all his magical creatures and beasts, and always defends them.

The last name "Newt Scamander" refers to the River Newt Scamander of Anatolia from the Iliad.

Harry is daring, reckless, and short-tempered at times; while Newt Scamander usually remains calm and cool in a crisis.

Newt Scamander takes the blame for Leta's actions and is expelled from Hogwarts instead of her.

Therefore, Newt Scamander turns bitter towards Leta but still remains much in love with her.

Newt Scamander is still expelled but is allowed to keep his wand because of Dumbledore's influence.

Around 1914 to 1918, Newt Scamander serves on the Eastern front during the First World War in a confidential Ministry of Magic program involving Ukrainian Ironbelly dragons.

However, the program is cancelled as the dragons respond only to Newt Scamander, whilst trying to eat all others.

Newt Scamander later joins the Ministry and receives several promotions there due to his knowledge about magical creatures, eventually becoming a magizoologist.

In 1918, Newt Scamander is convinced by Augustus Worme to use his extensive knowledge about magical beasts to write a book on them.

Newt Scamander begins to travel internationally to conduct research on magical beasts and creatures for his book.

In 1926, Newt Scamander makes a brief stop over in New York with the motive of releasing Frank the Thunderbird into its habitat.

Newt Scamander carries with him a magically expanded suitcase in which he carries several magical beasts from his voyage around the world.

When MACUSA aurors attack Credence and presumably kill him, Newt Scamander is the only one who notices that a tiny wisp of the obscurus flees.

Newt Scamander exposes that MACUSA auror Percival Graves is the infamous and dangerous dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in disguise; Grindelwald is arrested.

Newt Scamander prevents the exposure of wizarding world to the No-maj community by using his thunderbird to disperse a potion which removes all the No-maj's memories about the Obscurial battle.

Newt Scamander argues on Tina's behalf and justifies her mistake because of which she had been fired; thereafter, Tina gets back her job as an auror.

Albus Dumbledore secretly meets Newt Scamander and asks him to track and save Credence.

Newt Scamander captures a Zouwu, that had escaped earlier from a travelling circus, running rampant across the Parisian streets.

Newt Scamander chooses to join the fight against Grindelwald after a destructive rally of Grindelwald's followers, during which Queenie and Credence join Grindelwald under manipulation, while Leta sacrifices her life to let her fiance Theseus and the others escape.

However, Newt Scamander saves the younger Qilin twin and keeps him safe.

However before leaving, Newt Scamander tells Dumbledore that he has a chance to correct his mistakes.

Newt Scamander is gladdened and rendered speechless to see his love-interest Tina there as well.

Newt Scamander creates the Werewolf Register and the Ban on Experimental Breeding.

Soon, Newt Scamander becomes the great-grandfather of twins Lorcan and Lysander.

Newt Scamander writes A Children's Anthology of Monsters, an edition for younger readers.

Newt Scamander was chosen by IGN as their fifteenth favourite Harry Potter character, saying that Newt has very quickly established himself as a "very different sort of hero".

Charles Bramesco of Polygon criticised how Newt Scamander has "been remanded to the margins of his own franchise".

Newt Scamander is a tall wizard with brown hair and hazel eyes.

The various pockets in Newt Scamander's coat contain various potions and elixirs for Newt Scamander as a magizoologist always remains prepared.

Socially awkward, slightly eccentric and introverted around humans, Newt Scamander feels more comfortable around animals and connects better with them.

Newt Scamander is not afraid to show weakness, vulnerability or emotions.

Newt Scamander is praised by his former headmaster Albus Dumbledore for always doing the right thing without seeking power or glory.

Newt Scamander has a scientist's eye and the thirst for knowledge about magical creatures, with the motive of protecting them and educating others about them.

Newt Scamander is able to cast Atmospheric Charms to create separate natural habitats inside the suitcase for the magical beasts to survive.

Newt Scamander is even able to create a magical bubble to contain and sustain an obscurus even after the death of its host.

Newt Scamander looked after magical flora and was familiar with their properties, keeping several potted plants on a shelf in his shed in the magically expanded suitcase that serves as his home for his magical creatures.

Newt Scamander's wand is made up of rather unusual contents: The wood of the wand is of Tropical Lime Tree, while shell and bone are used as cores of the wand.

Newt Scamander's boggart is an office desk at the Ministry, because what he fears most is having to work in an office.