A new edition of this essential companion volume to the Harry Potter stories, featuring a new foreword by J.K. Rowling (as Newt Scamander) and six new magical creatures. Since its publication, Newt Scamander's masterpiece has been required reading at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, captivating generations of wizarding families. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" provides an indispensable introduction to the magical creatures of the wizarding world. Based on extensive travels and years of research, it is a work of unprecedented importance. Some of the creatures will be familiar to readers of the Harry Potter books: the Hippogriff, the Basilisk, the Hungarian Horntail. Others will astonish even the most avid amateur magizoologists. Discover the fascinating behaviors of magical creatures.