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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander was a standard reference work devoted to the amazing variety of magical creatures of the world. The book was originally commissioned in 1918 and published in 1927 by Obscurus Books, and has been updated constantly ever since.

First year students at Hogwarts are required to come with a copy of this book. Harry bought his in Diagon Alley at Flourish and Blotts (PS5).

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