"Magic animals and their habitats" (J. Rowling): creation, content, reviews

"Magic animals and their habitats" - another work, released from the pen of J. Rowling. What does it say about, why is the name of Newton Scamander on the cover, and what does the book have to do with the world of Harry Potter? All this and not only - below.

About the work

The answer to the offer of the charitable organization Comic Relief "to write something for the sake of good" was the book "Magical animals and their habitats". The date of release in England - 2001, in Russia appeared only in 2009 in the translation of M. Spivak. 80% of the proceeds from the sale of the book went to charity, to help children.

Who is author?

I wrote a book by J. Rowling, but not everything is so simple. On the cover you can see a completely different name. Thus, "Magic animals and their habitats" - a book created by Newt Salamander. In fact, this is a fictional character, to which the authorship of the work is attributed. His biography is presented at the very beginning. From it you can find out that Newt was born in 1897, entered Hogwarts, but did not finish it. He was passionately passionate about magical zoology, especially the section on animals. Later he was recruited to the Ministry of Magic, where he was engaged in the account of home elven populations, and also in 1947 created a register of werewolves. For his work was awarded the Order of Merlin.

At the time of writing, Newt had already retired and settled in Dorset with his family.

Link to Harry Potter books

"Magic animals and their habitats" is a textbook on the care of magical creatures. One of the most creepy and dangerous books that Hogwarts students had to learn. It attacks anyone who does not handle it properly.

This book first appeared on the pages of the third part of the adventures of Harry Potter "The Prisoner of Azkaban." Recommended her Hagrid, appointed teacher for the care of magical creatures. Harry accidentally opened it in the Leaky Cauldron, after which he had to catch a textbook for a living bird for quite some time. Only in the first lesson Hagrid explained how to properly handle the book, although some students did not save this.

Content

The textbook "Magic animals and their habitats", which is offered to read, is the same specimen that once belonged to Harry. Therefore, here you can see the owner's notes, as well as Ron and Hermione. Also friends correspond on the pages of the textbook, play tic-tac-toe, and play a trick on each other.

As for the content of the textbook, it covers the entire history of magical zoology. Then definitions are given to key concepts, differences are indicated, a classification of magical animals is cited, and 75 of different species are described. There are separate chapters dedicated to the fact that muggles know about magical animals, as well as how to hide such an animal, if there is such a need. The information presented was collected by Salamander himself for many years of travel and observation around the world. The introduction to the publication was written personally by Albus Dumbledore.

Screening

The work "Magic animals and their habitats" was only recently filmed. The director of the film was David Yates, already participated in the creation of paintings about Harry Potter. The premiere took place in 2016.

The action takes place 65 years before the start of the original saga. The main character was the author of Newt Salamander. In the courtyard of 1926, at this time the zoologist is still young, before writing the textbook for many more years, and now he is just beginning to deal with his classification of magical beasts. The scientist arrives in New York, with him his magical suitcase, where some dangerous magic beasts are locked up along with their habitat. Randomly, the creatures are free. This jeopardizes both the safety of others, but can also lead to the fact that Muggles learn about the existence of magic.

In general, the film was highly appreciated by fans.

"Fantastic beasts and their habitats": reviews

All those who read the book agree that it is intended for fans of the Harry Potter series or even for those who know it. A reader who does not know anything about the magical world of Rowling will not be able to understand the work and get genuine pleasure from reading it.

It is noted that the book was written in an easy language, quickly read and filled with English humor.