Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Hogwarts Library)

by Newt Scamander and J.K. Rowling

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I read this one a looooooong time ago and I’m glad that I got the chance to reread it in a Harry Potter themed readathon as well. This filled the prompt for the E grade of Potions, read a book in your house’s colour.

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The book is basically an encyclopedia of monsters, I enjoyed reading more about the creatures the first time and I enjoyed it even more this second time because the creatures are easier to imagine after the series of movies related to it came out. Things like the Niffler and the Demiguise for instance, alongside the more dangerous ones like the Nobu. Honestly made me want to go watch the movies again which I think I will very very soon, for now I just added a the sixth book’s reread to my September TBR :)

There is really not much to say about the monsters themselves, but I do appreciate that J. K. Rowling took inspirations from real legends or myths like the Japanese Kappa and the Loch Ness monster where I was pretty amused by the latter’s section. I did wish to see the Lethifold more than anything else tbh, maybe a manticore would be fun as well, but yeah, the Lethifold in action might be fun although I don’t think a battle against it would be all that heavy on the action.

I especially enjoyed the added comments by Harry and his friends and more importantly the brief bits of history that led to the qualifications and specification of Beasts. Newt Scamander getting kicked out of Hogwarts, only to write a book that ends up being a must read in every household AND teaching material in the school he got kicked out of is extremely badass in my opinion.

Final rating: 4/5