Spoiler Alert! J.K. Rowling Dishes the Secrets of 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'

Spoiler Alert! J.K. Rowling Dishes the Secrets of 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'
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What would we do without J.K. Rowling?

Seriously, this is the woman who gifted the world Harry Potter, the undisputed greatest book series in history. And then, just when we think she’s calling it quits (she’s worth nearly a billion dollars, after all), she announces that we’re going to get 5 new movies in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series.

Then, after the first film’s opening weekend, she’s gracious enough to get on Twitter and answer all the fan’s questions about the movie!

The spin-off series stars Eddie Redmayne (swoon) playing the role of Newt Scamander, a magizoologist from the 1920s. The film’s first installment premiered Friday to overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and muggles alike.

Nevertheless, hardcore Potterheads had some questions about the movie for their favorite author, and J.K. gave us a tiny glimpse into the future with her answers.

For starters, why five movies? Why not a lower number of films that are all the more action packed for it?

OK, fine. Then what about Newt’s wardrobe choices? Some keen eyed viewers noticed that the he was wearing Hufflepuff colors on a scarf. J.K., can you confirm?

Two-for-two. But get ready to be disappointed.

One big-time Hagrid fan (pun completely intended) pointed out that both the half-giant and Newt had been expelled from Hogwarts. But when this happened to Hagrid, his wand was taken away. Yet Newt gets to keep running around with all his magic privileges while working for the Ministry of Magic.

This time, J.K. gave nothing away:

Ugh, fiiiiine. In the meantime we’ll just do like this girl and fantasize about Eddie:

What did you think of the first movie?

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