Fantastic Beaststells the story of British wizard Newt Scamanders trip to 1920s NYC.
Upon his arrival, he has in his posession a suitcase filled with magical beasts.
The teaser trailer fills in a lot of the details of this narrative and setting.
Apparently, Newt pulled a Hagrid long before Hagrid was even alive (so I guess Hagridpulled a Newt?
), getting himself expelled from Hogwarts after endangering human life with a beast.
Dumbledore championed Newts cause.
Newton had at leastoneperson at Hogwarts who thought he should be given another chance: Albus Dumbledore.
At the time, Dumbledore was not yet headmaster of Hogwarts, but rather a lowly professor-punch in.
The MACUSA doesnt seem to like Newt very much.
(For you No-Majs out there, MACUSA stands for Magical Congress of the United States of America.)
Graves entire voiceover seems to be tinted with an air of accusation.
Graves is President Seraphinas right-hand man.
Presumably, this voiceover is part of a larger inquistion upon Scamanders arrival in the U.S.
Whether it is before or after Newts suitcase starts leaking potentially dangerous magical creatures is another story.
President Seraphina reigns supreme.
Newt continues to rep Hufflepuff.
Despite his expulsion, Newt still seems to has Hufflepuff pride.
#HufflepuffForAlways
The wizards arereallyworried about exposure.
In this regard, Newts fantastic beasts present a significant threat.
There are two sides to this NYC.
Jacob is quickly drawn into the wizarding world.
Tina and Queenie are the NYC natives here.
Newts suitcase can doa lot.
This is all in addition to holding countless fantastic beasts itside of it.
America is getting ready for an election.
We catch a glimpse of some sort of an event perhaps a fundraiser?
for candidate Henry Shaw, a chiseled-jaw fellow vaguely described as Americas Future in his campaign poster.
Are we for or against this guy?
Does he know about magic?
If he doesnt yet, he might soon find out…
Shaws fundraiser will be interrupted.
Newts creatures are varied.
Not all of Newts creatures are so scary.
Pictured above is a niffler, a large-snouted adorable little beast with an affection for treasure.
