Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Joanne Rowling. Short summary

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The story of the adventures of writer and magical biologist Newt Scamander in New York City, where several fantastic creatures escape from his magical suitcase.

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The action takes place in 1926 in the Harry Potter universe. British wizard and magical biologist Newt Salamander arrives in New York City. With him is his magical suitcase, which contains some magical beasts along with their habitat.

From the suitcase escapes a sniffer mole, a gold-loving mole. Newt tries to catch the snuffler and accidentally swaps suitcases with Muggle Jacob Kowalski, an aspiring baker.

At Jacob’s apartment, several other magical animals get out of Newt’s suitcase. Jacob and Newt meet former muggle Tina and her sister Queenie. In Newt’s suitcase, Jacob encounters an obscura, a dark parasite that develops in child mages.

Newt and Jacob search for the missing creatures. At the same time, strange events occur in New York, leading to tragic consequences.

In the finale, Newt and Jacob manage to collect all the animals, and the mages undo the destruction in the city and erase the memories of all the mage inhabitants.