Initially, Newt Scamander was only mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as the author of the book Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, which was used as a textbook for Care of Magical Creatures by Harry Potter and his classmates. In 2001, J. K.
So much for 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' being a brand new wizarding story with no connection to Harry Potter himself.
Is Newt Scamander still alive in Harry Potter's time? Yes. In the mid-1990's, Newt retired to Dorset in the UK where he lives to this day. He was thrilled when his grandson and Luna Lovegood married and provided him with two great-grandchildren, Lorcan and Lysander.
So it's altogether possible that a younger Hagrid met a middle-aged Scamander at Hogwarts in the '40s. There's another connection (besides caring for misunderstood beasts of the world) between the two. Hagrid and Scamander were both expelled from Hogwarts, only to return as professors later.
Since the map shows the location of every single person at Hogwarts at the given time, that means Newt Scamander was somewhere on the grounds at the school during that time.
He's Luna Lovegood's grandfather-in-law
Luna Lovegood ends up marrying Rolf Scamander, who is Newt's grandson.
In an alternate universe, Newt Scamander isn't traversing the globe in search of magical creatures, but causing trouble and opening the Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts as a young Tom Riddle.
Newt believed that magical creatures were not dangerous if treated with respect, and Buckbeak only attacked Malfoy when he disrespected him. Due to this, Newt would have gladly traveled to Hogwarts to defend Buckbeak and try to prevent his execution, causing him to appear on the Marauder's Map.
They have twin sons, Lorcan and Lysander.
Last appearance
Newton Artemis Fido "Newt" Scamander was a character in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling. He was very briefly mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
While Dumbledore had defeated Grindelwald many years before Harry Potter's story took place, we still think that part of their history is worth mentioning – especially as Grindelwald's name cropped up. In fact, Grindelwald was mentioned as far back as Philosopher's Stone.
He hunches, seems skittish around people, and often avoids eye contact. All of this anti-social behavior falls in line with Newt's introverted personality, but one Reddit user has a different theory. Newt acts this way because he approaches people the same way he approaches animals.
No, on many reasons. Newt married Tina and had a child with her, not a giant and also, Hagrid's last name is, well Hagrid, so no, Newt isn't Hagrid's dad.
Newt would go on to marry Porpentina Goldstein, an American witch, and together they had at least one child, presumably a son. The Scamander family was "not impressed" by Newt's career in Magizoology. Rolf Scamander, Newt and Tina's grandson, married Luna Lovegood sometime after the Second Wizarding War.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore confirmed that Credence Barebone/Aurelius Dumbledore (Ezra Miller) is the new Snape (Alan Rickman) through a very familiar line delivered by Aberforth Dumbledore (Richard Coyle). Fantastic Beasts 3 finally shed light on the Credence being Aurelius Dumbledore plot twist.
Did you spot Newt Scamander in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban? You'd have to have the lamp-like eyes of Filch's cat Mrs Norris to spot this one: Newt Scamander actually appears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and not just as a name on a textbook.
In the Harry Potter films, a portrait of Scamander is present in the Headmaster's office, thus implying that he was a past Headmaster of Hogwarts and that he was dead by 1992, as the portrait first appears in Chamber of Secrets.
According to the text, Newt was expelled due to his possession of a Jarvey, which was both illegal to own and a violation of Animal Welfare Laws 101/304.
Newt is the hero of the new Fantastic Beasts movies, and, while the young wizard may not seem extremely powerful at first, it wouldn't be a stretch to say he's more powerful than Voldemort.
Like most British wizarding children, Newt Scamander attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There he was sorted into Hufflepuff house.
Here is what else we know about Scamander: He was born in 1897, sorted into the Hufflepuff house at Hogwarts.
There's only one answer, and it's that the Kelpie is Newt's Patronus. A Kelpie is a shape-shifting beast that lives within water. It is not to be approached by humans — unless they want to be eaten. Newt documented the Kelpie in his hit book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Pandora Mistral Lovegood (née Malfoy) aka Pandora Lovegood was a pureblooded witch and the youngest child of Abraxus Malfoy, wife to Xenophilous and mother to Luna Lovegood.
Voldemort has yet to appear in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, but he is still part of the overall timeline and it's possible to guess what he's doing during that time. The Fantastic Beasts series is part of the Harry Potter universe, and takes place years before the events of the Harry Potter film series.
His grandson Rolf Scamander - a naturalist by profession - goes on to marry Luna Lovegood. Soon, Newt becomes the great-grandfather of twins Lorcan and Lysander.