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. In the Wizarding World, the Jarvey was a ferret-looking creature capable of human speech.
Newt is still expelled but is allowed to keep his wand because of Dumbledore's influence.
This expulsion took place between Newt's sixth and seventh years — after he'd completed his O.W.L.s. Portrait of Armando Dippet, one of Hogwarts headmasters.
Rather than seeing his good friend expelled, Newt took the blame for Leta's actions, and was thus sentenced to be expelled from Hogwarts in her place. This left Newt bitter, but still very much in love with Leta. However, Albus Dumbledore, Newt's teacher at the time, argued strongly on his behalf.
“The reason he loves Newt is that Newt loves beasts and I think he thinks he's a beast.” The actor continued: “I think he thinks he's dark, that he's seen and done things that he wishes he hadn't and he's constantly pulling himself back on the right moral side.”
Rowling then took to Twitter Monday morning to answer a few questions about the pair's past relationship, admitting, "Albus Dumbledore is fond of Newt Scamander for the same reasons that I am fond of Newt Scamander. You're welcome."
We know that he was writing the forewords to a new edition of his book where he confirmed his role in the capture of Grindelwald (as shown in the Fantastic Beasts movie) in 2017, so he did become at least 119–120 years old, but he might simply have been too old to fight.
Eddie Redmayne Says Newt Scamander in 'Fantastic Beasts' Is Autistic.
He's Luna Lovegood's grandfather-in-law
Newt's full name is Newton Artemis Fido Scamander.
Despite the fact that Newt is still alive during the Harry Potter series, he never meets Harry (and thus readers never see him) because his life does not intersect with Harry's. Newt would have most likely already retired by the time Harry was introduced to the wizarding world.
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.
The writer of the Fantastic Beasts series, J.K. Rowling has never publicly stated that Newt has autism or was written to be autistic.
We are sure that Hufflepuffs the world over rejoiced in jubilation when Newt Scamander opened his suitcase to reveal a cheerful, yellow Hufflepuff scarf. Here's how the hero of Fantastic Beasts perfectly represents his Hogwarts house.
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.
There are spells, there's a random cameo in The Prisoner of Azkaban, and of course, there's Gellert Grindelwald. A lot of these little threads may seem small, but there's actually one huge connection between the two film series: Newt Scamander has a close relationship with Albus Dumbledore.
No, Newt Scamander is not Hagrid's father.
Queenie Kowalski (née Goldstein) is the wife of Jacob Kowalski, the younger sister of Tina Goldstein, the sister-in-law of Newt Scamander and a supporting protagonist in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them film series.
Newton Artemis Fido "Newt" Scamander is a half-blood or pure blood wizard who is a framed magizoologist and the main protagonist of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise.
We know that during events in Paris, Leta Lestrange attended the pure-bloods ball with Theseus Scamander, Newt's older brother, where they met Yaxley. This ball was only for pure-blood wizards.
Author JK Rowling announced Albus Dumbledore was gay in 2007. It's known that he and Grindelwald were in a romantic relationship but it had never been explored in the previous Harry Potter films. Fantastic Beasts 3 might address the depth of their relationship.
' If you're confused about how Dumbledore actually knows that though, it's because the legendary wizard actually used to teach Newt. Before he became Harry Potter's headmaster, he was first Newt Scamander's transfiguration professor.
So why is this a big deal? Because Nagini also happens to be the name of another iconic “Harry Potter” character — Lord Voldemort's magical, extremely murderous pet snake. Well, just in case there was any doubt, “Harry Potter” creator JK Rowling confirmed the two characters are one and the same.
Nonetheless, despite her initially benevolent nature, Nagini's blood curse eventually turned her into a snake permanently. Though it is unknown if she became evil as a result of that, or was turned evil as a result of Voldemort turning her into a Horcrux. As a snake, Nagini was completely loyal to Lord Voldemort.