Over the past week I went to the theater and watched "Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them." I promise no spoilers within this article, and I recommend watching the movie. It is a different movie than the Harry Potter series, but still manages to have that same magic. Particularly, the main character helps creates a new environment full of new types of magic. Thus I present, 7 reasons why we all love Newt Scamander.
1. Hufflepuff represent
Newt's a Hufflepuff, and up until this point we haven't received a lot of main characters coming from the Hufflepuff house, so he's kinda a big deal.
2. He was expelled from Hogwarts
Who can't help but love a bad guy? (Even when it creates a plot hole)
3. Compassion about animals
Okay so I do not know if magical beasts falls into the category of "animal" but either way Scamanders enthusiasm is certainly admirable
4. Quirkiness
We have sat through eight films of watching the courageous Harry, Hermoine, and Ron, so it's nice to finally see a protagonist who is just as quirky as the rest of us.
5. Keeps Us Guessing
So far, we only know a little bit about Scamander. We know he went to Hogwarts, was expelled, and wrote "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" but other than that, we don't know anything else. Storylines introduced in the movie clue us in about our main character and will keep us guessing about his past.
6. Science!
According to Pottermore he is a magizoologist, so while the movie doesn't exactly focus on the biology of the beasts, I am still excited to have a story starring a scientist.
7. Creative
Personally I would never think of expanding a suitcase to house beasts, so props to Newt for being creative!
