<P> Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2001 book written by British author J.K. Rowling ( under the pen name of the fictitious author Newt Scamander ) about the magical creatures in the Harry Potter universe . The original version , illustrated by the author herself , purports to be Harry Potter 's copy of the textbook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone ( or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone in the US ) , the first novel of the Harry Potter series . It includes several notes inside it supposedly handwritten by Harry , Ron Weasley , and Hermione Granger , detailing their own experiences with some of the beasts described , and including in - jokes relating to the original series . </P>
<P> Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2001 book written by British author J.K. Rowling ( under the pen name of the fictitious author Newt Scamander ) about the magical creatures in the Harry Potter universe . The original version , illustrated by the author herself , purports to be Harry Potter 's copy of the textbook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone ( or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone in the US ) , the first novel of the Harry Potter series . It includes several notes inside it supposedly handwritten by Harry , Ron Weasley , and Hermione Granger , detailing their own experiences with some of the beasts described , and including in - jokes relating to the original series . </P>
who wrote magical beasts and where to find them
who wrote magical beasts and where to find them
J.K. Rowling ( under the pen name of the fictitious author Newt Scamander )
J.K. Rowling ( under the pen name of the fictitious author Newt Scamander )