<P> In 1926 , British wizard and `` magizoologist '' Newt Scamander arrives by ship to New York en route to Arizona . He encounters Mary Lou Barebone , a non-magical woman ( `` No - Maj '' or `` Muggle '' ) who heads the New Salem Philanthropic Society . While Newt listens to her speech about how witches and wizards are real and dangerous , a `` Niffler '' -- a small platypus - like creature which hoards shiny objects -- escapes from Newt 's magically expanded suitcase and slips into a nearby bank . As Newt attempts to capture the Niffler , he meets No - Maj cannery worker and aspiring baker Jacob Kowalski , and they unwittingly swap suitcases . Demoted Auror ( hunter of dark wizards ) Tina Goldstein arrests Newt for being an unregistered wizard and takes him to the Magical Congress of the United States of America ( MACUSA ) headquarters . However , as Jacob 's suitcase contains only baked goods , Newt is released . At Jacob 's tenement apartment , several creatures escape from Newt 's suitcase , one of them biting Jacob on the neck . </P>
<P> In 1926 , British wizard and `` magizoologist '' Newt Scamander arrives by ship to New York en route to Arizona . He encounters Mary Lou Barebone , a non-magical woman ( `` No - Maj '' or `` Muggle '' ) who heads the New Salem Philanthropic Society . While Newt listens to her speech about how witches and wizards are real and dangerous , a `` Niffler '' -- a small platypus - like creature which hoards shiny objects -- escapes from Newt 's magically expanded suitcase and slips into a nearby bank . As Newt attempts to capture the Niffler , he meets No - Maj cannery worker and aspiring baker Jacob Kowalski , and they unwittingly swap suitcases . Demoted Auror ( hunter of dark wizards ) Tina Goldstein arrests Newt for being an unregistered wizard and takes him to the Magical Congress of the United States of America ( MACUSA ) headquarters . However , as Jacob 's suitcase contains only baked goods , Newt is released . At Jacob 's tenement apartment , several creatures escape from Newt 's suitcase , one of them biting Jacob on the neck . </P>
when does fantastic beasts and where to find them take place
when does fantastic beasts and where to find them take place
1926
1926