How does Newt have a world in his suitcase?

The Magizoologist Newton Scamander owned a magical suitcase, bewitched with an Undetectable Extension Charm, in which he housed a vast number of magical beasts while he travelled. He could hide the contents from Muggles by flipping a switch on the case. This case accompanied him to New York City in 1926.
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How does Newt have a whole world in his suitcase?

The creatures in Newt Scamander's suitcase come from far-flung corners of the world, which means that his magical luggage has to somehow accommodate their many different environmental needs.
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What is the black thing in newts suitcase?

The Erumpent is a huge African beast, Newt had a female of the species as part of his collection that escaped in New-York, causing destruction in its wake. Very similar to a rhinoceros in appearance.
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What spell did Newt Scamander use to expand his suitcase?

Newt Scamander used the Extension Charm on a suitcase during the 1920s. He used the enlarged space to house the many magical creatures he collected during his trip around the world while gathering information for his upcoming book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
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Why is swooping evil venom useful?

Potion ingredient information

This venom was a magical substance extracted from a Swooping Evil that had the ability to erase negative memories from an individual's mind. While potentially very dangerous to come in contact with, if properly diluted, it could be used to remove bad memories.
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How strong is Newt Scamander?

Like any other specialist he is perhaps the most powerful wizard in his field. Known as the ONLY wizard to ever have success training Dragons and perhaps many other XXXXX rated beasts. His use of a magical beast defeated Grindelwald.
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How does Newt feed his swooping evil?

The creature can be directed to attack and will use its long tongue to try to eat a person's brain through the nose (WFT). Newt Scamander released his Swooping Evil from a small cocoon, to which the creature returned after flying around.
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What is Newt Scamander's Patronus?

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.
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Is Scamander autistic?

Redmayne believes that Scamander has Asperger's but would not have been diagnosed because the term was not widely used during his lifetime. It's important to note that Asperger's is now considered to be part of the autism spectrum and is not a term that is used on its own anymore.
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Why does Newt have an obscurus in his suitcase?

From Scamander, we learn that the Obscurus is a dark force that manifests itself inside a witch or wizard who is suppressing their magical ability. The Obscurus in Newt's suitcase came from a little girl in Africa who he tried to save, but ended up dying because the force was too great for her to endure.
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How did Newt Scamander get an obscurus?

Scamander is in possession of an Obscurus only because he was able to remove it from a young girl in Sudan. However, this seems to be an incredibly rare — or even unheard of — accomplishment, a detail that could hold a major clue as to why Dumbledore might have such a soft spot for him.
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Can Muggles see Obscurials?

Second peice of evidence is the Obscurial attacks, it's completely invisible to the muggles that are present, up until his reveal when we are seeing it through the eyes of a wizard.
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Why was Newt Scamander expelled?

He Was Expelled From Hogwarts

In the first Fantastic Beasts film, we hear that he was thrown out for endangering human life with a beast. J.K. Rowling has hinted that he took the blame for something someone else did, presumably the troubled Leta Lestrange and her experiments.
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Is Newt's Niffler a girl?

The most famous Niffler known in Wizarding history was a male that belonged to Magizoologist Newt Scamander during the 20th Century.
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Who is Newt's brother?

Callum Turner plays Theseus Scamander, Newt's brother, who appears to be a bit of a big deal. Firstly, he's a celebrated war hero, and now Head of the Auror Office at the Ministry of Magic. As mentioned earlier, this is probably how he met his fiancée, Leta Lestrange, who also works at the Ministry.
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Is Newt related to Luna?

In 2015, J.K. Rowling indeed revealed that, after the Battles of Hogwarts, Luna married Newt Scamander's grandson, who is a magizoologist himself too.
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What is Newt's wand core?

'" In a group interview conducted separately with Harry Potter propmaster Pierre Bohanna, we learned Newt's movie wand has lime wood, shell, bone and other elements to reflect his consideration of animals.
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Is Newt an Animagus?

For his Animagus form: As the fantastic Magizoologist that he is, he has a strong sense of curiosity with great compassion. And very adventurous. He also doesn't like conflicts and could be quite shy in human interactions, but he does the right thing and stands up when he needs to (an awesome Hufflepuff, as he is).
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What is Credences real name?

In the movie's final moments, Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) reveals Credence's real name is Aurelius Dumbledore and says his “brother” (presumably Albus) is trying to kill him.
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What did Newt catch Grindelwald with?

When Eddie Redmayne mentioned what Newt used to tie up Grindelwald in the context of Newt's specific skill set, he calls it a magical lasso, and says Dumbledore wouldn't have thought to use it.
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Can Occamys fly?

With a snake-like body and wings, these beasts can either slither or fly, making for quite an interesting characteristic. Their whole bodies are feathered, and they have impressive plumes on their heads. As for being intimidating, Occamies (especially the adults) can be rather aggressive to anyone who gets near them.
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Who is stronger Harry Potter or Newt?

Winner: Harry Potter Is Better Positioned as a Hero Due to His Choices. While Newt was clearly the more skilled wizard between him and Harry, there's no denying that in terms of heroism, Harry was most fit to win. His childhood came with more surprises and traumas than most of the other children in his school.
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Why does Newt always look down?

At times he even seems to stoop to be lower than them. This isn't an odd personal mannerism- not entirely anyway. This is the habit of a zoologist who is used to avoiding dominance displays and showing submission. He is using his body to communicate that he is submissive and harmless.
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How did Newt know that Graves was Grindelwald?

At the end of "Fantastic Beasts," Newt uses a spell called "revelio" to reveal (get it?) that Percival Graves was really Grindelwald in disguise. Warner Bros.
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