What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s fictional school textbook author in Fantastic Beasts?

Newt Scamander is the fictional author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world.

The name first appeared on the Hogwarts textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, presented as a schoolbook used by Harry and his classmates. Rowling later expanded the idea into a screenplay and film series centered on Newt himself.

Newt is a magizoologist, meaning he studies magical creatures. The film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, released in 2016, follows him in New York in 1926. Eddie Redmayne plays the character in the film series.

Newt Scamander is therefore both a fictional author credited with a textbook and a major character in the later films. He should not be confused with Kennilworthy Whisp, the fictional author of Quidditch Through the Ages.