J.K. Rowling commented briefly on Newt Scamander's expulsion from Hogwarts, which came as a surprise during the second trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The surprise here is that in the original Fantastic Beasts book, under Scamander's biography, it listed the magizoologist as having 'graduated from Hogwarts', yet the movie seems to say otherwise. It should be noted that the biography was probably not written by Scamander himself (since it is in the third person), but the same person who wrote the foreward... Albus Dumbledore.

Hopefully as the movie is released the story behind Newt's expulsion will be revealed in due course.

@jk_rowling I wonder, what makes Albus Dumbledore so fond of Mr. Scamander?

i felt the need to ask you

— kit scamander (@myladygranger) April 11, 2016

Albus Dumbledore is fond of Newt Scamander for the same reasons that I am fond of Newt Scamander. You're welcome. https://t.co/bNdwX6Tf40

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 11, 2016

@jk_rowling Besides Harry, who is your favorite character in the series?

— Adam Mahan (@mahanadam) April 11, 2016

Dumbledore. https://t.co/pY9HKUHiaB

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 11, 2016

Dumbledore was a young teacher at the time Newt was expelled. He wasn't able to revoke expulsions. https://t.co/UskHwSQvtJ

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 11, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, written by the Harry Potter author and starring Eddie Redmayne as Scamander, hits theaters and IMAX in November.

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