
He is barely able to make eye contact and is sometimes painfully awkward. Personality… nurturing, quirky, and awkward. They're currently in alien terrain surrounded by millions of the most vicious creatures on the planet – humans.” As he puts it, “We're going to recapture my creatures before they get hurt. More comfortable with creatures than with humans, Newt is going to have a hard time navigating interpersonal relationships and persuading people to trust him and his expertise. He’s been burned by love in the past, and now he’s a little downtrodden and understandably reluctant to be hurt again.Ĭhallenge… getting his escaped creatures back, avoiding the law, and working with humans.

The three objects most important to Newt are his suitcase, his tea kettle, and his book. Interests… studying, caring, and playing with magical creatures. After his extensive travels, he’s writing a book called Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, hoping to de-mystify magical creatures and convince wizards to not mistreat or misunderstand them. The study of magical creatures is Newt’s life calling, and he’s brilliant at it. However, his plans go completely awry when his creatures escape and he’s pulled into the lives of a No-Maj (a non-magical person) named Jacob and a disgraced auror named Tina Goldstein. After traveling around the world studying magical creatures, Newt arrives in New York City for a layover.

Living in a suitcase might sound pretty horrible, but Newt’s suitcase is out-of-this-world amazing, full of magical habitats and creatures. Living… in a magical suitcase (it’s bigger on the inside). But when one of his experiments with the creatures got out of hand, he was expelled from Hogwarts despite Albus Dumbledore’s defense of him. Although he was a bit of an outsider due to his interests, Newt was nevertheless completely dedicated to the study of magical creatures. Grew Up… at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he was a proud Hufflepuff.
