Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore book release date

J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter seven-book series, as well as several stand-alone novels for adults and children, and the acclaimed Strike crime fiction series written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Many of her books have been adapted for film and television, and she has collaborated on a play continuing Harry's story on stage, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and a new series of films inspired by her series companion volume Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Steve Kloves (Screenwriter/Producer) wrote the screenplays for seven of the Harry Potter films, based on the beloved books by J.K. Rowling. He also served as a producer on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and more recently produced Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. His additional credits include Racing with the Moon, Wonder Boys, Flesh and Bone and The Fabulous Baker Boys. He also directed the latter two.
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The official complete screenplay of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore by J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves, accompanied by illuminating behind-the-scenes content and commentary.

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches, and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?

The official screenplay of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is the ultimate companion to the film, and invites readers to explore every scene of the complete script penned by J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves. Special features include behind-the-scenes content and commentary from David Yates, David Heyman, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Colleen Atwood, and more.

About the Author

J.K. Rowling is the author of the seven Harry Potter books, which have sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She also wrote three short series companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which later became the inspiration for a new series of films. Harry's story as a grown-up was later continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.

In 2020, she returned to publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog, which she initially published for free online for children in lockdown, later donating all her book royalties to help vulnerable groups affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her writing, including for her detective series written under the name Robert Galbraith. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of the children's care reform charity Lumos.

For as long as she can remember, J.K. Rowling wanted to be a writer, and is at her happiest in a room, making things up. She lives in Scotland with her family.

Steve Kloves wrote the screenplays for seven of the Harry Potter films, based on the beloved books by J.K. Rowling. He also served as a producer on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and more recently produced Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.His additional credits include Racing with the Moon, Wonder Boys, Flesh and Bone, and The Fabulous Baker Boys. He also directed the latter two.

Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore book release date

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Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore book release date

Desirée Boom Yes, very much. I heard MinaLima did not get the rights to design this book, and I just can't wrap my head around that. MinaLima IS Fantastic Beasts w…moreYes, very much. I heard MinaLima did not get the rights to design this book, and I just can't wrap my head around that. MinaLima IS Fantastic Beasts when it comes to design. They were good enough to design everything used in the new movie (banners, posters, newspapers, ets.) and now not the book? So yes, I'm very annoyed.(less)

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Grey Yes, but you might want to start with the first book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

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Start your review of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: The Original Screenplay (Fantastic Beasts: The Original Screenplay, #3)

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Nov 08, 2018 Anya rated it it was amazing

Can this book please just come out already? I did my waiting, TWELVE YEARS OF IT. IN AZKABAN!

I'll go home.

Can this book please just come out already? I did my waiting, TWELVE YEARS OF IT. IN AZKABAN!

I'll go home.

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Trans people are real and valid. JKR doesn’t get a say on how trans people choose to identify. Since there wasn’t a used copy of this book available and I had to buy a new copy, I'm choosing to make a donation to For the Gworls, an organization that helps with rent and gender-affirming surgery for trans people. I also donated to trans organizations every time I saw the movie in theaters. This series needs at least one more movie, but I wish that JKR would sell the rights to this series so that w Trans people are real and valid. JKR doesn’t get a say on how trans people choose to identify. Since there wasn’t a used copy of this book available and I had to buy a new copy, I'm choosing to make a donation to For the Gworls, an organization that helps with rent and gender-affirming surgery for trans people. I also donated to trans organizations every time I saw the movie in theaters. This series needs at least one more movie, but I wish that JKR would sell the rights to this series so that we could get another Fantastic Beasts movie without her involvement. Steve Kloves wrote the screenplays for seven of the Harry Potter movies, so he’s proven that he’s fully capable of continuing writing this series without JKR’s involvement. Even if JKR doesn’t want to sell the series, there’s still time for her to delete her tweets and show her support to the trans community. She needs to follow the advice of Dumbledore’s words from this screenplay: “Do what is right. Not what is easy.”

Warning: This review will contain mild spoilers for the movie.

If you haven’t seen the movie yet, I highly recommend watching the movie before reading the screenplay. This story relies on a lot of visual elements and the descriptions in the screenplay don’t do the movie justice.

This review will also be extremely biased because I’m a Theseus Scamander simp.

The Secrets of Dumbledore is a very character driven story that has interesting character arcs for all of the main characters. I particularly loved what this story did with Queenie and Theseus. Queenie is a character who clearly has a very complex story arc. She went from a loveable protagonist to a villain who betrays everyone she cares about. In this sequel, you can see the depths of guilt that she feels after the path she chose in the previous installment but even though her time in this story was depressing, The Secrets of Dumbledore ends on a really positive note for her and the way that her story ended in this one really shocked me the first time I saw the movie. Theseus, on the other hand, started off as a character that most people hated since he was a typical snobby older brother, but he changes into a stoic hero in this film and it made me fall in love with him even more. He truly is such a fascinating character and if we don’t get another Fantastic Beasts movie, I hope that we get a novel or short story that focuses on him. I really hope that he isn’t forced into a relationship with Lally in the next installments (although that’s where it feels like the story is going). I personally would like to see Lally and Bunty together. The few interactions that they had in this story (especially Lally’s cute little “You too, Bunty girl” quote) made me ship them so much.

This screenplay did a great job at naturally weaving in Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s romantic history. It’s a big deal for gay representation to be included in this story.

There was also tons of humor in this story. The swiveling scene will always be my favorite scene from this entire series.

If you’ve read the other screenplays in this series, you’ll know that the screenplays are word-for-word what was in the movie. This one was a little different though. There were quotes from the cast members, costume designers, and producers throughout this book. There’s also beautiful sketches of costume designs and locations as well as some of the designs that the wonderful MinaLima made for this movie. It’s stuff that I appreciated because I’m a die hard fan of the movie, but if you didn’t enjoy The Secrets of Dumbledore movie, you can skip this screenplay.

I’m not going to pretend that there isn’t flaws in this screenplay. I think all of us are able to spot a few, but I still enjoyed this story for what it is. One flaw that bugs me though that I’m wondering if anyone has an explanation for is the number of cases in the final sequence. There’s seven in total if you include the real one since Bunty asked for six replicas to be made, but only five cases are in the Room of Requirement. I’ve been able to figure out that Bunty must’ve hidden the real one somewhere where no one could find it except herself, but where’s the seventh case?

I want to end my review with one of my favorite quotes. This quote sort of feels like a jab at Trump and all his supporters. I don’t know if it was an intentional jab at them, but it still makes me happy.

“It’s at moments such as these we are reminded that it is this peaceful transfer of power that marks our humanity and demonstrates to the world that, despite our differences, all voices deserve to be heard.”

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That cliffhanger though? We know the ending but not what happened in between. I just noticed the 2020 release date! WHY?! The movie and the book will take TWO YEARS to come out!

Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore book release date

That cliffhanger though? We know the ending but not what happened in between. I just noticed the 2020 release date! WHY?! The movie and the book will take TWO YEARS to come out!

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: fantastic!
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: not so fantastic.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: the series should have ended after Book/Film 1 with Newt/Tina, Queenie/Jacob and the Beasts living happily ever after leaving Grindelwald and Dumbledore to fight it out between themselves.
I haven't read this screenplay and it's more and more likely I won't read it. A lot of fuss has been made about this so called secret and I just know it i
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: fantastic!
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: not so fantastic.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: the series should have ended after Book/Film 1 with Newt/Tina, Queenie/Jacob and the Beasts living happily ever after leaving Grindelwald and Dumbledore to fight it out between themselves.
I haven't read this screenplay and it's more and more likely I won't read it. A lot of fuss has been made about this so called secret and I just know it is going to be so anti-climatic. But, while I was browsing in the books section of my local supermarket, I picked up a copy and had a peek at the very end. One line made me angry, the next made me happy. (view spoiler)[Queenie's back 😀. But Jacob got hit by the Cruciatus Curse and I think it could have been Dumbledore who did the spell 😡. (hide spoiler)] I only read one or two scenes and I wasn't convinced enough to read the rest.
Oh and I am not impressed with the cover design change. The MinaLima designs for Books One and Two were pretty, this one not so much and now the series won't match.
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Mar 05, 2022 Tarria♪ is currently reading it

EDIT: I am still seething at the change of covers halfway through the series. No way am I getting a physical copy now. The first two books continue to stand beautifully on my bookshelf so it's a shame they'll be alone. Maybe one day we'll get a complimenting version.

Waiting for this to come out is worse than waiting for the actual movie. These screenplays have the most gorgeous covers I've ever seen and it's paining me trying to guess what colour this one will be...

-Blood red? (Like the blood pa

EDIT: I am still seething at the change of covers halfway through the series. No way am I getting a physical copy now. The first two books continue to stand beautifully on my bookshelf so it's a shame they'll be alone. Maybe one day we'll get a complimenting version.

Waiting for this to come out is worse than waiting for the actual movie. These screenplays have the most gorgeous covers I've ever seen and it's paining me trying to guess what colour this one will be...

-Blood red? (Like the blood pact!)
-Deep plum velvet? (Dumbledore's eccentric suit)
-Burnt orange? (Not sure of this one but it'd go well with the gold)
-Dark green? (Like snakes maybe? Actually maybe too similar to COG...)
-MAGENTA?! This would just look amazing. Also it'd go with the tone of the book since the movie seems a bit more comical than the last one, judging by the trailer at least.
-Soft grey? If the movie is actually a lot darker?

Ah well judging by my past guesses I'll be completely wrong.

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Nov 22, 2018 Kloe marked it as to-read

After seeing the crimes of Grindelwald , I’m not sure if I am going to be less excited for this .i just hope this won’t suck too . I will have to wait for another two more years for this screenplay . Sigh .

Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore book release date

Book: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Author: JK Rowling and Steve Kloves
Rating: 5 Out of 5 Stars

I wish that these had been turned into books instead of movies. I’m putting that out there. You can see the bones of a great story and I think had JK Rowling written the books, we could have had something that was up there with Harry Potter. The scripts are very well written. They just don’t come across the screen, at times, the best.

This is the third volume of the Fantastic Beasts seri

Book: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Author: JK Rowling and Steve Kloves
Rating: 5 Out of 5 Stars

I wish that these had been turned into books instead of movies. I’m putting that out there. You can see the bones of a great story and I think had JK Rowling written the books, we could have had something that was up there with Harry Potter. The scripts are very well written. They just don’t come across the screen, at times, the best.

This is the third volume of the Fantastic Beasts series. It picks right up where the second one left off. Grindelwald is gaining ground in the world and it is up to Newt and company to spot him. Newt is called upon by Dumbledore to do so and will be joined by a rather odd mix of characters. While many of them are familiar to us, there were some new faces. With a rather complex plan put in place, the group starts on their mission. If they fail, Grindelwald could end up being in charge of the magical community. The stakes are high.

This one is a lot different from the first two. While the first book focused more on the action, flare, and plot of the wizarding world, this one slows all of that down a little bit. Instead, we get to look more at the characters, which is what I think the movies were missing all along. I enjoyed this change in direction. Up until this point, I felt like I didn’t know the characters. I hadn’t had a chance to bond with too many of them. Here, we finally get that. There were a lot of times that it felt kind of slow but I like it. We get to see the Dumbledores together as they try to make sense of the past. Newt and Theseus have a lot of brotherly moments. We see little hints of other bonds being formed. It’s like all of these characters were finally given their moment, their time to allow their talents to come into play. We needed this. What made Harry Potter stand out was the deep bonds that the characters had with one another. We get that here. While it is not as well developed as Harry Potter, we can see it trying to come into play. I only wish that it had happened sooner in the series.

We can also see Grindelwald becoming the villain that we have been told about. In this one, we see why he brings people to him. He is lonely and wants company. He wants to feel welcomed by others. We still don’t know what he hates Muggles though. This is something that I think would drive his character arc home. We just know he doesn’t like them. With Voldemort, we know why through his backstory. Because of this, Voldemort’s actions do make a little bit more sense. We don’t get that with Grindelwald. He is still one of those characters who has not been fully developed. If we had this little bit of information, it would help his character. I just don’t think he is developed enough to have the allure at Voldemort. Unlike Voldermort, we also know what Grindelwald is up to. This takes away a lot of the suspense. If Grindelwald was not a point of view character, it may also help.

Like the other volumes, there are some things that don’t check out with the Wizarding World lore. I am one of those people who is fine with the world being modern, but it doesn’t fit what we know about this world. I don’t know. I know a lot of people have complained about this, but I guess we’ll have to live with it.

Anyway, I still did have a great time with this one. It’s always great to return to this world.

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Feb 18, 2021 Lilah marked it as to-read

No expected release date ?!?!?!!? I have questions I need answers to!!! HOW DARE YOU JKR

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I loved the added extra, including costume design pics and art designs from the movie. It also contains thoughts from the cast and crew.
This is a wonderful screenplay from a wonderful movie.

Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore book release date

ah yes fantastic beasts: the divorce of grindeldore

Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore book release date

I love the screenplay format as it tends to lead my imagination in a better and easier way. This wasn't my favorite of the series but I still enjoyed it a lot. Now to go and watch the movies to see what is better...books or the big screen. I love the screenplay format as it tends to lead my imagination in a better and easier way. This wasn't my favorite of the series but I still enjoyed it a lot. Now to go and watch the movies to see what is better...books or the big screen. ...more

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When looking back on the plot of this screenplay it feels like absolutely nothing has happened. I feel like this was a filler book. Hopefully it's just because it is a screenplay and not formatted as a novel. When looking back on the plot of this screenplay it feels like absolutely nothing has happened. I feel like this was a filler book. Hopefully it's just because it is a screenplay and not formatted as a novel. ...more

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This is a (short) review of the movie, but the book will contain exactly the same, so...

I loved it! I loved the way she "solved" the whole Credence being a Dumbledore issue. I was so sure that I would walk out of the theater when I found out but I didn't!
I also enjoyed that Kowalsky played such a big role and that we got to see so many familiar characters again.
However, I do wonder what happened to Nagini (feel free to use my comment section to discuss this) as she does not appear.

All in all the

This is a (short) review of the movie, but the book will contain exactly the same, so...

I loved it! I loved the way she "solved" the whole Credence being a Dumbledore issue. I was so sure that I would walk out of the theater when I found out but I didn't!
I also enjoyed that Kowalsky played such a big role and that we got to see so many familiar characters again.
However, I do wonder what happened to Nagini (feel free to use my comment section to discuss this) as she does not appear.

All in all the movie reminded me a lot of Rita Skeeter's book "Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore", although there is still so much missing and I'd love to read Rita's book, too!

But what's up with the cover? I'm really not a big fan of it. I prefer a series having the same appearance and the first two screenplays looked so amazing, sad to see it change!

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5 stars just for Teddy and pickett who have my heart. (and newt)

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More fun than the movie :)

Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore book release date

I don’t really know how to feel about this.

Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore book release date

A book that started out messy and scattered, continued to be messy and unnecessary, and then ended surprisingly well and action packed.

Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore book release date

This was by far the best screenplay so far. I really enjoyed the sketches and set renderings and the excerpts from the cast. I hope they continue this format for the rest of the movies!

Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore book release date

Fantastic! It’s a full screenplay with additional commentary, interesting facts, and amazing illustrations. I loved to see the poster from Jacob’s bakery for obvious reasons 🥰

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Hello my name is Julia Townsend . Harry potter I like your new book of secrets of Dumbledore by Julia Townsend

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Apr 19, 2022 Elyse marked it as to-read

#3 is my favorite movie out of the ones so far. Looking forward to reading the screenplay. 🤧🥺

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The script being inseparable from the movie, I have the same opinion, then as now: I don’t know quite what to think. Part of this is the uncertainty of whether or not this was the story as it was originally intended. Three films in, this hasn’t proven as popular as Harry Potter. Subsequently, the studio started doubting J.K. Rowling, which is why Steve Kloves was brought in to collaborate on the third film. Was this to address concerns that Rowling wasn’t delivering scripts that would lead to th The script being inseparable from the movie, I have the same opinion, then as now: I don’t know quite what to think. Part of this is the uncertainty of whether or not this was the story as it was originally intended. Three films in, this hasn’t proven as popular as Harry Potter. Subsequently, the studio started doubting J.K. Rowling, which is why Steve Kloves was brought in to collaborate on the third film. Was this to address concerns that Rowling wasn’t delivering scripts that would lead to the kind of success everyone expected, or were there other differences introduced? Secrets of Dumbledore quickly alters the trajectory of the Credence mystery, but it also accelerates Grindelwald’s arc. Whether or not these were the original intentions, for one or both, and who knows what else (the near absence of Tina Goldstein, for instance), in an attempt to be more presentable, or even create a semblance of a premature conclusion, should that decision seem wise, it creates, for this fan, an experience that’s both satisfying and disappointing. Only hindsight will know for sure.

The elephant in the room, meanwhile, is Rowling herself, who has fallen prey to the social mafia in recent years, the new righteousness that casts out at first blush those who challenge them. And yet any honest assessment of Rowling, her work, and her values would be a considerable test to such conclusions. In fact, Rowling has consistently questioned the kind of perspective that would draw such conclusions, who are quick to condemn, who are so eager, in the wisdom she imparts to Dumbledore, to do what’s easy. This is a review that questions the typical behavior that has been evident here in Goodreads itself, what is in effect a call for book burning. I wonder, again, when this has ever been a good look.

And so I also draw attention to Scholastic itself. I don’t know why there was a delay for this screenplay. It may be entirely innocent, unavoidable for any number of reasons. And yet to have such a delay, not only months after the film itself came to and left theaters, but even post-release to home markets, it begs consideration. One might begin to suspect that much of this is reaction to the Rowling situation.

Grindelwald, perhaps, would be quite proud.

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Oct 26, 2022 Ana rated it it was amazing

D: I was young. I was-
G: Committed. To me. To us.
D No. I went along because-
G: Because?
D: 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪.

I CAN'T COPE ISTG

"𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝘿𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙚? 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙬."

🥺🥺🥺 stawp

D: I was young. I was-
G: Committed. To me. To us.
D No. I went along because-
G: Because?
D: 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪.

I CAN'T COPE ISTG

"𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝘿𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙚? 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙬."

🥺🥺🥺 stawp

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It's a complete offense towards the fantastic world of the original saga of Harry Potter. It's a complete offense towards the fantastic world of the original saga of Harry Potter. ...more

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Still not sure how I feel about this series. The final movie better have something big involved due to all this set up…

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Oct 08, 2022 Rebecca Clagg rated it it was amazing

Obviously, a screenplay is like the movie. The drawings added a certain knowledge and help that you don’t get from just the movie. Really liked this!!!

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Jul 31, 2022 Scarlet rated it liked it

An entertaining enough story, but definitely my least favourite entry so far. I don’t think the story went a plausible place and the Jacob Queenie storyline is losing me. Characters that were important in previous films either vanished or made insignificant, and the charm of Newt, Jacob, Tina and Queenie was lost.

Honestly it may even deserve lower, but I liked the cool additions to the screenplay, such as the pictures and input from cast members, directors and designers.

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (screenplay) - JK Rowling & Steve Kloves

I was very lucky to have my husband purchase a copy of this screenplay in book form for me! I am a very big fan of the wizarding world that JK Rowling has created. And much to my husband’s dismay I finished this in a few hours.

Now we see Dumbledore once again go to those that are close to him to try and stop Grindelwald and his dark forces once more.

Each set out on their own path, but with Grindelwald now be

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (screenplay) - JK Rowling & Steve Kloves

I was very lucky to have my husband purchase a copy of this screenplay in book form for me! I am a very big fan of the wizarding world that JK Rowling has created. And much to my husband’s dismay I finished this in a few hours.

Now we see Dumbledore once again go to those that are close to him to try and stop Grindelwald and his dark forces once more.

Each set out on their own path, but with Grindelwald now being able to anticipate what they do, they must not tell each other what they are to do. Thus, hopefully with many goals and plans in motion they might just be able to confuse Grindelwald enough to actually stop him and his dark ambitions from seeing the light of day.

But one must not forget Credence and his mission to find out who he truly is and the lost family he longs to come home to. But the closer he seems to get to his goal, the quicker he seems to fade away. Unbeknownst to him, Credence is slowly dying – the phoenix that now accompanies him – is losing more and more ash, a sign that Credence’s time is slowing coming to an end. Hopefully Credence is able to reunite with his family before the end.

“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” I find is very aptly named; we seem to discover more of Dumbledore’s secrets though I dare say he has a few more hidden away. As always, I find myself enamored with the wizarding world and the characters that JK Rowling has created. I feel for Credence, a lost soul just looking for a place to belong and lead astray by those he has wrongly put his trust in. I also find myself drawn to the character of Grindelwald, I feel there is more to his background or origins as it were to explain why he is the way he is. I am curious to see where the next movie and screenplay will take us, I have some hopes of what JK Rowling will do next. I also hope to see Johnny Depp reprise his role in Grindelwald – not to say that Mads didn’t do well, her certainly did – just that Johnny brings something to it that is very unique and special.

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Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she ch
See also: Robert Galbraith
Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. She calls herself Jo and has said, "No one ever called me 'Joanne' when I was young, unless they were angry." Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. During the Leveson Inquiry she gave evidence under the name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly.

Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling (née Volant), on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. They married on 14 March 1965. Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.

Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore.

As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister. She recalls that: "I can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee." At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Mitford became Rowling's heroine, and Rowling subsequently read all of her books.

Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn’t particularly happy. I think it’s a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. Rowling said of her adolescence, "Hermione [a bookish, know-it-all Harry Potter character] is loosely based on me. She's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of." Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English." Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books.

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Will there be a Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore book?

Inspired by the original companion volume, it was the first in a series of new adventures featuring wizarding world magizoologist Newt Scamander. The second, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, was released in 2018 and the third, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore was released in 2022.

Is Dumbledore secret coming out?

When Is Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Streaming Online? Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore material is releasing on HBO Max on May 30, 2022. The movie is be rated PG-13. The Digital and Blu-ray release has also been confirmed and will become available on June 28, 2022.

When did The Secrets of Dumbledore book come out?

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay is the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. It was released on 19 July 2022. The book was designed by Paul Kepple and Alex Bruce at Headcase Design. The events of the screenplay follows the screenplay of the second film.

Is The Secrets of Dumbledore written by J.K. Rowling?

Written by Rowling and frequent “Harry Potter” screenwriter Steve Kloves, and directed by David Yates, who helmed the first two Beasties and several “Potters,” it's clear that the powers that be are trying, hard, to regain the original magic.