So I just realized that I promised commentary on FBAWTFT and Quidditch Through the Ages. Ill do both now so I don't have the forgeteries again.
In FBAWTFT Jk does a pretty cool job of laying out the magical creatures. What is a little peculiar is that we somehow have access to a reproduction of Harry's copy of the book. The stuff that him and Ron have written in it is kinda lame, but for the most part ok.
What I was a little disappointed about however, was most of the beasts originated in the UK. Im not saying that there is anything wrong with that, because she is british, but at the beginning of the novel the 'author' was touted to have been all over the world and extensively researched fantastic beasts.
I did quite enjoy the introduction at the beginning of the novella explaining the various historical underpinnings of what a beast is, who//what is labelled as a beast, etc...
Overall it provides a fairly specific look at many magical creatures some of which I have no idea how she came up with the names or purpose of. It must take a pretty intense imagination.
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