Famed Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has just revealed big news pertaining to the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off movie called "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," and it concerns Hogwarts - an American version of Hogwarts, that is!
The author once again responded to fans' questions on her Twitter account, and when someone asked her if there would be an American magic academy, she tweeted back: "That information will be revealed in due course."
Her answer caused more of her fans to ask more questions regarding that matter, and Rowling gamely replied to some of them. "What's the name of the school that young witches and wizards in the U.S. would attend?" someone else asked. "Okay it says Salem Witches' Institute but there's no confirmation that it's a school or that it accepts men."
Rowling replied to that question: "The Salem Witches' Institute isn't a school, but a joke on the Women's Institute in the UK."
When another person asked if Newt Scamander (the magical zoologist who will be the star of 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them') is going to visit a school in New York, Rowling replied: "No, but he's going to meet people who were educated at [name] in [not New York]."
Lastly, a curious fan asked "Will the [name of the?] Wizarding school in America have any relevance to the Native American-Indian culture?"
Rowling did not hesitate in tweeting, "If I answer that fully it will reveal the location of the school, but you can take that as a yes!" But she quickly added: "Oh wait - did you mean the NAME is of American Indian origin? It isn't. The name is of immigrant origin. However, indigenous magic was important in the founding of the school. If I say which tribes, location is revealed."
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the beloved Harry Potter series, since it tells of a different story and is set 70 years even before Harry first stepped foot in Hogwarts.
It will follow the adventures of magizoologist Scamander (to be played by Eddie Redmayne) as he goes on one adventure to another to discover magical creatures and later writes the Hogwarts textbook "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."
The spin-off film will mark Rowling's script writing debut, and long-time Harry Potter director David Yates will be coming back to direct the film.
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" will hit cinemas on November 18, 2016.
