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Vote up the most interesting revelations from Fantastic Beasts!
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them was a nice treat for Harry Potter fans who desperately missed the magical wizarding world. The best part about it, however, besides the amazing creatures the film introduced, were all of the revealing details hidden in the background.
True Potter fans from /r/MovieDetails lent us their eyes and spotted some small details in Fantastic Beasts worth noting. Details like subtle spoilers and unsuspecting backstories were just lying in wait. Vote up the most interesting revelations fans found in Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them!
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The Daily Prophet Revealed How Harry Potter Came Into His Fortune
In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, there's an article in the Prophet about the potioneer, Fleamont Potter. This is Harry Potter's grandfather and he made the family fortune selling potions.
In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt explains the symptoms of a murtlap bite since Jacob has been bitten by one on his neck. Near the end of the movie we can see a similar scar on Newts hand, implying he may have experienced the symptoms firsthand.
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The Ministry Of Magic Calls Back To 'Order Of The Phoenix'
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Mr Weasley tells Harry that before interdepartmental memos were introduced, they used owls in the Ministry. In the prequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), you can see owls (and house-elves cleaning their mess).
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The Crimes Of Grindlewald Poster Contains The Deathly Hallows
In Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (2016), The New York Ghost issue of 1926 mentions a "no-maj rocket [that] takes flight." That would be Robert H. Goddard, inventor of the liquid-fuel rockets.
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The Deathly Hallows Necklace Peeks Out Of Graves' Pocket
