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# The TSA Is Definitely Not Charmed By Eddie Redmayne's _Fantastic Beasts_ Briefcase

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## Melissa Locker


Nov 18, 2016 4:17 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Nov 18, 2016 4:17 PM UTC

Tis the season for holiday travel and Eddie Redmayne knows that getting through airport security can require a little magic. It’s a good thing that his [_Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them_](http://time.com/4570315/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-movie-review/?iid=sr-link1) character, Newt Scamander, can travel by floo powder, because he would never make it through the TSA security checkpoint.

When Redmayne stopped by _The Late Late Show_, he and host James Corden imagined what it would be like if the [famed magizoologist](http://time.com/4572382/fantastic-beasts-harry-potter-timeline/?iid=sr-link2) (that’s a student and collector of magical animals, you muggles) had to make it past a diligent TSA agent who was just doing his job and making sure the skies were safe from full-sized bottles of mouth wash.

In the video, TSA agent Corden spots some questionable items while X-raying Redmayne’s bag and pulls him to the side to examine the suitcase more closely. When Redmayne begs him not to open the [magical case](http://time.com/4566540/fantastic-beasts-donald-trump/?iid=sr-link3), Corden balked. “Don’t make me blow this whistle. So help me God, I will blow this whistle,” said Corden. “If you back me into a corner I will whistle my way out of it.”

As he opens the bag, the fun really starts, and lets just say Scamander will probably never fly coach again.

Watch below.

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