--- description: With 'Fantastic Beasts' expanding the Harry Potter universe further, it’s only natural fans of the series would have some questions. title: J.K. Rowling Confirms 'Fantastic Beasts' Timeline image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd14c0836e41d9243/6988af5abc6cfc78fe3df63b/gettyimages-623402126.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # J.K. Rowling Confirms _Fantastic Beasts_ Timeline by [Nivea Serrao / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Nivea Serrao / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 22, 2016 2:17 AM CUT  J.K. Rowling attends the European premiere of "Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them" at Odeon Leicester Square on November 15, 2016 in London, England. J.K. Rowling attends the European premiere of "Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them" at Odeon Leicester Square on November 15, 2016 in London, England.Photo by Anthony Harvey—Getty Images by [Nivea Serrao / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Nivea Serrao / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 22, 2016 2:17 AM CUT With [_Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/12/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-ew-review "undefined") expanding the _Harry Potter_ universe further, it’s only natural fans of the original series would have some questions. Luckily, they know where they can find the script’s author J.K. Rowling: Twitter, of course. In a series of tweets, Rowling dropped a few hints into eager social media users’ laps, answering questions about the latest film set in the Wizarding World. (_Spoiler alert!_ If you haven’t seen or read _Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_, disapparate from this story right now!) Rowling confirmed that Newt Scamander (played by Eddie Redmayne) was indeed wearing a [Hufflepuff scarf ](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/15/fantastic-beasts-eddie-redmayne-hufflepuff-psa "undefined")in the film, and that Queenie Goldstein (played by Alison Sudol) would be returning in future films. She also reassured anxious viewers and readers that Frank was a Thunderbird and did make it back home to Arizona okay. However, with _four_ films still to go in the franchise, Rowling wasn’t able to fill in all of fans’ blanks, such as why Newt’s experience being _expelled_ from Hogwarts was so different from Hagrid’s. Though she did explain the film series’ addition of two extra films was because of the story she’s telling, which begins in 1926, and ends in 1945. The new films, which are based on a book within the _Harry Potter_ series, follow the adventures of magizoologist Newt Scamander, with his first one taking him to 1920s New York as he attempts to track a magical beast—all while anti-magical sentiment swirls around him. See all of Rowling’s answers below, and see all of EW’s [_Fantastic Beasts_ coverage here](http://www.ew.com/topic/fantastic-beasts-and-where-find-them "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/800645844030525441) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/800434113287245824) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/800646335774998528) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/800647497848934400) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/800648162771894272) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/800648313787809792) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/800653857764282368) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/800685461228359680) _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/21/j-k-rowling-fantastic-beasts-answers-twitter "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_Ew.com_](http://www.ew.com/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4579523/rowling-fantastic-beasts-timeline/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4579523/rowling-fantastic-beasts-timeline/"},"headline":"J.K. 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