--- title: Fantastic Beasts: What Is the French Word for Muggle? description: With the upcoming second film in the Fantastic Beasts series set to take place in Paris, it's high time fans learned the French word for Muggle. canonical: https://time.com/5108513/fantastic-beasts-french-muggles/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-18T21:22:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:52.301Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Of Course This Is the French Word for Muggle og:description: The Crimes of Grindelwald will introduce the wizarding world of Paris og:url: https://time.com/5108513/fantastic-beasts-french-muggles/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c4f17d916827841/6988f6d1db298795d425e424/fb2-00821r.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: FANTASTIC BEASTS 2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Of Course This Is the French Word for Muggle twitter:description: The Crimes of Grindelwald will introduce the wizarding world of Paris twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c4f17d916827841/6988f6d1db298795d425e424/fb2-00821r.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Of Course This Is the French Word for Muggle in the New _Fantastic Beasts_ Movie  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 18, 2018 9:22 PM CUT  Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldWarner Bros.  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 18, 2018 9:22 PM CUT [_Harry Potter_](http://time.com/5107688/harry-potter-hogwarts-mystery-mobile-game/ "undefined")fans may know the [American word for Muggle](http://time.com/4100365/jk-rowling-harry-potter-fantastic-beasts-muggle/ "undefined") thanks to [_Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find_](http://time.com/5027234/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore-crimes-grindelwald/ "undefined"), but with the upcoming sequel set to take place in Paris, it’s high time we learned the French term as well. In an interview with [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://ew.com/movies/2018/01/18/fantastic-beasts-french-muggle/ "undefined")that was published on Thursday, _Crimes of Grindelwald_ director David Yates revealed that the French wizarding world took a similar route to America in naming their non-magical counterparts, simply dubbing them “Non_–_Magiques.” However, according to Yates, the French Ministry of Magic is much more relaxed than [MACUSA](http://time.com/4520593/j-k-rowling-american-ministry-of-magic-macusa-pottermore-story/ "undefined") about the relations between magical and non-magical people. “\[The wizarding world in Paris is\] quite glamorous, it’s quite beautiful. There’s a community that lives alongside the muggle community, it’s much freer than in New York, where there’s segregation,” he said. “Paris is a bit like England, actually, not so hung up about the differences between the two. Magical people can freely move into non-magical communities as long as they’re discrete about their talents.” _The Crimes of Grindelwald_ — the second movie in the five-film _Fantastic Beasts_ — is set to hit theaters on Nov. 16, 2018. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5108513/fantastic-beasts-french-muggles/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5108513/fantastic-beasts-french-muggles/"},"headline":"Of Course This Is the French Word for Muggle in the New Fantastic Beasts Movie","datePublished":"2018-01-18T21:22:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:52.301Z","description":"The Crimes of Grindelwald will introduce the wizarding world of Paris","url":"https://time.com/5108513/fantastic-beasts-french-muggles/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","Harry Potter","Fantastic Beasts","fantastic beasts and where to find them"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c4f17d916827841/6988f6d1db298795d425e424/fb2-00821r.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c4f17d916827841/6988f6d1db298795d425e424/fb2-00821r.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FANTASTIC BEASTS 2","caption":"FANTASTIC BEASTS 2","creditText":"Warner Bros.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5108513/fantastic-beasts-french-muggles/","name":"Of Course This Is the French Word for Muggle in the New Fantastic Beasts Movie"}}]}] ```