Newt Scamander

NEWTON ('Newt') Artemis Fido Scamader, was born in 1897. His interest in fabulous beasts was encouraged by his mother, who was an enthusiastic breeder of fancy Hippogriffs. Upon graduation from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Mr Scamander joined the Ministry of Magic in the Department of Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. After two years at the Office for House-Elf Recolation, years he describes as 'tedious in the extreme,' he was transferred to the Beast Divison, where his prodigious knowledge of bizzare magical animals ensured his radpid promotion.

Although almost solely responsible for the creation of the Werewold Register in 1947, he says he is proudest of the Ban of Experimental Breeding, passed in 1965, which effectively prevented the creation of new and untameable mosters within Britian. Mr Scamander's work with the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau led to many research trips abroad, during which he collected information for his worldwide best-seller Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, now in its fifty-second edition.

Newt Scamander was awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class, in 1979 in recognition of his services to the study of magical beasts, Magizoology. Now retired, he lives in Dorset with his wife Propentina and theie pet Kneazles: Milly and Mauler.