PREDICTIONS, POTENTIALS AND MORE! WHAT WE MIGHT SEE IN FANTASTIC BEASTS. A new JKR story set in the Wizarding World? Excuse us while the fandom turns up on high, and we get our prediction caps back on. AN AMERICAN STORY? The announcement explained Scamander’s story take place in New York City. Do we think he’ll stay with an Empire State of Mind or perhaps head up the East Coast to hang out with the Salem Witches’ Institute? You may remember the one and only glimpse we got of American Wizardry at the Quidditch World Cup in Goblet of Fire. My prediction? We won’t be seeing much of Europe at first in order to disconnect Scamander from the story we already know and love. And what about the Wizarding workforce? In the Potter books, the majority of the careers we saw had to do with the Ministry. I’m willing to bet this new story set in American will give us insight into a brand new Wizarding culture complete with new careers and maybe even a new currency. Will we see the Great Gatsby? If this story is set 70 years before Harry, we’re looking at the 1920s – prohibition, jazz, and some serious economic hierarchy. Will this bleed over into our Wizarding World? Prejudice has always been a theme in Jo’s writing. When we meet Harry, the word Mudblood is thrown around fairly often, but there is a clear right vs. wrong. We’ve got Muggle activists and lovers (Arthur
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:53:06 +0000
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