London: American fans of “Harry Potter” are on the moon (or should we say, on the broom) after author JK Rowling suggested the existence of a US version of Hogwarts, which may be revealed in the forthcoming prequel movie ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’. [caption id=“attachment_2287398” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] JK Rowling. Reuters[/caption] The author was conducting a Q+A session on Twitter and was asked by one fan whether the main protagonist – Newt Scamander – would be visiting a school in New York as part of the film’s plot and what its name would be,
reported The Guardian. Rowling said she is never the one to give away plot spoilers, saying “that information will be revealed in due course.” However, she added, “No, but he’s going to meet people who were educated at (name) in (not New York).”
@jk_rowling @MrBanankartong IS NEWT GOING TO VISIT A SCHOOL IN NEW YORK OMG YES
— Tanner Frost Bowen (@patchwerrrk) June 6, 2015
.@tannerfbowen No, but he's going to meet people who were educated at [name] in [not New York].
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 6, 2015
She was asked by another fan whether the school would have any links to Native American-Indian culture, she wrote: “If I answer that fully it will reveal the location of the school, but you can take that as a yes!” Last week, it was finally confirmed officially that Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne will be starring in the role of Newt Scamander, the magizoologist who wrote the textbook used by Hogwarts students. [caption id=“attachment_2274400” align=“alignright” width=“380”]  Eddie Redmayne will play Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts. Image courtesy: IBNLive[/caption] Rowling herself is currently putting the final touches to the screenplay, and the movie itself has a scheduled release date of 18 November, 2016. David Yates is signed up to helm ‘Fantastic Beasts’. Let the ‘Pottermania’ begin. Again. with inputs from PTI