Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne plays the role of Newt Scamander in 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.' (Photo : YouTube/Warner Bros. Pictures)
Famed author of the "Harry Potter" series, J.K. Rowling, released the first of a four part collection of stories. The stories, which trace the origins of magic throughout the globe, is collectively called "Magic In North America."
The work which reads like a short abstracts from a larger volume were released via the author's Pottermore website. The tales are set to cover popular topics like the Native American legends and the Salem witch trials.
The first part of the series was revealed under the title "Fourteenth Century - Seventeenth Century." The story tells the tale of how wizards communicated during this period. Rowling suggests that wizard in the past were able to communicate with those in America prior to colonization.
The author is famous for coining new phrases, and her latest work is no different. Rowling refers to non-magical humans as "No-Maj" individuals. The term is the American equivalent to "Muggle" that is frequently used in "Harry Potter" books, which draw the same meaning.
"The Native American magical community and those of Europe and Africa had known about each other long before the immigration of European No-Majs in the seventeenth century," Rowling revealed on the website.
Rowling suggests that wizards in Native American tribes were "lauded" in their communities for their ability to heal and hunt. Other topics touched include details of the American wizarding school, called The Magical Congress Of The United States of America. The title of the institution is Rowling's equivalent to the Ministry of Magic mentioned in the "Potter" books.
Meanwhile, according to the BBC, the series of stories revealed this week are related to the upcoming film called "Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them." It is a trilogy of films set in New York in the 1920s. The film is the prequel to the "Potter" series.
The story stars Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, a "magizoologist." Redmayne's character authors a Hogwarts School textbook on the fictional creatures he encounters. Rowling herself penned the screenplay.
According to the British news website Rowling's "Magic in North America" is intended to provide the background story for the "Fantastic Beasts." The author is now releasing "Magic in North America," to provide a back story to the film. The film is to be released in November 2016.
Watch the trailer to "Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them" below:
