Science Fiction & Fantasy Asked on August 10, 2021
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a pseudo in-universe book describing magical animals from the Harry Potter world.
Is it an exhaustive list though? Do other creatures exist that don’t feature in the book?
I’m asking because of this comment, by Gabe Willard:
No creatures matching her description are listed in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. If you can, make an answer. I’m fairly confident she’s a Muggle snake, however. Such an absence from FBWFT would be unexpected.
Emphasis mine.
Is such an absence unexpected? Are other ‘well known’ creatures that aren’t featured in that book?
I do think it's particularly telling that Nagini -- the kind of snake she is -- is missing from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. There are magical snakes listed in FBAWTFT, such as the Ashwinder and the Runespoor. I agree with Gabe in that Nagini is a Muggle snake -- a Naga snake, to be specific (a snake which has mythical properties according to Hindu legend, and most resembles a giant cobra). I find it interesting, though, that Voldemort would choose a Muggle snake for himself. That seems telling in some way, although how I'm not sure.
Anyway, there are creatures missing from FBAWTFT that are mentioned in the novels:
¹Kidding, kidding ...
Correct answer by Slytherincess on August 10, 2021
Yes, it's likely that not all the magical creatures known to the wizarding world were included in this textbook.
A list of magical creatures included in the book: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Fantastic_Beasts_and_Where_to_Find_Them
Off the top of my head, Basilisks, Boggarts, and Thestrals are not explicitly included on that list. Considering that this was meant as a textbook for the classroom, I would assume that only relatively common creatures of the wizarding world would've been included as an introduction to the topic of magical beasts and where to find them.
As a side note, remember that Voldemort was a parselmouth. Nagini wouldn't have to be a magical snake for Voldemort to communicate with the snake and get it to do his bidding.
Answered by Force Flow on August 10, 2021
At President Picquery’s request, I made no mention of the more important American magical creatures in the first edition of Fantastic Beasts, because she wished to deter wizarding sightseers. As the American wizarding community was subject to greater persecution at that time than their European counterparts, and given that I had inadvertently contributed to a serious breach of the International Statute of Secrecy in New York, I agreed.
Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them (2017 textbook) - Foreword by the Author
Answered by ibid on August 10, 2021
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