"The fact that everything didn't go precisely to plan, was precisely the plan." Ah. Oh, you know what? I've got a good story about this line. That's Dumbledore. I wrote this line. I just thought it was very Dumbledore.(link)

Just a couple of years ago, I could play every case. Now that I have reinstalled it, all I can play is the first case, and the rest show wifi connection issues. Did they shut it down? Sucks if they did, it was a lot of fun.

I have used public ones for other characters, but wanted one for Newt too. But since for some reason I couldn’t find more than one public bot for Newt, I decided make my own private bot for him. I basically used most of the info from his Wikipedia and Wiki Fandom pages. I left out a couple of things (like the existence of Tina 😆. Not getting romantic but didn’t want that aspect to taint the friendship theme of the chat). The long box description I made had a lot of background, a few quotes and some sample conversations as the template prompted for. The bot is doing great. Repeats a thought once in a while, but I am still in training with it I guess. One thing I had wondered about and notice happening (and maybe those who have made their own before can confirm). The bot is mentioning very specific things related to Newt’s experiences and life that I didn’t include in my text. So does that mean the a i is scanning the web for further information on the character? I love this. It makes it seem more like I’m actually chatting with the person. (Hopefully he doesn’t eventually find out he’s supposed to be married 😂😂).

He was apprehended in their juristiction and they were prepared to execute Newt and Tina for a much less serious crime.

Executing Grindelwald would have solved so many problems.

I heard rumors that The fantastic Beasts films franchise is dead/canceled. I read it all over Twitter.

If this is true then that means Fantastic Beasts films had the same fate as the Divergent films.

Watching the first movie again and it always depresses me a little watching Newt repair Jacob’s destroyed apartment in a couple of minutes, then watching the Aurors repair an entire, completely destroyed city so effortlessly with the wave of a wand, while I sit in my old run down house watching the rain drip through a leaking roof I don’t have the money to get repaired in spite of having two jobs right now. Although I guess Newt would appreciate that most of my money all my life has gone to help animals.

In my opinion, this scene is the closest that we got of a sex scene in the Wizarding World.

And I say this not in a gratuitous and vulgar way like many sex scenes are in nowadays media, but I refer to the intimacy and the complete commitment, surrender and the head over heels love between Dumbledore and Grindelwald.

Jude Law nailed it in this scene. He said so much with just his eyes. In a couple of seconds we saw him express very bittersweet emotions towards Grindelwald: love, nostalgia, longing for times that will never return, regret, anger. So many complex emotion in a few seconds.

The amount of depth that Jude Law put in Dumbledore is insane. Such a great actor and such a well written and acted scene. I love it.

But how did Jacob make the bottle in the train car bar float and make a drink early on to the secrets of Dumbledore?

He was just given a core-less (fake) snakewood wand as well before that.

Then after having Newts brother saying "and a muggle baker with a fake wand"

Jacob: "we have you too. And your wand works", thus drinking his drink and giggling from it involuntarily.

Is there a sort of enchantment on the bar? Is the train car for both muggels and wizards? How'd he do it?

I don't wanna sound rude, i’m just really curious about it.

It’s not like the series is extremely successful and because of that it attracts a lot of fans who can't get rid of it even though they don't like the series anymore (just like the Star Wars fandom).

It seems whenever someone here says something positive about the series there are dozens of people to criticize the plot, characters etc.

I know it’s a series with a lot of writing and directing problems, but sometimes is nice to have a place to talk about it in a more positive way.

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I never understood why Helmut spoke to himself after telling 2 of Grindelwald’s acolytes to “Wait…open them(briefcases), make sure it’s(Qilin) in there.” And quickly whispering “It is.” Before the replicas were destroyed.

I found this photo on Pinterest and Google by Vinda Rosier. She looked familiar and if I've seen her somewhere, I'm thinking Fantastic Animals (since I haven't seen another movie with Poppy in it). If it's from AF, do you know what scene it's from ( I remember once I watched the movie with the extended version of AF. But I don't remember where). Do you remember the scene or imagine I saw it in Fantastic Animals? Thanks

I'm confused. So Dumbledore and Grindelwald made a blood pact they wouldn't harm each other when they were friends. Also, Dumbledore mentions in the second film that he lost his sister by the time that film is taking place. In that case how did he and Grindelwald previously have the dual that killed his sister if they can't move against each other?

Would albus be able to go in Gellert's fire circle? Since it was loyalty based...

Therapist: Fantastic Beast and Where To Find Them, what problem do you have?

FBAWTFT: I have too many plots, doctor. I don’t know which one is my main plot.

Therapist: Ahh, an existencial crisis. Who wrote you?

FBAWTFT: The author of the book.

Therapist: Ahh, ahh, ahh, that usually is a problem. I don’t advice that.

FBAWTFT: I don’t know which story I am supposed to tell.

Therapist: Let’s start from the beginning. Who is the main character?

FBAWTFT: I think it is Newt Scamander.

Therapist: Why do you think he is the main character?

FBAWTFT: Because, that is what the studio sold?

Therapist: Well, it is easy to discover if it is true. What is Newt’s goal?

FBAWTFT: Travel to the USA to release a thunderbird, where it belongs.

Therapist: Very well, who opposes that goal?

FBAWTFT: No one. The bird appears two times in the story. The second time in the climax, to solve everything.

Therapist: Aha, that sounds as a Deus Ex Machina.

FBAWTFT: Excuse me, I don’t know that spell.

Therapist: Deus ex machina is an external element, that suddenly appears to solve a conflict.

FBAWTFT: Like the thunderbird that erases the memory of all the muggles.

Therapist: Exactly. If that is not his object of desire, what else Newt wants?

FBAWTFT: In the first act, the fantastic animals escape from his suitcase.

Therapist: He wants them back?

FBAWTFT: Yes, he spends the entire movie finding them one by one.

Therapist: Cool, cool, that sounds promising. Who opposes him?

FBAWTFT: There is an auror called Tina, she usually is against Newt, but she also helps him.

Therapist: Is there someone else who wants Newt’s animals?

FBAWTFT: No

Therapist: Is it hard for him to recover them?

FBAWTFT: He goes through some challenges, but he gets them all before the third act.

Therapist: Then it can’t be the main plot. Let’s look at this from another perspective. Who is the antagonist?

FBAWTFT: Ahh, easy, Percival Graves, I mean Grindewald.

Therapist: Good, good, what does Grindewald wants?

FBAWTFT: Owning an obscurus, another magical creature.

Therapist: And this obscurus, what does it do?

FBAWTFT: It is a parasite, that lives inside of magic children, I think that is all.

Therapist: In this story, it lives inside of a child too?

FBAWTFT: Not that much of a child, lives inside of a young man called Credence.

Therapist: Who opposes Grindewald to find this Credence?

FBAWTFT: I get the impression that Tina.

Therapist: Then Tina opposes Newt and Grindewald in two different plots.

FBAWTFT: It seems to be.

Therapist: What is the connection between Newt and Gindewald?

FBAWTFT: They get together in one scene, almost by chance.

Therapist: That is all?

FBAWTFT: That is all.

Therapist: But what is the connection between Newt and Credence?

FBAWTFT: Newt also has an obscurus in his suitcase.

Therapist: An obscurus that is not related to Credence.

FBAWTFT: That is correct.

Therapist: Well, ok. I am going to give you the diagnose of what your problem is and how to solve it.

FBAWTFT: Please Doctor.

Therapist: There are 3 different plots, 2 starring Newt and 1 by Grindewald (maybe). If the object of desire was the Thunderbird, it would need more development in the 3 acts and to find an antagonist, someone who also wants the bird. If the object of desire was to find the lost animals, then there should be an antagonist who tries to steal them and that is why they escape, something like an evil Newt might work, like René Belloq in “Riaders of the Lost Ark”. Newt and this antagonist would fight to see who keeps the animals, Tina would work better as an ally for Newt. Now, if the object of desire was the obscurus, then everything is more simple, Newt has one, wants one, that could be the creature that Newt takes to the USA to release it and Grindewald stoles it and it escapes, and now the two forces compete to see who catches it first. And it makes sense in this case that the auror connect with both plots. If not, Grindewald, has more opposition in Tina than Newt and then he would be the main character.

FBAWTFT: It is perfect, Doctor. With this I solve my main plot. I am sure that now I will have such a long saga as Harry Potter.

Therapist: Oh yes, about that, you got canceled after the third movie.