Newt Scamander is a hero of a different kind; just as caring and brave as Harry Potter, but more shy and awkward. Lacking the social skills of the Chosen One, he’s the nerd to Harry’s jock.

Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander in "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald." Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander in "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald." Jaap Buitendijk/© 2018 Warner ...

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If you know where to look. Scamander is the old name of the Meander river, the river god Skamandros in Greek mythology, or Newt Scamander of the European Scamander wizarding family in the Harry ...