Potterheads, the time has finally come. We've all been awaiting another film adaptation of one of J.K. Rowling's masterpieces and here it is:

This journey is basically a prequel to the Harry Potter series, providing the backstory for one of Hogwarts' textbooks: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. We follow the author of this textbook, Newt Scamander, as he journeys from Britain to New York.

I'm going to pause right here in order to provide a small disclaimer...if you have not yet seen the film nor read the novel and do not wish to be spoiled of the amazingness, then please cast your eyes elsewhere as some spoilers may be revealed.

Ah, but yet, Newt arrives in New York claiming to be seeking for some merchant, when, in fact, his main goal is to return one of his beasts within his whimsical, fantastic briefcase, a Thunderbird christened Frank, to Arizona where he would best thrive.

But, of course, what would be a wizardry film without muggles? Upon his arrival, Newt immediately finds himself accidentally getting a muggle (or "no-mage" as the American wizards call them) involved in his shenanigans. Jacob Kowalski, poor thing, went through a lot with Newt and his beasts including being teleported, bitten, robbed, nearly killed, arrested, and nearly mated upon. No kidding, Mr. Kowalski had quite the adventure and, surprisingly, he was totally okay with it. And, if it wasn't for Newt, he never would have found true love...but, in America, witches and wizards could not marry or be closely associated with muggles (or no-mages)...go figure.

And let's not forget my least favourite character...Porpentina Goldstein...or better known simply as Tina. In the beginning, Tina was playing a tattletale, trying to turn Newt in to the wizarding counsel in order to get him in trouble for one of his beasts accidentally getting loose as well as not obliviating Jacob Kowlski who had come in contact with said creature. She was trying to get him charged for exposing wizardry to the muggle realm. But, at first, no one believed her as she had recently been demoted and whatnot. To which she made it her mission to get him turned in for his crime...and, of course, it eventually worked and then she got in immense trouble as well for associating with him for so long. Serves her right. But, no, of course Newt plays the hero and saves her and blahblahblah. I don't ship it and if they expand this into a sequel, they better not be shipped together. Why? It's just messed up. Sure, fall in love with the female who almost had your magic wiped and you put to death...totally makes sense. >.>

And what's up with the "New Salem" group? That creepy woman and her equally creepy adopted children instilling the mindset that wizardry was real and an evil force that needed to be dealt with and other jargon that these children were to pass out on the streets as basic propaganda...but little does everyone realize that one of the nastiest forces was within one of her adoptees...whom of which I won't spoil. But, I will reveal, that this force is called an Obscurus, which is a dangerous dark magic parasite that occurs when a wizard or witch (typically children) suppresses his or her magic. This host is known as an Obscurial and when the host can no longer control the Obscurus, they become this personified dark cloud equipped with tendrils made for destruction of whatever it comes into contact with. Each Rowling novel focuses on a specific aspect of magic and this, the Obscurus/Obscurial, are what Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them explains.

All in all, this movie, I feel, satisfies any Potterhead. We hear mentions of our favourite characters we all know and love such as Dumbledore, we see house-elves, we hear recognizable spells, and we hear of Hogwarts and even Pottermore's American wizarding school, Ilvermorny. And, we even get to see an approximate 30 second cameo of Johnny Depp in the end, who is always a satisfying sight. Not only all of that, but we get a fantastic backstory on a well-known textbook which appeared in the Harry Potter series and a new cast to laugh with, cry with, and completely fall in love with. While it's not Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, was an amazing movie and definitely met (and exceeded) my expectations. Jump inside Newt Scamander's briefcase and join the world of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.