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15 November 2018updated 23 Jul 2021 10:34am

How Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald changes the Harry Potter backstory

JK Rowling’s latest film includes new plot details that change the events of the original seven books. Warning: contains spoilers.

By Anna Leszkiewicz

As the second film in JK Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts franchise is released, we are given more and more backstories that change our understanding of the events referred to in the original Harry Potter books. Here’s a rundown of how the twists and turns from The Crimes of Grindelwald affect the Harry Potter stories we know and love. Be warned: very intense spoilers are coming.

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