Harry Potter author and Fantastic Beasts screenwriter J.K. Rowling has a lot to say following the release of the final trailer for The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Rowling shot down a popular fan theory and responded to everyone’s excitement over Claudia Kim playing Nagini, Voldemort’s snake who one day kills Snape (and who is later killed by Neville):
Only for around twenty years. https://t.co/gZadgWVREN
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 25, 2018
She also offered some interesting details concerning Nagini and what it means to be a Maledictus:
Not an Animagus. A Maledictus. Big difference. https://t.co/JwVVNnvVQU
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 25, 2018
Not at all. The slow transformation into a beast is beyond their control, but they aren't destined to be evil.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 25, 2018
Noooo… I thought I'd shot that one down! The escaped boa constrictor in Philosopher's Stone wasn't Nagini. It was never Nagini. That's an incorrect but very persistent fan theory! https://t.co/QEy89kwloA
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 25, 2018
They're different conditions. Maledictuses are always women, whereas werewolves can be either sex. The Maledictus carries a blood curse from birth, which is passed down from mother to daughter. https://t.co/wYfvPeQFRW
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 25, 2018
Only for around twenty years. https://t.co/gZadgWVREN
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 25, 2018
She also addressed the drama going on between Dumbledore and Grindelwald:
Some in this movie, more in the rest. https://t.co/EtXX2V6CYv
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 25, 2018
'I cannot move against Grindelwald.'
He has a reason. Be patient… https://t.co/bVPzjfpKXM
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 25, 2018
And a little bit about Grindelwald:
I could write you an essay in response to this, but it would give you the whole plot of the Fantastic Beasts franchise, so not going to… https://t.co/lXJwdMHrmB
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 25, 2018
And then there was this total tease about Credence:
That definitely wasn't Ezra's biggest shock. 🤐#FantasticBeasts https://t.co/VCqZmUwsOG
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 25, 2018
Yay fun times!
Nothing is as much fun as sharing this with all of you at last! https://t.co/LmYaxE9Brw
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 25, 2018