J.K. Rowling is here to answer your 'Fantastic Beasts' questions

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From the sounds of it, last week's release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has being doing a number on J.K. Rowling's Twitter notifications.

She already answered a few fan questions last week, but it sounds like that's really only whetted people's appetites.

There were some questions about the characters.

And the decision to make five films.

And, perhaps most importantly:

Oh, and for anyone still wondering about why Newt bothered traveling by boat to North America when he has magical power: you can't apparate that far and a portkey would have messed with his creatures.

J.K. Rowling has spoken.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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