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J.K. Rowling hints at an American Hogwarts in 'Fantastic Beasts'




J.K., you have to stop teasing us so!

The Harry Potter author made some cryptic tweets Sunday about a certain American school of witchcraft and wizardry that may finally make its debut in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them starring Eddie Redmayne.

J.K. Rowling, who is writing the script for Fantastic Beasts, sent out a string of tweets in response to questions about this mysterious school, revealing that A: It's not in New York. And B: It may have some Native American origin.









Where could it be located? The infamous Salem? Or maybe somewhere that has more ties to Native American culture?

The concept of Native American magic is a cool, unexplored concept -- especially since the Harry Potter series is so utterly British. Combine that with the roughly 1920s time period that Fantastic Beasts is meant to take place in, and we're looking at a completely different (and pretty cool-sounding) movie.

But for those feeling nostalgic about our happy days in the halls of Hogwarts, never fear. Rowling has some words of comfort for you: