The first Fantastic Beasts introduced us to the American wizarding world ’s response to “ muggle ” inthe material body of the farcical “ no - maj,”a term that just makes it seems like America ’s wizarding guild was a little uncanny . But with the sequel The Crimes of Grindelwald heading to France , it turns out our magic linguistic humanity has been turn upside down .
Revealed toEntertainment Weeklyby Crimes of Grindelwald director David Yates , the full term for “ muggle ” in the moving-picture show wo n’t actually be a new discussion : it ’ll just be “ Non – magique , ” the Gallic rendering for the first film ’s “ no - maj . ” Despite borrowing the American condition , though , according to Yates Paris ’ wizarding biotic community will share much more in common with its English opposite number than its American one :
[ The wizarding world in Paris is ] quite glamorous , it ’s quite beautiful . There ’s a biotic community that lives alongside the muggle community , it ’s much innocent than in New York , where there ’s segregation . Paris is a number like England , actually , not so hang up about the differences between the two . Magical people can freely move into non - sorcerous communities as long as they ’re discrete about their talents …
In one way , it cause sense , because this is a sequel to grand Beasts and Where to Find Them , so bringing alike terminology over for the continuation , even if i’ts set in a new location , is understandable . But when you step back and think about the wider Harry Potter dealership , it just has you asking more and more batshit questions .
How standardized is “ no - maj ” and its displacement across the international wizarding community ? Is the United Kingdom the only place that uses “ Muggle ? ” If so , why ? Rowling previously inform fans thatUK necromancer and witches immigrated to North Americaso they , presumably , would have used the original condition there at first . Was there a big wizarding contention where everyone mocked each other ’s language , especially the Americans , because they forgot how to use the alphabetic character “ u ” and call biscuits “ cookies ” and all that nonsensicality ? Who make up one’s mind which country used “ no - maj ” and which 1 came up with something on their own ? Why would n’t a nation so close geographically to the UK not expend Muggle but instead expend one nigher relate to the terminus used on an entirely different continent ? Who thought of muggle in the first office ! ?
This may be the most intriguing mystery of innovative Potter times . Who knew magical philology could be this bonkers ? Fantastic beast : The Crimes of Grindelwald will be available all us non - magiques when it hits theaters November 16 .
[ EW ]
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