Katherine Waterston proves she was magic before starring in Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in racy indie scenes
FANTASTIC Beasts star Katherine Waterston will put the sauce into sorcery judging by these snaps.
The London-born actress, 36, showed off her charms in 2007 indie flick The Babysitters.
Her latest role in the Harry Potter spin-off sees her play a witch who’s married to Eddie Redmayne’s character Newt.
She’s sure to leave audiences enchanted once again.
What is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?
It is actually the name of a textbook which is mentioned in passing in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
While she was in the middle of writing the Harry Potter book series, JK Rowling released the book for Comic Relief but credited it to fictional author and 'magizoologist' Newt Scamander, a portrait of whom hangs in Dumbledore's study.
The book, authored by Scamander in 1927, describes 85 magical species found around the wizarding world as documented over his years of globe-trotting.
During Scamander's time at the Ministry of Magic's Beast Division, he introduced several key pieces of magical legislation including the 1947 Werewolf Registry and the 1965 ban on experimental breeding of magical creatures.
Sales of the book and its companion, Quidditch Through the Ages have raised more than £17m to date.
In 2013, it was announced Warner Bros, who made the Harry Potter film series, would be making a film based on Fantastic Beasts.
JK Rowling delighted fans by announcing there will be five films in the Fantastic Beasts series.
However, she also angered some after Johnny Depp was cast in the sequel to the film, and some took to Twitter to slam the author.
Does the film differ from the book?
As the book was released in the form of an actual textbook - the film follows how Newt Scammander came to know about so many magical beasts.
It sees Scamander arrive in New York City, only for an accident to release the monsters from his case to terrorise Manhattan, and spark a simmering conflict between the 'Maj' and 'No-Maj' populations.
While the wizards fight to get the mayhem under control and juggle wizarding world politics, Scamander takes the human Jacob Kowalski on an amazing journey into America's magical world.
Who is in the cast?
Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne was cast to play Scamander who's described as an eccentric wizard, much more comfortable around magical creatures than he is around people.
Katherine Waterston will play his love interest Porpetina, an ambitious and idealistic young woman working for MACUSA, America's version of the Ministry of Magic (Magical Congress of the United States of America).
Colin Farrell plays Percival Graves, Director of Magical Security at MACUSA and Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
Comedian Dan Fogler will play the Potter franchise's first ever lead Muggle character who are called No-Maj in America.
His Kowalski is a good-natured aspiring baker who's introduced to the wizarding world through his friendship with Newt.
When can I see it?
The film is set for release in the UK on November 18.
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