JK Rowling's riddle not about Harry Potter return

JK Rowling had sent her online fans speculating by posting a riddle but many would be disappointed to know that the boy wizard is not returning

Los Angeles: JK Rowling had sent her online fans speculating by posting a riddle but many would be disappointed to know that the boy wizard is not returning. Rowling posted the answer today, revealing that it was a tease about 'Potter' spinoff 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them', which takes place about 70 years before the events of the Potter series, said the Hollywood Reporter.

A poster of 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'. Pic/Santa Banta

The story will release as a trilogy.

Rowling tweeted a cryptic message Monday about a new project she is currently working on. The message read: "Cry, foe! Run amok! Fa awry! My wand won't tolerate this nonsense."

Fans were quick to interpret this as a sign that Potter, who was last seen on the big screen in 2011, was finally making a return.

The author revealed that the solution to the anagram, which a follower tweeted at Rowling about 24 hours after the author posted the clue, is: "Newt Scamander only meant to stay in New York for a few hours ... "

Newt is the main character of 'Fantastic Beasts'.

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