JK Rowling hints new Harry Potter movie to reveal 'American Hogwarts'

Twitter exchange suggests Harry Potter author will also draw on Native American traditions for the 'magizoology' script she is working on

JK Rowling has confirmed on Twitter that the existence of a long-mooted American school of witchcraft and wizardry could be revealed in new Harry Potter spin-off movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

During an ad-hoc question and answer session with fans on the social network, the British author was asked to name the institution which US students of magic might attend in the Potter universe. While she refused to do so, Rowling did reveal a series of titbits regarding the hitherto-unidentified school.