11 Times Fantastic Beasts References the Harry Potter Series

In addition to Graves' nod to Hogwarts, it comes up another time. When Tina and Queenie go down into Newt's briefcase for the first time, Queenie makes a brief mention of the American wizarding school, Ilvermorny. She calls it the best wizarding school in the whole world. Newt says, "I think you'll find the best wizarding school in the whole world is Hogwarts," to which Queenie retorts, "Hogwash!"