"Harry Potter" is a gold mine, and J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. are digging for more treasure. Rowling and Warner Bros. recently reached an exclusive deal that includes a new movie and a television series set in the "Potter Universe," as well as a Universal Studios theme park based on the characters and creatures in the Harry Potter series, according to the New York Times.

The adventures of Harry, Hermione and Ron may be over, but the characters found in the Hogwarts textbook, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" are about to start their own. The central focus of the new project will be on the fictitious author Newt Scamander, a popular "Magizoologist" who wrote the popular textbook.  

According to the Los Angeles Times, the screenplay for the movie, also entitled, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," will be written by J.K. Rowling herself, a first for the book author. Rowling disclosed in a statement that, " 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world; the laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt's story will start in New York, 70 years before Harry's gets underway. "  

Warner Bros. Chief Executive Kevin Tsujihara expressed excitement over the deal, saying that, "We know that audiences will be as excited as we are to see what her brilliant and boundless imagination conjures up for us," as reported by Los Angeles Times.

Apart from the movie and the TV series, the wide-ranging agreement between Rowling and the studio includes the development of a video game, theme park attractions, and other products that will target consumers both young and old. A television adaptation of Rowling's adult novel, "The Casual Vacancy," is also part of the deal, and will air on BBC.

Rowling has explored other genres in literature, as it was recently revealed that she wrote a mystery novel entitled "The Cuckoo's Calling," under a pseudonym and her adult novel, "The Casual Vacancy," topped the bestseller list in 2012, according to USA Today. This new project will mark another first, and another expected million dollar success, for the "Potter Universe" creator.