Newt's Assistant: A Newt Scamander FanFic

Chapter Fourteen

Newt and Eleanor stumbled through the door of Newt's place hand in hand and immediately she started looking around at all of his little knick knacks. She kicked off her shoes by the door in his hallway, he had trench coats of multiple colors hung up on a rack so Eleanor hung her scarf up next one of them. Newt led her down the hallway into the kitchen area. It was a pale yellow color with the basic kitchen appliances and table with two chairs in the corner that had papers piled up.

"Do you have anything fun to drink?" Eleanor slurred her words a bit, but Newt only laughed at her. He liked her all bubbly and happy.

"Bottom cabinet down on the left," He said. "I'll be right back." 

He walked away down the hallway and ran upstairs. Eleanor went over to the cabinet and picked out an unopened bottle of Dragon Barrel Brandy. She popped it open and summoned a glass to pour it into and started sipping it straight with just one ice cube. She walked into Newt's living room and started looking at pictures on his fireplace. 

One had a photo of who she thought was Newt and his family waving in front of a nice home. There was another of him and a girl as kids riding on brooms. Eleanor wondered who that was, but didn't want to ask. Newt would immediately assume she's jealous. She moved onto to one more of a baby Newt on a hippogriff looking happy as ever with his hands in the air. She finished her drink and went back to the kitchen to fill up her glass again. Newt came walking into the kitchen in new clothes. Something more him and comfortable that included brown trousers, but his button up was untucked and he no longer had his bowtie on.

"Whatchya got there Miss Baker?" He asked while walking towards her to check out her drink of choice. She hiccuped in response which made him chuckle. "Dragon Barrel Brandy huh?"

"One of my favorites," Eleanor smiled at him and giggled. She felt as if she was on cloud nine. 

"Ironically, that's my favorite too. Firewhiskey is a close second though. Let's go sit on the couch," He motioned for her to follow him into the room and sat down on the couch. 

"Is that your family in those pictures?" Eleanor asked him trying to sound non-chalant so she could bring up the other pictures.

"Yes, that's me, Mum, Dad, and Theseus." He replied. "Accio." The picture flew to his hand and showed it to her. She held it in her hands and examined it a little more in detail. 

"Where are your parents now?" Eleanor asked.

"They're traveling right now. Mum breeds hippogriffs for a living so her and Dad are trying to market her business." Newt replied. "I think they're in... New Zealand right about now."

"And your brother Theseus?" She asked.

"Works as Head Auror for the Ministry. He's clearly the favorite child." Newt said while squeezing her hand.

"What about the other photos?" She asked him.

"Me with an old friend from Hogwarts. Her name is Leta. She's actually dating Theseus. The other photo is me with Mum's hippogriffs. Celeste and Apollo." He said. There was a small pause, but then Eleanor straightened her back.

"Do you have music?" she asked him. Newt smiled and flicked his wand so his record player began playing whatever record was left on it last. Oh, Baby by Hal Kemp started playing and Eleanor jumped to her feet.

"I love this song!" She squealed and grabbed Newt with one hand and hung onto her drink in the other while swinging Newt onto the hardwood floor. Newt's hands were a little sweaty, but she just grinned at him like a child. Newt's face was stern though, he always wanted to impress Eleanor with his dancing so he may have been a little too focused on not stepping on her bare feet. He grabbed her drink from her and placed it on a side table.