Red hair and a Hand-Me-Down robe? You must be a Weasley!

Chapter 27: The Suitcase

Harry walked us to the front of Hogwarts and toward two people walking toward us holding hands. They both looked about somewhere in their 30's and the boy was having a fairly large suitcase. As they came closer and into the light, I saw a good-looking man and a girl with short brown hair. They looked so familiar. "Amber, Lola, you two probably don't remember these people, you were tiny when you two met, but-" Harry started but the girl cut him off and pulled Amber and me into a hug, "Lola, Amber, you've grown so much! The last time I saw you, you were so small! How long has it been since then?" She looked to the boy for answers, as she let go of us. "Um, about, ten years" He answered, the girl gasped "Only ten?" She said and smiled sweetly at us.

I saw Amber looking at the boy's suitcase "Amber, no" I warned. She turned to me "I wasn't thinking about anything" Amber said innocently. I raised my eyes at her, "Fine, I wont" She gave in. The man looked at us and smiled. The girl started up again. "Anyway, so, my name Tina, and this is Newt. I'm your Godmother, Amber, and Newt is your Godfather, Lola." Newt

"Scamander?" Amber asked before I said it. She nodded, "The Newt Scamander? As the Newt Scamander who wrote Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them?" I asked. Tina nodded. "How old are you?" Amber asked "Amber! That's rude!" I excused. "No, don't worry. We're about 200 years old." Tina answered. I blinked. "Really? You look pretty young for 200 years."

"Yeah, that's because we keep using a special potion," Newt replied. Harry gasped. "Don't worry, Harry, it's not unicorn blood," Newt reassured him. Harry breathed out in relief. "What happens when you use unicorn blood?" Amber asked. Tina looked up at Harry questionably. Harry shook his head and Tina smiled down at Amber "I can't tell you." She said, then looked to Amber with a glint in her eye that said 'I'll tell you when I get the chance'. I bit my lip. Amber smiled

Harry handed Newt the platypus and Newt put the creature into his suitcase. "You can't put a living thing in there! It'll suffocate!" Amber and I stated. Tina laughed and Amber and I looked at her confused. She turned to Newt with a daring smile "Can I show them?" She asked. Newt narrowed his eyes, "Do we have to?" He pleaded. Tina nodded. Newt sighed and looked at us. Amber and I nodded at the same time then Newt looked to Harry, "Can I?" He asked. "Sure, I don't see the harm better do it inside though", Harry told him. Newt shrugged, and we started walking inside. Once we got in, Tina walked away from us and signalled Amber to follow. "I'm just gonna have some time with Amber. I'll see you all soon!" Then the two walked into the next hall and Harry turned to me and Newt.

"Okay. Lola, come with me. Harry, could I have some time with Lola please?" Newt asked. "Sure" Harry shrugged. "I'll catch up with Dawn. I'm so hungry"

"Same" I mumbled, pressing a hand to my stomach. "Don't worry, I'll get you some food from the suitcase." Newt smiled as Harry walked away. Going into a spare room, Newt closed the door and opened his suitcase. Instead of seeing the Niffler, food and his clothes, it was a deep hole with a ladder sticking out. "Ummm...." I stared. Newt smiled and grabbed hold of my hand. He squeezed it reassuringly. "Don't worry. You can go in after me. If you fall, you fall onto me instead." I giggled as Newt climbed down the ladder. I followed him, scared a bit. Before I landed on the floor, I slipped on the last bar as it broke and Newt caught me quickly and placed me back down again. "Thanks!" I gasped. "Sorry, I forgot to warn you about the loose rung." Newt apologised.

"No, thats fine." I forgave him. He smiled and waved his hand for me to follow. He turned and walked out of the strange room and I followed him. He led me out into the savanna. Well, It looked like it. "I know you're wondering why there's a whole savannah in my suitcase, but really, It's an illusion. Iris here lived here longer than anyone. Here, throw her a mouse. She'll love it." Newt smiled, handing me a dead mouse. I stood there, frozen. A giant dragon-like creature fluttered down from the sky. It had two large wings that almost touched the illusional walls and two small ones right behind the big ones. Her feathers were white and she had a shining yellow beak. She fluttered down and landed near us. She smelled my mouse and I slowly showed my mouse to her. She leapt forward and took my mouse in her beak. I screamed in fright.

But the Thunderbird just ate the mouse and nudged my hand for more. Newt chuckled and gave me another mouse. "Last one!" He smiled. I smiled back, starting to enjoy it. I gave the Thunderbird the mouse and it squawked happily. "She's just like a cat!" I giggled. Then Newt led me to another place. This one seemed much larger for it looked like there were mountains far away. Suddenly, a great big lumbering creature came up to us. I screeched with fear. These beasts looked like rhinos without their horns. They had long tentacles for their teeth and they waved them everywhere. They came up to Newt and covered their tentacles all over him. THEY'RE EATING HIM! ARGH! I screamed. Just then, a baby creature came up and stood next to me, wrapping its tentacles around my arm. "NEWT! NEWT! I'M SCARED!" I cried, ripping my arm away from the creature running to Newt and grabbing hold of his arm.

He grinned and put his arm around my shoulders. "It's okay Lola. You're fine. They don't want to hurt you. They want to be with you. Thats all. They are called Graphons"

"But they're scary!" I whimpered. "Yes, it may look like it. But really, they're just a bunch of sweet souls." He said as another tentacle wrapped his arm lovingly. I shivered. "Okay, but I still don't like it."

"Okay, Lola. We can go visit the bowtruckles now. And I'm pretty sure you'll love them!" Newt smiled and walked me into a forest-like place then led me into the bamboo trees until we came out at a tree and a large green nest. He took me to the tree first. "And these." Newt smiled at me, picking up a small green creature from the tree. "Is a bowtruckle."