SCARS || Newt Scamander

Nine

Clara walked down the side walk that was covered with snow leaving foot prints behind her. She pushed open the door to her house, and her mum rushed to give her a hug.

"Clara!" Her mother said, hugging her.

"Mum!" Clara hugged back.

"How was school so far?" Rose asked.

"Alright. I've made some friends." Clara said, entering the house.

"Like who?" Rose asked.

"Newt Scamander, Emma Geo and Jasper Allen." Clara said.

"You're still friends with Salamander?" Her mum asked.

"It's Scamander." She corrected.

"So what house did you get in? They're houses right?" Rose asked.

"I got into Hufflepuff. So did Newt. Emma's a Ravenclaw, Jasper's a Slytherin." Clara told her.

"Slytherins sound like bad people." Rose noted.

"They aren't. The Gryffindor's are annoying though." Clara said. Rose nodded.

"Come on, lets start making the dinner." Rose said.

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Back at Hogwarts, Newt walked into the library. He pulled off almost all the books on werewolves from the shelves. He chose a table and sat down, flipping open a book. He started to read.

A few hours had passed and Newt hadn't found a single helpful thing. There were no useful potions, or spells. They hadn't evolved much in the werewolf world. Newt looked at the pile of books and counted how much were left. Four books were left.

He sighed and pulled the fourth book out, turning to page one.

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Clara checked the clock. Only less than 24 hours until Christmas morning. Clara helped her mum make the Christmas Eve dinner.

There were candles on the table, and the radio was playing Christmas songs. Clara hummed along to the music as she made the potatoes.

Clara wasn't used to how small her home was compared to Hogwarts. She found herself comparing the two places. She sighed.

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Newt yawned, it was getting late and almost past curfew. He checked out the remaining books and left the library, heading to the Hufflepuff common room. Tomorrow was Christmas, and there were only going to be a few students staying.

Newt's mum was looking for more Hippogriffs to breed, and she was planning to release some so he had to stay at Hogwarts. Clara, Emma and Jasper all left Hogwarts for the holidays. They were going to be back by the weekend though. He hoped Clara was having a fun Christmas, he missed her.

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For twelve long years, Clara Angell never knew who her father was. Her mum said he left when Clara was born, so she never met him. She always wondered who he was, but she never thought she would meet him.

She and her mother Rose were eating when there was a nock on the door. Rose wiped her mouth before standing up and going to answer the door. There were a few beats of silence before Clara heard Rose speak.

"No. You are not going near her." Rose said. Clara turned to face the door from her chair.

"Please Rose. Let me see my daughter." The man said.

"Mum? Is that dad?" Clara asked, standing up.

"No. Clara. Go to your room." Rose said, her voice seemed to shake.

"Mum! I wanna meet dad!" Clara shouted.

"Fine!" Rose snapped, storming from the room. Clara's father stared after Rose.

"She always was a fistey woman." He said.

"Who are you?" Clara asked.

"I'm your father." The man said simply.

"No, I mean, your name." Clara said.

"My name? My name is Gellert Grindewald."

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It was 10 pm when Newt decided to close the book and go to sleep. He was restless, and couldn't fall asleep. He yawned a few times, he closed his eyes.

Waking up Christmas morning, Newt was the first up. He ran down the stairs and flopped onto the couch. He pulled out a present to him that was from his mum. She had sent him some sweets from other wizarding communities. Clara sent him a book on magical creatures that he hadn't owned yet.

He did send a gift to Clara, he wasn't sure if she got it yet. It wasn't anything related to werewolves, that would be a bit offensive. But he sent her a necklace that had a little C on it.

Hey guys! Sorry I didn't update much today, my internet was as slow as hell and I had a bad headache. I will update more since I don't have school Thursday and Friday due to Thanksgiving.

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