missing you • newt scamander ls

c h a p t e r • 1

There had been a riot today. Numerous people describing what they saw as a dark mass with white eyes. That was until an invisible force came crashing down underground and breaking the floor, disappearing without a trace.

Celeste didn't know what to think.

She knew what it was.

But she didn't want to know what it was.

Tucking her hands in her pockets, Celeste, looking down and walking through the crowd of people, only wanted a place to rest and think. But she knew she couldn't. Instead, she made a beeline for the bank, only stopping when she noticed Mary Lou making a speech in front of a crowd. She scowled, standing next to a hot dog-eating Tina.

"Tina? What are you doing here?"

"Just.. Listening."

Celeste shrugged, about to push past the crowd of people when someone bumped into her. She awaited her fall towards the ground, when suddenly, a warm hand pressed to her back and the mysterious person caught her. Smooth.

"Sorry!" A British voice apologized, and pulled Celeste up to her feet.

"It's okay. I'm all right." She said politely, curious to see who this mystery British man was.

Looking up, she recognized something familiar about his face, but couldn't put her finger on it.. How strange.

He seemed to stop talking abruptly as she adjusted her coat, but thought nothing of it. 

"Thank you." She said, giving the somehow adorable yet flustered looking man a smile, and then turned around and walked up the stairs.

"Witches live among us, we have to fight together for the sake of our children! For the sake of tomorrow!"

She shook my head internally at these words, not looking until she accidentally bumped into someone for the second time in 2 minutes.

"Sorry! Just passing.. By.." She slowed, looking up to see Credence, the son Mary Lou.

She and Tina had found Credence being beat up by Mary Lou, and, Celeste, furious, had instinctively pulled out her wand and Stunned Mary Lou. Of course, they had obliviated the two, but Tina got carried away and accidentally attacked Mary Lou in front of an audience, causing the entire of MACUSA to have to obliviate all the people who had set eyes on the attack.

Celeste knew that Credence couldn't recognize her, but held out a hand for him to get up, and, reluctant and guarded, Credence took her hand and pulled himself up, being surprisingly light.

Celeste picked up the papers he had dropped from the ground, handing all but one to him.

"I'll just--take one of these, sorry again!" She said awkwardly, waving at the boy and clambering up the stairs embarrassedly. 

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"Tina?!" Celeste said, walking past a pillar to see Tina hiding behind it, peeking at someone.

"Who are yo--"

"Shhh!" Tina said, pulling Celeste behind the pillar with her and pointing to the strange familiar British man Celeste had just bumped into a while ago.

"What, so now you've developed a secret crush on a muggle or something?" Celeste whispered in question sarcastically.

"No-maj!" Tina corrected. "And no, I haven't. I just happen to think that he has let a magical creature loose, and that man is absolutely a wizard."

Celeste rolled her eyes, just about to leave when Tina grasped the back of her coat and pulled her over. Celeste stumbled back, and, letting out a frustrated sigh, looked to where Tina was pointing.