genesis ☽ newt scamander - on hold for now

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Newton A.F.SCAMANDER

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The cool, crisp October air danced across Leonora's skin, with a bite the wind howled in her ears, before being trapped in a sea of red waves. Crumbling leaves fell toward the damp forest floor, cluttering together in a flurry of colour.

"Hi, Newt!" Yelled Leonora, jogging down the cobblestone path to the Hufflepuff boy who's cheeks were pink with the nip of the air. He turned towards her with a smile, nodding instead of replying.

The pair walked to the greenhouses, with Newt just listening to Leonora's planning, nodding every so often to let her know he was listening.

"I've noticed you're very quiet, so I hope you don't mind my rambling, I just don't want you feeling uncomfortable." Said Leonora, eyeing him with a sense of insecurity as they approached the student filled greenhouses.

"I don't mind," He smiled reassuringly as he held the door open for her, letting her go in front of him, he actually liked it when she spoke for a long time, as he didn't really have to reply much, which he knew Leonora thought.

Leonora smiled and stood beside him at the side of the table, bumping her shoulder against his before listening to today's lesson.

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"So, Scamander," Said Leonora when they came out of Herbology, sitting beneath the oak tree beside the lake again, house scarves wrapped tightly to keep them from the cold, "Whats the deal with you?"

When Newt looked confused, Leonora continued, "With the whole dating thing,"

Newt sighed, leaning back on the large dark trunk of the tree. "Well theres this girl..." He started, eyes momentarily going to Leonora to see her reaction, "I want to impress her and I don't even know how, I'm out of practice with this sort of thing," 

Leonora nodded thoughtfully, the soft breeze sweeping her brilliant red locks out of her tinted pink face as she sighed into her scarf, looking over at the castle, lost in a thought.

"I see," A pause. "So I was thinking, we should 'date'," She used her fingers as quotation marks, "for a while, make everyone think you're a great boyfriend-which, by the time we're done, you will be- and then have a horrendous break up and BAM!" Newt jumped, not expecting the raised voice, "Dream girl will swoop in and there you go!"

She was grinning at Newt, and he couldn't help but return it with a smile, laughing. 

"But how do we get her to 'swoop in'?" He asked, sun caught eyes glancing up at her with an innocent expression.

"Well, I'll give you some help on how to ask her out, but first, you have to become her friend, you can't just spring that on someone-unless they owe you a favour, of course," Leonora joked, raising an eyebrow at a blushing Newt, who shook his head to erase the awkward sensation.

"Oh, wait, how comfortable are you with PDA?" She asked, a little uncomfortable at the awkward question. He momentarily looked confused, so she pressed on.

"Public display of affection," 

Newt opened his mouth in realisation, nodding as tutted himself. "Oh! Well, I, umm,-" he trailed off, scratching the back of his head as he looked down at his suddenly interesting legs.

"Subtle." Leonora nodded, laughing at his reaction, and dismissing his hurried apologies with a wave, "Don't worry about it,"

"I sort of sprung that cheek kissing thing on you randomly yesterday and I didn't even check if you were comfortable with it, so I'm just making sure you don't mind that sort of stuff," She said sincerely.

Newt shook his head, telling her it was alright, but he did actually appreciate her asking. "Whatever you're comfortable with, I'll be alright with,"

After seeing her expression, he concluded;

"With the exception of anything you wouldn't want your parents to see,"

Leonora laughed, throwing her head back with crinkled eyes. Her melodic laugh was contagious, and soon Newt was giggling along too, if not at his choice of words, it was her reaction to his unintentional hilarity.

When she regained her breath, she met his eyes for a moment, smiling at the comfortable silence that settled between them, just listening to the tinkling water and the wind.

"Oh, another thing. Don't tell anyone about this, the less people to know, the better it'll be. Not even Dorothy," Leonora said, turning serious, an unusual occurrence from the eldest Diggory sister, which made Newt feel the weight of it all. 

Newt nodded quickly, and Leonora returned to the almost permanent smile she had, nudging Newt to get up.

"Alright then, Scamander, time to let Hogwarts know, that Newt Scamander is officially, taken!"

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A/N  oh man. I've been trying to make this longer all day but I just- Idk dude, when they start 'dating' it'll be longer chapters, as I'll have more to write about, so hang in there bby.

Also! Thank you for all the comments! They are my favourite and I read them all so they are appreciated guys.

I didnt edit this chapter because I'm soo tired, but my dudes, I'll probably come back to it and add more one day (like, probably tomorrow ngl) 

- sammy