The Witch That Time Forgot | Newtmione ✔️

Chapter 3 | Down The Rabbit Hole

¡THIS IS NOT MY STORY! The story was make by nyxblack on fanfiction.net.

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Hermione Granger, head of The Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures was not normally the sort of person who lost her temper in the middle of a field mission. Especially in a foreign country with two different a ministries keeping a very close eye on her and her co-workers. Today however, was an exception.

The entire debacle with Voldemort and his death eaters had caught the attention of of the world. Everyone knew of the blood wars and many countries now held a great distrust for the British. War hero or not, no magical, British citizen could easily cross the borders without meeting the suspicious looks of the governing body. A fact that made her current assignment all the more baffling.

Two weeks after ending her relationship with Ron and moving out, while she was knee deep in apartment hunting, Hermione was called away for an urgent assignment in America. Specifically New York. According to the report that had been unceremoniously dropped onto her desk by a frazzled mail delivery wizard, a British wizard is said to have been breeding and selling Tebo, a beast quite similar in appearance to a warthog, native to Congo and Zaire, classified as a level XXXX on the classification scale. Meaning a dangerous beast that requires specialist knowledge, though a skilled wizard may be able to handle it. Said wizard was illegally breeding and selling these creatures to high paying clients when he was unexpectedly gored by one of his Tebo, killing him. Days after his death he was found by the local Aurors, the interior of his house torn apart and each and every one of his Tebo missing.

The entire incident was a complete and utter mess! A foreign wizard, illegally residing in America where the saying "shoot first, ask questions later" still rings true for many people both wizard and muggle, sorry No-Maj alike. Foreign beasts native to the Congo and Zaire on the lose, a beast which is highly dangerous partly due to the fact that it can make itself invisible. Not to mention being the proud owner of a rather impressive set of sharpened tusks. All loosed on the unsuspecting public in the middle of bloody New York city!

Before the mission even went underway a messy argument took place between the British, African and American Ministries. All three ministries fighting over whose head the entire issue came down upon. In the end, it was decided that all three ministries would take part in the mission. A small group of highly skilled, handpicked individuals from each of the ministries would be sent to New York where they would then attempt to work together in order to capture all of the missing beasts and return them safely to the Congo. Or if need be, kill them before any human life was taken. That part in particular rubbed Hermione the wrong way. Kill them! Creatures bred by a selfish man for his own selfish reasons! Sold to even more selfish individuals with deep pockets and a disregard for sentient life.

Who could blame the Tebo for their actions, any creature large or small, when threatened will defend themselves to the best of their abilities. Wizards have wands, Muggles have guns and other weapons with which to defend themselves and animals, beasts and creatures have claws, tusks or any number of other attributes granted to them through evolution and time. They were simply defending themselves and reacting in the only way they know! If she had it her way every single one of those creatures would be taken alive and returned to their native land.

As luck would have it the breeder in question kept meticulous records. Of the dozen's he had bred and sold off in the past only five Tebo were remaining at the time of his untimely death. Not even a week into their mission all but one had been caught and shipped off to the Congo. The tracking of the creatures made easy by the simple fact that an invisible creature was often, accidentally provoked by unsuspecting humans. Luckily for all involved no further life had been lost. A few bumps and bruises for those involved in the incidents but all but one Tebo had been captured. The death toll remaining low with only the breeder as a causality. Tracking down the final Tebo was surprisingly easy like all the rest... if not a bit of a mess. In the middle of less busy New York street mid afternoon the Tebo made herself known. After having the MACUSA shut down the street, Hermione and her team of coworkers and foreign officials managed to corner the rather angry Tebo when Hermione noticed something odd. A small shimmer just beyond the raging Tebo, partially hidden behind its body. Her eyes widened in recognition but before she could shout out a warning to her comrades... it all went to hell.