ASH AND DUST. ❪ Newt Scamander ❫ ✓

four

Newt looked around the bank that was laced with the color gold. It was a busy day. People were scattered about in long lines.

"Can I help you, sir?" an employee asked suspiciously.

"No, I was just...waiting..."

Newt walked over to a bench inside the bank, taking a seat near Jacob. Tina was peering at Newt from behind a pillar.

"Hi," Jacob nervously greeted. "What brings you here?"

Newt was looking around for the Niffler frantically. "Um - same as you."

"You're here to get a loan to open up a bakery?"

"Yes."

"What are the odds of that?" Jacob asked with a chuckle.

Then, Newt saw the Niffler stealing coins from someone's purse. Jacob held out his hand to properly greet Newt, but Newt was already off with a simple "Excuse me." Where Newt was sat was a silver egg. Jacob looked at it.

"Hey, mister! Hey, mister!" Jacob called out.

Newt was too engaged in hunting down the Niffler. Jacob picked up the egg just as the door of the bank manager opened.

"Hey, fella!" Jacob called out once more.

"Mr. Kowalski, Mr. Bingley will see you now," the secretary said.

And so, Jacob took the egg with him. As he was talking to the bank manager, Newt was running around the bank, trying to capture the Niffler before it was seen by a No-Maj.

The Niffler was sitting on a trolley filled with gold that was being pushed by a guard. Newt walked toward it, but then a voice called out to him.

"Hey, Mr. English Guy, I think your egg is hatching!"

Newt repeatedly looked back and forth from the Niffler and Jacob. He whisked out his wand and pulled Jacob, along with the egg, to him.

Jacob was very confused as Newt Apparated into a narrow stairwell leading to the bank's vault. He gently took the egg with an Occamy poking its head out. He bent down and opened his case, putting the Occamy inside.

"No. Everyone settle down - stay. Dougal, don't make me come in there - oh. Thank you, darling," Newt replied.

Cora's hand popped out to grab Dougal and tug him back down. Her hand gave a thumbs up, then stuck out its hand again. Newt chuckled and grabbed the hand, then kissed it. She stroked his cheek before giving his forehead a flick.

"Ow! I do believe I deserved that."

She extended her hand further and he grabbed it, pulling her out of the case. She let out a breath, smoothing down her dress. Newt closed the case and looked up to see the Niffler. Pickett poked out of Newt's breast pocket and Cora leaned in to scratch the top of his head.

"Don't make me come down there," Newt warned.

The Niffler didn't listen to him. It smiled, then scurried itself through the vault doors. Newt took out his wand and pointed it toward the vault.

"Alohomora."

Cora couldn't believe how foolish Newt was. He had been in America for less than half a day, and he already managed to find himself in a mess. Cora had an awful feeling something bigger was going to happen in the near future. Sometimes, she couldn't believe how she managed to fall in love with an oblivious and clumsy fool like Newt.