Oddity

Chapter 6

At sitting discussing what I missed when we hear a knock form the suitcase lid. Newt looks confused
But heads up to see what's going on. He opens the lid and light floods into the room. He steps out and Jacob stumble out after him. I swallow and then follow then out. I am met with the sight of a large gathering of wizards from around the world. "Uhh" I let out.

"Scamander?" A man says. Newt smiles weakly "Hello, Minister." He greets the man. "Theseus Scamander? The war hero?" A man asks. The minister smiles and shakes his head "No, this is his little brother. And what are you doing in New York?" He questions. "I came to buy an Appaloosa Puffskein, sir." Newt explains. The man sees right thorough this lie "Right. What are you really doing here?" He asks teasingly.

The president interrupts Thai conversation "Goldstein, and who is this?" She demand. Tina swallows nervously "umm this is Margo Cooper, she's a witch and a oddity and This is Jacob Kowalski, Madam President... he's a No-Maj who got bitten by one of Mr. Scamanders creatures." She starts but the room bursts into whispers.

"No-Maj?"

"Obliviated?"

"Oddity, haven't seen one of those in a while"

The president stares at me "prove it" she orders. I look up at the ceiling "that's a high ceiling" I murmur. I rummage around in my rucksack and pull out a rope. With shaking hands I wrap it around my waist twice for good measure and then turn a knot. I hold the rope
Out to newt, he takes it. "Don't let go" I whisper. And then I unbuckle my boots. A number of gasps are heard as I float upwards. I close my eyes as I relish the momentary feeling of freedom before the rope tightens and i remember what exactly is going on. Newt lets me float there for a few seconds before gently pulling me down. He holds me steady as I slip on the boots once more.

He then notices the body that's floating in the air "Merlins beard." He exclaims. I stare at the body in horror. "You know which of your creatures was responsible, Mr. Scamander?" A Japanese woman asks. He shakes his head "No creature did this. Dont pretend!
You must know what that was, look at the marks... That was an Obscurus." He says. The president looks angry "You go too far, Mr. Scamander. There is no Obscurial in America." She snaps. She glances at a man nearby "Impound that case, Graves!" She orders. The man pulls out at his wand and summons the case. Newt doesn't like that "Wait. No. Give that back." He says pulling out his own wand but graves summons that as well. "Arrest them!" The president orders and someone casts a spell that binds us and drags us into the centre of the room. "Don't hurt those creatures. Please, you dont understand, nothing in there is dangerous, nothing!" Newt yells. His cries fall on deaf ears "We'll be the judges of that!" The president sneers "Take them to the cells!"

We are dragged out of the room, I try escape the grapes of the auror but they don't budge. "No, no, please don't. I don't want to be caged" I scream.

We are all shoved in the same cell. I lean my head against the bars and scream "please don't cage me" I beg but the cage remains locked. Jacob tries to console me but I shrug him off. I lean against the bars, Tina stands by the door, newt sits in the corner and Jacob takes a seat of the bed.

"I am so sorry about your creatures, Mr. Scamander. I truly am. And Margo I never meant for this to happen" she says. I shrug and slide down onto the floor. "Can someone please tell me what this Obscurial Obscurius thing is? Please?" Jacob asks. I bite my lip but Tina tell him "There hasnt been one for centuries." She says. "I met one in Sudan three months ago. There used to be more of them but they still exist." Newt interrupts. I nod "Before wizards went underground,
when we were still being hunted by Muggles, young wizards and witches sometimes tried to suppress their magic to avoid persecution.
Instead of learning to harness or to control their powers, they developed what was called an Obscurus." I explain. Newt nods at my description " Its an unstable, uncontrollable Dark force that busts out and attacks...And then vanishes." He explains. Tina looks upset "Obscurials cant survive long, can they?" She asks. He shakes his head "Theres no documented case of any Obscurial surviving past the age of ten. The one I met in Africa
was eight when she... She was eight when she died." He says. I look at the floor "that's too young"

Jacob looks at us in disbelief "What are you telling me here, that
Senator Shaw was killed by a kid?
A kid probably no older than Margo?" He asks.

We are reduced to silence at those words. "I heard a rhyme from a second Salem girl, wanna hear it" I ask no one in particular. No one answer so I decide I might as well tell them. I position myself at the end of the cell and start playing the skipping game "My momma, your momma, flying on a switch. My momma, your momma, witches never cry. My momma, your momma, witches gonna die!

Witch number one, drown in a river!

Witch number two,
gotta noose to give her!" I chant.

Newt watches me with a look of curiosity on his face. "Why were you so near the girl" he asks. I look at the floor "well they give kids food in exchange for handing out the flyers. One day I got desperate, it'd been days since I'd eaten so I decided to swallow my pride and take their food. I got there and was gonna cross the threshold when I heard that rhyme and I dunno, I didn't want to take charity from the same people who would happily teach muggle children that skipping rhyme to teach then that wizards and witch's are bad" I state.

Newt nods "you were very wise to turn away the offer of food because of that reason" he says sincerely and for the first time I feel as if someone has finally noticed me.