Biophilia

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How could I have not seen it? Now I understand why I shivered when he was near me. Now I know why I knew that look in his eyes seemed familiar. That's why he tried to take my case, and Credence...

Once Newt whispered the spell, Graves sighed heavily. Newt pulled me around as Graves' black hair turned blonde. As we came by his side, his face started to change, I could see one of his eyes went silver. As we stopped, he placed a smile on his face and lifted his head. 

"Do you think you can hold me?" I knew that voice all to well... 

"We'll do our best, Mr Grindelwald." I ripped myself from Newt and ran to Grindelwald. As he was pulled up from Picquery's men and looked to me. I stopped in front of him and stared daggers at him. 

"You look familiar – have we met before?" He whispered, a smirk on his face. 

"Jessica Opera, Pureblood, you killed her." I replied though gritted teeth. 

"Ah – yes – so you must be her beloved daughter, Evangeline." His smile grew more. Newt then came behind me and placed his hand on my shoulder. He pulled me back to stand by the stairs and I followed, not wanting to talk or even look at Grindelwald. As the Aurors walked past, he stopped and turned to me and Newt. "We will die, just a little. And - " He turned to me, "I didn't kill her in cold blood..." he was then dragged away, leaving me and Newt hanging on both his sentences.

Queenie and Jacob had know joined us. Queenie ran to Tina, pulling her sister into a hug, Jacob appeared behind her. 

"Hey...I figured somebody oughta keep an eye on these things." He held the two cases in his hands. Newt grabbed one, I grabbed the other. 

"Thank you." We thanked, grateful that he looked after our cases. 

"We owe you an apology Mr Scamander, Miss Opera." Madam President started, walking away from her Aurors. "But the magical community has been exposed! We cannot Obliviate an entire city." She walked to be under the broken roof. My eyes drifted to see outside when a small wisp of black particle came into view. Newt must have seen it too, for he held his breathe for a second. 

"Actually," Newt spoke, I turned back to look at him, his head now looking straight. "I think we can." Everyone turned to us as he finished. As Newt moved and placed his case under the hole, I looked around to see if I could spot Hillary. I spotted her in the arms of an Auror, still limp but breathing as before. I walked over to Tina and Queenie, pointing to Hillary as I reached them. They ran to her. When they reached her, they called her and her eyes flittered open. 

"Tina...Queenie?" I heard her whisper. I then heard the sound of a bird and turned to see Frank had erupted from the case on the floor. I walked back to Newt as Frank landed, he seemed to want to play. Newt had an examining look in his eyes as he looked at the Thunderbird. Frank spotted me and screeched, I smiled that he remembered me. 

"I was intending to wait until we got to Arizona, but it seems you like now you are our only hope, Frank." Newt then grabbed my hand and we walked to Frank. A look of understanding was shared between the two of them, Frank makes a screech full of sadness. Newt reached his hand out and stoked Frank's neck, they press their heads together and Frank pushes Newt's. He lets out a small, low growl like noise then screeches again. Newt smiled as he had his moment with the bird he had grown to love. "I'll miss you, too." Newt tells him sadly, he turns to me and pulls me closer. Frank looks to me and I reach my hand out, he nuzzles my hand, screeching. 

"It was lovely to meet you, Frank." I whispered, a tear rolling down my cheek. Me and Newt both place a hand on him, saying goodbye when Frank pulls away. He made another small screech then a loud thankful one, I smile at his noise. Newt then pulls a vial out and tilts his head. Frank looks to him, understanding. 

"You know what you've got to do." He says to Frank. He lets go of my hand and throws the liquid vial to Frank, I get a quick glance and see it's the Swooping Evil venom. As Frank catches it and flies out, Newt grabs my hand again. Screams and yells are heard as the Muggle's see Frank raise higher into the air. I could hear the crowd behind us move forward and Newt pulled me into a hug. Our heads still following Frank as he reached the clouds. Lightning then cracked and black clouds formed around Frank, then a blue light blasted in the darkness. Rain started to fall as the venom made its power affect every person who came in contact with water. I heard the sudden wisps of Apparating as witches and wizards went to fix the city up, to seem like nothing happened. I moved my head to sit in Newt's neck, he held me closer, his arms around my shoulders and mine around his torso. I then heard the fixing of the roof as Newt held me close, upset he had to set Frank free.