Fantastic Beasts Stories

Letters Across the Atlantic

(A note from Newt on the first page of Tina's copy of  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them).

Tina -

Sorry I couldn't give this to you in person. The ministry placed an international travel ban on me - leaving the country is a ticket to Azkaban. They seem to think that I was in New York just to cause problems and that an old friend of mine put me up to it. In reality, I'd only intended to be there a couple of hours. (If I could, I would) Send my regards to Queenie. I hope to hear back.

With love,

Newt

P.S. - Sorry I had to send this to Macusa, what's your address?

(A London address is scribbled in the corner of the page and underlined a couple of times).

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(A scrapped letter from Tina).

Dear Newt,

I received your book in the middle of a meeting today; thanks for the brief intermission from a boring report. The person giving it has been working here for less than a year and I still have to file all the paperwork for the group investigations. I was the new hire once before, I did my time filing papers.

(A drop of ink stains the crumpled paper).

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(Letter copied from The Archive of Magic: The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald)

Dear Newt,

Sorry, it has taken me a while to write. I hope you and all your traveling companions had a safe journey back to England, and there were no accidental case switches along the way. Work at Macusa is hectic, clean up from the subway incident is more widespread than imagined. We are working around the clock to make sure all memory of the event is erased. I have been reinstated as an Auror. So how have you been? How are you keeping after recent events?

I can't help but think of the loss of Credence from time to time, but at least for now we have Grindelwald safely in our custody where he can do no harm.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Take care of yourself,

Tina

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Dear Tina,

Glad to hear from you. We had a safe journey back to England, and I fixed the lock on my case as soon as I arrived home so I can use it for future travels (hopefully). Copies of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them are being printed and the headmaster of Hogwarts is interested in making it a school textbook. Think of that: a whole generation of wizards educated in the ways of beasts... The books are slated to be released in about three months, so cross your fingers that people read them!

I am currently working tirelessly to have my travel ban lifted; I never did get round to seeing Arizona. I'm glad to hear you have been reinstated as an Auror. I'm not sure if you recall my brother or his name, but Theseus is also an Auror. We disagree on a lot of subjects and don't get along much.

Dougal and the occamies are doing well; the Nifflers are causing trouble like always. That reminds me: I enclosed a picture of me and the four baby Nifflers that were born a few days after I sent you the book. Pickett still insists on living in my pocket and is as sassy as ever (he still isn't over what happened at the Blind Pig).

Don't drown yourself in work.

I can't wait to hear from you,

Newt