An AU fanfiction of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them expansion to the Harry Potter Universe.
The author acknowledges this is not their sandbox, they are not J.K. Rowling, nor a member of Warner Brothers, Inc. The primary characters are not the author's property; hell, the setting isn't even theirs. All additional material is added by the author, Evalina Phoenix. Any similarity to real people, other works of fiction-fan or not-is purely coincidental and not intended in any egregious, libelous, or cruel fashion. All original movie dialog is taken from "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay" By J.K. Rowling; First edition, November 2016; ISBN 978-1-338-10906-1
Tl;dr: Not my characters, please don't sue. I already have crippling student loan debt.
Newt finds Credence after the Aurors blasted apart the Obscurus (yes, it's one of those fics), and Credence is having a bit of a hard time with the transition, so to speak.
Credence has never stayed with such nice people, or seen magic used in such a mundane and harmless way. Or had someone believe him when he told them he's not a girl. It can't be real, can it? That potion that Newt talks about-the one that can change your body... how is that even possible? That Newt is so unfailingly kind and understanding-he has to want something from Credence, right? ...Right?
And that Newt Scamander-what was the word?-"fancies" him? Ridiculous.
...Isn't it?