Chapter 1
I’ve always felt like i’ve never belonged anywhere, except when i’m at home, or working. Hogwarts was definitely an experience, until my parents passed. Then something in me changed, it died, and blossomed into something new. I was a Slytherin who was treated like a hufflepuff or a ravenclaw; Not no one of importance. Perhaps now i can make a difference.
I closed my journal and took a big sigh, it’s always so hard righting about what’s really felt. “Ophelia? Have you seen Teddy?” Time to get to work. “Yes Newt he’s up here in the loft with me” i called down to him. Newt had hired me after his whole new york thing. We got a long really well and he even opened up to me. He tells me things, like how he really feels about aurors, or his brother, and even tina and leta. I’ve never had a person open up this much to me before. It’s very nice.
Dumbledor had written my recommendation after i finished hogwarts and now I’m on the road with Newt. I travel with him in his suitcase he even conjured up a private room for me to bunk in, the loft. Whenever i’m on break or down time i usually come up here, i asked newt to make it so i can see all the creatures from up above and make it creature accessible so when a creature wants some attention or cuddles there free to come up here to me. At nights i usually have teddy the niffler, Robert the Wyvern, a bow trickle or two even a few of the Occamy’s come to cuddle from time to time. Newts just glad he found an assistant who loves these fantastic creatures as much as he does. Teddy in particular is very attached to me, sleeps with me almost every night now. He follows me around too when he’s not bothering newt, what a cute little fellow he is though.
“Ophelia? have you fallen asleep?” I sat up and floated down to the shack where i can hear newt whisper calling out to me.
“No Newt i’m still awake, Teddy just went down and so have two of the occamy’s in my loft.” Newt smiled his crooked smile, He kept writing down a few things in his book and then he turned to me.
“Dumbledor has requested that Myself, Theseus, and you meet him right away.” I was puzzled
“I wonder why he’s requested my presence” Newts faced flashed with a look of worry, he knows something.
“Newt?” I asked gently. He turned his face down towards the floor and then looked back at me.
“It’s about Grindelwald, he wants you on our team.” I’m surprised, after hearing the stories of what Newt told me of what happened in New York I would think it would be people that Dumbledore and Newt trusted. I didn’t think I was on that list.
“Oh well, okay” Is all I said, I don’t even know why I said anything because I didn’t know what to say. Gosh I get nervous about silence when I’m expected to reply.
“Don’t worry Bunty will be looking after everyone is our absence” That’s good Bunty is a lovely women, who obviously is in love with Newt, he doesn’t notice though even though Bunty hasn’t been very subtle, shes even kind to me but I could always sense tension because she sees me as competition. I do have feelings for Newt but, I can’t move on from Theo… Oh I can’t start thinking about him now, he’s all I’ll think about for a week.
“Ophelia? Are you okay?” I looked back up at Newt.
“Oh I’m fine!” I blurt out, It’s hard to hide my feelings from him sometimes, I get so awkward. I started walking to my loft and started to grab things I’ll need to put them in my enchanted purse, Hair brush, toothbrush, some money, My IDs. It’s time for another adventure. Just then there was a sound in Newts house, He looked and ran out of the suitcase. I climbed out slowly and looked around downstairs but Newt ran up to the main part of his house. Bunty was grabbing her coat and she noticed me and gave me a small wave before evaporating. I made my way upstairs where I could hear a holly voice and a soft feminine voice speaking to Newt. Then I could hear Newt call out for Tina, was she here?
“Newt, Tina’s not here sweety” I came out from the doorway and caught Newts faced in disappointment, then he caught my eye and tried to wipe it from his face. “Newt who’s this?” The platinum Blonde women asked. Newt guided me to the pair “this is the newest member of the team, Ophelia” I smiled and shook both there hands,
“I’m Queenie, and this is my fiancé Jacob!”
“Fiancé?” Newts asked
“Yes we’re getting married!” And then Queenie threw confetti from her wand.
“I’m married Newt!” And then Jacob threw some champagne on his head, must be a muggle tradition.
Then Queenie went silent and started wiping the liquid off of Jacob.
“I have not” said queenie out of no where
“Queenie could you not read my mind.” Newt asked. Read minds? Is she a-
“Legitimines, yes” Woah.
“I have not newt” she then said
“Then you won’t mind if I lift the enchantment.” Newt pointed his wand at Jacob.
“Please don’t” Queenie asked, then slowly she stepped back into the living room. Newt lifted the enchantment and Jacob woke up. Newt then congratulated him and Jacob was so confused, Queenie turned to walk out and left.
“Good to see you, where the hell am I?” Jacob asked
“London” Newt stated
“Oh!” Jacob said stomping “I’ve always wanted to go here!” And then he stormed out.
Newt noticed a ripped up post card
“Repairo” and he read it. Newt then bolted downstairs. I stood there dumbfounded on everything that had occurred. I thought we needed to meet Dumbledore, but now I don’t know what’s happening. So I went downstairs after Newt confused and I was going to ask him what was happening. As I came down the stairs I could see that he was packing, we must be leaving now. “Newt are we to leave right away?” Is what I asked instead of an explanation of what occurred. “Yes, are you ready?” He turned and asked me “Yes” I whipped my wand to my long overcoat and my green scarf from my days in Hogwarts, I was a Slytherin. After putting on my coat and scarf The man-Jacob came downstairs. Newt finished putting some things in his suitcase “Tina’s post card says they’re in Paris!” Jacob called his hands once “Excellent!” Newt then turned to him to dry him off with his wand. They filled the time with chatter while we left. I was thinking about Newt, and Tina, and Theo.. I new I wasn’t gonna be able to stop thinking about him. Theo and I were together when we were in Hogwarts, right from year 3. He knew I liked him and he liked me too. Over the years our love grew strong, but he couldn’t stay committed. Before we graduated barley a week after we split he was with someone else. The last few weeks of Hogwarts were torture. The only love I knew didn’t want to be with me, because he didn’t get to play the field. Theo was everything to me at the time. All of our classes, Theo was also a Slytherin so we would spend a lot of time in the common room together. I used to watch his Quidditch practices and then suddenly I had to be alone and hang out with other people. When Theo was my everything at the time. He truly broke my heart. After that I spent a lot of time in the woods taking care of creatures. Hagrid would often teach me about the various creatures I liked to look after. That’s when Dumbledore learn how much I cared about magical creatures and after graduating he wrote a letter to Newt. Since then I’ve been here. What an adventure, right?