Jaune || Newt Scammander

zoo

"She's in season. She needs to mate." Newt informs them, faltering as Alistair brushes past him with broad shoulders and a grin, "Finally, something I'm good at."

Jaune's eyes flicker to the colour of her namesake with a disgusted look as she glances at her brother.

"No offence, Alistair - but I might take this one," Newt tells them as the group stops to stare at the shy magizoologist.

Jaune raised an eyebrow at Newt who refused to meet anyone's gaze, remaining focused on the target ahead. Newt takes out a tiny vial of liquid, pulls the stopper out with his teeth, and spits it to the side. He dabs a spot onto each wrist and the other three immediately look at him. The smell is strong and Jaune can feel herself holding her breath. Moving the furthest away and pushing her brother between her and the smell.

"Cheater," Alistair whispers grabbing Jaune's shoulder and shaking it, pointing at Newt. He had placed his case on the ground now, near the Erumpent and slowly, and seductively, opens it. Jaune rolls her eyes, shrugging his hand off her shoulder, "You're born a cheater, Veela and Metamorphagus is a double cheat. Not like you hide it anyways."

"You shouldn't hide it, J. It's who you are." He said, his hair flashing different colours before returning to a dirty blonde. Jaune ignored him, pushing his head away to watch Newt seduce an Erumpent. Newt had begun performing a "mating ritual" which looked to involve a series of grunts, wiggles, rolls, and groans. Inevitably gaining her attention.

Jaune wasn't sure what she thought about the events happening in front of her, Newt and the Erumpent - Penelope, as Jaune had silently named her - began to circle each other, undulating weirdly. Penelope's horn glowed bright orange as her demeanour turned puppy-like. Newt rolls along the floor - the giant erumpent following him. Moving closer and closer to the open case that was waiting. 

Jaune jumps as the slapping sound of a fish hitting Jacob beside her distracts her from the strange mating season of Newt and the Erumpent. Only for her nose to burn with a deeply scented musk, it made her eyes water as the wind changed. Alistair makes a disgusted noise, waving his hand in front of his face.

The three turn around, and a seal sits behind them looking guilty before cheekily running away. The ground had ceased shaking beneath their feet and when the trio turn back, hoping to see just Newt. They're surprised to see the Erumpent staring them, Jacob, down with staring eyes. A shark intake of breath before Penelope charges full force towards them, bellowing madly.

Alistair rips his sister away from the wailing Jacob as he makes a run for it, the two siblings fall to the ground with a thud.

"Alistair!" Jaune shouts in surprise, her dazed eyes watching a giant Penelope chase the poor muggle out of the destroyed zoo, "We've got to rescue him!"

"On it!" Her brother exclaims, pushing her back onto the floor to help himself up. Jaune's mouth gapes open in shock as her butt collides with the snow once again. Alistair's tall figure runs after the two.

"Newt!" Jaune shouts across the square finally getting herself off the floor. The Magizoologist stands face to face with a, "Is that a baboon? With your wand!?"

Newt begins repeating 'no, no, no!' before his wand lets out a loud bang and casts a spell knocking the baboon backward. Newt immediately catches the wand that flies back towards him. Jaune watches with a bewildered expression before another bellow from the Erumpent draws both Jaune and Newt together into a sprint.

Jaune had never been in something quite as mental as chasing a horny Erumpent from smooshing an American muggle. Especially as they both watch Jacob be thrown off an exploding tree, roll down a steep snowy hill and onto the frozen lake below. Penelope is right on his heels. Alistair shoots off a spell as Newt and Jaune begin to careen down the hill.

"Don't shoot at her!" Newt shouts running ahead of them with his case, Alistair gave him a look that told the back of Newt's head that he was crazy. 

"She's trying to kill him!" Her brother argued falling behind, Jaune can't stop the momentum of the hill and hits the snowbank before the ice on her hands and knees. Her eyes watched Newt Scamander hit the ice and perform an athletic slice. Jaune had never felt more surprised in her life than at that moment.

Newt's case sat wide open in his arms, the spinning Jacob slowing in his momentum as Penelope is mere feet from him - suddenly she's swallowed by the case. Lid closed.

"What-in-the-bloody-hell-just-happened?" Alistair asked, his body buried beneath snow, his extremities sticking out ridiculously. Jaune stands brushing her hands onto her front throwing her brother a look of mirth.

"What happened to you?" She asked with a smile, his cheeks flushed - shaking the snow from his head causing it to fly around him.

"I tripped." He replied with a glare, earning Jaune to snort back a laugh before tentatively stepping onto the ice. She had never been good at ice skating, she knew how but the unsureness of the ice beneath her feet made her breath catch.

"Hey! You're not going to help me!?" He shouted after her, Jaune just laughed sliding awkwardly towards the magizoologist and muggle. They shake hands breathlessly, watching her glide over to them like a Bambi. Newt grins unexpectedly as she smiles at him.

"Well then," She laughs, her smile glowing at them her eyes shimmering with the lamps, she shoves her cold hands into her jacket, "What now?"