Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, just playing in Rowling's sandbox.
AN:So I completely loved Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (and I've seen the movie 3 times) and I wanted to try my hand at a Newt/Tina story. It will start off pretty fluffy the first few chapters but then the drama will begin. I plan on updating this weekly.
A Life of Love and Magic
Chapter 1
It was two years to the day that Newt Scamander first stepped foot in New York City and life had never been better. For a man who was more comfortable around the beasts in his case than humans; he was on the brink of an important stage in his life. For this was the day that he was going to marry Porpentina Goldstein and to be quite honest he couldn't be happier.
The road to romance hadn't been very easy. After their first adventure Newt had returned to England and finished his manuscript and it wasn't long before Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was a published. Newt had hoped that his book would help people understand the beasts he loved, that they wouldn't fear them and could live harmoniously. He hoped to reach people with his book, but it came at the expense of fame.
Newt never expected or wanted to be famous. His older brother Theseus was the one everyone loved and fawned on, but Newt had always been the odd one out. People always remembered him as the war hero Scamander's little brother, the one who had been expelled from Hogwarts. A disgrace. But now the takes have turned and Newt's legacy is one that will far outweigh his brothers in time. His book was already required text in Hogwarts and Ilvermorny and Newt was blown away by how much they all loved and appreciate his work.
It had made finding the time to fulfill his promise to Tina a challenging one. Still he managed to deliver a copy of his book to Tina and it wasn't long before they shared their first kiss and through the last couple of years they fell in love. Getting married was truly only the natural progression of things, and Newt was so happy to marry perhaps the only woman in the world who reciprocated his love and that he could see a life spent with. Spending time with Tina was healing to Newt and it helped to heal the wounds left by Leta Lestrage all those years ago.
Newt looked at himself in the mirror and took a deep breath. He was dressed in a nicer suit than he usually wore and Pickett the bowtrucke popped his head out of Newt's pocket. He took a deep breath as he tried to calm his pre-wedding jitters. Today was going to be something incredibly amazing and he couldn't wait for it to begin.
There was a knock on the door and Pickett ducked back in his pocket as he turned to answer it. "Hello?"
"Hey man, how are you holding up?" said his friend, muggle Jacob Kowalski.
Newt never really thought he would ever be friends with a muggle just for the simple fact that there wouldn't really be any way to relate. It had only taken a few months after the obliviating rain when Jacob remembered his adventures with Newt and the rest. They had kept it quiet and now Jacob and Queenie were married despite the fact that it was still illegal in America. Jacob and Queenie had taken the long voyage across the Atlantic to be there for Newt and Tina's wedding, Queenie as the maid of honor and Jacob was Newt's best man. Jacob also made the wedding cake.
"I'm doing as well as can be expected," newt admitted, taking a deep breath.
"Hey it will be alright, married life is the best," Jacob said happily. "And once you are married, you won't even know why you were nervous in the first place.
"Good," Newt said forcing a small smile.
"You love Tina and that's all that matters," Jacob said convincingly.
"Yes I do," Newt said and the smile on his face grew larger as he thought of his bride.
"Then that's all that matters," Jacob replied.
"I think your friend is wise beyond his years," said a familiar voice from the doorway.
"Professor," Newt said shocked to see Albus Dumbledore in the doorway. "I didn't think you would come."
"You were one of my favorite students at Hogwarts, I'm happy to see you find some true happiness. I met that future wife of yours, and I must say I think you've met your match," Dumbledore said kindly, a twinkle in his eyes.
"Thank you, I know I have," Newt said thinking of Tina.
"I just came to wish you luck, not that I think you will need it. And I wanted to let you know that everyone at Hogwarts is in love with your book. I know I've read it twice," Dumbledore said.
Newt felt humbled. "Thank you, I'm glad it has made an impression."
"That it has," Dumbledore said, and then there was a chime that sounded. "I better get to my seat, it seems as though it is time to begin."
"Thank you, Professer," Newt said, gratefully.
"Call me Albus," Dumbledore said and he turned and left the room.
Jacob clapped his hand on Newt's shoulder. "Come on man, let's get you married."
The ceremony was beautiful and it seemed that all that time spent planning the simplest of details was time well spent. There were more people at the wedding than Tina or Newt expected and due to Newt's recent fame, the Minister of Magic himself made an appearance. As newt stood at the end of the aisle waiting for his bride he couldn't stop thinking about the day he met Tina. She was a brash American witch who had something to prove when she 'arrested' him and from that moment forward Newt knew she was special.
He watched as Queenie walked down the aisle with Jacob and then suddenly he saw her. Tina was wearing a simple but gorgeous white dress with a short veil and she stood out as the most beautiful woman in the room though Newt supposed he was biased. Their eyes met across the room and he watched as she approached. As soon as she did Newt to her hand and kissed it and they turned to listen to the officiant.
During the entire ceremony Newt couldn't stop himself from sneaking peeks at his future wife and when it was time to say his vows he stumbled over the words a little but he knew Tina understood. He had never been a master of words as some were but everything came from the heart. Tina knew this and that was one of the many reasons why he loved her.
The ceremony continued with the handfasting and soon as it was complete the officiant smiled. "I now pronounce you man and wife, you may kiss your bride."
"Why Mr. Scamander it looks like we got married," Tina whispered as he drew her in.
"We did Mrs. Scamander, I love you," Newt replied and closed the distance and pressed his lips to his new wife's in a passionate kiss.
