Disclaimer: Considering the fact I am not JKR I do not own these characters or Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

AN: This is my first time writing anything other than Gilmour Girls or Wicked so I apologize if this seems too ooc. I will do my best. I also have a tendency to not update regularly so if months go by without an update, don't worry, I've probably just hit writer's block.

Tina was nervous as she stood at the door of the Scamander estate. It was larger than any house she had ever been inside. She wouldn't be here if it hadn't been several months since she had last received a letter from Newt. Tina had been debating about coming anyway but yesterday she had been assigned to a team dedicated to locating Grindelwald. He had escaped and was causing terror all over Europe. She had caught the first portkey to the British Ministry of Magic. After a quick lunch in London she had done some asking around and gotten directions to the Scamander home.

Tina had been standing here for five minutes. Thinking about it like that didn't seem that long but when you're by yourself arguing about even knocking while clutching a suitcase tightly in one hand and the other hand poised to knock on the door, five minutes seems like an eternity.

Finally, she started to get rather cold and decided to knock on the door just to have the possibility of being invited inside out of the weather, it had begun to rain lightly, she had been warned about how much it rained in England.

When the door opened she let out a breath she hadn't realized she had been holding. Before her stood the only Brit she knew well enough to call a friend.

"Tine, I didn't know you were coming. Come in," Newt said, rather flustered.

Tina followed him inside to the lounge and sat down on a chair dropping her suitcase at her feet.

"I was contemplating coming anyway. However, yesterday President Picquery assigned me to join a team in London to try to locate Grindelwald. I didn't have time to let you know I was on my way as I was ordered to take the first portkey available," Tina explained in a rush.

"I assume you don't have a place to stay yet," Newt said, simply.

"NO, I haven't really had a chance to make arrangements. I ate lunch in London then asked around to find out where you lived. Honestly, I'm kind of surprised you're home at this time of day."

"I decided to take the day off. I've been rather busy lately with preparations for my book to be published. It's all very tiresome. You could stay here," he offered.

"Thank you, but I don't want to put anyone out," she told him.

"Nonsense. You wouldn't be putting anyone out," Newt said. "Besides, it is Christmas in a couple days. I know you celebrate Hanukah since you're Jewish but it would be a shame for you to have to spend the holiday alone. My family wouldn't mind."

Newt had been staying with his parents since he returned from his travels in January and had been so busy with preparations for his book to be published he hadn't had time to look for his own apartment yet.

"Ok," Tina said nervously.

Just as Newt was going to lead Tina to a guest room his mother walked into the lounge. It was mid-afternoon and, therefore, tea time.

"Mother, I would like to introduce you to a dear friend of mine, Ms. Tina Goldstein. She was assigned a case here in England for the time being and rather than her have to pay for a room for Merlin knows how long I have offered to allow her to stay here. She did not have time to write to let me know she was coming," Newt told him mother.

"Hello, Ms. Goldstein. Welcome to our home," Mrs. Scamander told Tina.

"I was just going to show Tina to her room and then we will join you for tea," Newt said.

"Wonderful, I look forward to getting to know you, Ms. Goldstein."

Newt already had Tina's suitcase in his hand and was on his way to the stairs, only too eager to get Tina away from his mother before she could ask any embarrassing questions, like how Newt and Tina had met.

"Be prepared for a lot of questions. She still doesn't know I was arrested in America or that I was very nearly killed. All I had told her was that I released Frank and made some friends. I didn't want to worry her," Newt told Tina on the way to the guest room.

"I understand not wanting to worry her. If Queenie hadn't been able to read my mind I probably wouldn't have told her about the death sentence either," Tina told him.

By now they had made it to Tina's room. Newt opened the door and handed her the suitcase. Tina walked inside, set her suitcase by the door and put her coat in the wardrobe.

"I need to write to Queenie and let her know I made it here and that I found you," Tina told Newt on the way back downstairs.

Once they were downstairs joining Newt's mother for tea the first thing Mrs. Scamander wanted to know was, of course, how her son and Tina had met.

"I wasn't watching where I was going and walked into her not long after I went through customs. Long story short, Tina helped me track down some of my creatures that had escaped from my case when it had gotten mixed up with a muggle's case that looked identical," Newt explained.

"How nice of Ms. Goldstein. What is it that you do, dear?" Mrs. Scamander asked Tina.

"I'm an auror," Tina told her, simply.

"I assume you're here to work on the Grindelwald investigation."

"Yes, I actually just received the assignment yesterday. I'm one of the best MACUSA has."

"Congradulations. Not many young women work as aurors, let alone can say they're one of the best in their department."

"Thank you."

Later, Newt took Tina outside to take care of the hippogriffs. There were currently two females in the enclosure. One a beautiful silver and the other a brilliant gold.

"So, this must be where it all started, huh?" she asked him.

"Yes. Mother used to breed them. Now she simply cares for them. These two used to be at Hogwarts. The care of magical creatures students would study them. However, now they are getting on in age and my mother offered to care for them as the live out the remainder of their lives," Newt told her.

"I don't think I thanked you, properly, for allowing me to stay here. It could be months, years even, before this is resolved," Tina told him.

"That is precisely why I offered. You're my friend, regardless of if I haven't written in a long time, you're still my friend. You allowed me to stay with you in New York, going against your land lady's rules. I wasn't going to let you spend Merlin knows how much gold on a shabby room at the Leaky Cauldron," Newt told her.

"What will your family think if I stay here that long?"

"Don't worry about it. They can think whatever they want."

"Sometimes you truly amaze me. Why is it that you don't worry?"

"My grandmother once told me that if you worry you suffer twice. I found that to be true once I started school"

"How did you learn she was right?"

"The typical experiences of failed tests and broken friendships. Then the incident that got me expelled from school. I took the blame for Leta Lestrange. The entire time I was in the headmaster's office I was worrying about the consequences, would I be able to finish my education somewhere else, would I even be able to keep my wand or would I have to go live as a muggle. It's only thanks to Professor Dumbledore that I was able to keep my wand and go back to school. He managed to get my expulsion all but expunged, it wasn't enforced."

"You have a lot of respect for him, don't you?"

"Yes. He may not have been my head of house or taught my favorite subject but he always gave me the benefit of the doubt. I don't really know why. These girls are all taken care of now, why don't we go inside."

Dinner had not been as awkward as Tina and Newt had expected. His father had been all too happy to see Newt had made at least one friend. After some lively conversation and delicious food Tina retired to her room to write a letter to Queenie.

Dear Queenie,

I wanted to let you know I made it to London. I found Newt and he has offered to allow me to stay with him at his family home. His parents are wonderful people and seem genuinely surprised that Newt and I are friends.

I have yet to meet Newt's brother, Theseus. I will, supposedly, meet him tomorrow as we will be working on the same team trying to locate Grindelwald.

You know I'm not one to get that excited about anything other than work but I felt happier than I thought I would when Newt answered the door. I have missed him so much.

His book is about to be published. He has been editing it so much he hasn't had much time for anything else.

I must go. It has been a long day and I have to be at the Ministry early in the morning. I just wanted to let you know I made it here safely.

All my love,

Tina