Only several days before Helen and Will were set to leave, Helen finally received a response to the email she had sent weeks ago.
Dr. Magnus,
I apologize for my late response. I have been in Australia, trying to find a very elusive creature. Regardless, I would enjoy nothing more than meeting you at the Leaky Cauldron on Friday. How does 11:00 sound? Is your new protege magical? I only ask because I do not want to keep you for long if he will have to be wandering the streets of London while we talk.
Best Regards,
Newt Scamander
Helen responds as quickly as she can, in the hopes that she can catch him before he closes his email.
Newt,
11:00 is perfect, and no, he is not magical, though I'm sure he can find something to occupy himself while we converse.
I will see you on Friday, and please, call me Helen,
Farewell,
Helen Magnus
And send. Hopefully he will see this before Friday, but before he could respond, Helen stands up from her desk chair and walks to Will's office, carrying herself as she normally would, possibly with even more confidence than usual.
The door to Will's office was open when Helen arrived. Instead of knocking, she merely tipped her head into the room, looking for Will.
"Will, are you in here?" Helen calls out, receiving no answer. She assumes that he would be in his bedroom, and starts on her way to the elevator to get there.
On her way to the elevator, she finds Henry and asks, "Have you, by any chance, seen Will today? I can't seem to find him."
"Sorry Doc, I haven't seen him today. Lemme check the cameras real quick." Henry pulls his tablet up from his side and proceeds to check each individual video camera. "If he isn't in his room, I don't think he's here."
"Very well. Thank you for your help Henry."
"Yeah, no problem. If you need me to track him just give me a call." Henry responds.
"That shouldn't be necessary. Good day Henry."
When Helen gets to the elevator, she presses the button for the 3rd floor, and waits for the doors to open. When they do, she walks with a purpose until she reaches Will's bedroom door. She knocks several times before hearing an almost inaudible voice whisper, "Come in."
Helen twists the doorknob, and slowly opens the door, saying "Will, its Magnus. Are you doing okay?" When she can see into the room, she nearly gasps, "Will! Why didn't you tell me you were sick?" Helen sees Will under almost all of his blankets, shivering and sweating. She rushes to his side and feels his forehead. "Well you definitely have a fever. Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't want you to worry."
"Well you failed to realize that I am worrying more now than I would have, had you come to me yesterday and said you weren't feeling well." Helen walks into his bathroom to get a damp cloth for his head.
"I'm sorry Magnus. I hope this doesn't ruin our plans to go to the Zoology conference this weekend."
"Even if it does, I would rather you be home resting, than spending the weekend with me in England." She places the cloth on his forehead and continues, "As much as I would love to show you around the area, I do have to say that if you are still sick Friday morning, you won't be going anywhere.