The day couldn't be worse, really. The work today, wasn't even about internal problems, no America was to peaceful right now, so Madam president decided to help the Mexican government. The same government that can't keep in check a bunch of smugglers. And that is how Tina had passed the last few days making arrangements to fortify the non-existent borders between the two nations. And the Mexican Aurors didn't even brother themselves to read the damn reports and ended up leaving spaces. Last month the smugglers introduced a dragon to Texas, a FUCKING dragon. It was a baby, but still a dragon. Fair enough they have a civil war, but the smugglers were getting bolder. Just yesterday they tried to sneak one of their mythical creatures in America. The creatures just reminded her of him…
She had already read his book; he didn't mention the creatures that the Mexicans were dealing with. Is there a chance that he didn't know of their existence? Or had he been banned of writing about the creatures of the whole continent?
"Teenie!" Queenie squealed from the sitting room, she sounded exited, she hadn't been like this since their fight about her courting with a no-maj two weeks ago. The situation is tense between them since then.
"Mnnn?" Responded Tina from the kitchen where she was taking a sip from her fresh brewed coffee.
"Read this!" Queenie had thrown at her face the New York Ghost.
"No-Maj War in Mexico Getting Out of Hand" Damn No-Mag Mexican government that war was just insane.
"Not that silly." Her little sister said with a little chuckle.
"Wrong Scamander!" announced the heading of the next new. Tina read the article quickly.
"A couple of weeks ago, the New York Ghost with a couple of other media magazines and papers announced the impending nuptials of Newt Scamander and Leta Lestrange, but this morning the Scamander's arrived to our office to clear the misunderstanding. The one marring Ms, Lestrange is Theseus Scamander the older brother of the saviour of New York. So yes ladies, Newt Scamander is still on the market, but not for long.
The war hero, Theseus Scamander told us that his brother found out of the misunderstanding from the Howler of a very aggravated lady, just that morning in an elevator of the ministry, who is this lady? Is Scamander infatuated with her? After all he left London in a frenzy to clear this out."
Well then, he was already taken by another, another that was brave enough to ask for a clarification. Not like her that had just shut that door the moment that he read that first magazine about him and his childhood sweetheart.
"Ohh teenie!" what is up with her, she read the article, and she knew that she hadn't send him a letter, much less a howler. "I send the howler!" She responded with a big smirk.
That didn't really make a difference if he was in New York, Why isn't he here already?
"Well, I may have been a little bit harsh with him…"
"What did you tell him?"
Queenie was saved by knock, a visitor at this hour could only be Miss Esposito.
"I am going to get that." Said a cheerful Queenie, Tina stood up with Queenie to answer the door, it was strange for them to receive visitors, and Miss Esposito had already visited yesterday, she only made a visit per week maximum.
Queenie opened the door to reveal a ginger man with a golden retriever. The man looked just as Newt, but he was taller, and well he was missing all the Newt´s traits that loved.
"Good Morning, I am Theseus Scamander" So this was his brother then, that explains the similarities. Queenie made him pass and directed him to the coach.
"Where is Newt? She asked, the brother looked surprised by the question. "Come on Honey, I can hear you." She said.
"I just came to ask if any of you were still angry at him? You are Tina Goldstein?" He asked looking directly at Tina. She just nodded in answer.
"How did you know?" he just shock his head and laughed, it seemed that Newt didn't gave him to much information as to who was who or that Queenie was a natural in legilimency, so how had he guessed who was who?
"My brother doesn't like blondes" was the short explanation, at this the dog at his feet get out a mortified sound and lay down on the carpet. Tina kneeled in front of it and began to pet its back. Its fur was so soft and wavy it was the same color as Newt´s hair, and its eyes, were so green and big… they look just like his…
"Newt!?" His brother gave out a little laugh.
"You really think that Arti is Newt?" He was trying to sound surprised and amused, but she could see through the act. The look in her face should have told him, so because he adopted a face of defeat. "You won; I can believe that Arti didn't fool her." He said to the dog, Arti. Who in a flash has converted in Newt.
"I told you this was a bad idea. You owe me 10 Galleons." Said Newt
"Come on it has fooled, everyone, the Germans, the French, even mom! It has always been the ultimate troy horse. "
"The war doesn't count. And mom thought I was a street dog!"
"But it worked didn't it?"
Tina was really confused by the two, but more about the fact that Newt was there in front of her, and that she still had her hand on his back.
"Why didn't the war count, we saved our skins with that!"
The fight was cut down by Queenie's giggles. The brother's seemed to remember that they were not alone. Newt brushed and tried to hide himself under his fringe.
"What gave him away?" Asked Theseus to Tina. Giving a hard look at Newt. "Did he over reacted? Or something?"
"I began to suspect with the fur. It just looks so much like his fringe… but I was sure when I saw his eyes" Explained Tina retrieving her hand that she had just noticed was still on Newts back.
"Really? And we through you didn't had any marks" Said an exasperated Theseus.
"We didn't really search that much. You just said, 'What the hell it looks convincing enough' before sending me with the Germans." Said a just as exasperated Newt.
"Come on, just like that time it worked. As you see your girlfriend hasn't cursed you into next Friday." Said Theseus, Newt brushed at the comment of her being his girlfriend, she could even feel the same brush on her cheeks.
"Do you two want to accompany us for dinner?" Asked a gleeful Queenie, interpting what was a promising quarrel between the brothers.
"That sounds bloody lovely!" Said an excited Theseus.
"Language" Said Newt as he hit his brother on the head.
"Shut up, mum" Replied Theseus.
Queenie laughted at their antics.