"It is good, seeing you again Auror Scamander, but I didn't ask for your presence. I asked Goldstein to only bring your brother, but you can tag along with them if you like." Said Pickery when the three of them entered her office.
"Of course." He said with a smug smile.
"Well, the situation in Mexico is getting even worst, the civil-war is getting out of hand and the wizarding community is getting jumpy, they are unleashing their… pets on the Mexican armed forces. The Aurors are trying to get this beast out of the population hands but are unable to control some of them. There is were you enter Mr. Scamander; you control the beast with that case of yours and Goldstein takes care of the locals."
"why are the Mexican wizards getting jumpy?" Asked Theseus
"The no-maj war in Mexico was provoked when the president decided to ban religion, he closed the churches and later burned some of them with. This made the no-maj's revolt, and the response of the army was to crucify the rogues. Be prepared to the bloodshed. The wizarding community is fractured too, there some that use this war to eradicate the no-majs and the rest are even on hiding or fighting along the no majs. That reminds me the law there is different Goldstein, the Aurors in Mexico are going to inform you of all of that when the three of you arrive there in a few minutes."
Tina nodded in response, Pickery stood up and with the same old quill that she had showed to Newt and Theseus yesterday. "Well, if any of you have more questions this is the time." Said Pickery.
"How much time are we going to stay there?" Asked Tina
"Until the war ends or something catastrophic happens here." Said Pickery then turned to the brothers. "I had already told the British minister of this arrangement, so you two are authorized by the MoM. The minister just asked for Theseus to come back before June 1928."
"Of course." Said Theseus
"Well, if there aren't more questions please." She said giving them the quill.
The next moment they were in a spectacular room, with high celling's and baroque décor. Newt was on his knees next to her, and Theseus on his other side giving him a pity look.
"He doesn't go along with portkeys, give him a minute" Said Theseus, explaining his brother state. "At leas he didn't throw up"
"Chahuistle!" Yelled a man that had just entered the room. He had a big smile.
"Teutle." Groaned Theseus.
"Well, this is an unexpected surprise, I was supposed to pick a MACUSA auror and his consultant…"
"Her" interrupted Tina.
"So, you are the Auror. A pleasure, I am Pedro Teutle"
"Tina Goldstein"
"Hello, Pedro" Said Newt with a small smile as he stood up already recuperated from the portkey.
"Axolotl!" Pedro exclaimed as he hugged Newt and even lifted him a little. "It has been almost a decade! I heard that you finally published that book of yours!" Said the cheeky Auror.
"Yeah, it got published last month." Said Newt smiling and looking somewhere near one of the windows.
"Well, welcome to the Chapultepec Castle, the headquarters of the SEMAG" (Secretaria de Magia) Said Pedro, with a grin. "Come on we have lots of things to discuss." He said as he guided them out of the room, and after ten minutes of seeing the splendor of the architecture of the castle they exited to a park, a huge park. "this is the Mexican version of Central Park, The park of Chapultepec. Come on we can disparate if we walk to the mark down there." Said Pedro pointing to a nearby font.
"Where are we going?" Asked Newt.
"to get a drink of course" He said with a smirk.
"You haven't changed a bit!" Said Newt as Pedro gave him a side hug and began to sing.
"Ahhhh, ayyyyy ayyyy canta y no llores que cantando se alegra el cielito lindo los corazones!"
"Ahhhh, ayyyyy ayyyy sing and don't cry, because singing bright up the heaven and the heart!"
"Come on don't leave me hanging like that!" Newt laughed and denied with his head. "Chahuistle, what did you do to him, the axolotl of the war would have jumped to the opportunity of singing with me" Said a mortified Paco.
"The Newt of the war functioned thanks to the whisky and the Tequila that you distilled." Said a grumpy Theseus.
"Well, it seems that we will need more than a drink then."
With that Pedro apparate them out of the park. And to a dimly lighted local, with strong music and chats even if it was 9:30 am, the place was lively and full, of drunk men and even some prostitutes between the waitress. Pedro guided them to a more seclusive part of the place where they could still hear a whisper of the music.
"Hola, Teresa dame el especial del día" "Hello, Teresa give me todays special" He smiled at the waitress, a beautiful slim and short girl, dressed in traditional apparel. "Have you eaten already?" The three of them nodded. "tráeles una limonada con piquete y un guacamole, no les creo" "bring them a lemonade with a Little extra and a guacamole I don't believe them." Teresa laughed.
"El guacamle estilo gringo?" "Guacamole for gringos style?" she asked with a wicked smile.
"vamos a ver que tanto aguante tienen. Además, son británicos." "let's see how tough are they. And they are brits." Said Pedro with a wink.
"what did he tell her?" Asked Theseus to Newt.
"He asked for food for him, some drinks and a guacamole." Responded a collected Newt. Theseus frowned but didn't said anything more.
"we have 10 minutes before she comes back, so what do you know about the Mexican wizarding community?"
"I know that it is as friendly as the one in England, but I am not sure." Said Newt. Tina shock her head she didn't knew much about the Mexican stand with the no-majs.
"same as Newt." Said Theseus.
"Well, it is like that but… there is a difference, some wizards here choose to being known to the muggles, so part of the wizarding world is exposed, or the part that want it that way those wizards are known as Chamanes and the muggles or as we call them "Maseuales", some of them believe that the magic is real, and others that it is just a scam."
"What about the war?" Asked Tina curious about the extend of the armed conflict
"Well, here is were it turns dark. Grindelwald's supporters are using the war to eliminate large numbers of Maseuales, they are now even using magical beast and getting rid of the Chamanes too, the wizards that stand on the Maseuales side are just as worthless to them as a Maseual." Pedro took out a map from his wallet and extend it on the table. It was a map of Mexico with several multicolored points on the center and the center west, east and some in the north east side. "As you can see most of the conflict is developing in the center east and west of Mexico City. The focus states are Michoacan, Jalisco, Guanjauto and Queretaro." He pointed the states in the map then gave the map to tina. "you can have it I am more than familiarized with the layout." He said with a smile.
Teresa approached with the food in a tray, she put a bowl of guacamole in the middle next to some chips? And glass of lemonade for each of them. Newt immediately took one of the chips and spread a bit of Guacamole in the chip. His face turned red the moment that he began to chew. Pedro laughed, as Newt kept chewing.
"I expected it to be spicier." He said taking a sip of lemonade.
"Well, it is Guacamole not salsa." Pedro said smirking, Newt kept eating. Teresa returned with Pedro's breakfast, that were chips bathed in salsa with beans and meat.
"veo que el güero aguanto." "it seems that blondie was up to it" Teresa said to Pedro with a smirk and a wink to Newt. Newt kept eating ignoring Teresa and the smug smile of Pedro.
"Come on Newt, she was flirting with you!" Said Pedro when Teresa was out of earshot.
"He hasn't changed in that department either, Teutle." Said Theseus with a hearty laugh.
"well one can hope. By any means, this are chilaquiles and those are totopos Auror Goldstein stop seeing them as if they were puzzle."
