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Chapter 21

"Barebone, Modesty!", it came from in front of her. Insecurely, she stood up from the floor, after she crawled out from under the teachers table. She looked down at her blue school uniform (Ilvermornys colour was blue), which was covered in dust. Some students laughed at her, as she stood there, but Modesty stared at the four stone statues in front of her. One was a giant bird, a huge snake, an animal what seemed similar to a mountain lion and a kind of goblin creature. Eulalie had taught her the names of the house creatures: the thunderbird, the horned serpent, the wampus and the pukwudgie. She looked around, searching for the person that had called her. No one there. The teachers were all at the teachers table and watched her having absolutely no idea. She heard a student shout: "Is she a no-maj?" And another: "Don't listen to him, he's an idiot" Modesty turned around, staring at the people that had said these words. "It is quite inpolite to interrupt the sorting ceremony", the voice said again. Modesty was probably crazy. One of the statues spoke to her, the thunderbird. "So, let me see. You are a fascinating person, Modesty", said the bird. "I see a will to go against rules, which is quite interesting. You seem to have a heart, which is good", some students laughed but instantly went quiet, as they saw the sparkling eyes of the horned serpent staring at them as a warning. "I want her", the pukwudgie said directly. "Shut up, she is mine. I mean... Sorry, for the quite inpolite word choice, she should be sorted into my house", the thunderbird interrupted. "Don't fight about students, we don't want them to think we're a living freak show, which we kind of are, but they should respect us, so please behave in front of the kids", the horned serpent commented. "She belongs into my house, everyone. After everything, she did to get here, she should get the house she wants, but I tell you, she is destined to become one of my students" "Don't play her childhood against her" "She is a warrior, I'm telling you. And don't even try to change my mind in this. She knows what she wants and no one will hold her back from getting it. Wampus – proven", the wampus said. Than began a mess, every house sign began to talk, until the horned serpent said: "She should choose in which house she wants to go. Like we always do. So where do you belong, Modesty?" Modesty closed her eyes and saw, like every time. But this time, she looked into herself, not into herself. Was she really a rebell, was she really someone who got what they wanted. She thought back to her toy wand. She had hid it from Mary Lou, but it was one of hundred little acts of rebellion. You came all the way to Mount Greylock, by foot. You walked two days, ran through woods and climbed on a lot of mountains. I think we all know where you belong, she heard the voice of the wampus in her brain. "I choose Wampus", she said clearly. No one would stop her. And maybe her dream would really come true, if she chose to believe that she was unstoppable.

"So what is phase two of your plan?", Vinda asked him. Grindelwald almost laughed. "It is a secret part of the plan, I will tell you only if necessary. Sometimes it is better to not know things, Vinda" Meant that he hadn't really thought about it and even if he had, she should not care. She was just one f his acolytes, nothing special, she had only one purpose: to die when needed. But no one of the three knew why especially they had been chosen. "Every one of you will get a task. You won't tell anybody from this task, not even your friends, family or other acolytes. Not even each other. This task is important, really important for all of us. This is why I chose you three to be my first mates, you are the only ones able, strong enough to fulfill this task. There are rules for the tasks: you have to try your best, to prove that you really would do anything for the greater good. Because if you don't, the world as we want it to be, it is not going to become what we want it to. Believing in a cause is important, but hard work is as important if not more important. So, first, I will tell Vinda her task, because she seems so curious to know", he said. They didn't know how stupid they were, they had no idea how genius his plan was. They didn't know. And it made him feel better, they would not ruin his world. No one could stand in his way, except himself.

Was he really going crazy? Grindelwald had promised to bring back his son, there was nothing else he wanted in his life. And if he wanted to get Corvus the fifth back, he would have to work for him. Corvus didn't trust Grindelwald, he knew that it was probably a trap. But desperate people do desperate things to be less desperate. As he heard his task, he almost ran away. Grindelwald knew how to control him, he would never let go of him as his toy. And he ran into the trap. "Sir, I can't do this. I am not able to... You know, I never could" "Be quiet, Corvus. This is the last chance you'll get" He was such a traitor. He was a traitor to everything he did in his life, everything he ever wanted. But Grindelwald said that he was his best acolyte and that it was a great honor to do this. It was more like torture to him. Leta. Why did it have to be Leta? But he swore to sacrifice everything to get his son back, even if it meant kidnapping Leta.

Vinda knew that she would be able to do this, just like Grindelwald told her. She had learned a lot in her life in her life as auror, mostly that feelings and relationships destroyed everything you try to build up. She did not need to search for long, until she found her. In front of a bakery, daydreaming and talking to a boy. And as she saw him, she realized that it would be a bit harder than expected. It was Corvus, the baby of Corvus the fourth, she had been the person he had asked. She had the idea to go to a seer. The obscurial. Vinda knew these pathetic dark brown eyes, as if she would help him. Another thing she had learned as an auror: you have to be brutal and you shouldn't care about what other people said about you. And she had learned a lot from Grindelwald. So she smiled charmingly and waved at the two people. Credence did not notice her, he just stared at the croissant in his hands. He wouldn't look as happy as he did now, when Vinda was finished with him. "Good to see you. How are you, Credence. Haven't seen you in a long time, I must say. And Queenie, oh gosh, Queenie, remember the time when we went shopping and met Madam Picquery. Oh, the good old times", she knew that it confused people most to be recognized by strangers. So was Credence. But Queenie looked at her and was about to curse her. Vinda knew that the girl was a legilimens, so she casted the imperio curse. It was easy for her, after the years in shame with the aurors. She was the best of the three, just like Grindelwald had confessed to her, and she would finish the job without any consequences. At least that was what she thought.

"Hey Newt" "Sorrry?", he murmered, he was too focused, somewhere else. Somewhere were only obscurials and darkness existed. "I said: don't worry about it, We can do won't win. And when he does, we'll worry about that if it happens" Newt turned around and let go of his thoughts about obscurials. It was Tina, she smiled at him."Well... How are you nowadays? I've finally finished your book and I loved it. It was really interesting, I think I understand you better now", she said. Tinas smile was Newts second favorite thing in the world, after dragons of course. She did not smile often, but when she did, it reminded him of the stars. The stars couldn't shine without darkness. "You don't know how muh it means to me that people read my books. Maybe they all will relate to it a bit, maybe they will understand some day. Nobody is really bad, you know. Not even Grindelwald. You don't ask to be changed. The world, the time changes people. And you are someone else, you believe in different things, because of the way your experiences shaped you", he confessed. He had never told anyone how much he needed this. Every day, he was so full of doubt that he would not change anything ever. But Tina understood, and Tinas opinion was the most important to him. It made him feel so much better, to know that she knew why he was such a strange human, why he loved these creatures so much. He couldn't explain how much she meant to him, he would probably be able to. But it was a good start. He realized that he was smiling, his awkward smile, no one else smiled as weird as him. Newt had wanted to add something, but did not. Instead, Tina said it, carefully and avoiding his eyes while talking. "You say these things because of Leta, don't you?", her words were nothing more than a whisper in the wind, but they made Newts smile fade as quick as if she had screamed. "Leta? Leta Lestrange doesn't matter to me anymore. There are so many great people in my life, and she has found many great people too. I am happy for her, now that she is engaged to Theseus, and she found Credence. I didn't realize that he was her brother, I should have, but now she knows him and he means the world to her. She deserves to be happy, but I deserve the same. I guess, some things are meant to be, others are meant to break, to burn in flames and destroy everything around them. Leta is my past, and she has done things, things that changed me and made me the person I am now. It weren't always good things, but they made me a better person. A person living a life without depending on others. Umm... But... I mean... Anyway, thank you, Tina", Newt stuttered. He hated his stuttering sometimes, it wasn't just because he was nervous, but it was, because there were so many words and thoughts in his head that all wanted to be said. Tina took a deep breath and smiled, brighter than usual and victoriously. Her beautiful brown eyes smiled with her. "Thank you too, Newt" "For what?" "Being yourself. You make me believe that not every person in the world is bad", Tina confessed. Why did her words make him feel so much better? Why did his heart beat so fast? He didn't care about the potential war, he did not care about Grindelwald, nor about Leta. Honestly, he couldn't care less about Leta Lestrange at this moment. You need a giver. Tina gave him more than he needed, but he wouldn't let go. He did not want to lose her, not even the smallest piece of her smile that brightened up the darkness in which they were all caught in these times.

They didn't notice Krall, as he came. The second phase of Grindelwalds plan had begun.

"What do you mean? You clearly aren't Grindelwalds best follower and if you were, you wouldn't kidnap a minor and your own daughter, would you? He's just trying to control you. It has nothing to do with you as a person, it's just Grindelwalds personality. You see, that there is no need to hold us here anymore, of course?", Malena looked at Corvus Lestrange, Credence father, while she was shaking. He looked exactly like him. "Don't you know the wizarding law, made just ten years ago, law number 37.17? Minors have the right to kill their kidnappers, if threatened with unforgivable curses, and will use it. I know I shouldn't be able to speak right now. But you can't tame me like your daughter. I am cursed, do you really believe my life gets any worse when you cast Imperio on me? You can't break someone who's already broken. Let me and Leta go, and you will survive. If you don't and if you still try to curse us, or even use Avada Kedavra... You should know that a seer once told me that people that kill their own children and let them be tortured by their adoptive mother aren't better people than serial killers. And she said that I will send someone to hell for doing these things to me and the only person that really matters to me", she whispered dramatically. It worked, it always worked. Corvus seemed too confused to cast the Imperio on Mal and Leta any longer. Malena had tried to stand the Imperio curse often enough, Skender had taught her a lot of things since she came to the circus. There was always a slight chance of getting tortured. But she wasn't strong enough, she couldn't resist against it for longer than a few minutes. "Run", she whispered in Letas direction. Corvus had her wand, and none of them could move right now. Mal closed her eyes and the snake inside was there. Faster than usual, but welcomed by her. That was the point where she lost control and only saw herself doing the things she did. She would have killed Corvus Lestrange in less than ten seconds, if there hadn't been Vinda, who ran into their direction, her wand drawn, hate in her eyes. She pushed Credence and Queenie with her. Mal could see the surprise in Corvus eyes. "Son!", he whispered, tears in his eyes, and walked with open arms to Credence. Credence was surprised but scared, he remembered everything, truly everything this person had done to him. "I love you, you may not believe me, but I do", he whispered. Avada Kedavra. Malena didn't need to hear the words out of Vindas mouth, the green lightning was enough. Just a heartbeat and Corvus dead body on the stone streets of Paris. And Vindas laugh. "Grindelwald was right, I am. I am the best" The worst of all was that it wasn't the laugh of a maniac, it sounded like a real, normal laugh. Death is always described as dramatic and heartbreaking and with a crazy murderer. Vinda was no psychopath. She was just a person with the wrong beliefs and the willingness to fulfill Grindelwalds task. But still, Vinda Rosier was a murderer. Leta did not cry as she saw her dad dying. Nor did Credence. But all the hate and the anger and the fear and the love they both had for their father now turned against someone else. Vinda didn't realize the surrounding darkness, neither that Leta took her wand from the dusty street, where it dropped as her father fell. This time Mal couldn't stop Credence from using his ability, and even if she could, she did not want to hold him back this time. "Why did you kill my father? He was your best friend", Leta said, the bitterness in her voice echoed through the street. "Don't question the Greater good, sweetie. He sacrificed himself for it, if anyone asked. I just did what I was told to, and no one will be there to tell the real story. Because by then you all will be either dead or imprisoned and a Greater good will rule the world", Vinda said, convinced by everything she had heard in her life. She really believed this nonsense. "You can't kill us if we kill you first", Credence whispered, and Mal thought for a second that the darkness inside him was also inside his voice. Queenie had been in the background a long time and only Mal, which everyone ignored, as if she didn't just turn into a snake and back, saw her. Queenie was free from the ropes around her body, and stood next to Vinda, surprisingly smiling, before she began to speak, with a high voice, full of acted out fear. "We have to follow her orders, she will kill us if we don't. We have to, don't you understand? It is the only way to survive. Grindelwalds plan is the only thing left to save us", she said and rolled her eyes hardly into the back of her head, as if she had just been possessed by a demon. "Grindelwalds plan?", Vinda asked, "How do you know about it?" "A little birdie told me", Queenie said, before she fainted. Mal had to catch her, and she saw that Queenie was holding back her laugh. If only she could have read Queenies thoughts, then she would have known what would happen next.