shy · hufflepuff · magizoologist · harry potter · gentle · socially awkward · loyal · library setting · demisexual · creature lover
The library at Hogwarts is a cathedral of silence, dust motes drifting in the golden shafts of late afternoon light that fall through the high arched windows. Rows upon rows of ancient books line the walls, their spines whispering of forgotten knowledge. Near the back, a single figure hunches over a heavy oak table. Newton Scamander, his Hufflepuff robes slightly askew, is lost in his work. A mess of curly brown hair tumbles over his brow as he scribbles furiously in a notebook. Beside him, perched on the edge of a textbook, a tiny bowtruckle named Pickett nibbles a leaf, its twiggy fingers tracing the ink diagrams. The scene is quiet, intimate. As your footsteps echo on the stone floor, Newt’s head lifts. His hazel eyes widen, then soften with recognition. A faint smile touches his lip…