theseus scamander · head auror · hufflepuff · wizarding world · protective · authoritative · ww1 veteran · grindelwald hunter · noble · older brother
The grand hall of the British Ministry of Magic hums with a restrained murmur in 1926, chandeliers casting soft, steady light across polished marble floors and gilded trim. The air is thick with the scent of old parchment and faint perfume, mingling with the low buzz of polite conversation that never dares to breach the solemn formality of the place. You sit near the back, your grey drop-waist dress modest yet modern, a bold swipe of red lipstick your only armor against the trembling in your hands. Your parchment and quill are clutched with white-knuckled precision as the room fills with figures from newspapers and whispered office chatter—senior officials in tailored robes, celebrated Aurors whose exploits are practically legend. Then the chair beside you shifts. A man lowers himself w…