61 Newt Scamander
// THIS IS AN OLD CHAPTER. THE NEW CHAPTERS ARE IN VOLUME 2. YOU CAN READ THESE CHAPTERS IF YOU WANT SOME INSIGHT ON WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN LATER BUT SOME EVENTS CAN BE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW CHAPTERS.
Newt Scamander was unable to find the time to come before mid-December, a little before we could return to London for the holidays.
While waiting for his arrival, I was banned from Quidditch in fear the incident with the dementors would happen again. It pissed me off that I couldn't play but the one who was the most pissed off was Marcus who had just lost his seeker. Despite that, the fact that I can't train with the team anymore was not a bad thing, I finally had the time to finish the instant letterbox that I renamed Deliletter. I have already sent the plans to my mother who directly started production and contacted MACUSA.
Finally, Norbert arrived the day before the Hogwarts Express took us back to London. The visit to Hogsmeade was also canceled so that he could give a lecture on endangered magical creatures and explain to us how important it was to preserve them.
When he finished his presentation, he left with Dumbledore to prepare for our interview. In the meantime, I play a game of card with Daphne, Rose and Edward to whom I have just explained the rules of the game.
"Aren't you afraid? If I was in your shoes, I would be terrified to hear dementors." It's really nice of Rose to worry about me, it's true that we haven't discussed much this year.
"It's much more painful than scary, imagine someone who grinds their fingernails on a blackboard while sticking a piece of glass in your ears and you'll be pretty close to what it feels like to hear them speak."
"But it's still strange that you're the only one hearing them, isn't it?" Daphne is right as always.
"If I knew the answer to that question, I wouldn't be treated like an outcast by the rest of the school."
While we were chatting, the bloody baron crosses the wall and walks towards us.
"Sean Bones, the Headmaster is waiting for you in his office."
I follow the bloody baron as he leads me to Dumbledore's office, arrived at the eagle statue he announces the password, chocolate frog, while the stairs leading to Dumbledore's office appear.
When I walk into the office, I can see Norbert sitting in a chair in front of Dumbledore's desk. It is really very cold in this room.
"Ah Sean, we were waiting for you, I would like to introduce you to my friend, Newt Scamander." The old man gets up, it's true that he looks a bit like Norbert from the movies, but he's aged really badly. He has gained a lot of weight over the years and now needs a cane to help him walk.
"So, you are the boy who talks to the dementors. Dumbledore has told me a lot about you, your background, your other abilities. I am especially very interested in your metemorphmagus powers, I would be grateful if you allowed me to write an article about them. "
Dumbledore clears his throat "Hmm Norbert, although I'm glad to see your curiosity still so keen, that's not what you were asked to come for."
"Um yes, good. Have you been in contact with any dementors before the train incidents?"
"No"
"Can you see the Thestral."
"Yeah, but is it really important?"
"It's more of an old legend than a fact, but before, we thought that the dementors were the children of death. If you can see the Thestral, it means that you have at least seen death which could help explain the situation. "
"I have never seen anyone die."
"Never? Not even a distant cousin or aunt."
"The only people who remain in my family are my grandmother, my parents, my aunt and my cousin. All the others died before I was born."
"How strange. I'm sorry Albus, but we're going to have to do the test so I can see what's going on. It's an absolutely fascinating case."
"But do you at least have an idea of what happened to him before you push it any further?" Dumbledore seems reluctant to give me this test.
"I don't know, I have several theories, each more improbable than the last. It could be a new power never seen before which would have developed spontaneously. We also speak of necromancer in the family, it could be a latent power in its genes. And my last hypothesis, which is the least plausible of the three, it could be a new form of obscurus. "
When he says these last words, I can see sadness on Dumbeldore's face, as if I have just been sentenced to death.
"It's impossible! He was born and raised in a wizarding family how could he be an obscurial."
"In some African tradition the obscurus are the dying souls of sorcerers and that would be why the obscurials would die so young, but it still remains in folklore. That's why I would like us to proceed on closer examination. "Dumbledore seems to resign himself to Norbert's opinion.
"Alright. Sean, Newt would like us to try something that might be dangerous for you." he raises his wand and a cage covered with a sheet appears in a corner of the room. "We would like you to have a little chat with a dementor so that we can see for ourselves what it's all about."
"And I guess I can't really say no?"
"Not really. People don't like what they don't understand, let alone new things. I'm afraid I have to send you home for the safety of the students if we don't understand where you got this power."
"Okay, if I don't have a choice, let's go"
Dumbledore nods and knocks down the sheet with a flick of his wand as he steps back with Newt Scamander.
/ * Herald ... He ... talking * / the noise is excruciating but I manage better than the previous times.
"Who's that? He? I don't understand, use more words."
/ * Devour ... me ... He ... wants ... to talk * / the cold in the room begins to increase.
Suddenly the office windows explode leaving eleven dementors screaming in my ears. They throw Dumbledore and Newt against the wall and the two men find themselves ringing lightly.
That's when the runes for my absorption ritual appear in the air without my casting. The runes are made of blue flames. I feel like I'm flying, but the too many Dementor Voices keep me from concentrating on defending myself.
/ * Devour * / / * Devour * / / * Devour * /
The dementors begin to disappear, engulfed by the ritual, transforming into a huge black sphere. I feel the magic pierce my stomach as the essence of the dementors merges with my being and the pain makes me sink into nothingness.
