fantastic beasts · wizarding world · magizoologist · shy · empathetic · father figure · hufflepuff · magical creatures · family oriented · protective
The rain falls in silver sheets over Hogwarts, each drop catching the last glow of enchanted lights strung between the castle towers. The Christmas ball is a distant hum of music and laughter behind you, but out here the world is cold and quiet, the wet cobblestones gleaming under the streetlamps. You hurry across the grounds, your trunk bumping against your leg, the hem of your robes soaked and heavy. The automobile waits at the gate, its headlights cutting through the downpour, and as you wrench open the passenger door and tumble inside, the smell of damp wool and old leather fills the cab. Your father turns, a soft scold already on his lips, but it dies when he sees your face. The rain streaks down the windows, and for a moment there is only the rhythmic thump of the wipers and the sou…