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Theseus appeared at the hospital with a pop. He had tears on his face and still falling out of his eyes. His little brother was safe in his arms as he looked around for anyone that can help him. However, no one saw him. There were some families in the lobby, but they did not seem to care or see him. “Help, please,” Theseus called with tears in his eyes. However, no one seemed to hear him. “Please help, my little brother. He’s hurt,” Theseus fell to the floor as tears and anger went through him. Theseus closed his eyes as tears went down his face. It was not long however for someone to see the young man with his sixteen-year-old brother in his arms as he sat on the floor. It was pretty concerning to see a twenty-four-year-old on the ground crying like a four-year-old but Theseus did not care. All he cared about was his little brother getting some help from someone, anyone.
“Sir are you ok. Young man?” A mother asked as she held weirdly a four-year-old in her arms. Theseus looked up to meet her eyes. There were tears falling down his face. Theseus sniffed and said:
“My little brother. He’s hurt. No one will… will…. please help. I can't lose him…. Please help. I need…….” Theseus trailed off and stood up still holding Newt tightly in his arms. The mother nodded.
“How old are you and your brother?” She asked as they both walked up to the desk together. Theseus smiled calming himself.
“I’m 24 and my brother is 16,” he said breathing deeply. The mother smiled and watched Theseus as he walked up to the desk and cleared his throat. “I need, I need help, my little brother, he’s hurt, I don’t know what to do,” Theseus had tears again in his eyes as the lady at the desk looks at the older Scamander. She then nodded.
“Yes, we can help. Why don’t you sit down and I can get some help out here,” Theseus nodded. He wanted to yell at her for making him wait but he was too tired and worried to do so. Theseus made his way to a chair when the lady at the desk said: “Can I get your name and your brother’s name sir?” Theseus sighed and nodded.
“Theseus. Theseus Scamander. My little brother's name is Newton Artemis-Fido Scamander,” the lady nodded as Theseus sat down.
The older Scamander closed his eyes for a minute then, he opened them to see the worried look of a father as he looked at his own son. Theseus sighed and stood up to walk over to this man. Whom might not want to talk to him. “Hello,” Theseus said as he held his brother close to his chest. The father looked at him and then his eyes fell on Newt.
“What happened?” the father asked. Theseus sighed and sat down.
“My father, he, he did this. My brother felt alone and he wanted someone to understand him. I never did or our mother. I guess this is all my fault really,” Theseus said dropping his head sadly to the floor. The father nodded and looked at his son.
“I’m very sorry that happened young man,” Theseus smiled a little as the two fell quiet. In fact, they were both quiet until a healer called:
“Newton and Theseus,” Theseus looked up to the healer and nodded to the father. Then he stood up and followed the healer into the hall. “Sir, I need you to wait in the lobby. Don’t worry your brother is in good hands,” Theseus wanted to yell at this man, but he knew that this will do him no good. Theseus then sighed and walked back into the lobby as he watched the healers take his little brother out of his arms and into a room, closing the door behind them. Theseus had tears in his eyes. However, he snapped out of that when he saw his father standing in front of him.
“Father? What the hell are you doing here? Get out of here,” Theseus yelled as he aimed his wand to what he thinks is his father.
“Oh, I’m not really here son. You know this is a side effect of your curse. No one can see me and it looks like your mad,”
“No! I know you’re here. So tell me. Why did you hurt my brother?” Theseus yelled making people look over to him but he did not care.
“I will not tell you. I have my reasons when I do things. Now you might want to put your wand away before you pass out,” he laughed. Theseus felt faint as he lowed his wand and started to sway a little. The father from before saw this.
“Son?” the father called but Theseus did not seem to hear him. For he was still seeing things. Well, his father anyway. “Young man?” Theseus started to sway even more now as he dropped his wand to the floor. Then as his wand fell, so did Theseus. The father, however, caught him in his arms before Theseus fell to the ground. “Help! Help!” The father called as he held Theseus who was not moving but he was breathing. Healers came rushing out to help Theseus who was yelling in his sleep now.
“Go away father,” Theseus yelled in his sleep.
“What’s wrong with him?” one of the healers asked. No one, however, knew the answer.
Newt woke the next morning. Everything hurt. he does not think he can speak now. ‘Great. Just great.’ He thought as he looked around the room. It was dark like the sun has not risen yet. Newt sighed and looked next to his hospital bed. Next to his bed stood another one. In the bed was his older brother. Newt had tears in his eyes when he saw Theseus asleep in the bed. ‘Father did this.’ He thought as he looked sadly over to him. He wished that he could speak so he can call for his sleeping brother but he could not. Newt then let out a frustrated sigh and closed his eyes. Theseus opened his after Newt closed his.
“Newton?” Theseus’s voice was ruff and quiet. However, it was still strong. “Newt?” Newt opened his eyes to his brother’s voice but he could not say anything. “Newt?” Theseus tried again as he started to panic. Newt sighed and pointed to his throat. Theseus nodded with tears forming in his eyes again. “I’m so sorry this happened. I should have listened to you or stood up to mother, or……” Newt held up his hand to stop him then he mouthed:
“It’s not your fault. No one understands me anyway,” Theseus shook his head.
“That’s not true Newt, and you know it,” Newt smiled a little but still shook his head. Theseus sighed and nodded. “Newt, people do understand you. They just don’t know how to say anything to you,” Newt sighed and looked to the door as their mother walked in.
“Oh, Newton. Theseus. My son’s. I knew I should have told the ministry about your father being free. Oh this is my fault,” Newt looked up to his mother and smiled a little at how nice she was being but he knew that this was all an act for she will yell at him later.
“Mother. This is not your fault nor is it mine or Newton’s. I think we all wanted hope somewhere,” Theseus said speaking for him and his brother as well whom cannot speak.
“How are you feeling Newt?” She asked a little later. Newt however only looked at her and shrugged. “Newton?” she like, Theseus before started to panic. Theseus sighed and said:
“He can't speak mother,” after Theseus said this. Lucy hugged Newt making him wince with tears in his eyes. Newt was trying to break the hug. For he was not a hugger. Theseus however was and he was happy when his mother pulled him in for one. “Mother. Can you not yell at Newt. This is not his fault you know,” Lucy nodded and sighed.
“I know my son. I will try not to,” Theseus nodded and pulled out of the hug.
“Thank you,” Lucy smiled and looked over to Newt who was writing in his journal. “What are you writing little brother?” Newt smiled and showed him his writing. “Can I read it out loud?” Newt nodded with a smile on his face.
“12 March 1913,
I’m home now. Well, kind of but I’m with my family and that’s home. I hope father will be found and put back in Azkaban again. He deserves to be there. I can't believe he did all this because he loves beasts. I love them, but not at that level of crazy,”
Theseus laughed at this and continued to read.
“Theseus is part beast. That’s so cool. Merlin, he’s so much cooler now. I know he’s my brother, but I still see him as a father. However, he makes a better father and brother then our father. I’m found now.
-Newt Scamander.”
Theseus and his mother were both smiling by the end of this.
“That was beautiful son,” Newt smiled at his mother and met her eyes for the first time in a long time. Lucy smiled back and said: “You are no longer grounded. I’m sorry I did that. I was just…………” she trailed off. Newt raised his hand and nodded. He also gave her the look that said: “I deserved it. You were just being my mother.” She smiled at him and hugged her son again. This time Theseus laughed at the look from his brother as their mother hugged him.
It was not long until the family went back home. Newt was happy now as he spent most of his days recovering in the Hippogriff’s pen. Theseus loved watching his little brother laugh and play around with his favorite thing in the world. He played and cared for them until his mother called for dinner. Newt ran into the dining room rambling on and on about how he cared for them. After Dinner Theseus and Newt got ready for work. Newt did not care now for today was the first day of his new job. “Come on Newt. We don’t want to be late,” Theseus called to his brother who was in his room getting ready. Newt ran down the stares with a smile on his face. “I have a gift for you little brother,” Newt was walking down the last of the steps when Theseus said this. Newt’s eyes grew wide at the sight of a new brown case in his brother’s hand. “For your work and maybe travels. Now, I don’t approve of your job, but I’m proud of you. you are going to do great things little brother,” Newt did not know what to say as he took the case from his brother’s hand.
“Thank you, Theseus. I will not lose it. I promise. Now come on I don’t want to be late,” with this the Scamander brother’s left the house with a very proud mother watching her two sons.