บท 59: Obscurus (I)
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Tina Goldstein looked at the well-dressed young man in front of her; although the suit looked very expensive, the style was weird and she had never seen it before.
More importantly, she did not recognize the strange wizard that suddenly showed himself in front of her house.
Meanwhile, Edward smiled, then snapped his finger; his clothes then turned into a style more appropriate for the 1920s.
"Sorry about that, I just came from a faraway place. My name is Edward Bones, and I am here to see Mr. Newt Scamander."
After frowning for a while, she let Edward inside the house. Normally, as a former Auror, she would never allow a suspicious wizard like Edward inside her house. However, for some reason, she trusted the young wizard that showed up unannounced in front of her house.
Of course, this was a Charming Charm that Edward used to solicit trust in people he first met. Adding on to his handsome face, it was twice the result.
After entering the house, he saw Newt Scamander, Queenie Goldstein, Jacob Kowalski, and Newt sitting and preparing to eat dinner.
He looked at Jacob before nodding his head, looked at Queenie who had a frown on her face after seeing Edward.
"A very talented Legilimens, however, Miss. Queenie, it is very rude to peep into others' minds," said Edward calmly.
"Since your Occlumency is so powerful, does it matter if I try to take a peek?" replied Queenie with a smile on her beautiful face.
"Since you are a very beautiful woman, I will let this go," said Edward with the same smile as her. Then, he looked at Newt Scamander.
"Mr. Scamander, my name is Edward Bones, it is a pleasure to meet you," said Edward with great enthusiasm as he shook hands with him. Meanwhile, Newt had a puzzled look on his face.
"Do we know each other? Wait, Bones, are you from the Bones family back in the UK?"
"I am a very distant relative," replied Edward calmly.
"Is that so? So what can I do for you?"
"I heard rumors that you were writing a book about Magical Animals, so I came to talk to you personally."
"Are you interested in magical animals as well?" asked Newt excitedly.
Then, the two of them spent the next half hour discussing the issue of magical animals. At first, the conversation was quite cordial, but soon the two of them started arguing.
The reason behind that these knowledgeable magizoologists have different philosophies when it comes to certain issues.
Edward believed that some magical animals were too dangerous and needed to use forceful means to tame them, while Newt believed that all animals--no matter their nature--can be taken care of using the proper method. However, force is never the answer.
'It's nice to see that after so many years, Newt is still the same Newt,' thought Edward to himself. He and Newt had the same argument countless times when he was at Hogwarts.
Edward paused for a moment, turned his head to the other people who were looking at them in shock, smiled before saying: "I am sorry about our behaviors. Sometimes, we just get lost in things that interest us."
Meanwhile, Newt--who did not have Edward's social skill--lowered his head in embarrassment as he looked at his cold food. Nevertheless, Queenie could feel that he was very happy today; most likely, happy to find a person with the same interest as him, and the knowledge to back it up--despite the difference in philosophy.
"It's alright, Mr. Bones," replied Tina as she looked at the already cold food. Edward-noticing the situation--snapped his finger, then the food of everybody in the room was heated up.
As everybody ate their food, he focused his attention on the beautiful witch--Queenie Goldstein--as he started to flirt with her. He did not care about the ugly looks that Jacob was given him.
"So, Mrs. Queenie, what do you do for a living?"
"Just call me Queenie. I work in the Work Permit Office spending most of my days making coffee or unjinxing the johns."
"It's a shame to let such a talented witch such as yourselves do such a menial job."
Queenie gave a deep look at Edward before saying: "Most people see my beauty before they see my talent. You are a different kind of wizard, aren't you, Mr. Bones."
"You can call me Edward. And a lot of people have said these words to me," replied Edward with a charming smile on his face.
"Mr, Bones, how do you feel about the rise of Grindelwald?" suddenly asked Tina. She finally noticed that something was wrong. First, she let Edward inside her house too easily.
Second, Edward knew all of their names without any of them introducing themselves. Adding to that the way that he can so easily use wandless casting, this proves that this young wizard that she let inside her house is possibly very powerful.
Meanwhile, Edward stopped talking to Queenie, looked at her big sister before saying: "It does not matter what I think. What matters is the fact that since so many wizards are willing to show their support to him, it showed that many people share his views and beliefs.
"This should be enough for different leaders in different countries to come together and discuss whether to change the status quo of wizards in this world. Unfortunately, we all know that such a thing will not happen.
"As a result, for the next few years, the entire wizarding world will be embroiled in war under the leadership of a powerful wizard like Grindelwald."
"Grindelwald will be stopped," replied Tina, full of certainty.
"You are wrong, Miss Tina. The only person that can stop him is Albus Dumbledore, but it seems that he has no intention of doing so."
"Maybe he has his reason," suddenly said Newt.
"Maybe he has. But this will change anything, will it?" replied Edward back.
After that, all of them had a slightly joyous meal with Edward spending the majority of time flirting with Queenie, and she, flirting back.
Afterward, Edward said to her: "Queenie, this was the best meal I had in a very long time." Then he said goodbye to everyone and returned to his hotel room.
There, he started to review all the benefits he got tonight.
The main reason that he approached Newt was that he wanted to get his knowledge about Obscurus--especially how he separated them from a person's body--just like he did to the child in Sudan.
During his brief argument with Newt, he briefly mentioned Obscurus. Then, once the memories of that night appeared in his mind, Edward was able to get all the information from him.
He had always wanted to do such a thing to old man Newt, unfortunately, he was also very adept at Occlumency. Edward guessed that after his experience with Queenie, old Newt decided to learn Occlumency.
Of course, Edward could have still read his memory, but he could not do it so sneakily without him knowing like he did today at dinner. After all, Edward still had to behave a certain way in society giving his status and reputation. And forcibly reading a person's memory was not acceptable behavior.
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A few words: First, I never plan to create an arc where Edward started to act arrogant and stupid because of his bloodline. The only reason that particular paragraph existed was to show that his sudden increase in strength made him more bold, more willing to ignore the original plot--which he previously thought was a safe way to get benefit while hiding behind the scene.
Second, this the second time that you guys have doubted this author's ability and showed no faith in me. (the first being the time that Death showed up). So, shame on all of you.
Third, as I have already written ten chapters ahead, there will be no person from this timeline as a member of Edward's harem or group.
Pickup Line: Forget about Newt Scamander — I've got a really fantastic beast to show you.
บท 60: Obscurus (II)
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Credence Barebone had just finished a secret meeting with someone whom he trusted very much. However, when he returned home, he saw his mother waiting on the stairs for him.
At first, he tried to explain or justify tardiness for returning home, but upon realizing that his mother did not care, he just handed her his belt and received a severe whooping.
However, Credence did not cry or pleaded for leniency; he just bore it silently. At this point in his life, he was used to being beaten; it was nothing new.
After returning to his room, he wanted to use a little cream that he prepared for this occasion when he suddenly noticed that someone else was in his room.
Startled, he instantly screamed; "Who are you?" hoping to alert everybody else in the house. However, the young handsome man with blue eyes that trespassed in his room just looked at him with a smile on his face.
"You know, it is because of jealousy," said the young intruder--who was Edward himself.
"What are you talking about? More importantly, who are you?" replied Credence while looking at the door for someone to come in. However, he was disappointed.
"Your mother's hatred for anything magical. I once knew a person like her; her name was Petunia, and she had a sister that was a very talented witch. Unfortunately, Petunia did not have any talent for magic, so she became envious of her sister and often called her a freak of nature.
"Later, she took all her frustration on her sister's only son after her death. Well, I guess some credit could be given to her for even raising him for so many years. And no one will be coming as I have placed a charm in this room to prevent our conversation from being heard."
Despite how he was acting, Credence was not afraid as he had something very powerful to rely on. So, after the initial panic, he calmed himself down, then asked: "You still have not answered my question. Who are you and what do you want with me?"
"Who I am is not that important. As for the reason that I am here, it is to make a deal with you?"
"Deal? What deal? I have nothing to offer to someone like you."
"Oh, we both know that is not true. As for the deal, I will teach you magic, in exchange, I want you to sign a magical contract for me."
Credence frowned after hearing this, then he thought about it for a moment before answering: "I am sorry, but I have someone else as my teacher. So. I will not sign any binding contract without even knowing what it is for."
Edward was not that surprised as he could read Credence's mind like it was a well-written novel. So. he said: "Are you referring to the promise that Percival Graves gave you? Unfortunately, you are gravely mistaken if you think that he will keep his words."
"What do you mean by that?" as Credence, a little agitated.
"Percival is the kind of person that despises muggles or the No-Maj. And without knowing how incredible your talents are, he will easily get rid of you after he believes that you have found what he is looking for.
"Of course once he realized that you were what he was looking for, he would be more than happy to change his tune."
After frowning for a moment, Credence then asked: "How do I know you are not like him? After getting what you want from me, you will also break your promise."
"Well, I can say that I am the kind of man that always keeps his words, but that would not be nearly enough. However, the magical contract that we will sign will have a clause that states that I have to teach you a certain amount of magic for a certain period of time."
Credence frowned as he pondered whether to accept this deal. Upon noticing his struggle, Edward smiled before saying: "You do not need to answer me right away. I can give you some time before making a decision. However, I still need to make some preparations so that you do not reveal our discussion tonight."
After that, he took out his wand, and Credence took a step back.
"You do not need to be alert. I just want to prevent you from accidentally or intentionally revealing my information to Percival Graves. Additionally, I can honestly tell you that even if you use your powers, you are still not a threat to me."
Edward was not lying. Although the power of an Obscurus is tremendous, he still has many ways to deal with it. A Lot of dark magic like Fiendfyre and Elemental Spells are more than enough to deal with him. Not to mention that he can still run away with Apparition if needed.
With a wave of his wand, he placed a lock-in Credence's memory--just like he did to the Gryffindor Trio and Hagrid when they were talking in the shack a few months ago. So, if he tries to reveal any information about him, he will instantly forget Edward.
Edward placed a similar lock-in his memory regarding the code he used to gain control of his Gate of World in case something goes wrong. Only when certain conditions are met that he will remember this code.
The reason he did that was in case he ever encountered a person strong enough to be able to read his memory. In that way, his Gate will be protected, and almost impossible to fall in the wrong hand.
Even if a person used Polyjuice potions or a similar disguise to try to gain control of his Gate, all the Security measures will prevent that from happening. So, unless the person has the code, it is impossible to control the Gate.
If they try to use force, the Gate is programmed to attack any intruder. And if that also fails, it will initiate the Self-destruction sequence in an attempt to try to kill the invader.
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After preventing Credence from revealing his identity Edward left to wait for the right time to appear again, And he knew that it was not long before Percival would reveal his true nature to Credence.
Then, Edward will show up and offer his help again. By then, with the knowledge, he acquired from Newt, and after studying Credence, he will have a deep understanding of the magical entity known as Obscurus.
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