Dorset, the place where Newt and his wife, Tina, lived in seclusion.
However, the exact address—which street, which house number—was known only to the masters of the Scamander Family Home.
As usual, the Scamander home, hidden by magic, remained tranquil.
Though people came and went outside its door, none could perceive that a house stood there.
For today, the Scamander Family Home would welcome a rare human guest who wasn’t a magical creature.
Ever since Dumbledore called Newt out late one night and the two discussed matters outside until morning…
Tina, the mistress of the Scamander house, knew a little girl would be coming to stay.
Having been married to Newt for many years, they had only one son.
After their son married and moved out, he had a grandson of his own.
Though their life was already fulfilling, occasionally, Mrs. Scamander would fantasize about having a granddaughter.
And today, she finally had the chance to fulfill this wish, if only temporarily.
Her grandson loved candy, so presumably the arriving girl wouldn’t refuse it either.
Her wand waved, arranging the freshly bought candies neatly on the newly cleaned table.
Just then, the doorbell rang.
She walked to the window and saw her husband leading a silver-haired little girl inside.
“This place is hidden by magic. Even Dumbledore can’t find it. So if you want to go out, you must let us know beforehand.”
Newt was still chattering away, explaining things to Kate, when he looked up and saw his wife already standing by the window waiting for them.
Following his gaze, Kate also saw the legendary Mrs. Scamander.
Tina Goldstein, a former American Auror, who moved to Britain after marrying Newt.
Just as she had imagined, the beautiful young woman from the movies retained her graceful demeanor even in her twilight years.
Kate offered a polite, sweet smile to the elderly lady by the window.
Even Kate herself wouldn’t have imagined how lethal the combination of her current adorable, petite appearance and a perfectly timed smile could be to an old woman longing for a granddaughter.
Tina opened the door, exchanged a routine hug with her husband, and then her gaze became glued to Kate.
“Come, Child, come in and have some hot tea first. I’ve also prepared some candy. I hope you’ll like it.”
Thus, Newt witnessed the Child who had seemed so nervous in front of him behaving somewhat differently in the presence of his wife.
“Madam, thank you for your hospitality!”
“Madam, the tea you brewed is delicious!”
“Madam, I really like the candy you prepared!”
After a series of ‘Madam’s, Tina was already being charmed into frequent laughter by this silver-haired little darling.
Newt swore his wife hadn’t laughed this happily even when seeing her own grandson.
What happened to the promised shy, timid little girl?
Why was this different from what he had imagined?
Busy building a good relationship with Tina, Kate obediently ate the candy offered to her while still managing to observe her surroundings.
From the outside, the house looked much like any ordinary wizarding home.
But upon entering, she realized the interior space was much deeper than the exterior suggested, likely due to the application of an Undetectable Extension Charm.
The entire house bore the marks of many years of habitation, yet it was exceptionally clean and tidy, clearly well-maintained.
The living room had no electric lights, no television or radio, nor any modern electronic devices one might expect.
For an ordinary British household in the 1990s, this would seem unthinkable.
But remembering this was a Wizard’s home, Kate found it perfectly reasonable.
After all, only her Old Butler, out of love for her, had installed various electrical facilities in their home at her request.
Finally shifting her peripheral vision from the room’s furnishings to Newt, who had been ignored by the two women, Kate thought for a moment.
She grabbed a not-too-sweet candy from the table, ran over, and, looking up, placed it in Newt’s hand.
“Teacher, you have one too!”
Finally feeling some care from his disciple, Newt reached out and ruffled her hair.
Though he didn’t eat the candy, he didn’t refuse it either.
“Alright, alright, little Kate, let’s go upstairs and see your room.”
Tina, now completely enamored with such a well-behaved Child, was single-mindedly determined to show her the carefully prepared little room.
Newt, suddenly feeling like a lonely old man again, stood dumbfounded in the living room, watching them go upstairs before scratching his head helplessly.
But remembering Kate’s earlier performance and recalling a certain other person with the Shafiq surname he had once encountered…
Newt, pouring himself some hot tea while looking at the candy in his hand, almost laughed out loud.
That old fellow who always argued with him during their travels back then—now his granddaughter was calling *him* ‘teacher’.
Upstairs.
“This room was originally prepared for our grandson. I’ve rearranged it a bit. You can stay here for now.”
Tina led Kate to the end of the second-floor corridor and pushed open the door.
One wall of the room was lined with books, while the bed and wardrobe were placed on the other side.
Beyond that, the bedroom still had considerable space.
Sunlight streamed in through the window, casting a serene glow on the wooden floor.
Kate walked over to the bookshelf, stood on her tiptoes to take a book down, and opened it, only to find it was filled with records of magical creatures.
Truly the grandson of Newt, his hobbies are exactly the same.
“Thank you, ma’am, I really like this room,” she turned around and pointed to the small space by the window in the bedroom, “May I put a desk here?”
Tina blinked affectionately: “Of course.”
As she spoke, she gently waved her wand.
Several empty flowerpots by the window gradually transformed, finally becoming a set of table and chairs.
Such advanced Transfiguration…
Although Kate had never seen anyone else perform Transfiguration, she couldn’t help but have read many books.
Transfiguration of this level was already extremely rare among Wizards, truly worthy of a former Auror.
Curious, she put down the book, stepped forward, and touched the table in front of her, but couldn’t feel any similarity to the flowerpots from before.
This is magic, simply miraculous.
“You’ll learn such spells in the future too,” Tina said softly, seeing her awestruck expression.
Kate withdrew her hand and nodded seriously: “I will work hard.”
With a teacher as good as Newt, she had to study magical knowledge diligently, at least to be able to graduate from Hogwarts alive!