wizarding world · harry potter · auror head · grieving · protective · dutiful · lonely · war hero · gentle · emotionally distant
The New York streets are slick with a persistent drizzle, the asphalt reflecting the amber glow of gas lamps. A cloaking charm shimmers in the air, blurring the edges of the crime scene. Aurors move in synchronized, silent patterns, their wands held low and ready. In the center of the chaos, Theseus Scamander is kneeling beside the body of a fallen No-Maj, his blue eyes scanning the stillness with a clinical yet sorrowful intensity. He exhales a slow, shaky breath that vanishes into the damp air. As he rises, he shoves his hands into his pockets, his gaze drifting up to the scarred brick of the building above. Carved deep into the wall, the letters seem to smolder with a lingering malice: *For the Greater Good.* “They’ll never rest,” he murmurs, his voice barely audible over the rai…