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INT. MINISTRY OF MAGIC, HEARING ROOM—AFTERNOON

NEWT and THESEUS enter the room, where TORQUIL TRAVERS (harsh, mean-spirited), ARNOLD GUZMAN (American) and RUDOLPH SPIELMAN (who is still bruised from GRINDELWALD’S escape, the bloody bite visible on his neck) are already sitting.

Two empty chairs, which NEWT and THESEUS take. The corners of the room are in darkness.

TRAVERS

Hearing commences.

The quill begins to write. TRAVERS opens a file in front of him, which contains pictures of NEWT’S Wanted pictures and of the post-Obscurial devastation in New York.

TRAVERS

You want an end to the ban on your travelling internationally. Why?

NEWT

Because I like to travel internationally.

SPIELMAN

(reading from his own file)

‘Subject uncooperative and evasive on reasons for last international trip.’

All look at NEWT, waiting.

NEWT

It was a field trip. I was collecting material for my book on magical beasts—

TRAVERS

You destroyed half of New York.

NEWT

No, that’s actually factually incorrect on two counts—

THESEUS

(quiet but stern)

Newt!

NEWT stops, frowns.

GUZMAN

Mr Scamander, it’s clear you’re frustrated and, frankly, so are we. In the spirit of compromise, we’d like to make a proposition.

NEWT glances at THESEUS warily. THESEUS nods: Listen.

NEWT

What kind of proposition?

TRAVERS

The committee will agree to lift your travel ban under one condition.

NEWT waits. SPIELMAN leans forward.

SPIELMAN

You join the Ministry. Specifically, your brother’s department.

NEWT digests this, then:

NEWT

No, I – that isn’t my kind of – Theseus is the Auror. I think my talents lie elsewhere—

GUZMAN

Mr Scamander. The wizarding and non-wizarding worlds have been at peace for over a century. Grindelwald wants to see that peace destroyed and for certain members of our community his message is very seductive. Many purebloods believe it is their birthright to rule not only our world but the non-magic world as well. They see Grindelwald as their hero, and Grindelwald sees this boy as a means to make this all come true.

Hearing this, NEWT frowns, watching as CREDENCE’S face emerges in the surface of the table.

NEWT

I’m sorry. You’re talking about Credence as if he were still here.

THESEUS

He survived, Newt.

NEWT stops cold, his eyes fixed on THESEUS. THESEUS nods.