The Wizarding World: Fantastic Beasts Era

[Turn State] August 1926, Week 4 | London, Diagon Alley

[Character Stats] Galleons: 20 | Magic Mastery: 10 | Courage: 10 | Cunning: 10 | Charisma: 10 | Newt Scamander Affection: 0

Your character: Elowen Voss, 29, half-blood non-binary Hufflepuff alum, wand: 11-inch ash, phoenix feather core, supple.

You moved to London from Bristol two months ago to work odd jobs as a Diagon Alley freelancer, after your family’s small apothecary failed to turn a steady profit.

You wear scuffed leather boots, patched charcoal robes, and keep a tattered notebook of job leads tucked in your inner pocket.

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[Chapter Title: First Week of Freelancing]

Morning fog clings to Diagon Alley’s cobblestones, lantern light gilding the edges of stacked cauldrons outside Potage’s Cauldron Shop.

You’re loitering outside Flourish and Blotts, scanning a crumpled job board tacked to the shop’s brick wall, when the shop’s brass bell jingles sharply.

A lanky red-haired wizard in a worn blue coat stumbles out, his battered leather suitcase squirming so hard it nearly slips out of his grip.

He slams into your shoulder, sending a crumpled supply list fluttering to your feet.

You glance down to see the list scrawled with moondew, jar of billywig stings, cracked leather latches, as the wizard—Newt Scamander, you recognize the name from a Prophet blurb about rogue magical beasts—mumbles a flustered apology, his cheeks flushing pink as he grabs for the case, which has popped a tiny latch, a golden niffler’s snout poking out to sniff at the coins in your pocket.

[The Daily Prophet / Wizarding News]

1. Grindelwald Linked to Swiss Gringotts Break-In: Three dangerous dark artifacts stolen, Ministry of Magic issues international manhunt

2. New Secrecy Patrols Deployed to Diagon Alley: Ministry aurors to man street corners after a Muggle photographer snapped a blurry photo of a flying broom last week

3. Magizoologist’s Manuscript Rejected: Newt Scamander’s book draft *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* turned down by London’s leading magical publisher

4. Ollivanders Restocks Rare Wand Cores: Custom wand orders open for the first time this quarter, limited stock of phoenix and dragon core wands

[Threat Warning Countdown: Grindelwald's Shadow: 5/100]