When Newt’s stunning and beloved brother Theseus leaves his husband-to-be powerful pureblood wizard Percival Graves, at the altar, eloping with a muggle, Newt’s pureblood family are mortified. The family already owe Percival a debt which pureblood families take seriously, and Percival isn’t in a forgiving mood. All hell breaks loose when the overlooked Newt suggests an ancient pureblood custom to pay the debt: he offers himself in Theseus’s place, having secretly loved Percival from afar since the day they met, hoping he can win Percival’s heart. His family are outraged, but Percival agrees, amused at the younger Scamander’s suggestion. Percival wastes no time in bedding the shy, virginal Newt and initially delights in his sweet young husband, but this quickly fades as Percival becomes distant, buried in his ministry work and it becomes painfully obvious to Newt that although Percival is not cruel, he has no real interest in his husband, besides sex. It’s clear Percival views Newt as naïve, clumsy and over-eager child, not as an equal husband or lover that Newt longs to be. Except Percival’s past lovers (including his brother) are all the same; sophisticated, sexy and worldly, they are powerful wizards and witches who move in powerful circles. How can sweet natured, clumsy and shy Magizoolist Newt hope to compete with that? Apparently quite easily, when his resourceful friends Tina, Goldie and Joseph step in to help Newt. A subtle makeover is just the tip of the iceberg for Newt as his friends work to improve Newt’s confidence and finding a life outside of being a dutiful, meek husband. If Percival can’t realise Newt’s value then someone else quickly will