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 ROUND 1

FUCK IT WE'LL FIGURE OUT SPECIFICS LATER

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Fill: The Purloined Pouch (6/6)

[(Anonymous)]

Job: (n) 1.a post of employment; full-time or part-time position. 2.an affair, matter, occurrence, or state of affairs. 3. anything a person is expected or obliged to do; duty; responsibility. 4. the execution or performance of a task. 5.Slang a theft or similar criminal action.

Far away from the fortress of Nuremberg, Grindelwald and most of his followers clash in battle with Albus Dumbledore, volunteer fighters, and heroic law enforcement like Theseus Scamander.

Directly across from the fortress of Nuremberg, Newt Scamander hides behind some bushes and gives the last reminders and suggestions for each being and beast's specific job.

Grindelwald has only left a skeleton force in the fortress, but that's all he needed to leave. All they have to do is trigger the self-destruct curse and flee if he is captured, and guard against assaults - and who would assault them when the war is happening elsewhere?

Newt would. Newt, his regular menagerie, and the survivors of a smuggling ring he'd helped to take down a few weeks prior. ...And, of course, a few humans, but in Raffles' opinion the rescued nifflers and bowtruckles - led by herself - had the far more important job.

There were seventeen prisoners trapped inside the fortress - including Tina Scamander. The last of the creatures slid into the case.

"Show time," Newt muttered. He pulled the hood of his robe up and made for the front door with several apparent "prisoners . Fifty teams of nifflers and bowtruckles - lead by Raffles and Pickett - were poised, ready to be released with the humans in the case jsut as soon as Newt was in.

There was a long silence. The sound of a door opening. Newt's footsteps as he walked purposefully - as if he knew where he was going - and, just as soon as he was out of sight, he opened the case.

The hue and cry went up from somewhere behind them as they realised Newt was not one of them. They would be looking for a man in a blue robe with a bronw suitcase. Every human who lept out of the case was dressed in a blue robe and carried a brown suitcase.

The soldiers of Nuremberg gave fruitless chase, unable to keep telling the dozen identically dressed individuals apart, while Raffles and Pickett - and their kin - dashed unnoticed from cell to cell. Once they had a prisoner free they took a portkey collar and vanished. The rest of the pairs were gathering wands and other items.

There was yelling and confusion - and fire! - but by the time Dumbledore's forces arrived to storm Nuremberg, Newt and the niffler had already stolen everything worth taking.

Later in life Tina Scamander would dub it "The Niffler Job".

Re: Fill: The Purloined Pouch (6/6)

[(Anonymous)]

hell fucking yes, i love that dedicated teams of creatures are helping with this super important battle!

Every human who lept out of the case was dressed in a blue robe and carried a brown suitcase. - HAH! this is great!

so freaking cute & fun, i completely loved this!

Re: Fill: The Purloined Pouch (6/6)

[(Anonymous)]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. :D

Re: Fill: The Purloined Pouch (6/6)

[(Anonymous)]

I love this fic so much. There were so many lines I loved, but I think the biggest place in my heart is for "That's why they call it Newt York". Second place is for "Long drop or no shiny", because that niffler clearly has her priorities in order.

I nearly died lauhing when I imagined the niffler jumping to steal the chandelier. My mind added a dramatic soundtrack for the scene. I actually pictured it in slow motion.

This fill also has me thinking a lot about Leta and Raffles. Were they stealing things together? I keep thinking about it. Would you allow me to write a fic based on that? I'd link back here and credit you for the inspiration (it would be a fic about your fic? Something like extra scenes, I guess, but for Leta and Raffles).

Anyway, I loved this a lot and just wanted you to know. Thanks for writing it!

Re: Fill: The Purloined Pouch (6/6)

[(Anonymous)]

I'm glad you liked it. (Especially Newt York. I'm particularly proud of Newt York.)

Originally I'd imagined it as Leta hiding what Raffles had stolen from Newt (who'd have wanted to give it back) in exchange for a cut of the loot. But I'd LOVE to see a side-fill about the two of them stealing things together. :D

Re: Fill: The Purloined Pouch (6/6)

[(Anonymous)]

You did a magnificent job with the Niffler POV and I love that she got a team of her own by the end. Great fill.