#nagini fantastic beasts

[herwold]

Nagini (fantastic beasts) - moodboard

[donniexv]

☆ FANTASTIC BEASTS ; Will we die? Just a little

NEWT SCAMANDER ;

" My philosophy is that worrying means you suffer twice. "

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THESEUS SCAMANDER ;

" Well, of course. Now everythingg makes sense. "

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LETA LESTRANGE ;

" You never met a monster you couldn't love. "

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PORPENTINA GOLDSTEIN ;

" I know that you've suffered.. "

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QUEENIE GOLDSTEIN ;

" People are easiest to read when they're hurting, "

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JACOB KOWALSKI ;

" I don't think I'm dreaming... I ain't got the brains to make this up.. "

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ALBUS DUMBLEDORE ;

" Funny how historic days seem so ordinary when you're living them. "

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GELLERT GRINDELWALD ;

" Who does this law protect? Us? Or them? "

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AURELIUS DUMBLEDORE ;

" Do you know what its like to have no one? To always be alone. "

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NAGINI ;

" He knows what you were born as, not who you are "

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[magicalhideoutengineer]

Crimes of Grindelwald Character Posters by Deviantart (Metropolis-Hero1125)

[keepmeinmind-01]

random modern!AU professions for fantastic beasts characters

newt - zookeeper, researcher, and children’s book illustrator

tina - currently a community fundraising coordinator but used to work as a night shift security guard

theseus - depressed but high-flying human rights lawyer (irritated by the lack of human rights)

leta - white hat hacker with a part time jewellery business

queenie - hairdresser who studied pharmacy and wanted to have more fun

jacob - still a baker ofc

grindelwald - popular rock star who’s made a dodgy political bid in three elections

albus - ancient history professor specialising in queer studies

vinda - editor for a well known right wing newspaper, position handed down by her mother, a tycoon

credence - journalist. he wanted to collab with that shaw after all! writes meta-analyses and film reviews

aberforth - sells organic goat milk. has a pop up for hipsters and a special van painted with goat puns

yusuf - textiles designer for high-end costuming

lally - secondary school chemistry teacher, but she also helps tina run charity events and DJs at them

nagini - helps aberforth run his organic farm, part time model for a gothic clothing store but has a PHD in hydroponic engineering

percival - probably something very similar. FBI dude

[thesleepingdemonofhogwarts]

Beautiful book 😍😍😍

[tominisnakes]

‘Losing Time.’

Her eyes had long ago reflected not light, but darkness. A darkness that was becoming more and more tangible within her, filling every cell, every nerve, every thought. Nagini knew there was less and less time left. Maledictus. The word was like a judgement hanging over her head since birth. The curse of maledictus that flowed through her veins was slowly but inexorably turning her into a beast that was harder to control. With each passing day, she could feel her body growing weaker, her humanity slipping away… Nagini was scared, but despair had become a familiar companion. She couldn't afford to waste time. Every day was important. Every hour was another step towards irreversibility. But where would that salvation be found? Who could free her from this curse when it gripped her more and more each day? At times it seemed that her struggle was pointless, that time was already lost. She knew that to her, Tom Riddle was the only one who had the power to resist such curses. Their paths had crossed long ago… thirty years ago. And since then, she hadn't been able to tear herself away from his dark aura, his magic, his power. But that aura ‘fuelled’ her as well. Perhaps because of that connection to Tom, the finality of her curse hadn't come close for so long. And it instilled in Nagini a constant sense of unease. She just didn't know for sure when it would happen. But Nagini never dared to tell him of her fear. How would he take her weakness? Would a man who longed for immortality and eternal power be able to understand someone who was desperately afraid of losing his humanity, his clear consciousness? But every time she looked into his cold eyes, she saw that salvation was near, if he was willing to help. Tom was her last hope, but was it worth it? Or was his interest in Nagini as cold and calculating as his ambition? Nagini knelt before the small, makeshift stone altar in the dark room in Tom's mansion they shared. In her hand she clutched an ancient amulet, a powerful dark artifact that, it was rumoured, could help stop the transformation. She had learnt the words, spoken more than once by her ancestors and left on ancient parchments, but now they seemed empty to her. Everything she'd tried before was just a vain attempt to cheat time. The whisper of her prayer fell silent as Tom entered the room. His presence was frightening and soothing at the same time. He silently approached the desperate witch.

- Are you praying again? - He asked with a slight sneer, stopping behind her.

She raised her head, but did not get up. Shame mixed with despair burned inside her.

- Time is running out, - she said quietly, not turning round. - I'll soon cease to be human, Tom.

He was silent. She knew he wouldn't say words of comfort. It wasn't his style. But she waited for at least a response, at least a cold admission that he understood her pain.

- You knew this would happen, - his voice was calm, as if he were talking about some insignificant fact. - You can't stop a curse with prayers and ancient amulets. You are wasting time, Nagini. But perhaps the time lost is not as important as you think. She turned sharply towards him, her eyes glittering with anger and despair.

- How can you say that? - She hissed. - I'm losing myself. I'm losing my soul, my body. Everything I had… I can't stay passive any longer. I must fight before it's too late! Tom stepped closer. His eyes took in her face with cold curiosity.

- Fighting for what, Nagini? For your body? You think I don't know what it's like to lose a part of myself? But you know the future is not in your human form. You're going to be something more. She felt a chill creep into her soul. His words were disappointing, cutting to the core - but there was truth in them. Tom never gave false hope, never fed illusions.

- You don't understand… - she whispered, lowering her head. - I don't want to become a beast. I don't want to waste time, to lose my humanity.

Tom chuckled softly and leaned toward her, his voice softer:

- Time means nothing, Nagini. People come and go. Time devours them. But you and I… We'll find a way to rise above it. I will find eternity for us.

She closed her eyes, letting those words sink into her mind. Eternity. He spoke of it as if eternal life was their shared destiny. But to her, it wasn't eternity in the body of a man, but in the body of a reptile. Would she be able to accept it…?

[miodarkness]

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[lostinthevictorianera]

Nagini performing at the circus in her human form. In her human form she is very beautiful and charming. She is adored for her exotic beauty and charm. She came from a magical family in Egypt and was born in Egypt under the shadow of the pyramids. She is a descendant of the Egyptian Snake Goddess Wadjet which explains why she suffered from the blood curse on turning into a snake and for her alluring beauty.

Illustration by Enoch Bolles 1930s

[lichoulychou]

You're losing me

Actor! Credence Barebone x Actress! Reader

Modern! Au

Summarization: You and Credence are actors that had been in a relationship for quite long and one day a new love team surfaces between him and nagini.. The more it had continued on you feel abandoned and unlove so you decided to...

Warning: Angst, mentions of cheating, love team, Reader feels abandoned by credence, arguemeants, Sad ending, cursing, and insecurities.

(I'm bad at english so please bare with me)

Before all the events, Credence had texted you.

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Credence: Love!!

Credence: I got the role for the movie I applied for!

Credence: All tho I'll have to have a new lead actress for this one, would it be okay for you?

(Y/N): That's great for you love!!

(Y/N):Ofcourse its okay! Literally its our job!

(Y/N): Goodluck!! Don't tire yourself out much!

Credence:Ofcourse! I'll never forget you even if I have someone else as my co-star..

Credence: Loveyou!

(Y/N): Loveyoutoo!🩷

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After all that it had been crumbling for you, you felt happy for him at first ofcourse. Then suddenly it just all crashed down, he had been giving more time to the girl than you. It made you feel insecure, you felt as if nagini was prettier than you, she'd always been but it hurt you.

The more time had passed more articles would make rumor's about them being together, and each time it never failed to hurt you. Most of their fans hated you, always commenting how they look better than you and credence being together.

But as you broke down your phone buzzed, a new notification from him. He finally texted you again. He reminded you about something..

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Credence: Hey, get ready we have a date night.

Credence: But we have to be quick, me and nagini's manager wants more publicity action.

(Y/N): Ok careful driving.

(Y/N): Loveyou hun :)

Love🩷 Reacted to your message 👍🏻

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He always said "I love you back" now all he does is either leave you on read or react to your message, your credence had grown distant to you and it made you feel so lonely and cold. How did someone so sweet turn so cold and unresponsive? You sighed as you thought more about how much he's change ever since he got this role. He spent more time with nagini now.

You can't leave him you thought, hey it's for his career right? Maybe he'll turn back sweet again and be the same old credence he was. You tried to re-assure yourself as you got ready in the shower.

After you got done you did your hair and make up. Hoping that psyhically he'd still be sweet and cheerful. As you finally put on your shoes, you hear the doorbell ring. It must be credence, you thought to yourself. After you opened your door it really was credence and he looked tired and cold. But most of all he didn't give you flowers like he usually did. Back then even if tired he'd give you a bouquet or a single flower. Now not even anything, but still maybe it was just nothing maybe he had just forgotten since he had been tired.

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(Timeskip)

You guys had arrived in the restaurant, still Credence still seemed to be un-energetic. You didn't want to annoy him or anything so you decided to stay silent until both of your orders had arrived.

As the more you zoned out, you didn't realize that the food that you guys had ordered finally came to your table. You hear most of the plates clank as it hit the table snapping you out of your thoughts.

"So how was your day today hon?" You finally spoke after the silence you both endured in the car and upon entering the restaurant.

"It was fine, everything was tiring but nagini made it fun atleast" He said mentioning her name again, it made your heart feel like it was shattered for a thousand pieces. So you just nodded and took a bite out of your food.

After he mentioned her you felt like you lost all energy to even talk about anything to him. So you just stayed silent before he finally spoke first for the first time in the past few months.

"Are you fine?" He said, it made you feel happy that he finally noticed something was wrong, but still this was the bare minimum right?

"No, I'm not. Its just this days you can't even seem to spare me a single glance. It feels so cold without you. Even in your day off's it feels like you spend more time with your co-workers" You said finally confessing how you felt.

But instead of re-assuring you he suddenly got annoyed. "Jeez (Y/N), its our literal job that I would risk if I gave you more attention that this goddamn movie! Its like I should give you all of my attention, I just want a goddamn rest mygod!" He yelled at you and it made you feel so upset and it made you more lonely than you ever used to have.

After you both ate, you both just rushed in the car and didn't talk as he drove you back to your house.

Neither of you said sorry, you just got out of the car. He didn't even walk you to the door he just left immediately his car roaring loudly as it left.

You suddenly got a notification from your manager saying that there will be a gala for tomorrow night.. Which also means Credence was invited and it would make both of you look awkward, but hey he'd probably be just hanging out with nagini so what's there to worry about now?

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(TIMESKIP TO THE GALA NIGHT)

As you got ready the more you anxious you get, you tried to re-assure yourself but you couldn't handle it.

Suddenly you get another notification from twitter it was an article.

"Nagini and Credence spotted together last night hugging each other?"

You'd see the whole article and if you said it didn't bring such a huge sting into your heart people would see right through you.

Finally you were done and ready to go to the gala, you wanted to cry and breakdown as the time passes on. You just wanted to call credence and seek for his comfort but you knew not to settle for less so you decided that you'd confront him this night.

You snap out of your thoughts when you remember that your driver had honked his car outside to let you know that he had been there.

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You finally arrived in the place that you all had been assigned to, just as soon as you stepped out the flashes of the camera's blinded you but you continued to strut down pretending that you felt confident despite everything that has happened in your life.

"So (Y/N).." You hear a cheerful voice besides you and when you look at them it had seemed like they were an interviewer.

"Oh my! Hello! Rude of me not to notice you were right there.." You said once again faking your feelings as you didn't want to bring anyone's mood down.

"So (Y/N) how do you feel tonight? You looks so stunning... You're so beautiful like a goddess has walked on earth definitely!" She said complimenting you, it had sent a deep wave of happiness to your heart as this sweet girl complimented you so nicely and sweetly. It didn't feel like every other interview where the interviewers had been plastic and all.

"Oh I'm fine for now.. But I hope the rest of the night goes well and I just hope everything turns out happy. Also, thank you for the compliment and oh my gosh you look stunning in your own little uniform" You said to her returning her compliment in a thankful manner.

"Aww thank you Ms. (Y/N) , I hope you really do have a fantastic night at this gala." and with that she left you now starting to interview more of the peoplw that had arrived.

Finally after all of the interviews and photo's you saw him and.. Nagini..? I guess it is for their contract after all. You decided to just finally let yourself be free and start drinking.

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(Few hours later)

You were drunk and tipsy, you had drank atleast 10 glasses of vodka and 3 glasses of beer. You suddenly felt yourself march up to someone, It was Credence and he wasn't with nagini or anyone at all.

"You! how could you! after eveything we've been through you're gonna choose her over me Credence!?" you'd yell at him as no one could hear you both. You guys were at the balcony after all, a balcony that no one would know you were both up in.

"(Y/N) leave me alone.. You're stressing me out.." Credence said with a tired tone like he had yesterday

"You're losing me babe" You said in a painful sob

"Do something babe please, I still need and want you" You choked out

"What are you talking about?" Credence said sounding almost irritated now.

"Its me or her Credence." You said in a spiteful yet drunk voice.

"Lose something babe, risk something please" You said as you started to violently sob.

"You cannot make me pick between you (Y/N)! She is my friend! I cannot pick between you both!" Credence argued.

" Is she just your friend or do you fucking love her Credence! Is she just a friend or you fell for her while I was suffering feeling all those thoughts as you were seen happy! It all felt like a knife was cutting me deep inside, I felt so lonely credence. I felt so vunurable! You fucking lost me Credence." You said yelling as you cried feeling all your emotions explode. After that you had not waited for him to respond as you finally ran away and called for your driver.

But after you ran you could hear him call for you, it almost made the world feel like it had slowed down but you didn't let it happen and continue to run.

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Hi! I'm gonna do another on of this where it starts with (Y/N)'s pov but then switches to credence so we finally know how he felt about this whole situation. So I'm probably gonna use more taylor swift's songs to emphasize my stories. In the next part I might use dress or cornelia street;))

[bluebugsy]

It’s finished! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[brookeends]

succumbing: tom riddle x nagini fic by thebreathbefore on ao3. Art by @karinagiada

[herwold]

Aurelius Dumbledore - moodboard

[theaskywalker]

Wizarding World Masterlist

Harry Potter

Imagines

Opal Necklace (Draco Malfoy)

Diagon Alley (Harry Potter & Rubeus Hagrid)

Hogwarts Express (Harry Potter, Ron Weasley & Hermione Granger)

Birthday party (Hermione Granger)

Butterbeer (Neville Longbottom)

Halloween feast (Draco Malfoy & his gang)

Madam Puddifoot's (Cedric Diggory)

A Christmas Prank (Fred & George Weasley)

Yule Ball (Hermione Granger)

Pyrotechnics (Seamus Finnigan & Dean Thomas)

Werewolf in Love (Remus Lupin)

Lakes & Corpses (Regulus Black)

Midnight Snack (Cedric Diggory)

Love Notes (Draco Malfoy)

Summer in Bulgaria (Viktor Krum)

A French Acquaintance (Fleur Delacour)

Fool In Love (Harry Potter)

Deck the Halls (Filius Flitwick)

Weasley Jumper (Molly Weasley)

Time Turner (Hermione Granger)

Spin the Bottle (Sirius Black)

Amortentia (Ron Weasley)

Joke Shop (Fred & George Weasley)

Death Eaters (Bellatrix Lestrange)

A Gryffindor Exception (Severus Snape)

Morning (George & Fred Weasley)

A Lesson in D.A.D.A. (Remus Lupin)

Thestrals (Luna Lovegood)

Knockturn Alley (Draco Malfoy)

Fantastic Beasts

Imagines

Roommate (Tina & Queenie Goldstein)

Sister (Newt & Theseus Scamander)

Devoted Assistant (Newt Scamander)

A Polish Bakery (Jacob Kowalski)

The Phoenix (Aurelius Dumbledore)

New Orleans (Eulalie Hicks)

Confidant (Tina Goldstein)

Circus Arcanus (Credence Barebone & Nagini)

Her Saving Grace (Leta Lestrange)

His Caretaker (Aurelius Dumbledore)

Auror (Theseus Scamander)

Legilimency (Queenie Goldstein)

Occamy (Newt Scamander)

His Rock (Aberforth Dumbledore)

Mooncalves (Newt Scamander)

Headcanons

Falling in Love (Theseus Scamander x Eulalie Hicks)

Jarvey (Newt Scamander x Leta Lestrange)

[magicalhideoutengineer]

 “I was excited about the prospect of exploring fashion in Paris in the late '20s," Colleen says. "I pushed it into the early '30s because Paris is always ahead of the fashion curve; it’s [a] city known for its elegance and style and that was a great period for design.” 

Can you take us through your creative process for designing the costumes?

"The first part of the process was meeting with the director and reading the script where you get the idea of what the story is. The next step is meeting with the production designer so you see the world that he's creating. This particular movie is set in Paris and a little bit of New York. I start and go do my own research, and look for inspiration from that time period in Paris, which was a very rich and amazing time for design where so much was going on.

“Newt still has his beasts, but his shell is a little slicker. We put Eddie in clothes that are close to the same silhouette, just a bit better fit.”

"I took all the layers from the art world, to the carnivals, to Moulin Rouge, all the things in Paris that make it such a spectacular city, back into with the different levels of humanity that I'm creating for the film, for the real world, and for the wizarding world. [The wizards] are living not seperately from the muggle world, they have a double life. So they live amongst the regular folks but they have a little flare so I had fun with them with different shaped hats, and different things that were subtle so you could kind of tell it was them when they were mixed with the muggle world. But then when you separate them, I pushed reality a little bit more. They're more strange looking, with different kinds of color and things like that. In this case, because I know the main four from the previous film, I take each character and think about how they evolve and how they've grown from moving through a couple of years into their lives and breaking that down with each of them."

"[For Grindelwald] The name begged for an Alpine twist, and I’ve always loved Bavarian clothing. We made the lederhosen a little bit longer, coupled it with a tall boot, and ended up with a kind of Bavarian meets the New Romantic."

How would you describe the evolution of the costumes from the first movie to the second one?

"Since they went from America to Paris, they have a more European flavor in general. The principal characters are more sophisticated, they've evolved. Katherine Waterston's character Tina has moved back to her old vision as a higher up. Queenie has evolved and become a more grown up, less flippant character. She's in darker colors and a more grown up look. Slightly pushed into the '30s. For Eddie Redmayne's character, it was sort of similar in silhouette and shape as his previous costume, but with a more urban flavor, a more sophisticated fabric, and [with colors that are] a little less bright."

"[For Queenie,] it’s a bit more grown up and has a slightly darker edge than her dress in the last film, but at the same time, it’s feminine and has the whimsy of that big bow in the front. "

How would you describe your designs for the movie?

"In general, I think my designs defnitely have a flavor of movement and color, and a sort of trajectory into the '30s that was different from the first film. I think they're quite sexy in a quiet way, not in an obvious way. I have some amazing beautiful characters like Claudia Kim who is Nagini. She has a very amazing dress that  transforms into other things so I had a really magical times with  the costumes."

[For Nagini] “Throughout the film, she is wearing her performance costume from the magical circus, so I wanted to amplify the fantasy aspect.  For the material, I took lace and screened over it with metallic foil to give the look of snakeskin, and then added ruffles around the bottom and the sleeves to suggest the coils of the snake.”

Did you face any difficulties in designing the costumes?

"I think for a movie like that, the most difficult part is just the time you have to create a lot of ornate cotumes. Getting them ready and getting them aged and looking interesting takes just about enough time to get it done. For instance, Queenie's dress is a beautiful piece of fabric I found in Germany from the '30s, but in order to make it work for her costume, I needed enough to make 12 costumes. In order to do that sometimes I take the inspiration of that fabric and print it myself so I create the fabric for the characters before I make the costume in order to have the feeling of the period and the kind of fabric I want for that particular character. In doing that, everybody's costumes shouldn't look like it just came from a store, it should have a lived in quality. So the same people that do the printing and stuff make things look dirty, if there's a fight they tear it, they do dyeing of fabrics for making different colors and all kinds of things. It's a huge creative department painting, taking the leather coats—when I first get them they look very stiff— and breaking down things so they look like they're comfortably lived in."

“David Yates and I wanted Dumbledore to be the professor the kids all love, their go-to guy.  He needed to look professorial but at the same time approachable, so I used softer fabrics and textures in tones like heathery grays, which add to the approachability of the character. I also love corduroy, so I made a wide-wale corduroy coat for him and Jude just loved it.”

Would you say each character's costume says something about their personality?

"I think that each character's costume is part of their character, so for instance, the idea of Tina's leather coat gives immediate authority with its silhouette. I would consider how each character looks not only close up, but how they look far away, standing in a doorway or something like that. They don't have a lot of changes, but they have a look, and I think that's part of the design of the character that's the most important thing to find."

“Tina has more self-assurance since her reinstatement as an Auror.  She looks like a true detective in a great blue leather coat.  We were fond of everything about it…except how much it weighs.”

Did you have a favorite character to design for?

"That's a hard question! Not really, it was fun working with Zoe Kravitz on the film because she's so sylish and it's great to design things that are chic like that and more sophisticated. 

“Leta is from the manor born, so her clothes are all very elegant and rich in color.  Zoë looks fantastic in anything, so it was fun to dress her for the period.”

[feliphilia]

Harry Potter characters nationality headcanons because I'm bored

(WARNING: slight spoilers for fantastic beasts and secrets of Dumbledore. If you haven't watched it yet. You've been warned)

Part-3 : 1920's era

Newt- Canadian and British

Theseus- Canadian and British

Leta- african and french

Tina- american

Queenie- american

Jacob- Russian and american (have you seen his surname? Definitely russian)

Credence/Aurelius- swiss and french

Nagini- Japanese and chinese

Vinda rosier- french

[dragoneyes618]

wings of time

There were only three times Aberforth Dumbledore ever saw his son smile.

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The first time was when he was told that the young girl who had been adopted as his sister was alive and well, not dead by his Obscurus like his other sister and the woman Aberforth refused to call his mother. Tina, visiting and speaking to Credence, had mentioned Modesty's name in passing, and from his reaction of shock and disbelief and self-blame had realized that he did not know she was alive.

She had assured him that Modesty was perfectly all right, although Credence had hardly been able to bring himself to believe her. He had wept, and then he had laughed, a light of joy suffusing his eyes such as Aberforth had never seen. He had spent all that day and the next telling Aberforth all about her, the little girl whom he had protected, and who had tried to protect him, who was one of the only people he had ever truly cared for.

Modesty had not come to visit Credence, not even with the help of Tina or Newt. But she had written a letter to him. Credence had written back immediately. They began an epistolary relationship which lasted until Credence's death. Credence treasured each letter from Modesty, carefully storing them neatly in a drawer with his few personal possessions, taking them out to reread during his long sleepless nights. Aberforth had buried the letters with him; he knew if he did not, he would someday succumb to the urge to read them.

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The second time was when Credence told Aberforth of the Maledictus he had befriended in the Circus Arcanus. They both felt that they belonged nowhere, and so they had been each other's first true friend, and had helped each other escape. She had helped him in his quest to try to discover his true mother, had defended him from Yusuf Kama, and had tried to prevent him from joining Grindelwald despite his burning need to know who he was.

He spoke of the kindness she had shown him, of wandering Paris with her and feeding the birds, of her willingness to risk her life on his behalf, of her determination and intelligence, a small, wistful smile lighting up his face.

The smile vanished as he spoke of how she had tried to hold him back from going to Grindelwald, and how he had refused to listen, as he cursed himself for a fool.

Nagini had vanished by the time Credence came to England. She had disappeared from wizard and Muggle society alike, afraid that she would succumb to the curse she had been born with and cause harm to innocents. Perhaps it was a blessing that Credence was dead long before Nagini resurfaced as Voldemort's thrall, her curse having overpowered her in both body and mind, so that he never saw what she had become.

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The third time was upon his death.

His health had been poor, but no worse so than in the preceding days. There had been no warning, no farewell, no bedside vigil. Credence had died in his sleep, painlessly.

Aberforth had knocked on Credence's bedroom door and entered to help him dress, as had become routine as Credence's strength failed. His son had been lying asleep, still and pale.

Too still, and Aberforth froze. Credence's skin was cool and clammy. Not a whisper of breath emerged from his nostrils. There was no pulse.

A small smile remained on his lips; his face was relaxed and peaceful, looking for all the world as though he was dreaming pleasantly. At last, he had the peace he had never had his entire life.

Aberforth bent and kissed his son on the forehead, whispered his name - the only time he ever called his son by his true name - and covered him with the blanket, only then allowing himself to weep.