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MEERA GASPED AS the feeling of pressure surrounded her body before quickly disappearing. She was roughly thrown into an empty tub as the man stumbled back.

"Sorry about that. I didn't mean to drop you" he apologized. He raised his wand and pointed it at her tail causing the mermaid to cower in fear. Newt immediately lowered his hand and put his arms out.

"I'm not going to hurt you. I was just gonna cast a spell so you have some water in the tub" he explained to her but she still looked scared. He sighed and placed his wand on the bathroom counter. He bend down to turn on the faucet as Meera eyed his every move. She was startled as a loud rumble emitted near her tail. Water poured down into the tub, calming the girl.

"I'm sorry if I scared you earlier. I really just wanted to help" he told her as he stood up straight. He grabbed his wand from the counter and just as he was about to leave, a soft voice echoed through the bathroom walls

"What is your name?" He stopped in his track. He turns to face the girl as she plays with the water in the tub. He slowly approached the girl and sat down besides her, on top of the toilet. He was slightly reluctant to sit next to such a dangerous man eating creature but she was weak and frail meaning she's vulnerable.

"Newt Scamander" he replied. The girl smiled as Tears began to slowly roll down her beautiful face

"Thank you" she breathed out. Newt was surprised to see her crying. Creatures like her aren't known to cry. And they don't show much emotion. But this girl was shattering everything he thought he knew about mermaids.

"Your Welcome but if you don't mind me asking, how did you end up there?" He asked curiously. The girl grew tense. Newt could sense that she was tense just by the way she's holding onto the sides of the bathtub.

"It's okay if you don't want too. I completely understand" he added seeing how the girl visibly relaxed at his words.

"I am sorry if I can not share my story with you. I cannot bare the pain of the day they took me away" the girl frowned. It was only now that Newt realized the extreme amounts of laceration on her skin. He was amazed at how he didn't see it before. Cuts and bruised marked her body. Large gashes caused by whipping adorned her back. Her tail looks to be as if her scales had been ripped off violently. Her tail bent in an odd angle making even the slightest of movement uncomfortable for her.

"What did they do to you?" Newt whispered to himself. He didn't intend for the girl to hear but she did anyways.

"They broke me, beaten me, humiliated me" she frowned suddenly feeling embarrassed. She was a mermaid and they were known to be one of the most deadliest magical creatures and yet she couldn't even defend herself. Newt could see the shame in her eyes.

"You shouldn't be embarrassed about what happened to you. Everyone has weaknesses, even a mermaid. Those people that took you? You will never see them again. I promise you" he smiled. The girl could feel tears streaming down her face. She was finally free and for the first time felt happy.
She was going to be a big challenge to Newt. She was so emotionally and physically broken that he doubts that she may ever return to the oceans. He needed to treat her wounds and make her feel happy. She was a strange being to him. All that he has known and learned about her kind seems to be false. But then again, how long will it take for her to show her true colors.