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(who is still bruised from GRINDELWALD’S escape, the bloody bite visible on
his neck) are already sitting.
Two empty chairs, which NEWT and THESEUS take. The corners of the room
are in darkness.
TRAVERS
Hearing commences.
The quill begins to write. TRAVERS opens a file in front of him, which contains
pictures of NEWT’S Wanted pictures and of the post-Obscurial devastation in
New York.
TRAVERS
You want an end to the ban on your traveling internationally. Why?
NEWT
Because I like to travel internationally.
SPIELMAN
(reading from his own file)
“Subject uncooperative and evasive on reasons for last international
trip.”
All look at NEWT, waiting.
NEWT
It was a field trip. I was collecting material for my book on magical
beasts—
TRAVERS
You destroyed half of New York.
NEWT
No, that’s actually factually incorrect on two counts—
THESEUS
(quiet but stern)
Newt!
NEWT stops, frowns.
GUZMAN
Mr. Scamander, it’s clear you’re frustrated and, frankly, so are we.
In the spirit of compromise, we’d like to make a proposition.
