#zouwu

Hogwarts Au that never really posted here

Yes, Perry is a niffler 😌💖

Since the original Dylan as a way with animals (like he connects better with animals than people), I ended up having the hogwarts version of him be like that but with the magical creatures

20th illustration of 山海经 (The Classic of Mountains and Seas) - 驺吾 (Zōu Wú) In the Lin Kingdom, there is a rare wild beast. It has size of a tiger, with five-colored stripes on its body and a tail longer than its body. Riding it can travel a thousand miles only single day. It is also said that Zouwu is a white tiger with black stripes and only appears during the reign of a kind ruler. Although it looks ferocious, it doesn't eat living things, doesn't walk on living grass, and only eats the meat of dead animals, so Zouwu is a benevolent beast in Chinese culture. Since ancient times, Zouwu has been worshipped by scholars and writers of all generations as a symbol of good fortune, loyalty, benevolence and righteousness, with its fierce appearance and powerful character. In addition, Kangxi Dictionary believes that "吾" is the same as "虞", so according to the principle of homophones, their pronunciations should be the same. So if you see "驺吾", you should also read it as 驺虞(Zōu Yú). Modern dictionaries mark it as "Zōu Wú", which is strictly spelling not quite right. When reading ancient documents, if you see the text is "驺虞", it should read as "驺yú". If the text is "驺吾", it should also be read as "驺yú". There are no strict rules for pronouncing anyway, it depends on the situation. This mythical creature was introduced in the film Fantastic Beasts 2 with pronounced "Zōu Wú". Zouwu is restored with a huge body, tiger appearance and patterns, and a conspicuous big tail. The righteous magicians use the characteristics of Zouwu's "traveling a thousand miles a day" to travel through time and space. The storyline where the main character Newt subdues Zouwu with a cat teaser also fully demonstrates its cute and kind nature under its majestic appearance, which is very cute.

Current full pic

More body detail

Today's prompt was Newt's cutest moment.

That's not one specific moment that pops in my head, but more an atitude, the "Mommy Newt" moments.

They're the moments I really find the cutest. But they're also the moments where he's himself, without the pressure of the world, in his element, what he knows and master.

These moments are cute, often funny. I really treasure them.

I also love these moments, and find them cuter, because in these, because he knows what happens with creatures, that's when he bonds with humans : jacob and the occamies (and others creatures), Tina and occamies then zouwu, Theseus and the Qilin. I love how the transfert of "Mommy-ing", the passation of knowledge occurs, and helps him to create links with humans, to understand humans and to be understood by them

Well, and Newt is cute, creatures are cute >>> these scenes can only be cute

Cutest Newt moment. I can't narrow it down to one! How about top five? Top five is cool, right? These are in no particular order.

Cradling the baby qilin... both times. There's no way you can say that this little fawn curling up in his arms falling asleep or looking up at him lovingly isn't cute.

2. How flustered he got when he saw Tina before the wedding. If his reaction didn't melt your heart from the cuteness, then it must be made of stone.

3. Cuddling and laughing with the zouwu like it's just your average little house cat. Not even Hagrid cuddles up with his big beasties like this.

4. His creature dances. Both of them. Yes, they're for educational and safety purposes... but still adorable.

5. That innocent subconscious gesture at the dock. When his hand went up into Tina's hair, I didn't even realize I was holding my breath. It was such a sweet, caring, cute moment between the two of them.

When Newt and Tina are in front of the French ministry and make a plan how to get in, this is how it is described:

NEWT rummages in his pockets and pulls out a tiny bottle with only a couple of muddy drops left inside it. [...] He looks down at his coat and finds one of THESEUS'S hairs on his shoulder. He adds it to the mixture, drinks and turns into THESEUS, still wearing NEWT'S clothes.

So, this script wants me to believe that during their weirdly close hug in the ministry ...

... a few of Theseus' hairs got stuck on Newt's coat, and Newt simply looks at his coat, sees a some hairs and thinks, Wow, what a lucky coincidence, these must be Theseus's!

That was two days ago, Newt!

And ... if I remember correctly ...