Jenny Dolfen

All quiet on the Eastern front

Added 2017-01-16 20:51:30 +0000 UTC

... really, mum. They're just horribly misunderstood creatures, Ironbellies. Pyotr, the Chief Warlock of the Beast Division here in Tarnopol, is a staunch supporter of the Tsar and has named all the dragons after members of the Muggle royal family. Nikolai is positively sweet. Anastasia can be a handful, though, but nothing we can't handle.

I've found out she's really scared of the sound of barrage, so I'm trying to keep her out of the action while the Muggles are at it. We have to be careful anyway; some Muggle soldiers have already seen our Ironbellies - or the enemy's Black Forest Longclaws - and we're finding ourselves Obliviating whole groups of them at a time. Whenever I can arrange it, I'm experimenting with Swooping Evil venom for its Obliviating properties, but there's so much work here, and we still have to rely on the Muggles attributing dragon sightings to "shell shock."

Thanks for the woollen socks you sent, and especially for the Hot Air Charm you've put on them.

Please give my love to Theseus when you write to him. And make sure Nipper eats properly. He always moults so badly while I'm away.

Your loving son,

Newt

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As much as I'd love to, if I start researching the Eastern Front of WW1, I'll probably have to start learning Russian. O_o