On a weekend morning, Mia climbed out of the large bed in the Scamander family's bedroom. After rubbing her eyes, she trudged downstairs with heavy steps, still half-asleep.
After briefly greeting Grandma Tina, Mia, not yet fully awake, sat herself down at the breakfast table piled with food and slowly began enjoying the lavish breakfast.
"Waaahhh—!!!"
Beastly cries occasionally echoed from the forest behind the Scamander house, sounding rather like an elephant's call. The noisy sounds instantly woke the drowsy Mia up quite a bit. She turned to look out at the bright window, where a flock of birds had been startled into flight from the trees dyed golden by autumn.
"The Kelpies are in heat. They'll be rather noisy lately."
Tina, who was reading the newspaper on the sofa, had also noticed the commotion outside. She set down the paper, glanced toward the dining table, and casually explained it to Mia.
"Didn't they just go through their heat a couple of days ago?"
"Those were Erumpents, not... forget it. The main problem is that Newt keeps too many magical creatures. I've always told him to keep fewer, but he just won't listen."
The cries from the forest gradually died down, and Mia continued eating while nodding off.
Watching Mia's unhurried manner, Tina remembered what Mia had told her a couple of days ago and asked curiously.
"Didn't you say you were going out to play with your friends? Why don't you look excited at all?"
"Oh no, we agreed to meet at eight in the morning! It's already eight-thirty!"
Mia had stayed up late again last night. She had hidden in her bedroom and studied with Sebastian's Memory Book until dawn before going to sleep, completely forgetting that she was supposed to meet Harry and the others today. At