They appeared in a deserted alley.
"Whoa-!"
Jacob's knees buckled. He braced himself against the wall and dry-heaved, his face waxy yellow.
He looked at Hermione in horror. Everything he thought he knew about her and the world was being painfully turned upside down.
Th-this... this really was magic!
Thena had no time to worry about Jacob's sorry state. She stared at Hermione and said sternly, "You actually used magic in the Muggle world without a second thought, and robbed a bank... you'll expose the Wizarding World!"
Hermione shrugged. "That's why I used a gun, isn't it?"
Thena: "..."
Seeing Jacob standing there shell-shocked, his entire worldview shattered, she decided she had to do something.
She drew her wand and pointed it at Jacob. "I have to cast a Memory Charm on him. He's seen far too much that he shouldn't have."
"Wait!" Hermione stopped her. "Don't. That's no fun. This Muggle is so interesting."
"It's No-Maj," Thena corrected sternly.
"Ugh, that sounds awful." Hermione curled her lip in distaste.
Thena felt rather helpless.
She knew she was no match for Hermione. The experience of being trussed up like a parcel was still fresh in her mind. She sighed and finally put away her wand.
She looked at Hermione, then at Newt-a bank-robbing lunatic, a dangerous man who had illegally brought fantastic beasts into the country, and a Muggle who had somehow been dragged into all this.
She felt she needed to keep these unpredictable elements under her watchful eye.
"All right, then." Thena took a deep breath. "But you can't go wandering off. New York is dangerous right now, and your actions have already attracted attention. Come to my place for now. I'll be keeping an eye on you."
She led them to an apartment.
Inside, a beautiful woman