Re: Patrick G/Newt P
[...] Your brother's an Obscurial. They don't tend to live past childhood. It's what happens when magic is suppressed in someone, kept bottled so tightly it splits into its own entity, seeking expression however it might. It's a dark, destructive force. For Adrian to have lived as long as he has is unprecedented and only speaks to his own strength of will (and ability). It was unleashed, the Obscurus, that night at school on the Lake, all those years ago. I asked him about this occurrence. He's told me he doesn't use 'it' purposefully, under any circumstances, but I've seen this before, and the chances that there's a second Obscurial in the area are nearly zero.