Leta Lestrange was a witch who, sometime between
1908 to 1916
, had aclose relationship
withNewton Scamander
while they were both students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, due to their outcast nature and love of studying magical creatures. One of Leta's experiments went wrong, endangering the life of another student. Rather than see his friend expelled,Newt
took the blame and was expelled in her place. This left him bitter, but still much in love with Leta.
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