A Dangerous Idea

December 23, 1995, 05:00, Christ Church, Oxford College. Evan had an hour before it was his turn to take watch while the others of his team "relaxed". He began his meditations. As usual, he began with Rin (strength of mind, body and spirit), Pyo (energy and manipulation of energy), and Toh (harmony, one-ness with the universe). At this stage he felt relaxed, welcomed, and "on the web". It was here that he could feel the vibrations of life, in harmony. It was here that he could feel the vibrations of those not in harmony with the universe. Along with Toh, Evan expanded his Haragei. He didn't feel or sense anybody that shouldn't be here. Evan knew that today there would be a battle, so he performed the Kai (intuition, premonition) mantra; finishing with Jin (awareness).

It was coming on 05:45. Evan had an epiphany. He quickly found the General and Commander having a bite to eat. "Sirs. My shift starts in about 15 minutes, but I had an idea. Is there a way to make our prisoners forget they were caught? Could we make them forget they saw anything during the night? If so, what if we returned them to their original positions a little before 08:00, made them forget about everything, and then let them return to their Dork Lord? Just a thought, sirs. I'll have to be getting back to my position, sir." He saluted and, when they returned the salute, turned, and left the two commanders with quirked looks on their faces.

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They discussed the idea between them, and thought it had merit. Before they could do anything, though, they had to talk to one of the two people that might be able to perform the necessary charm. "Good morning, Miss Granger, Dr. Granger. We've been so busy I forgot to ask you if you had a chance to talk with your mother/wife?" the Commander asked, as they approached. "Good morning Commander, General. Oh, my. It seems so long ago that you warned us of what Madam Bones said, but it's been only 24 hours!" Hermione replied. "We haven't called her, but she won't have a phone where she is at. That being said, we can get a message to her. Thank you for reminding us." She continued.

"And how are you recovering from the bit of fright we all had last…..um, sorry, early this morning?" The Commander asked. With steel in her voice Hermione replied, "Yes, well. I am going to have to have a talk with Evan. He can't just go leaping off tall buildings like he is Superman!" Dr. Granger, the Commander and the General chuckled, and then sympathized with the Midshipman. "Hermione", the Commander began. "The reason we are bothering you so early in the morning is two fold: (a) I and the General are both Squibs, and therefore know a bit about magic" Hermione gasped and quickly looked between their faces. "and, (b) Midshipman Fenix made a suggestion to basically replace both Mr. Malfoy and Scabior's memories with one of passing a peaceful and boring evening, and then allowing them to return to Voldemort. " they said.

"We believe this idea has merit as it might save some lives. Have you learnt this spell yet? If so, would you be willing to perform it on our prisoners?" they asked. "If you can't, our other option is to ask Madam Bones and we feel that may become a conflict of interest." They continued. "I do know the spell and how to perform it, but I have never really tried it. It is a 7th year spell and I am only half way through my 5th year. I was helping a friend this last summer, and that is how I learned it." Hermione replied. "I don't know if Evan has shared, but I was having a bit of trouble at school a few months ago. He managed to get a hold of a drug given to pregnant women to help with their labor, as a prank on the person persecuting me at school. This drug has the side effect of making the drug user forget things. It's called scopolamine. I may have some left over. Let me check my bag?" she said. Hermione really hoped Dobby was listening in. Sure enough, when she got to her bag, she saw the vial there. "I can give both of them three drops each, then Obliviate them and provide them with an alternate memory. How can I do the spell and not alert the Ministry of Magic of underage magic?" she asked.

The General and Commander both smiled mischievously. "Midshipman Fenix relived the prisoners of multiple wands. Which one works for you better?" they responded. "I think using Scabior's would be better – he is not underage." Hermione responded. "Let's go find our prisoners" said the General.

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