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"So, can you get the Veritaserum or not?" Kenzi asked in a frustrated tone.
"I don't think you realize what it means to get this and use it, Kenzi. This is not like sneaking in some butter beer." Hale pinched the bridge of his nose while he shook his head in disbelief. "Tell me what you need it for."
"This is for the DA. It's for everyone. We need to know Tamsin's motives because plans A thru C were a bust."
"Do you even know if it will work on a Valkyrie?" Hale questioned, still mentally processing Kenzi's scheme.
"Tamsin seems a bit too clever, but I bet one her followers would be easier to dupe." A plan formed as her thoughts progressed. "We can get the wolf man to offer her a beverage while he fake macks on one of them. " Kenzi clapped her hands and smiled. "That's it, I'm a genius."
"Ok, genius. Where will all of this go down? All the Valkyries are in Slytherin. How will Dyson get to one of them?"
Kenzi knew he was right and started tapping her fingers in irritation. Then it struck her. "How about we use a Confundus Charm to get her alone and then give her the truth serum?"
"Now you're talking, you creepy genius." Hale reached his hand out for a high-five.
Kenzi smacked his hand and followed up with a mini dance. She looked at him and somehow saw Hale with new eyes. "We aren't a bad team, are we?"
"No, we aren't." Hale smiled at Kenzi and added, "I can be there if you want, just in case my siren skills are needed."
Something turned awkward for a second. Kenzi chose to ignore it.
"I'll let you know," she said before bolting under the pretense of sharing the fresh news with the gang.
They had to wait a whole week before Hale could get the Veritaserum. In the meantime, Bo avoided the prefect bathroom like the plague. Instead Kenzi and she practiced the Confundus Charm on each other, repeatedly making each other do silly, embarrassing things. It gave them dazed hangovers, but Bo didn't care. She was happy for any distraction that kept her from thinking about Tamsin.
When Hale and Dyson finally walked in the Gryffindor common room to tell them about the newly delivered serum, they saw the two girls in a laughing pile on the floor. It was a funny sight: Kenzi with underwear on her head and Bo with a bright red, arm tattoo. The tattoo, which appeared to be made with lipstick, said, "I heart Justin Bieber."
"Hello, Ladies. You look ready for espionage." Hale couldn't help but laugh when he said it.
Kenzi nodded her head enthusiastically in agreement, sending Bo into another fit of laughter.
Dyson rolled his eyes at what he was witnessing. Leaning in towards Hale, he said, "Could you spruce them up while I go get some coffee?"
"Sure thing, D-man." He turned and started to release a silent siren song that rippled the air around Bo and Kenzi. They immediately settled down into a relaxed stupor.
"That's some good shtako, Hale." Kenzi said, sluggishly wiping a trickle a drool off her lip.
Trying to hold herself up on her elbows, Bo chimed in, "Yeah, man."
Hale shook his head, pleasantly exasperated. It was a feeling he was getting all too familiar with in his new dealings with Kenzi. "Come on, guys. At least try to sit up."