The team, including Spencer, listened in shock as the three British occupants of the jet began planning.
"Okay so we know that we need to get to the heritage room in the department of mysteries-"
"Merlin I hate that department" Neville interrupted Hermione. She mock glared at him for interrupting before the three all chuckled hollowly, remembering their near misses from last time before Hermione continued.
"I don't know much about their security other than its better than Britain; that means we need to be quick. I don't want any repeats of last time: no more hospital visits. Luna, I remember your dad saying that MACUSA was worse for its policies against muggle interaction, that means that it will have to be just us and Spencer. Do we use polyjuice or disillusionment charms?"
"I'm sorry but what's polyjuice? Also what are disillusionment charms? And I thought I heard you say something about only pretty boy going with you, that's not on. We're coming too." Morgan's tone suggested that he wasn't going to back down.
Spencer was about to tell him to watch his tone towards Hermione but his wife beat him to it. "Morgan, you can't come with us because you won't get in. If you mind your tone and listen reasonably without over reacting we will explain everything fully. If you breathe a word of what we explain everyone on this jet and Garcia are likely to be hunted down and obliviated or killed, and I would much rather avoid such a chain of events. So, are you going to act like a grown up?"
While not everyone on the jet understood the term obliviated, Hermione's palpable anger and power was enough for compliance to be quick and unanimous. "Now, our genetic variation that we discussed earlier is magical. We have magic and can do magic. Our school was Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Only Spencer can come with us because he is the only one currently on your team with magic. The rest of you, including Uncle Gid would likely end up in a lot of pain or dead if you tried. Polyjuice is a potion that allows you to take on the appearance of someone else for an hour and disillusionment charms allow a person to blend in with their surroundings as though they are painted to match them. If any American magical were to find out that I had told you of magic's existence I would likely have my soul sucked out which would cause Spencer to lose his soul as well. We are soul bound, which explains Agent Hotchner's earlier query about how we got so close."
Garcia, Morgan and Hotchner were all speechless and slightly intimidated by the sparks flying from the young brunette's curls. Garcia was the first the regain the ability of speech.
"Wait, soul bound? Does that mean soul mates, as in destined to be together, written in the stars sort of thing?" Even Garcia's image on the laptop screen was practically vibrating with happiness at the idea of her little genius having found true love.
"Close enough," Spencer and Neville answered at the same time which caused Luna and Hermione to giggle slightly before regaining their composure.
"Right, back to your plan," JJ interrupted, "how are you suggesting that you guys get in and out of MACUSA with the Black family tree, without being caught by aurors or dementors? You guys have just left a war in Britain and Hermione should still be in the hospital, surely there is a better way?"
Gideon, Hotch, Morgan and Garcia all raised eyebrows at this; JJ clearly was more aware of the magical community than them and they wanted to know exactly how, but they realized it wasn't the time. JJ had brought their minds more firmly back to the case.
"Well it would be easy to just walk in and use our war hero status to ask for the information but we were all classes as 'Undesirables' so it probably won't work yet. Aside from that, while Ron and Harry aren't yet showing concern about Hermione's departure if they found out that she was here rather than Australia where they thought she'd be it could cause a world of trouble." said Luna.
Hermione, Spencer and Gideon all tensed visibly at the mention of Ron and Spencer's eyes were glowing gold again. The jet began to shake as though it were hitting turbulence and Hermione immediately straddled Spencer's lap to kiss him desperately, realising the need to calm him down immediately.
When the jet stopped shaking, Hotch cleared his throat and asked nervously "Was that a magical thing?"
Spencer ducked his head in Hermione's curls embarrassed at his emotional display. Hermione merely ran her hands through his hair as she moved to sit next to him again. "It was Agent Hotchner but it should happen less soon. As long as no one mentions the two people Luna referred to for a while then there will be no more displays like that."
Spencer was grateful that his soul mate had purposely remained ambiguous as to who had caused the display of magic. It wouldn't do for his co-workers to discover that he couldn't control himself. Luna and Neville shared a small smile at the display of emotional connection and understanding between the two soul mates. They knew that Hermione would never have been able to achieve that kind of understanding with anyone back in England, it had to be Spencer, and were glad she had found her soul mate.
"As for the plan," Hermione continued, "we get in there as fast as possible, create a distraction away from their department of mysteries, get into the department of mysteries and into the heritage room, get out of MACUSA undetected with the Black family tapestry and our lives and sanity intact." This list was concluded with a wide yawn.
"You just said tapestry, now correct me if I am wrong, but won't that be pretty big?" Garcia questioned skeptically from the laptop screen.
JJ smiled slightly to herself as she heard the brunette witch ask for her beaded bag, Luna had told her about this trick. With beaded bag in hand Hermione stuck her whole arm in to bring out a blanket before non-verbally and wandlessly summoning a bottle of pepper-up potion from the bottom. "Does that answer your question Garcia?" Hermione asked cheekily winking at the woman on the screen.
She received chuckles in return and settled herself back into Spencer's side and asking him to make her take the potion when they landed.
She was sure that she would need the extra energy boost for what they were going to attempt.
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