"Good morning everyone. The last two days appear to have been quite eventful. The night before last, on December 20th, approximately 20 terrorists of the group known as Death Eaters attacked the residence of Miss Hermione Granger. Miss Granger is a very close friend of our Midshipman Fenix." A lot of "hmmms" and whistles were heard at that point. The Commander continued "Using techniques learned here at CTCRM, Midshipman was able to ….neutralize….all 20 of the terrorists." At this, all his teammates snap-turned their heads looking at Evan as if he was a space alien – most with their mouths dropped open. "Upon recognizing the initial situation, Midshipman Fenix called Emergency Services requesting help. He then set up kill zones and, for the lack of a better word, booby trapped them to distract them from their mission. Using the resources available to him, namely kitchen knives, forks and Fire Glass, he was able to make the intruders injure themselves upon entry and blind them with glass dust, giving him the time to use the kitchen knives to good effect. He used his handgun as a last resort as he had limited ammunition. He then disarmed them and awaited for Emergency Services to arrive, which they did….10 minutes after the end of engagement." A loud "Hoozah!" erupted from the team, making Evan blush a bit. "Before we get on with the rest of this briefing, let me bring in General Black and the RMRU. Then he continued.
"Over the last three months, some of you have ….experienced...odd events associated with Midshipman Fenix. His ….premonitions. I'll ask you all at this time that this information not go beyond these walls – to anybody. Even the PM. We have our reasons, I assure you. Based on these premonitions, we have been able to thwart two terrorist attacks: one in Exeter on Gandy Street, and one in Goathland. We were able to terminate over 40 terrorists, with, regrettably, three civilian casualties. However, we saved the lives of hundreds. Last night, Midshipman Fenix had another premonition. An attack is to take place tomorrow, in Christ Church in Oxford College. To date, Midshipman Fenix's information has been reliable, and so we are going to continue to rely on it. The Prime Minister is aware we have a source. He does not want to know who that source is, due to special circumstances. The PM has given the order to take down these terrorists with "extreme prejudice". We do not want any more civilians harmed during this operation. Questions so far?"
RJ raised her hand. "Sir. When is the attack? Why are we here? We have only been training for three months. And why are they.." indicating Hermione and her father, "here?" "All very good and very pertinent questions. In order then: the attack is supposed to take place tomorrow at noon. You are here because I want to give you the opportunity to perform recon during an actual operation. You are one of our best training units in a long, long time, and I felt an actual on-the-job-training might be a nice reward for the hard work. It will hammer home why we train so hard, and give you a taste of what goes into planning an operation. You will not be in any danger – just recon and recording. The PM has authorized use of a drone, similar to what we had at Goathland.
We have found that the recordings we have taken during the last two operations provided extremely important and relevant information for the PM. He has requested we continue with this practice. Now to the last question. The answer to that is covered under the National Security and Secrecy Act. The topic of the following is not to be discussed outside these walls. You must not discuss this information within earshot of anybody outside this room, and not in any location where there may be potential listening devices. Are we clear on this?" he asked the occupants of the room. With the exception of Evan, they all looked at Hermione and Dr. Granger with curiosity. "Yes, sir!" they responded.
"There is a population around the world that has special abilities, shall we say. We call these abilities 'magic'. They have the ability to manipulate energy and perform certain….feats. Like any population, there are the good, the indifferent, and the downright rotten. They are not to be feared or hated – they are people just like us. They are not aliens, just people with certain abilities. They also have their own government, the Ministry of Magic, with a Minister of Magic.
The Ministry of Magic is subject to the Crown, although they will deny it. The terrorists we are up against are from the downright rotten group of the magical world. Miss Granger here is a, for lack of better word, a dual-citizen. She is magical, but born to non-magical parents." Hermione looked up in surprise hearing this from the Commander. "As part of her education, she read about this terrorist group and their tactics 15-20 years ago. In preparing for any battle, it is important to know thy enemy, their capabilities, and their resources. Miss Granger has offered to help us with that. At this time, I am going to ask Midshipman Fenix to present the information he has on the upcoming attack."
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