Author's Note

Cuthbert72: I'm glad you liked it :) Thanks for your review. I'm really trying to get over this awful writer's block, but it's tough. I had written a chapter, yesterday, and was about to post it... and then boom. It deleted itself. Terrible!

Sabrina-luna-potter: Thanks for your review! :)

Time had passed quickly. Too quickly for Neville's liking. It was the evening before NEWTs started. "Luna?"
"Yes?"
"I'm nervous."
"You're going to be okay. Just be careful with wrackspurts."

"I will. But Luna... what if it's a disaster?"

"It won't be." she promised, kissing him. "You studied everything perfectly. There's no reason for which you should fail the exams. Not even wrackspurts."

"Not even wrackspurts?"
"No."

"I can't revise now. My head's too full."
"Just relax, then." They sat near the fire and watched it. It was glowing red. The evening passed, with some seven-year students having nervous breakdowns. But Neville didn't. His mind was calm. It was all a chant for him. "Tomorrow herbology and then charms." He read on the schedule. "I'm all set for Herbology, and I studied through Charms. It's not going to be too bad, I think."

"That's the spirit." Ginny approved. "It's not like this is something never done before, Neville."

"Yeah, but I've never done this before, have I?"
"It's just like the OWLs, according to Bill and Charlie."
"I'll just have to trust them, then."
"Hey!" Ginny protested. "It's not just trust. They're my brothers. Believe them!"

"I will, Ginny. I'm believing..."

"Neville, why don't you just get some sleep?" Dean told him. "You look tired."

"Yeah..." Neville yawned. "But I'd like to spend some time with Luna." Luna shook her head seriously, her eyes wide. "You have a ear-drummer on your head. Stay very still."
"A what?" Hermione asked, annoyed. "A ear-drummer. Makes terrible noise when you need to concentrate." Luna explained, shooing it with her hand. Hermione snorted, but didn't say anything, as she was waist-deep in books. "You need to rest, for the exams." Luna said. "Just go to sleep. We'll have plenty of time after the NEWTs are done." she assured him. He smiled, nodded, and went up the stairs, into the dorm and into his bed. This was going to be a tough week, and he was determined to do his best. That night, he dreamt of failing his NEWTs. All of them. And it was that dream that gave him the confirmation that he would gain at least one: he had never been very good, at Divination.

Author's Note

I know, it's short again. I'm so sorry! Really, I think I'll be able to update sooner. Please review! :)