Hey everybody! Guess what? IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!!! YAY!!!!! I love Christmas!

Anyways, thank you very much to all my reviewers! I love you guys (not that way)!

The Dark Wanderer: Thank you so much for reviewing. You help keep me sane. You know what they say: A reviewer a day keeps the white coats away.... White coats? That sounds like Whitecloaks!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! KILL THEM ALL!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Anyways, I'm glad you're confuddled. I'll fix it! YAY! I want to be a doctor when I grow up (big innocent eyes) and I want to start fixing people now (How do you feel about that? (Sorry, watched Freaky Friday yesterday)). Lanfear/Mazrim? I tried, but it was WAY to confusing. It was so much easier for me to do Moiraine.

Anna-Ray: YAY!! A new reviewer! You make my head swell! Lol, Rachael and Julia (F)... Thank you very much for reviewing, I love you (not that way). Good at Composition? Yeah right. I'm barely passing. (Name omitted, English teacher) has no sense of humor! I swear she wants us to write like dry toast. Paige is the only one that I know of that gets 100% on every assignment! NOT FAIR!!! I think she plays favorites, but O well. Thanks for reviewing! Please review my other one! It doesn't matter if you haven't read the books; please just tell me which one you like better (see fanfic, Blue-and- gold Dragons, for more details)!

Anonymous: Thanks for reviewing! The moonlight protective thingy? I was just trying out some different writing styles, a dramatic ending. I'm a VERY dramatic person. Lol. Love you lots (not that way).

Harriet: Thanks so much for reviewing. You probably made my head swell like 50 times its size, thank you so much for the compliment. Lol, but I don't know Spanish that well. I go on translation pages and stuff (I wish we had it for a subject in school, I DETEST French), and I went on a vacation two years ago. I love Mexico, such a cool place (well, literally it's hot, but that's irrelevant). Yes, Braele is Braele Trawnley. The girl with the amber eyes? That was Braele. Did you mean the girl with the hazel eyes? She was linked to Voldermort, and he cut the link too close to her, killing her. Hope that helps. Thanks so much for the reviews, I love you (like before, not that way).

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Lady Chaos: Thanks for reviewing! I would have never thought of DM/LL if my friend hadn't told me about it, but I think they're a cute pair too. The mind link? I'm kinda brushing on Warder/Aes Sedai bonds here; I added my own stuff though.

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Happy Boxing Day! Technically, I said above that it's Christmas Eve, but my dad needed the computer, and I was forced to wander alone in the dark, ff.netless (is that a word??) world. I had my Nickleback CD, so I guess it was okay, lol. Anyways, I'm going to shut-up now and get on with it (All: FINALLY!!!).

Love you lots (not that way, PERVES!! *slap, slap* (lol, inside joke)),

Squirrel.

P.S. Did you know that if you click on the little + and - signs, the text gets bigger or smaller? (All: *roll eyeses*) lol, small things amuse me.

Here's Chapter 12:

"NO!! MALFOY, YOU HAVE TO CONCENTRATE!!!" Braele's voice cut through the air like a shrill whip. Draco winced.

"I AM trying." He hissed, clenching his fists and staring as hard as he could at the flickering line of golden thread that connected him and Luna. Sweat beaded Luna's forehead, and Draco could feel the strain of holding the thread through the link.

"Obviously not, or the link would not be flickering!" Braele snapped. She sat in a chair, as rigid as a board, watching the two students sweat as they focused. Her liquid amber eyes were as sharp as a hawk's now. There was no intrigue or softness in her eyes, she was like granite.

Draco threw up his hands. He closed his eyes, focusing. He strained, feeling the veins in his forehead swell.

"Enough!" Luna and Draco both released the stress. Braele glared at them. "You two look like you're constipated, not like you're focusing."

Luna giggled. Draco opened his mouth indignantly. "Close it, Malfoy! This is no laughing matter, Lovegood!" Braele snapped. "Go run the steps! Now!"

They turned to leave, but Braele's voice hit their backs like a whip. "Have we forgotten our manners?" Luna dipped a curtsey. Draco scowled, jerking a bow.

They both jogged towards the door and began running up. There were only three steps ahead of them when they began, but every time they climbed a step, another one appeared. But there was always only one step behind them. It was, in a way, like a treadmill. And it would only stop when Braele decided it would. They ran for what seemed like an eternity. Draco could feel his exhaustion weighing down on him like a piano. Abruptly, the stairs stopped and he ran headfirst into the wall. Rubbing his temples, he headed down the stairs, and entered the room.

Braele rose, placing her hands on her hips. "I will not tolerate sloppiness. You two are far behind! A linked pair will usually be able to see the thread without effort by now! It has been a week! Most links take three days!"

Draco rolled his eyes. "I saw that, Mr. Malfoy!"

Seating herself, Braele adjusted her robes. She looked at them calmly. "Well? What are you waiting for? Begin!"

Draco and Luna stared hard at each other, and the strain began again.

After twenty minutes, Draco felt something snap within him. His temper. Anger flared up through him like a million suns exploding. He hated this! He could feel Luna, she was usually patient, but this was trying even her. Draco let go. He floated. For how long, he didn't know. It could have been a second, a minute, an hour. Time stretched on, forever there, forever gone. He felt calm sweeping like a wave putting out the flames. With eyes that saw beyond, he imagined the link. There was a bright flare of light, and suddenly, there it was, the glowing golden thread.

Triumphantly, he released the strain. There was none. He had never felt so.....relaxed. He shook his head. There was a second flare of sudden light, and he felt the calm sweeping through Luna. She was copying what he had done. She could also see the link.

Braele was watching them, a slight smile upon her lips. "Well done." She said, giving a rare compliment. Luna beamed, but Draco scowled at her.

"You said that we had to focus!"

"Yes, but I never said you had to strain! Focus in a calm way. Breathe and relax! Besides, you had to find out some things on your own. And you should trust no one except you-" Braele pointed at him, "-and her." Her finger pointed to Luna.

Draco nodded.

"Now, go. I trust you have a lot of homework. I will see you Tuesday night, at six o'clock sharp." The door closed as the two left. This time Draco's bow was smooth and polite.

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Braele sagged against her chair as soon as they were gone. One week, and they had been able to see the link! One week! Despite what she had told them, it usually took a month. It had taken her three and a half weeks to see the link between her and Professor Snape. It had been a thunderstorm that night, and they had both been hit by lightning. As she did every day, she wondered who had forged that link.....