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June 13, 2013 | By Mark Jaycox and Mark Rumold

Congress Gets Private Briefings About NSA Spying, But the Public Needs Answers Too

The world was provided confirmation last week of widespread, unconstitutional domestic surveillance of innocent Americans' call records and online activity. But, starting this week, congressional staffers will be briefed in private, newspapers will be forced to report second-hand on what occurred in those briefings, and the public will, once again, be left out of discussions vital to our representative democracy. These discussions should be occurring in public, in an open forum, and for all to hear. Secret briefings, identical to those going on now, were carried out in 2006, after the first disclosure of the NSA's domestic spying program occurred. Seven years later, the program has only grown bigger and more dangerous. This is why we encourage you to call your Senator now and demand that public hearings occur.

Politicians must take an aggressive approach during the upcoming briefings, hearings, and investigations. First, they must determine the true scope of the two different programs—the business records program (Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act) and the PRISM surveillance program based on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Then, elected officials must push for disclosure of the full domestic surveillance apparatus operated by the NSA. Politicians need to be careful that officials do not play word games or offer "the least untruthful"—also known as misleading—answers.

Some hearings have touched on the issue, like the recent Senate Apropriations Committee (video) hearing. But the first hearing that must touch on some of these questions will take place this Thursday. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI, along with the NSA, is at the center of the spying storm, and FBI Director Robert Mueller has been involved with the NSA's program nearly from its inception.

With that, here are some questions politicians must ask at the hearing:

1) What are the names, capabilities, and purposes of surveillance programs that rely on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities, other electronic surveillance statutes, or voluntary cooperation of service providers to acquire or collect widespread information—whether by computer or human—of American communications (defined to include both “metadata” and “content”)?

2) The business records program and the PRISM program have been confirmed by statements of the Director of National Intelligence. It has also been reported that the NSA intercepts information from upstream providers through operations codenamed “Fairview” and “Blarney.” How do "BLARNEY" and "FAIRVIEW" operate, what information is obtained through the programs, and what is their purpose?

3) It has been widely reported that the intelligence community relies on uncommon definitions of common terms. Can you define the terms "collect," "acquire," "intercept," and "content"? If a computer or other device obtains, scans or processes Americans' communications or communications records (on behalf of the government), has the government collected the data? Or must a human being actually perceive the data before you deem that the government collected it?

4) The Washington Post noted that under the NSA's domestic spying program, quarterly reports describing the number of accidental collections of U.S. person content is retained and disseminated to officials. When are you releasing these reports?

5) How long does the intelligence community retain the information obtained under these authorities? Under what circumstances, if any, are acquired communications (or communications records) deleted?

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6) Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act authorizes the FBI to collect any "tangible things" relevant to an investigation. According to the Wall Street Journal, dragnet orders relying on Section 215 were also issued to AT&T, Sprint, Internet service providers (ISPs), and credit card providers. What companies, other than Verizon, have received a Section 215 order similar in scope to the one disclosed last week? Has any recipient ever challenged receiving such an order?

7) Can other authorities be used to supplement this search in lieu of Section 215? Has the government ever used National Security Letters or other investigative tools to obtain business records en masse?

8) The “tangible things” sought by the Verizon court order was "telephony metadata." Are there any limits to the type of “things” the FBI can obtain under Section 215? Could the FBI obtain millions of emails with a Section 215 order? Why not? What are the exact components of "telephony metadata" and how is that term defined? Could "metadata" include subject lines of emails, search terms, URLs, and/or location data?

9) The order sought Verizon's "telephony metadata" for its subscribers on an "ongoing daily basis." Has the FBI or another member of the intelligence community used Section 215 to acquire information other than "telephony metadata" in bulk? Has the FBI used Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act only for presently existing records, or has the FBI or any other agency used Section 215 to apply for an order authorizing prospective collection of any relevant tangible record?

10) How do you define "relevant" for Section 215 purposes? Is anything "irrelevant" under that definition? The FISC's order also relied on the definition of "content" contained within the Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C 2510. Why does the order use the definition of “content” contained in another statute when FISA, itself, defines the term?

11) The Fourth Amendment was created, in part, to protect against "general warrants." Why is a court order compelling Verizon to provide millions of subscribers calling information to the government not a general warrant? Why do these orders not violate the Fourth Amendment? Who do these orders not violate the First Amendment's free speech protections or rights of association?

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12) Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act provides broad authority for the government to target persons reasonably believed to be outside the United States. According to reports, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Facebook, and other companies have been required to comply with targeting orders under Section 702. What companies, other than those listed, have received directives or orders to comply with Section 702 surveillance or any similar broad collection authority under FISA? Have any recipients ever challenged receiving such an order? How many directives or orders have been issued under Section 702? How many individuals are typically affected by a single order? If you are unable to provide an estimate, why are you not able to?

13) The New York Times reported that some orders issued under Section 702 can be "broad sweep[s] for intelligence, like logs of certain search term.” How many Internet users' communications (including metadata and content) have been made accessible to the intelligence community to or through PRISM?  How many Internet users' communications (including metadata and content) have been algorithmically inspected in the course of completing queries generated with, from, or by PRISM? If you cannot give an estimate, why are you not able to?

14) According to reports, NSA analysts make targeting decisions based on a 51% confidence level that a target is "foreign." How do you ensure that your targets are not Americans? What are the metrics, procedures, and policies for arriving at such determination? How do you determine if there is a "valid foreign intelligence purpose" for the targeting? What are the minimization procedures for targeting under Section 702?

15) In a letter written to Senator Wyden on July 20, 2012, the Director of National Intelligence admitted that "on at least one occasion" the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court determined the minimization/collection performed under Section 702 violated "the spirit of the law" and the Fourth Amendment. In what ways did the surveillance violate the Fourth Amendment and the “spirit of the law”? What has been done to correct the unconstitutional surveillance identified by the FISC? Why has this opinion not been made public?

16) The FISA Amendments Act provides the government with extraordinarily broad authority to obtain intelligence information without identifying particular targets, facilities, or locations to be monitored, and the statute gags service providers from ever disclosing having received the order. Why do these orders not violate the Fourth Amendment? The First Amendment?

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Reviews for The Magnifying Glass
marshmallowdeviant chapter 1 . 2/4/2013
what a great story! can't believe you're so young- awesome 't stop writing :)
mabc chapter 3 . 11/15/2012
omg i literaly gasped at the end! plzz do more soon! ;)
JudgeTenderlyofMe chapter 3 . 11/4/2012
Ooohhhh! Cliffhanger! Loving this! Please update soon! And hopefully the chapter will be a little longer, because that really didn't feel like it was enough. :) and take that as a compliment, because it means I wanted the chapter to keep going. :)
JudgeTenderlyofMe chapter 2 . 10/19/2012
Oh I'm just simply loving this! You have the characters down perfectly. I only wish the chapters were longer. Also it is a little much with the constant switching back and forth, but it is understandable and it makes it move faster. My suggestion would be to make their pov's last longer. Like instead of automatically switching so we hear that person's reactions and thoughts, how about we see their reaction from the other's pov and wonder at it then switch so we know how the other is actually feeling? For example in Pete's pov tell us about Myka's reaction from Pete's pov then switch to Myka so she can say how she really feels? I don't normally give suggestions, this is like the third one I've ever done. It's weird doing it. Anyway, loving the story and I happen to adore that they got to go to France! :) I just wish there were some more details, because I want this story to last a long time because I want Pete and Myka to be together so badly! :)
oldmoviewatcher chapter 1 . 10/2/2012
I wish you would write more!
Silentsmoke chapter 1 . 9/9/2012
Really like it, can't wait for more!
Special Agent Olivia chapter 1 . 9/7/2012
very cute and i love to french Je vous trouve très séduisante or , in english, i find you very attractive.
Prof. Draco chapter 1 . 9/7/2012
I suppose I'm the one who has to tell you that it's spelled Tesla, after the inventor Nicholas Tesla. And the two sided P.O.V is kind of confusing at first, but the start is good. Keep going.


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Reviews for Return to Heavenly Host
Kagomelover666 chapter 9 . 4/10
Well, I need the next chapter to know. You leave cliffies then, "You'll find out in the next chapter!" WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME?! XD
gteamonkey chapter 8 . 8/6/2014
that was great! hope you post the next chapter soon! :)
Deltahalo241 chapter 8 . 7/26/2014
I'm a bit confused, is Aki supposed to have gone to Heavenly Host with the original group? or did she go with someone else?
Spudly777 chapter 8 . 7/25/2014
I think there's some stuff you need to know:

1: Hinoe is dead

2: Shinozaki is actually Ayumi's mom's maiden name. The Shinozaki family only gives birth to woman.

3: A couple years after a child of the Shinozaki family is born, the father dies.

4: In Book of Shadows, there is the Shinozaki family tree, and it probably had Aki's mom on it, and since she's a woman, he face on the tree would not be marked off. You can say Ayumi didn't notice this, but I thought that I'd tell you anyways.
Anii Ayers chapter 8 . 7/25/2014
This is really great! Please update soon!
Deltahalo241 chapter 6 . 7/19/2014
The end to this chapter is similar to Book of Shadows

where Ayumi finds out she is related Sachiko and Yoshie Shinozaki
blueallstar01 chapter 4 . 7/18/2014
Why is everyone on a first-name basis. :o.
Deltahalo241 chapter 3 . 6/11/2014
Okay so far, seems to happen a bit quickly though, try to slow the pacing a bit. Also the school has a dresscode, so Aki couldn't enter like that, you could make an excuse like 'she hasn't got the uniform yet' but otherwise your clothing descriptions should just be casual clothes for the weekend.
Akito Sohta chapter 2 . 3/10/2014
They're both in bed... I bet Miki comes In and sees them like that. :3
Great story so far. *Brofist*
SuperAwesomePandaKitty chapter 3 . 3/29/2013
I'm loving it so far, please update! :)
DJTBProductions13 chapter 3 . 1/20/2013
interesting story so far. Could use a bit of work, but still... it's pretty good. I like it.
NeverRegretAnything chapter 3 . 11/18/2012
Awww I just love Ayumi and Yoshiki!
Veteran 2002 chapter 2 . 10/23/2012
you did great so far. i liked ayumi x yoshiki. 5/5 plz continue if nescessary to you. i'll wait even a million years. :)
Kittynip chapter 2 . 9/27/2012
AwwwwwI've been watching cry play this(dat voice) and this is one of my fav. Parings. Of couse I couldn't wait for cry to finish it and just read what happend aaaannnd I got side tracked. This is really cute. A bit short I will admit. But cute none the less. I wish this section was a bit bigger and that I wasn't so busy with my other storys...getting side tracked. Hopefully you update soon so I can see more fluffy goodness.
The Soldier of Hope chapter 2 . 9/24/2012
SO short MAKE longer sereously
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Reviews for A Haunting in Connecticut
musicluver246 chapter 2 . 11/2/2014
plz update soon.
RiverOfTheWolf chapter 2 . 4/1/2013
hayleyh chapter 1 . 1/25/2013
realllly cool . i liked it !
xxLiveLoveReadxx chapter 2 . 12/17/2012
I really like this! Can't wait for the next update. :)
sarbear101 chapter 1 . 10/23/2012
OMG, I love this story already, I check my email all the time hoping this story will be updated! (:
Keep going please!
flor.molina16 chapter 2 . 10/11/2012
I love the start to this story already! It's not super far from the original plot but you made sure to make it your own which is awesome! Don't forget Matt's clever comments ;) Great job! Waiting for more amazing updates 3


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Reviews for Jac & Jil
wiggles247 chapter 26 . 8/30/2013
Type your review for this chapter here...
Hi-World chapter 28 . 4/11/2013
I absolutely loved this epilogue/loose ends chapter. Your writing never fails to make me chuckle and I love the texting between Jac and Jil :) Sad to see this properly end but looking forward to more from your other fic!
hannah chapter 27 . 3/1/2013
I love it so much. Amazingly written story. Looking forward to any others you write.
FunkToFunky chapter 27 . 3/1/2013
This is the first time that I have been genuinely sad that a fic has ended. It was brilliant, and I have loved it until the very end.

I'm looking forward to your new fanfiction very much.

In anticipation,

FlyingFree910 chapter 27 . 2/28/2013
Absolutely fantastic best jac/jonny chapter I have ever read. Great job
Hannah chapter 26 . 2/25/2013
I have loved very moment I have spend reading this fanfic. I was on the edge of my seat from the beginning. Please continue this, because I can't wait to find out how their date goes and how everything ends in the final chapters :-)
Hi-World chapter 26 . 2/26/2013
:O Just realised I hadn't actually reviewed this chapter yet!
Awwwhh, I loved this one, particularly the dazzle him bit at the end. They're SO CUTE!
Liked the conversation with Tara also, and the skip to chapter 4 bit was quite subtly sweet. Bless :)
Really enjoying this!
P.s. update soon ;)
Kit chapter 26 . 2/17/2013
Please update! I love it and can't wait for more
Chloe chapter 26 . 2/9/2013
Love it! Love it! I really like the character Jill, please online :)
SaveTheWorldGetTheGirl chapter 26 . 2/10/2013
This was a really good chapter! When you write Tara it's as though I don't hate her! :') Update when you can, have to say this is one of my favourite fanfics :)
BeckyAdams chapter 26 . 2/10/2013
Yep... Still very much loving this :) can't wait for the next update. I love that you are writing in jacs thoughts. Becky xx
Yasmin chapter 1 . 2/6/2013
I love this fanfic! I think jils character is great and really want to see more of her xx
BeckyAdams chapter 25 . 2/2/2013
This is honestly one of the best stories i have ever read! all 25 chapters done in one day because i could not stop reading. can't wait to read the next chapter :) becky x
Taylor chapter 1 . 1/31/2013
Love it! I really like Jil and cant wait for more of this fanfic :-)
Hi-World chapter 25 . 1/31/2013
"No, I don't have any plans for tonight. But even if I had, I would have changed them to go out with you." And he was rewarded with one of her smiles, her special smiles – the ones that made him go a little bit wobbly inside – which lit up her face, and made her look so radiant he could have sworn she was glowing.

Literally I did an aaaawwhh cute sort of little grin to myself :')
Glowing -"only fat or pregnant people glow" to quote the Naylor herself! Haha
How many promises has Jac made Jil?
Really really looking forward to the next chapter, because I'm really enjoying this fic-if you can't tell!
You write really well and really believable, and you're always grammatically correct and your spelling is always correct and as a grammar nazi I can't tell you how happy this makes me!
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Reviews for How to Rock: Baby101
borntofly-butstill-unwritten chapter 7 . 3/17/2014
Noooooooo! please please please continue! It was so good! PLEASE! you are very good
Look For The Silver Lining chapter 7 . 8/13/2013
I hate OST (Ohio State Testing)! It is so boring! But if we don't get a high enough grade, we don't go to the next grade. It sucks :(

But I hope it becomes fun to update again, although speak of the devil, it is becoming a chore (or it seems like it, anyway) for me to update. But whatever. It's not your problem.

Anyway, at least you know I'm a fan!
twilightwoods27 chapter 2 . 8/13/2013
It's been a few months...please update!
Look For The Silver Lining chapter 3 . 8/13/2013
I seriously think that Zander is a great parent... Not.

This is probably my favorite story! If only we had Facebook like buttons!
Look For The Silver Lining chapter 1 . 8/13/2013
This was is most awesomest story in the whole archive!

Funny too!
SiriuslyShort209 chapter 7 . 7/21/2013
PLEEEASSSEEEE UPDATE SOON! They are so funny, I can't wait for them to get together and I think Zander and Stevie adopting two girls is the cutest thing ever(:
Guest chapter 7 . 7/5/2013
Really good you should write more
twilightwoods27 chapter 6 . 6/30/2013
I'm dying hereplease updateugghhhh_
twilightwoods27 chapter 4 . 6/30/2013
Please update! I miss this story soo much ;)
twilightwoods27 chapter 3 . 6/30/2013
This baby & living arrangment seems pretty cool...wish we could do this at my school :(
twilightwoods27 chapter 2 . 6/30/2013
Love, love, love Zander & Stevie together...please update soon ;)
twilightwoods27 chapter 1 . 6/30/2013
Please update!
Guest chapter 1 . 6/23/2013
Please start updating again I love this story so much
twilightwoods27 chapter 7 . 6/20/2013
I have a feeling we should kiss...
Sometimes i think i can drink crystal meth...but then i think..better not
Love this story! Please update ;)
musiclover8 chapter 7 . 5/12/2013
Please update soon
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Author's Note: This story is a thank-you gift for the lovely usermoonjameskitten, who made the header for my fic journal.

Beta Credits: A wonderful team of betas looked this over for me. Many thanks to drcjsnider, manda, eilonwy, and misterotter! I wanted this story to be as close to perfect as it could be, and I think it is.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter and his world belong to JK Rowling. I write to learn. No money is being made.

The Other Side

I know it would be outrageous, To come on all courageous
And offer you my hand, To pull you up on to dry land
When all I got is sinking sand, The trick ain't worth the time it buys
I'm sick of hearing my own lies, And loves a raven when it flies

David Gray, "The Other Side"

Hermione sighed as she walked through the corridor on the fifth floor. She had just caught a couple trying to sneak into the Prefects bathroom and had taken off the appropriate House points. She checked her watch; it read half-past nine. Half an hour remained in her bi-weekly patrol, and she would spend the time thinking of how she would call in her favor from Ernie, who had backed out of patrolling with her at the last minute.

Please, Hermione, I'll owe you! There's a big test tomorrow in Astronomy that I've got to study for …

If his reason hadn't been for a school, she never would have agreed. She didn't like patrolling the corridors by herself. The old castle held many mysteries, and every creak of the floor or stairs, every wavering shadow had her on edge. She couldn't walk past the boy's bathroom on the sixth floor without seeing images of Harry, white as a sheet with blood all over his T-shirt. From the way Harry had described it, Malfoy had been hurt very badly and was probably lucky to be alive.

Though she didn't let Harry know, not wanting to encourage his near-obsession, Hermione did think Malfoy was up to something. His behavior had been too strange to discount him completely; however, she didn't think him capable of anything too devious or complex. He was always brooding now, in class, in the library, in the hallways, during meals—if he even showed up.

Hermione had noticed that he still gave an effort in Potions, but got easily frustrated and then gave up altogether if he couldn't do something. In years prior, he had at least completed his work. Or else Snape did it for him, which wouldn't have surprised her in the least. She thought he was smart enough, as he had managed to attain the required O.W.L. for advancing to N.E.W.T. level in Potions and a few other subjects. He had never struck her as particularly bright, relying on his name and his father's money to move him along in school. She had always thought he could apply himself more.

Though, she had to admit, she saw him in the library quite often, always bent over a book with a stack beside him, scribbling furiously on parchment. One time she had been forced to sit near him when there were no other empty tables, and had been so distracted by the near-constant scratching of his quill, and his occasional muttering, that she left before she completed her first assignment.

She sighed again and checked the time as she made one final lap around the fifth floor. She had twenty minutes remaining. Hermione headed for the stairs that would take her to the fourth floor, when suddenly she was grabbed from behind and pulled into a dark classroom.

The hand that was clamped over her mouth was large and rough, and the arm around her waist held her tightly. She'd been so surprised at the attack that she'd dropped her wand in the hallway and was now mentally screaming at herself for being so careless.

The hand over her mouth disappeared and she tried to scream, even though she knew it was useless. Another large arm wound under her left arm and across her neck.

"Well, well, look what we have here?" a boy said, his voice a drawl.

Hermione glanced around frantically; they were in the Charms classroom. She could just make out a few large shapes around her, moving slightly, but staying in place.

"It's the Mudblood," said another boy.

"Of course it's the Mudblood," the first boy hissed. "We knew she'd be here, you idiot."

It had to be Malfoy and his goons. The thought made Hermione's blood run cold and she struggled, but to no avail. Her captor's grasp only tightened, pressing against her lungs. Malfoy was a prefect; he knew the patrol schedule, even if he never followed it. He would know the area to which she'd been assigned that night. She had checked this classroom, hadn't she?

"You know what Mudbloods deserve, don't you, filth?"

Hermione's eyes were slowly adjusting and she could see for certain that one of the boys in front of her was Crabbe. That meant Goyle was probably holding her, and the one talking to her could only be Malfoy.

A ray of moonlight broke through the clouds at that moment and Hermione silently gasped at what she saw. Blaise Zabini stood over her with a knife in his hand, a sneer on his face, and a maniacal glint in his almost black eyes.

"Mudbloods don't deserve to live, Granger," he sneered, twisting the knife in his hand.

Hermione tried not to panic, and then brought her heel down as hard as she could on Goyle's foot. He grunted, shifted, but his hold on her remained firm.

"Stupid witch!" Zabini cried, his face now a deranged snarl.

She had never seen him act this way, had thought that he didn't have strong opinions when it came to the traditional pureblood propaganda that the house of Slytherin perpetuated. He had always seemed very mild and soft-spoken.

"Just for that, we're going to do this the fun way." He sneered once again, nodded to Goyle, and then plunged the knife into Hermione's chest.

Draco was trying to get from the seventh floor, where he had been working in the Hiding Room, to the dungeons without getting caught. He had taken all the precautions he could—Silencing his footsteps, casting a charm that would cause anyone approaching to find the opposite side of the hallway fascinating. Granger and that brown-nosing MacMillan were on patrol duty, and he had a snowball's chance in hell of making it all the way without earning himself a detention.

When he reached the sixth floor without seeing Granger's massive hair or even hearing MacMillan's pompous brogue, he thought perhaps he'd gotten lucky and they had both, on the same night, decided to neglect their duties. That wasn't likely, for either of them … maybe they were off snogging. He shuddered at the thought. He had heard from Pansy, who had heard from Millicent, who had overheard some Hufflepuff girls in the bathroom discussing the fact that Ernie had warts on his tongue.

Not that Granger deserves any better.

Draco crept through as many shadows as he could, listening at every classroom door for the telltale sounds of a good snog. Once he was past them, he could go about his way, worrying only about Filch and his bloody cat.

Merlin, he hadn't thought about snogging since … well, far too long. He was too stressed to be able to concentrate, and besides that, he was still healing from Potter's nasty curse. The deep cuts Draco had sustained, though two weeks old, still hadn't properly healed yet. Snape had told him that it was going slowly because the curse was very Dark curse, and that Dark curses didn't fully heal. He would likely have a scar, though he would be able to hide it beneath his clothes. He would be disfigured for the rest of his life, which, at this point, wasn't shaping up to last much longer.

He was doing the best he could, but he was nearing desperation. If he couldn't fix the cabinet, which he'd been working on all year, he had no plan for completing his task. He felt like such a fool to have thought he would be useful to the Dark Lord. When his mother and aunt had approached him about offering himself in Lucius's place, it hadn't been real. When the Dark Lord had branded him, given him his first task, it hadn't been real. Planting the necklace on Rosmerta, using the Imperius to control her, poisoning the wine meant for Dumbledore … none of that had felt real. It had been as though he was far removed from his normal existence, watching himself do all of those things.

Now, though, it was staring-him-in-the-face-and-breathing-on-him real. He only had a few more weeks until the end of the term and after that, he would lose his chance, and would go home empty and a failure. He did his best not to think of the consequences of failure, as he had no doubt that the Dark Lord would follow through with his threat. Failure was not an option. His best plan was still a long-shot and it depended on him fixing the bloody cabinet, and gaining some kind of advantage over Dumbledore. Then he would find the old man, train his wand on him, and … Draco swallowed hard, his throat going dry at the thought of speaking those words aloud.

He had practiced in the mirror, but could only ever whisper them.

Draco cursed when he took a hard step onto the fifth floor corridor, his shoe tapping loudly against the stones beneath. He froze, his eyes darting around him, waiting for someone to spot him. When several long moments passed with no sign of anyone, he breathed a sigh of relief. Again, he was cautious as he neared the steps to the fourth floor.

Moonlight shone through a window behind him, falling on a wand, lying on the floor outside the Charms classroom. He paused, thinking it might be a trick. As he stared at the wand, he noticed moonlight coming from the classroom, wavering in such a way that indicated there were people inside.

Had he found Granger and MacMillan after all? If so, whose wand was he staring at, and why would its owner have left it there?

Draco approached the room and found the door was slightly ajar. He could hear shuffling inside and the scrape of furniture against the floor.

"You know what Mudbloods deserve, don't you, filth?"

He froze at the sound of his housemate's voice. Zabini was in the room, with a Mudblood, and he probably wasn't alone. No wonder Crabbe and Goyle never showed up to guard the room for him.

For a moment, he considered leaving, giving the classroom a wide berth. He could probably slip by unnoticed, trying his best not to imagine what was happening behind him. He was no hero; he wasn't Potter, for bleeding sake.

Draco had nearly decided to move on when he heard Blaise speak again.

"Mudbloods don't deserve to live, Granger."

Merlin's beard. They had Granger! What were they thinking, the thick lug heads? Her? Did they want to invite the wrath of every single Professor in the school plus the Headmaster, Potter and the Weasley brood?

Draco heard shuffling and a grunt of pain.

"Stupid witch!"

Granger must have tried to get away. Draco's heart was pounding in his chest, his blood rushing in his ears. It wasn't that he particularly wanted to save her, but in the seconds that had passed since hearing her name from Zabini's mouth, he found that he didn't want anything to happen to her, either.

"Just for that, we're going to do this the fun way."

Draco snatched up her wand and pushed the door open, stepping into the room in time to see Blaise stick a knife into Granger's chest.

A hundred different thoughts raced through Draco's mind, images from his past. Her bushy head bobbing down the corridor of the train before her first year at school. The defiant way she stuck out her chin when he'd called her a Mudblood for the first time. The angry glint in her eye just before she slapped him in third year. The way she stole the breath of every bloke in the Great Hall at the Yule Ball and the angry look on her face at something Weasley had said to her. The mischievous smile she wore during most of fifth year, as though she had just heard a really good secret. The scathing looks she had been sending in Weasley's direction most of that year.

She wasn't just a Mudblood; she was also a girl, with thoughts, feelings, goals and ambition. He had never cared for her, but as he stared at her bleeding form, he realized that he did not want her to die.

The look on her face at that moment was one of shock and pain. Crabbe was laughing; Goyle looked as though he was trying to decide if he would faint or join him. Zabini had turned to the intruder, only to relax when he saw who it was.

"Malfoy, just in time."

Granger looked at him then, a drop of blood trailing from the corner of her mouth to her chin, her breath coming in gasps. She remained silent, her eyes wide, scared and hopeful. For some reason, she was looking at him as though he was her last hope. Blood was oozing from the wound, flowing around the knife still embedded in her chest, staining her clothes.

The hilt … Draco recognized it. Zabini had been carrying it around all year, bragging about how he'd bought it off a street vendor in Tandoori the summer before fifth year, how it was reputed to have deep, Dark magical powers.

Now … the blood around Granger's wound was turning black.

She wasn't just a Mudblood …

She was also a girl.

Draco felt as though he'd been staring at Granger, eyes locked, for an eternity. Her life was slowly fading, the poison from the knife making its way to her heart. She would die if he did nothing, and he would be no better than Zabini or the others. An image of the old man flashed through his mind in place of Granger. He would die at Draco's hand so that his mother might live. He would have two black scars on his soul. Maybe … if he helped Granger, he could cancel out the blot he would be left with upon completion of his task. At the least, he would have a white spot next to the black one.

"Want to finish her?" Blaise said.

To Draco, Blaise's voice sounded as though it were coming from underwater. The question spurred Draco to action. He spun on Zabini and used Granger's wand to disarm him.

"What the—" Zabini began.

Draco Silenced him, then bound his legs and arms, and Stupefied him. Crabbe had only started reacting when Draco Disarmed him, sending him flying across the room, hitting the wall hard. Draco Stupefied him, then turned to Goyle, who had allowed Granger to sink to her knees.

"Draco," he said. "What are you doing?"

"I … I don't know." With a quick flick of his wrist, Draco Stupefied Goyle.

Hermione slumped onto the floor, gasping for breath. Draco rushed to her and laid her flat on the ground. He looked at her, met her gaze, and saw confusion.

"This will hurt," he said, closing his hand around the shaft of the knife.

She barely moved her head and closed her eyes.

Draco pulled with all his might and the knife came free. Hermione's mouth opened and her face contorted in pain, but she still made no sound. He frowned, and removed the Silencing Spell.

She was gasping then, watching him with her huge, brown eyes.

Draco examined the knife for some clue as to its origins and saw ancient Norse runes inscribed along the blade. The etchings were fairly recent, not dating to Norse periods; only the language was antiquated. He recognized the phrase, a popular one among Death Eaters.

From Hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.

It was a very powerful chant. When intoned during certain rituals, with the appropriate incantations and environment, it resulted in a thick cloud of deadly, red smoke. The smoke could then be captured, bottled, and used in poisons, or, in this case, forged into the metal itself.

To unbind the Dark magic from the knife was impossible; however, he could attempt to draw the poison from Granger's blood, and then hope to heal her wound. He crouched low over her, noticing how pale her face was from loss of blood.

He carefully began unbuttoning her shirt. She struggled against him weakly. "Relax," he said. "I'm trying to help you." She stilled. Draco finished the last button and examined the damage. The puncture had gone in just below the ribcage and from the way she was breathing, had probably punctured a lung. He cleaned the excess blood away. "This is going to hurt more," he told her, positioning his wand over the wound.

Granger looked at him and he thought she would tell him no. He took a deep breath, counted to three, and stuck the tip of his wand into the hole left by the knife.

She cried out, her face contorting into a grimace, and reached for his free hand. When she caught it, she wrapped her thin digits around his and squeezed so hard he nearly jerked away, yanking his wand from her flesh. He thought she might break his fingers. Gradually the pain lessened and her grip weakened.

Draco mumbled the words that would draw the poison, which had leached from the knife, out of her system. "Syphodio veneficus," he muttered repeatedly. Each time his wand would tingle with magic and then finally, it gave a sharp hitch when it had pulled as much of the evil substance that it could. That hitch sent Granger into a pained fit, and she passed out.

After withdrawing all the poison, Draco set to healing her wounds. He had never practiced it, but Snape had told him what to do. Maldirarum percuro was a spell for curing wounds of a Dark nature. Snape had used it on Draco after Potter cursed him, and Draco had wanted to know what it was so that he could use it in the future. He couldn't have known he would use it so soon.

Fortunately, she had only been stabbed once, though it was a deep wound. Draco methodically repaired her lungs, blood vessels, and the layers of skin until the puncture hole closed, leaving behind whole, pink skin. He noted with satisfaction that there would be minimal scarring.

He sat down on the floor, exhausted. He's been hunched over Granger's form for nearly half an hour, expending his energy on a specific, targeted area of her body. He smirked at the unwitting innuendo and then glanced at her still form beside him, thinking he should probably cover her up.

Draco sighed and returned to a bent position over her and began buttoning her shirt. She would probably need a few Blood Replenishing potions, but he loathed both the idea of telling anyone about what had happened and of people learning what he had done. He didn't regret saving her, but he was supposed to be working for the creature intent on eradicating people like her. He didn't think it would go over well as a conversation piece among his friends and family.

Just when he finished the last button, Hermione reached up and grabbed his hand. Startled, he froze, and then met her gaze. She was looking at him through groggy, bleary eyes.

"Does anything hurt?" he asked, withdrawing his hand and then sitting down beside her.

She shook her head. "I … I don't feel … so good."

"I expect not. You lost a lot of blood."

Hermione blinked a few times and when their eyes met again, her eyes were still bleary, but they were also determined. "Why?" she whispered.

He shrugged. "Sod if I know."

"Listen," he said sternly. "This … never happened, all right? You can't go running off to Potter and Dumbledore about this."

"You're joking, right?" she said, her voice stronger. "Zabini … he sodding stabbed me! I'm not supposed to tell anyone? I won't let him get away with it!"

He winced and ran a hand through his hair. It was an unreasonable request, when he thought about it. "I'm buggered as it is," he said, the full weight of his looming task returning to rest heavily on his shoulders, heavier now with the ramifications of what he had just done. "They … when they tell what happened …" He glanced out the window at the bright, full moon.

"Of course," she said bitterly. "Mummy and Daddy won't be happy with you saving someone like me."

Draco was too tired to argue or think of any snarky comeback. "You don't know even half of it," he said.

The lack of venom in his voice surprised Hermione. He still looked awful—thin, too pale, even for him, and his robes hung loosely on his broad shoulders. His eyes were blood-shot with grey circles under them. It occurred to her that the consequences for his actions in helping her could be far more severe than wagging tongues. Painful curses and physical violence were more likely. Though she couldn't imagine keeping the attack a secret, he had saved her life. Perhaps she could keep quiet for while, so that he wouldn't be hurt … or worse.

"Maybe you're right," she said softly. "You could tell me. Half of it, if you want."

He cast her a weary look, then chuckled morosely. "If there was even the slightest chance that talking about it would matter … maybe, but only because I'm so infernally tired of it all. But it won't, so no. I won't be opening up to you or anyone else tonight." He glanced at the three prone forms of his classmates. "I've got to fix this." Draco wasn't sure he could do it, the exhaustion and dread threatening to overwhelm him. He had been planning and scheming all year for an approaching deadline, to no avail. Now the situation was dire and when he needed to think quickly, to solve an immediate problem, he couldn't. His shoulders slumped; he had failed again.

"Obliviate them," Hermione said. "Let them think they waited here for me but I never came."

Draco glanced at her skeptically. "Right, I know all about Advanced Memory Charms. Studied it last year, in fact," he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

She narrowed her eyes. "Good, then you can perform it on Zabini while I work on Crabbe and Goyle." She got the anticipated reaction from him when his eyes widened in surprise.

"You … you've done it?"

"I've been studying," she said. "Help me sit up."

He gently but firmly pushed her back to the floor. "No, no, this won't work. You need blood before you can cast any complex spells. You'll just faint, and then you're no good to me. Keep talking." His voice held a distinct tone of exhaustion.

"Fine, you Obliviate them. I'll show you how, it shouldn't be too difficult. I couldn't care less if something went a little wrong, truth be told. Then you take them back into the dungeons—don't forget the knife—and while you're there, break into Snape's stores for the blood potions. If anyone asks why you're out past curfew, tell them Ernie offered to do your Potions homework for a week and give you a bottle of Old Ogden's to work his patrol tonight. Bring the potions to me, and then leave." She paused, looking at him intently. "I won't tell anyone what you did. At least, not until it's safe to."

He stared at her, disbelief evident on his face. Why would she keep this a secret for him? He hadn't begged, bribed, whined … or even asked! Perhaps his desperation was so apparent that she had read through his eyes, and seen the blackness of despair that threatened to drown him. For some reason, he wasn't incensed by her concern. It swelled something inside him, a pleasant feeling he had never experienced before.

"Will you be all right?" he asked. "I'm not sure I should just leave you …"

"Yeah," she said, giving him a weak smile. "I'll be fine once I drink the potions. I'll have to wait a while before I'll be confident to walk, but as long as this room is locked against anyone coming in, I'll be fine."

"You … you really won't tell?" he asked hesitantly, half expecting her to laugh at him for thinking she had been serious.

"I really won't tell, Malfoy. You did save my life, after all."

Draco exhaled in relief. For some reason, he believed her, and when he took his next breath his lungs filled completely with air for the first time in months. He wouldn't have to worry about his parents or, worse, the Dark Lord, finding out. There was no possible way he could thank her. No amount of money, gifts, or gratitude from him could adequately express the relief he felt, nor repay the debt he felt he owed her.

He was free … Draco's chest tightened again. Free to continue working on a mission that seemed doomed and would, if successful, leave his soul forever black, despite this one good mark he had earned. If he thought about it for too long, he often came to the conclusion that it had been doomed from the start.

"Okay," he said, picking her wand off the floor and handing it to her. Then he drew his own. "Are you sure we should do this?" he asked. It was probably the closest he'd ever come to admitting that there was something he wasn't sure he could do.

She smiled, catching his implication but not mentioning it. "You'll do fine. Luckily, the short-term version of the spell is rather uncomplicated." She lifted her wand and showed him the proper movement. "Obliviatum hora should do the trick. We haven't been in this room that long."

He nodded and stood. "I'll do it before I revive them. In the hallway, so they don't see you." Draco cleaned the blood off his hands and then Levitated the bodies of his mates into the hallway. "I … I'll be back," he said. "I'm going to ward this classroom so only I can come back in."

Hermione nodded from her position on the floor. The door shut and only then did she allow the tears to fall. She'd been frightened during the attack, and the cursed wound had hurt unlike anything she'd ever experienced, and then she was rescued by the least likely person imaginable. What was more, she had promised not to tell anyone, and what better evidence did she need to prove to Harry that Malfoy wasn't up to something? He had saved her from his housemates and friends, and she believed that he would return with the much-needed potions. That behavior did not fall in line with a Death Eater up to nefarious plotting. Hermione felt slightly bad for suspecting him, despite his nasty behavior toward them all through that year and those before.

She tried to sit up, but felt herself begin to swoon, and resigned herself to waiting on the floor.

When Draco returned with the potions, he saw Hermione's eyes closed and panicked. He rushed to her and took her face roughly in his hands.

"Granger? Granger, wake up!" he said frantically, his brow furrowed in consternation.

She moaned and her eyes fluttered open, then she cringed. "Ow," she said. Her chest was beginning to feel very stiff.

Draco exhaled in relief. "You scared me! I would have been very put out with you if you had gone and died on me. Would've broken into Snape's office for no reason."

"Merlin forbid I be the cause of wasted effort on your part," she said sleepily, trying to focus on his face. She thought she caught him smile before turning his face away from her.

"Here, drink up. Judging by how much blood is all over you, and the floor, and what I already cleaned off me, I'd say you need three vials."

Hermione nodded and downed the first one. She immediately felt the potion take effect. Draco's concerned expression and furrowed brow came into focus. She shook her head, not having realized how groggy she had felt until some of it was relieved.

"Better?" he asked.

"Yes," she said, accepting the second vial. When she'd finished all three, Draco helped her to sit up and lean against the teacher's desk. She could feel her strength returning and her thoughts clearing.

"I, er, brought you a shirt to change into. Thought you could Transfigure it to look like the one you're wearing. I imagine Potter and Weasley would go barmy if they saw you covered in blood. They'd start asking questions."

"Uh-huh," she said, accepting the battered T-shirt from him.

"It was the best I could do in a pinch," he said, as though apologizing. He didn't tell her that he had simply grabbed the first thing he put his hands on in his room, and that the shirt happened to be his favorite. It was a deep scarlet color and had a faded logo of the Caerphilly Catapults on the front.

"It's fine," she whispered. "Would you mind? I'd rather save my strength."

"Oh, right." He hesitated, having never Transfigured anything into an article of woman's clothing before. When he handed the result to Hermione, she seemed satisfied.

Draco watched, wanting to make sure she could manage.

She fumbled with the top button and then looked up at him. "Would you, um, look away?" Her cheeks flushed at her question.

"Yeah, of course." He walked to the far corner of the classroom, forcing his thoughts onto the set of Charms texts on the shelves in the back. It wouldn't do to think too much about what she was doing.

"Finished," she said after what felt to him like an age.

He went to her and stared at the bloody shirt, now in a heap next to her. "Reckon I should clean up a bit." He siphoned the blood off the floor, put the furniture back in order and went back to staring at her shirt. "What do you want me to do with it?" he asked.

"Burn it. Get rid of the evidence." She picked it up, touching a part that hadn't been stained, and held it toward him. "Go on. Just … aim away from me."

Her trust in him was astonishing, but he found that, had their situation been reversed, he would have felt the same trust in her. The ordeal had bonded them, at least for as long as they were in that classroom.

He wondered if it would extend afterwards, but knew that it shouldn't, it couldn't. She would never speak to him in public, because if he was seen having anything to do with her, the information would get back to his parents and then he would risk not only himself and everyone he loved, but her as well. Beside there was no point in wishing for a temporary friendship. If he was successful in his task, he knew she would never look at him with anything but pure hate in her eyes.

Draco nodded, swallowing hard at the thought. "Incendio!"

Fire consumed the shirt and Hermione was careful to drop it just before it reached her fingers.

"Thank you," she said, gratitude welling in her voice.

"It was … you're welcome." He gave her a tentative smile. He had never done anything so heroic or outright contrary to his upbringing in his life, and he marveled at the inherently good feelings his actions evoked.

"I'll just wait a few more minutes," Hermione said, smiling back. "You can go now."

Draco shifted his weight, and then sat on the floor beside her, leaning against the desk. "Nah. Might as well make sure you can walk back to your tower. Wouldn't want to leave just to have you pass out in the hallway. Someone would find you, questions would be raised, and they'd be looking for someone to blame."

Hermione smiled to herself, thankful for the company and amused by the excuses he made.

"How are you feeling?" he asked.

"My chest hurts, and it's a little painful to take deep breaths."

"I've never really done that spell before, so I'm not surprised it wasn't a perfect job."

"I think it'll go away. Bodies aren't used to such abuse, and they tend to protest whenever they aren't treated well. I'm sure it's just bruising and scarring. I checked the wound when I changed, and you did a good job sealing it."

"Thanks," he muttered, reddening slightly at her praise. He wasn't used to it, especially not from people who were supposed to hate him, and he them.

"What spell did you use, anyway? And how did you know what to do?"

Draco stretched his legs out in front of him and leaned his head against the desk. "I've seen Blaise with that knife for two years. He left it hidden in his room after last year, under a few loose boards we reckon Filch doesn't know about. There's no way he could've gotten it in this year with all the security precautions. The inscription on it … I've seen it before. Dark Magic, a type of poison bonded with the metal until it breaks magical flesh. I had to pull the poison out of you before it reached your heart. Snape taught me the healing spell I used; it's designed for Dark curses."

She shook her head. "I can't believe … I almost died tonight. They were waiting for me; they'd planned it."

"I won't let them bother you again. I had heard Zabini talking big in the common room a few times, but didn't imagine he would do anything with it." Draco realized Blaise had probably been trying to show him up. Draco had bragged about a task, given by the Dark Lord, for the better part of the beginning of the year. Zabini had expressed interest in helping, but Draco hadn't trusted him.

"How can you stop them?"

He shrugged. "I don't know. I'll lie, tell them something. You shouldn't go wandering the corridors alone, that goes without saying."

They sat in silence for a few minutes, enjoying the sensation of comfort and ease between them. Neither had ever imagined it was possible, nor did they expect it to continue. As soon as they set foot outside the door, it would evaporate. Twice, Draco's arm brushed Hermione's and he felt something akin to life flowing through him, a sensation he hadn't experienced in well over a year.

"I think I'm ready to go now," Hermione said eventually.

Draco repositioned himself to crouch beside her, snaking his arm under her left and around her back, holding her tightly. "Let's get you up," he said. He helped her to stand, and then to walk.

When she was confident in her strength, she removed herself from his arms, an odd feeling of loss washing through her, and took a few steps on her own. She pocketed her wand and looked at him. "All right. All better."

He nodded once, keeping her gaze.

"Thank you again, Malfoy. Guess we're even."

"I assure you, my motives were purely selfish," he said, a strained smile on his face. He couldn't tell her that, in fact, he was still in her debt. She would ask questions he couldn't answer.

Hermione shyly returned the smile and then slowly made her way to the door and turned the handle. She looked back over her shoulder. "I hope …" She paused, considering her words carefully. "I hope we both get to see the other side of this." She didn't wait for his response and softly clicked the door shut behind her.

Draco stared at the handle for a long while, contemplating her words. The other side of what? The war? Did she suspect … did she know what he was doing? How could she possibly … But what could she have meant? He felt a ridiculous urge to follow her and ask, but that would jeopardize everything he'd done in the last hour.

He waited for fifteen minutes before leaving the room, careful to make sure no one saw him. It wouldn't do to have people whispering about him and Granger leaving the Charms classroom in close succession after curfew.

As he lay in bed that night, Draco decided two things. He was still determined to complete his task. Nothing had happened to change that, but he would return Hermione's kindness if the opportunity presented itself. He couldn't imagine a situation in which he would be able to help her, or repay her, but he would take it if he stumbled upon one.

And if he ever got the chance, he would ask her what she had meant. If it was in his power at all, he would see to it that they both made it to the other side.

End Notes: Thank you for reading! Moonie, I hope you liked it, and I hope if filled your request!

The curse on the knife comes from Moby Dick, by Herman Melville.

Spells: I made these up, using an English-to-Latin translation site.

Syphodio veneficus – "sypho" means to siphon; "odio" means hate; "veneficus" means magical poison. Draco siphoned the magical poison that had been created through hate.

Maldirarum percuro – "mal" means bad; "dirae –arum" means curse; "percuro" means to heal thoroughly. This is a healing spell designed for Dark curses.

Obliviatum hora – "obliviatum" derived from Obliviate; "hora" means one hour.


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One Weak Moment

Disclaimer: I don't own Profiler, I only wish I did. No infringements intended, just having a bit of fun.

Author's Note: This is non-canon, AU, and OOC for Bailey, Sam, and of course Jack, but as stated in the disclaimer, I'm just having a bit of fun. Fluff bunnies abound!

One Weak Moment

She had a weak moment. That's all it was. One weak moment in a lifetime of necessary strong ones. She still loved Tom. She had never stopped loving him, but there was just something about Bailey. He was charismatic and magnetic and so strong. It was a one-time deal and it would never happen again. One weak moment when neither of them could resist temptation. She would go back to Tom and he would go back to his wife and they would find happiness where they could. She would start to show in a few months and Tom would think the baby was his. It could be his, but somewhere deep in her heart, she knew different. She knew that the tiny life growing inside her was his, was Bailey's. She and Tom had been trying since they married and nothing had ever happened. That in it's self was one more point in Bailey's favor.

The days passed swiftly. Chloe was born and Sam thanked every god she had heard of, that her daughter looked just like her. There was still a chance that the man she would call 'Daddy' was really her father, but Sam blamed herself for her moment of weakness, that she had these swarming doubts.

Two years passed and each one seemed to show a little more of Bailey in her daughter. Chloe still looked like her, but there were little things that were all Bailey. Like here eyes being the deep chocolate brown of Bailey's, or how she would smile her little crooked smile, just like Bailey and get that serious little frown, like him. Then disaster struck in the form of the Jack of all Trades. Tom was gone and Sam and Chloe were left on they're own. Bailey was there to pick up the pieces. Little by little Sam began to fall in love with him. Each new day reassured her that he would always stand by her and protect her and Chloe in a way that Tom had never been able to do. And he seemed to love her daughter as his own. In her eyes, Jack could never touch Bailey, or her through him. Sam began to wonder if perhaps she had always loved Bailey and had never really loved Tom at all. Then one day it all came to a head. She either had to tell him how she felt or she would spontaneously combust, her love filling her heart to bursting.

"Bailey, can I talk to you?" Sam asked as she poked her head into his office. They had just wrapped up a case and were taking a moment to breathe before the next one came in.

"Sure, come in." Sam entered and shut the door behind her. Bailey had already closed the blinds over the windows. She perched on the corner of his desk, next to him. "What do you need?" It was the phrasing and tone that always melted her heart, as if she was the most important thing in the world; that nothing else could distract his attention from her and what she needed to tell him. Like her every word was the meaning of life.

"I just need to tell you something." Bailey waited patiently for her to continue, knowing that this wasn't the time to rush her. She would tell him everything in her own time and would feel all the better about telling him because he hadn't pushed her for the information. "I love you Bailey Malone." His eyes lit up and a happy grin broke out on his face. He pulled her down into his lap and kissed her softly, then hugged her close.

"I love you too Sam. I have for a long time." She smiled against his chest, as she made an internal decision.

"I need to tell you something else." He nodded. "You remember that time when you were still married and so was I, when we had our weak moments with each other?" He nodded. That was the point when he had been sure he was in love with her and not his wife. "Well I think, I'm pretty sure, but it would need to be tested, that Chloe is yours and not Tom's." Bailey looked stunned for a moment.

"Do you want to know for sure?" Sam nodded. "We'll have Grace run the test for us. Do you want to tell Chloe if I am her father?"

"Not right now. We'll tell her when she's a little older and better able to understand what it's all about. I love you Bailey. I love you very much. Thank you for being my rock, and for loving both of us."

"I love you too, and you are most welcome. Let's call it a night." Bailey escorted her home. They had dinner together and it was the start of a new life and love that would last until the end of time.

Jack from his vantage point, watched Sam, Bailey, and Chloe sit together at the dinner table, laughing, smiling, and loving each other. He sighed to himself. It was time to give up the chase. Sam could never belong to him. She had found her forever love, her soul mate. It was time to move onto weaker prey. Sam and Bailey together were too strong to take down and he couldn't bear the way it would destroy Sam if he took Bailey away. Yes, it was time to find a new object of his affection. He nodded to himself pressed a kiss to his fingers, then pressed them against the glass, before slipping silently into the night.


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Poll: Eligible players

Moderator: smoovethug

Should we use...

The restrictive list (players only added to database when called up the majors)
The unrestrictive list (players added to the database at Yahoo's discretion)
Total votes : 11

Re: Poll: Eligible players

Postby GiantsFan14 » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:17 pm

fezzik wrote:I remember there being some discussion about term limits for keepers...4 years was what was posted earlier in the thread after there was some resistance to no term limits...if there were no term limits, I would have taken Hamels over Peavy last round. So it has definitely been affecting my drafting...

we definitely discussed and decided on the 4 year keeper limit, i've been drafting under that rule as well.
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Re: Poll: Eligible players

Postby WickedSmaat » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:58 pm

Snakes Gould wrote:
WickedSmaat wrote:
Snakes Gould wrote:because a player cannot be eligible for both drafts. it essentially just makes the minor league draft rounds 25-30 instead of a minor league draft. im over this like everyone else said.

make it simple. no minor leagues ever. everyone is eligible. its getting out of hand now.

I'm not saying that you can draft ANYONE in the MiLB draft, that would mean 25-30...

And if you're worried about players being eligible in both drafts, make them separate drafts and not coinciding. You're seriously talking 2 prospects out of the 60 that would most likely be drafted(or even wanted) in the MLB draft.

The ideas I've given aren't complicated at all...

I'm just going to hold off now until I know for sure that we're either doing a MiLB system or not.

not true. if i have the last pick in the 23rd round of the major league draft, i would much rather have neftali feliz or someone like that than a pedro feliz or carlos ruiz. then i would just stash the minor league player on my farm, and pick up a feliz or ruiz anyway. with that system, there are too many loopholes.

either way, a decision needs to be made very soon.

No, read my post. I was saying ANYONE drafted in the MLB draft can NEVER been put into your farm system(and Feliz wouldn't be eligible either in the MLB draft because he's not in the 0<x<130/50, it's not complicated but it may be misunderstood). That's why I posted it more than once to get that point across. Besides, I think to negate most of this, the MiLB draft should come before the Regular draft, that way we wouldn't have the Price/Maybin problem that would encounter by running them coincided or MiLB after the draft. That way their drafted as prospects and the ability to be in your farm system instead of being forced to be on the active roster.

And since we'll have it next year, I don't see why we can't have a nice healthy debate about it now while we're all here.
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