The Senior Project
Prologue
For those of you anxiously awaiting the conclusion of Lucius' Bookshelves, you'll have to wait a little longer. This one has been clawing at me to get written. Let me know what you think of it!
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The Senior Project
Summary: Hermione works with Snape on her Senior Project. A Hermione/Lucius fic. Really. HG/LM
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Prologue
The air was cool and the night was dark and still. The masked wizard looked around the clearing uncertainly. To be summoned alone was a dubious distinction. Certainly the Dark Lord had no reason to suspect that he was a traitor, but that didn't prevent him from being subjected to unpleasantries at his leader's whim. Particularly since he seemed to bear a grudge concerning the statement he'd had to make about the 'Imperius' curse.
A rustling in the underbrush suggested that his Lord had arrived. He lowered himself down to kneel on one knee, his head bent to indicate his position of subservience.
'You are on time.' He didn't need to look up to know that the red eyes were peering at him from under skull-white lids.
'Yes, my Lord.'
'I have a task that requires your delicate touch.'
A task requiring his delicate touch? Key words that suggested the Dark Lord suspected someone of being a spy for the Other Side. He held his breath for a split second before responding. Usually he was brought in to eliminate the identified traitor. 'I am happy to be of service, my Lord.'
'I have reason to believe that one of our own is a traitor.' A breeze blew through the trees and he strained to hear the name of the suspected spy. 'I need you to infiltrate this individual's surrounding and ascertain whether, in fact, he is indeed a traitor. Take the time you need to make an accurate assessment of the situation. Contact me in the usual manner when you have made your determination. That is all.'
Lucius nodded once in acknowledgement. He waited until the rustling in the underbrush subsided before standing up and apparating back to Malfoy Manor.