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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female › Lucius/Hermione
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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female › Lucius/Hermione
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
22
Views:
9,479
Reviews:
56
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Currently Reading:
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I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
A Deep Breath
Lucius paced back and forth in his study. Every slight movement sounded like Vesy coming to tell him Hermione was here, and every time it wasn’t he was convinced she wouldn’t come.
He tried to make some progress on his newest building project but his mind wasn’t able to think about anything other than Hermione. He sat down at his desk and gave in to his thoughts.
He thought about when he saw Hermione at the bar. She was gorgeous, he had always thought so, but to see her smile was intoxicating. He envied every man who could just walk up to her and start a conversation. He knew he could never have that with her, she would always see him as a monster.
He didn’t blame her. The things she had endured under him were horrific. He couldn’t imagine what would bring her back to this place, but he respected her for her nerve.
He had respected her even during that week she was in his control. She could be calm in the most stressful of situations but was still able to speak her mind. She was articulate and spoke from the heart, which was what made his job so difficult.
He had to keep face with the other death eaters, make them think he was in the Dark Lords good graces and still powerful. Her screams resonated in his head as he recalled the blows he dealt her. She would always cry out for her friends and beg to see them; he had admired the trio for their loyalty.
He could see the bruises in his mind, the streaks of blood and tears running down her face. He stood up and quickly ran to the bathroom. He vigorously washed his hands and face and pushed the memories from his head. If he had ever learned how to cry he would be crying now.
He heard footsteps in the other room and ran to see who it was. Vesy stood in the middle of the room with a tray of food.
“Master should eat something. Master has been having bad memories again” Vesy said as she set the tray on the table
“It’s ok Vesy, any word from Ms. Granger?” Lucius asked
“No” Vesy was arranging the plates of food on Lucius’ desk
“That’ll do” Lucius dismissed Vesy with a wave of his hand
She wasn’t coming. He had to face it. He had trashed any hope of apologizing to her.
He wasn’t sure where to go from here. He had tried seeing other women, even sleeping with them. He had tried talking to his son about Hermione but it only left him wanting to see her more.
He found some relief when Draco told him Hermione didn’t hold any grudges, but he wished he could talk to her face to face and tell her the truth about those nights. That he never wanted to hurt her.
His stomach began to flip as the memories turned up in him again.
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Professor Phan hadn’t heard from Hermione for two days. She expected a phone call yesterday telling her what happened with Lucius and when she got through another day with no word she was worried.
She dismissed her last class early and made a quick trip to Hermione’s house. Harry answered the door.
“I’m here to talk to Hermione Granger” Phan told Harry
“Um…well I haven’t seen her in a few days” Harry explained
“Can you tell me where she is?” Phan asked
“Oh she’s here, she’s just locked herself in her room” Harry answered
“I think I should check on her” Phan pushed herself past Harry, she was really worried now
The first three knocks produced no answer
“Hermione I will use force to get in there” Phan yelled through the door. She heard the lock click and she pushed the door open.
White clouds of Kleenex covered the floor. There was no sign of Hermione but a soft whimpering gave Professor Phan a hunch she was buried under a pile of clothes and blankets. She stripped away a few layers and found the back of Hermione’s head.
“Aww dear you should eat something” Phan said
Hermione held up a crusty bagel with one bite out of it.
“Can I get you something to drink” Phan went on
Hermione held up an empty bottle of wine. Professor Phan couldn’t help but snicker as she walked to Hermione’s bathroom for a cup of water.
“Here this will help” Phan said as she slipped a hangover potion into the water
“He wasn’t alone” Hermione managed to say after a few minutes
“You went to see him then” Phan asked
“Yes I went to see him’ Hermione said finally looking at Phan. Her eyes were so sunken and red Phan drew back. She never thought Hermione could look so ugly.
“Oh my dear! You poor thing. Lets get you cleaned up and sort out your room and you just blurt out whatever comes to mind” Phan said and began picking up clothes from the floor
It was a good plan, during the course of the cleaning spree Phan heard every detail about the encounter with Lucius. She could see this situation was getting desperate and she was going to have to pull some tricks out of her bag to resolve this.
After the room was looking less like a war zone and more like a bed room Phan told Hermione to stop by her office first thing Saturday morning.
Ok a short one to start the night off.
Meankitty69~ I’ve been in your predicament before. I’m glad you have decided to put my story in your busy lineup.
Heidi191976~ I thought the fight with Lucius and Samantha was a good way to show how much Lucius has changed. Don’t worry they’ll talk…oh man will they talk ;)
He tried to make some progress on his newest building project but his mind wasn’t able to think about anything other than Hermione. He sat down at his desk and gave in to his thoughts.
He thought about when he saw Hermione at the bar. She was gorgeous, he had always thought so, but to see her smile was intoxicating. He envied every man who could just walk up to her and start a conversation. He knew he could never have that with her, she would always see him as a monster.
He didn’t blame her. The things she had endured under him were horrific. He couldn’t imagine what would bring her back to this place, but he respected her for her nerve.
He had respected her even during that week she was in his control. She could be calm in the most stressful of situations but was still able to speak her mind. She was articulate and spoke from the heart, which was what made his job so difficult.
He had to keep face with the other death eaters, make them think he was in the Dark Lords good graces and still powerful. Her screams resonated in his head as he recalled the blows he dealt her. She would always cry out for her friends and beg to see them; he had admired the trio for their loyalty.
He could see the bruises in his mind, the streaks of blood and tears running down her face. He stood up and quickly ran to the bathroom. He vigorously washed his hands and face and pushed the memories from his head. If he had ever learned how to cry he would be crying now.
He heard footsteps in the other room and ran to see who it was. Vesy stood in the middle of the room with a tray of food.
“Master should eat something. Master has been having bad memories again” Vesy said as she set the tray on the table
“It’s ok Vesy, any word from Ms. Granger?” Lucius asked
“No” Vesy was arranging the plates of food on Lucius’ desk
“That’ll do” Lucius dismissed Vesy with a wave of his hand
She wasn’t coming. He had to face it. He had trashed any hope of apologizing to her.
He wasn’t sure where to go from here. He had tried seeing other women, even sleeping with them. He had tried talking to his son about Hermione but it only left him wanting to see her more.
He found some relief when Draco told him Hermione didn’t hold any grudges, but he wished he could talk to her face to face and tell her the truth about those nights. That he never wanted to hurt her.
His stomach began to flip as the memories turned up in him again.
______________________________________________________________________________
Professor Phan hadn’t heard from Hermione for two days. She expected a phone call yesterday telling her what happened with Lucius and when she got through another day with no word she was worried.
She dismissed her last class early and made a quick trip to Hermione’s house. Harry answered the door.
“I’m here to talk to Hermione Granger” Phan told Harry
“Um…well I haven’t seen her in a few days” Harry explained
“Can you tell me where she is?” Phan asked
“Oh she’s here, she’s just locked herself in her room” Harry answered
“I think I should check on her” Phan pushed herself past Harry, she was really worried now
The first three knocks produced no answer
“Hermione I will use force to get in there” Phan yelled through the door. She heard the lock click and she pushed the door open.
White clouds of Kleenex covered the floor. There was no sign of Hermione but a soft whimpering gave Professor Phan a hunch she was buried under a pile of clothes and blankets. She stripped away a few layers and found the back of Hermione’s head.
“Aww dear you should eat something” Phan said
Hermione held up a crusty bagel with one bite out of it.
“Can I get you something to drink” Phan went on
Hermione held up an empty bottle of wine. Professor Phan couldn’t help but snicker as she walked to Hermione’s bathroom for a cup of water.
“Here this will help” Phan said as she slipped a hangover potion into the water
“He wasn’t alone” Hermione managed to say after a few minutes
“You went to see him then” Phan asked
“Yes I went to see him’ Hermione said finally looking at Phan. Her eyes were so sunken and red Phan drew back. She never thought Hermione could look so ugly.
“Oh my dear! You poor thing. Lets get you cleaned up and sort out your room and you just blurt out whatever comes to mind” Phan said and began picking up clothes from the floor
It was a good plan, during the course of the cleaning spree Phan heard every detail about the encounter with Lucius. She could see this situation was getting desperate and she was going to have to pull some tricks out of her bag to resolve this.
After the room was looking less like a war zone and more like a bed room Phan told Hermione to stop by her office first thing Saturday morning.
Ok a short one to start the night off.
Meankitty69~ I’ve been in your predicament before. I’m glad you have decided to put my story in your busy lineup.
Heidi191976~ I thought the fight with Lucius and Samantha was a good way to show how much Lucius has changed. Don’t worry they’ll talk…oh man will they talk ;)