Line Between Nightmare and Dream
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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female › Lucius/Hermione
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
22
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9,485
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56
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The Plot
Hermione woke up when a ray of sun crossed over her eyes. She could feel Lucius’ arm around her and she turned to look at him.
“Ah I should have closed the curtains tighter, I’m sorry my dear” Lucius said brushing her hair from her forehead
“What time is it?” Hermione asked still groggy
“Nearly noon” Lucius smiled
“NOON!! Why on earth didn’t you wake me up?” Hermione sat straight up trying to pull herself out of a sleep fog
“I thought you deserved a good rest after last night” Lucius admitted
“And you’ve been sitting here watching me sleep all morning?” Hermione asked slightly embarrassed
“….Yes, your are fascinating when you sleep” Lucius didn’t have the heart to tell her what he had actually been doing all morning
Lucius had gotten up very early. He couldn’t sleep anyhow with the thoughts of revenge pooling through his brain. He hadn’t let his mind work and plot like this in years.
At first he thought he would simply contact the Ministry and tell them about a few artifacts and books he knew Carrow still owned, but that presented two problems. One, the Ministry may question how he came to know of the items and put him into a line of fire, and two, he wouldn’t be able to watch him squirm if Amycus was sent away to Azkaban. So he had to work through different channels.
The first contact he made was to Samantha who was a friend of Amycus’ wife, Lana.
“Samantha I need you to help me” Lucius began
“You want me to help you after you threw me out of your house and insulted my family” Samantha sneered
“I need your help to bring down Amycus” Lucius said.
He knew this would hook her. Samantha’s father had offered her hand to Amycus, but he had refused and married Lana instead. Samantha was insulted because she thought Lana was of lesser blood status than her, she thought everyone had lesser blood status than her. Never the less she was very bitter about the whole situation. Luckily for Lucius Samantha lived by the motto “keep your friends close and your enemies closer”. She had become friends with Lana hoping to compromise the marriage from within.
“Down how?” Samantha asked intrigued
“Personally, financially, emotionally…anything else you want to add” Lucius replied
“I’m listening” Samantha said
“I want you to get into Lana’s head and pull her loyalties away from Amycus” Lucius said
“That won’t be all that hard. Amycus has a few women he is seen regularly with” Samantha was grinning ear to ear. She had been waiting for an opportunity to expose Amycus’ unfaithfulness. She was going to wait until their anniversary but she was willing to speed up the process.
“Take it easy. I don’t want this to blow up in his face right now, but we need to prime her for the news. I will contact you in a week or so to tell you when to let the cat out of the bag” Lucius directed. He was relieved to find Amycus hadn’t lost his love of loose women. This part of the plan would be easier than he had thought.
His next plan was a little more involved. He wanted to scare Amycus with a ministry visit, but he didn’t want them to find anything just yet.
“Jon, I have a tip for you about some dark arts items that might soon be on the market” Lucius greeted Jon. Jon owed Lucius his freedom; Lucius had testified in Jon’s defense during his trial and ultimately convinced the Ministry to set Jon free.
“Is that so? I assume this tip comes with a few conditions” Jon said
“Of course. I need you to hold onto the items and be willing to testify against the seller in court” Lucius explained
“Court is the last place I want to be. How can you be sure they will let me go again?” Jon asked concerned
“When the time is right, you will be the one to alert the Ministry that you’ve come across the items. I would think it would put you in an even better standing with the Ministry than you are now” Lucius explained
“And when I tell the Ministry, I assume this conversation never happened” Jon speculated
“It seems you understand the situation well” Lucius said. He dropped Amycus’ name with a farewell.
The next step was to call the bastard himself. Lucius took a shower to calm him self before he contacted Amycus. He knew he wouldn’t be able to control himself in person so he used a sort of telephone that would let him speak to Amycus from a safe distance.
“Lucius! What can I do for you?” Amycus asked with a fact enthusiasm
“I’m afraid it’s not good news” Lucius began “The Ministry got a tip that you have illegal items in your house. I think you can expect a visit from them sometime today”
“FUCK!! Who was the ass that turned me in?” Amycus asked
“Who knows, but your biggest concern is how you are going to get those artifacts out of your home.” Lucius tried to keep Amycus thinking about the immediate threat
“I have a few places I can hide them” Amycus said blankly
“No when they raided my home they tore the place apart and disarmed every protective spell in the place” Lucius said truthfully
“How do I get rid of them on such short notice? Will you take them?” Amycus hoped
“NO NO, I don’t even want to know what you have, but I do know someone who might buy them from you. But I can’t guarantee he will sell them back to you” Lucius pushed
“Anything! If the Ministry is coming I need to get these things out of here!!” Amycus replied
Lucius gave him Jon’s information and left Amycus in a state of panic. There was only one last thing to do….send the anonymous tip to the Ministry.
~~~~~
Lucius watched Hermione’s silhouette on the shower curtain and thought about his mornings work. He imagined Amycus’ frantic call to Jon and the ridiculously low price he was forced to sell his illegal items for. He wondered which Auror would be sent to Amycus’ house; he hoped they would be dreadful to him.
“What will you do all day?” Hermione asked
“I have a few things to take care of that might take all day” Lucius replied
“Good because I need to get caught up on some school work. You’ve been distracting me too much lately” Hermione said with a forced grin
Lucius walked over to the shower and handed Hermione her towel. She withdrew when he tried to kiss her on the neck.
“I’m sorry” Lucius instinctively replied
“No, no it’s not your fault. I just don’t…feel…” Hermione didn’t know what to say. She didn’t feel sexy after the events at the Opera.
“I understand” Lucius said and stared into her eyes
Her heart made a slight flutter. He looked directly into her eyes despite the fact that the only thing she wore was a towel. He defiantly had a way of breaking down her walls.
Lucius let her dress in silence and met her at the door before she left.
“Don’t stay away too long” Lucius pleaded with Hermione
“I should be fine to meet for lunch again on Monday” Hermione said
“You know you can find me at anytime, if you feel unsafe…or anything” Lucius said
“Thank you” Hermione said with a quick peck and left
She felt bad giving Lucius the cold shoulder and not staying for lunch but she needed some time alone. She didn’t want the pressure to feel affectionate towards anyone. A day in her room surrounded by books sounded just right.
Lucius was even more driven to ruin Amycus after he saw the change in Hermione. She had gone so cold so fast he was scared she might never warm up to him again. He was shocked to feel his stomach knot up at the thought of losing her.
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Sorry about the delay. Finals are coming up and I have been writing term papers. I will try to get a few chapters in over Thanksgiving, but after that I will be busy for a few weeks.
Please continue to review, they really are the only reason I keep writing. Otherwise I think everyone hates the story and I’m not motivated to write anymore. Thank you to those who keep reading and I hope you enjoyed this chapter!!!
“Ah I should have closed the curtains tighter, I’m sorry my dear” Lucius said brushing her hair from her forehead
“What time is it?” Hermione asked still groggy
“Nearly noon” Lucius smiled
“NOON!! Why on earth didn’t you wake me up?” Hermione sat straight up trying to pull herself out of a sleep fog
“I thought you deserved a good rest after last night” Lucius admitted
“And you’ve been sitting here watching me sleep all morning?” Hermione asked slightly embarrassed
“….Yes, your are fascinating when you sleep” Lucius didn’t have the heart to tell her what he had actually been doing all morning
Lucius had gotten up very early. He couldn’t sleep anyhow with the thoughts of revenge pooling through his brain. He hadn’t let his mind work and plot like this in years.
At first he thought he would simply contact the Ministry and tell them about a few artifacts and books he knew Carrow still owned, but that presented two problems. One, the Ministry may question how he came to know of the items and put him into a line of fire, and two, he wouldn’t be able to watch him squirm if Amycus was sent away to Azkaban. So he had to work through different channels.
The first contact he made was to Samantha who was a friend of Amycus’ wife, Lana.
“Samantha I need you to help me” Lucius began
“You want me to help you after you threw me out of your house and insulted my family” Samantha sneered
“I need your help to bring down Amycus” Lucius said.
He knew this would hook her. Samantha’s father had offered her hand to Amycus, but he had refused and married Lana instead. Samantha was insulted because she thought Lana was of lesser blood status than her, she thought everyone had lesser blood status than her. Never the less she was very bitter about the whole situation. Luckily for Lucius Samantha lived by the motto “keep your friends close and your enemies closer”. She had become friends with Lana hoping to compromise the marriage from within.
“Down how?” Samantha asked intrigued
“Personally, financially, emotionally…anything else you want to add” Lucius replied
“I’m listening” Samantha said
“I want you to get into Lana’s head and pull her loyalties away from Amycus” Lucius said
“That won’t be all that hard. Amycus has a few women he is seen regularly with” Samantha was grinning ear to ear. She had been waiting for an opportunity to expose Amycus’ unfaithfulness. She was going to wait until their anniversary but she was willing to speed up the process.
“Take it easy. I don’t want this to blow up in his face right now, but we need to prime her for the news. I will contact you in a week or so to tell you when to let the cat out of the bag” Lucius directed. He was relieved to find Amycus hadn’t lost his love of loose women. This part of the plan would be easier than he had thought.
His next plan was a little more involved. He wanted to scare Amycus with a ministry visit, but he didn’t want them to find anything just yet.
“Jon, I have a tip for you about some dark arts items that might soon be on the market” Lucius greeted Jon. Jon owed Lucius his freedom; Lucius had testified in Jon’s defense during his trial and ultimately convinced the Ministry to set Jon free.
“Is that so? I assume this tip comes with a few conditions” Jon said
“Of course. I need you to hold onto the items and be willing to testify against the seller in court” Lucius explained
“Court is the last place I want to be. How can you be sure they will let me go again?” Jon asked concerned
“When the time is right, you will be the one to alert the Ministry that you’ve come across the items. I would think it would put you in an even better standing with the Ministry than you are now” Lucius explained
“And when I tell the Ministry, I assume this conversation never happened” Jon speculated
“It seems you understand the situation well” Lucius said. He dropped Amycus’ name with a farewell.
The next step was to call the bastard himself. Lucius took a shower to calm him self before he contacted Amycus. He knew he wouldn’t be able to control himself in person so he used a sort of telephone that would let him speak to Amycus from a safe distance.
“Lucius! What can I do for you?” Amycus asked with a fact enthusiasm
“I’m afraid it’s not good news” Lucius began “The Ministry got a tip that you have illegal items in your house. I think you can expect a visit from them sometime today”
“FUCK!! Who was the ass that turned me in?” Amycus asked
“Who knows, but your biggest concern is how you are going to get those artifacts out of your home.” Lucius tried to keep Amycus thinking about the immediate threat
“I have a few places I can hide them” Amycus said blankly
“No when they raided my home they tore the place apart and disarmed every protective spell in the place” Lucius said truthfully
“How do I get rid of them on such short notice? Will you take them?” Amycus hoped
“NO NO, I don’t even want to know what you have, but I do know someone who might buy them from you. But I can’t guarantee he will sell them back to you” Lucius pushed
“Anything! If the Ministry is coming I need to get these things out of here!!” Amycus replied
Lucius gave him Jon’s information and left Amycus in a state of panic. There was only one last thing to do….send the anonymous tip to the Ministry.
~~~~~
Lucius watched Hermione’s silhouette on the shower curtain and thought about his mornings work. He imagined Amycus’ frantic call to Jon and the ridiculously low price he was forced to sell his illegal items for. He wondered which Auror would be sent to Amycus’ house; he hoped they would be dreadful to him.
“What will you do all day?” Hermione asked
“I have a few things to take care of that might take all day” Lucius replied
“Good because I need to get caught up on some school work. You’ve been distracting me too much lately” Hermione said with a forced grin
Lucius walked over to the shower and handed Hermione her towel. She withdrew when he tried to kiss her on the neck.
“I’m sorry” Lucius instinctively replied
“No, no it’s not your fault. I just don’t…feel…” Hermione didn’t know what to say. She didn’t feel sexy after the events at the Opera.
“I understand” Lucius said and stared into her eyes
Her heart made a slight flutter. He looked directly into her eyes despite the fact that the only thing she wore was a towel. He defiantly had a way of breaking down her walls.
Lucius let her dress in silence and met her at the door before she left.
“Don’t stay away too long” Lucius pleaded with Hermione
“I should be fine to meet for lunch again on Monday” Hermione said
“You know you can find me at anytime, if you feel unsafe…or anything” Lucius said
“Thank you” Hermione said with a quick peck and left
She felt bad giving Lucius the cold shoulder and not staying for lunch but she needed some time alone. She didn’t want the pressure to feel affectionate towards anyone. A day in her room surrounded by books sounded just right.
Lucius was even more driven to ruin Amycus after he saw the change in Hermione. She had gone so cold so fast he was scared she might never warm up to him again. He was shocked to feel his stomach knot up at the thought of losing her.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sorry about the delay. Finals are coming up and I have been writing term papers. I will try to get a few chapters in over Thanksgiving, but after that I will be busy for a few weeks.
Please continue to review, they really are the only reason I keep writing. Otherwise I think everyone hates the story and I’m not motivated to write anymore. Thank you to those who keep reading and I hope you enjoyed this chapter!!!