Luna and Lucius

Hermione rang the bell of the tiny studio flat and waited patiently.

"Hermione!" Luna cried, flinging the door open and hugging her tightly. "It's so good to see you. Come in, come in. Have a seat."

"It's good to see you too." Hermione exclaimed, settling herself at Luna's miniscule kitchen table and gratefully excepting a cup of tea. "How's work?" Luna Lovegood had gone to work at The Magical Menagerie following graduation.

"Oh it's wonderful." Luna smiled dreamily. "We're expecting a litter of kittens in the next few weeks. Both parents are solid black, so we're keeping our fingers crossed. So how are you and how is Professor Snape?"

"I'm wonderful actually." Hermione smiled. "And Severus is….well he's Severus." She laughed.

"So tell me everything. I haven't seen you since the wedding. What's it like teaching at Hogwarts."

"Oh Luna, it's everything I hoped it would be. I love teaching. And it works out well with the marriage and everything."

"So you're staying in the dungeons now?"

"Of course. I would never even dream of asking him to leave his precious dungeons."

"Soooooooo?" Luna whispered leaning across the table.

"Soooooooo what?" Hermione blushed.

"Tell me about it?"

"About what?"

"The Wedding night of course." Luna signed. "He's so dark and mysterious and his voice is so sexy. How was it?"

"Well after the reception and everyone had left, we went back to the dungeons. It was so awkward; of course, we hadn't had much time to talk before the Wedding."

~~~~~~~~~flashback~~~~~~~~

"Well it seems like the House elves moved all your belongings." Snape said, entering the room and removing his outer robes.

"Yes it would seem so." She whispered, glancing at the trunks and boxes littering the living room.

"We can take this weekend to find places for your things."

"Alright." She said, watching him as he made his way to the sideboard and poured himself a small glass of fire whiskey.

"Would you care for a drink?" He asked, holding up his own.

"No thank you."

He nodded curtly and quickly swallowed his drink in one gulp.

"Well." She mumbled softly.

"Yes, well." He repeated.

"What time is it?" She asked suddenly.

"Almost 11:00."

"And we have until…."

"Midnight." He said darkly, looking every where but at her. "Would you like to talk for a while or should we just proceed to the uhmmm." His voice faltered and he cleared his voice nervously.

"Why don't we just proceed to the uhmmm." Hermione's voice trailed off as well.

"This way." He whispered hoarsely. Hermione followed him to a doorway, passing through she glanced around the room. The bedroom contained a large four poster bed, covered with a black blanket and wardrobe. "The bathroom is through that door."

"Thank you." She crossed the room and entered the bathroom; she was pleased to see that her overnight case had been placed there per her instructions to the house elves. Moving automatically, she removed her wedding gown and other clothing and wrapped herself in a white silk robe. She washed her face and brushed her teeth. Taking a deep breathe she re entered the bedroom.

Snape was pacing nervously. He glanced up and looked quickly away when she came back into the room.

"I'll just….." She whispered softly, pulling back the covers and climbing into the bed.

"Yes. Well." He cleared his throat nervously and began to unbutton his shirt.

"I have a confession to make." She blurted out suddenly, causing him to look up at her. "I've had a crush on you for ages." She blushed and stared down at her hands.

"A crush? On me? How odd." He said, removing his shirt from his shoulders and draping it over a nearby chair.

"It's not odd. You're brilliant, you love books, you're tall, and you have the sexiest voice." She trailed off in embarrassment.

"You're not just saying this to make me feel better?" He asked, settling himself on the edge of the bed.

She shook her head and carefully pushed her robe off her shoulders and down to her waist, revealing her naked breasts to him. "I'm not just saying it."

"Oh Merlin." He moaned, his eyes drinking in the sight of her. Bending over, he pressed his lips lightly to hers. "I have a confession as well." He whispered. "I have not done this in a very, very long time."

Wrapping her arms around his neck, she pulled him in closer and deepened this kiss. She moaned as his tongue gently rubbed against hers. "I don't know what to call you now." She said, breaking the kiss to stare up at him.

"Severus. My name is Severus." Pushing her down on the bed, he covered her mouth with his again, his hand roaming up to lightly encircle her breast.

~~~~~~~~~~`End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~

"Oh romantic." Luna squealed happily. "And the rest was good?"

"It was amazing." Hermione sighed happily. "My husband is a wonderful lover."

"I'm happy for you Hermione. Now if only…" She trailed off, a dreamy look in her eye.

"Oh, I meant to tell you. Severus is speaking with Lucius now. Hopefully you will hear something soon."

"He's written to the Ministry and asked to be paired with someone else." Luna said sadly. "He doesn't want to marry me."

"You don't know if it's you, Luna." Hermione said, grasping her hands. "Perhaps he's just embarrassed. You were held captive in his basement after all."

"Perhaps." Luna said, her crystal blue eyes looking sad and distant.