Dirty deeds

26 January (Sunday)

Plotting is complete but have long wait until it can be put into practice. Valentine’s day may be nice for symbolic reasons but not sure I can wait that long.

Lucius displayed all the attributes that makes Malfoys so special. Never mind he came through in the end. Though how much of that is to do with wanting to please Ginny I don’t know. Can\'t imagine that he wants to help me.

The same gang as before assembled in the afternoon in the drawing room. Afternoon tea was served. Very odd sitting there being handed cucumber sandwiches, earl grey and very nice little cakes. Has to be said that afternoon tea the most civilised invention.

Ron opened the discussion by asking whether I was sure I wanted to get Severus back.? Pansy looked daggers at him. Very funny to think that she is jealous of him. His technique must have improved immensely for her to think anyone else would want him.

I know they say that size doesn’t matter, but still.

Said he’s an arrogant, irritable, bad tempered git. He is however my arrogant, irritable, bad tempered git. Or as much as he wants to be. Anyway I’ve noticed that he’s much more polite to grown ups who can answer him back or who he intends to shag in the immediate future. Said at the very least we had to have a chat so I could give him the ring back, but that whilst the workings of Severus’s mind remain a complete bloody mystery to me, seemed incontrovertible that he was not a happy bunny. Therefore seemed at least likely that rapprochement would be welcome. Pansy translated the long words for him.

Lucius then suggested that the since I couldn’t get through the wards all I had to do was wait until he next left Hogwarts and catch up with him then. Theoretically possible but not sure that Severus going to be in a fit state to go anywhere for the next six months. Not the rate he’s drinking.

Lucius started waxing lyrical about tracking him through Hogsmead, stunning him and keeping him captive until he agreed to marry me. Alternatively could get Dobby to plant a portkey in his rooms – probably in the shape of a bottle of firewhiskey – and could be brought to place of my choosing for in depth discussions.

Very kindly offered me the use of his dungeons.

Waxed even more lyrical on the subject of the delights of submission, and being kept simmering on the edge of sexual ecstasy for hours and how Severus would agree to anything after that.

Everyone is looking at him with open mouths. Including Draco. Suspect he, Ginny and I were just thinking of when the next opportunity would arise to put that into action. Everyone else is just thinking dear god, all the rumours truetrue.

Only Ginny and I know that Lucius is most likely picturing himself as the ‘victim’ being tormented in this case. She winks at me.

I thank Lucius for his contribution and say that shall certainly keep that in mind for plan B. Wink at Ginny. She gets the idea that may well be serious part of Plan A as well.

Then Lucius asks how I intend to get passed the Hogwarts wards. All sneering pureblood, it can’t be done superiority. Soon wiped smug patronising expression from his face. Tell him that I have thought of four ways:

Dumbledore probably forgotten to set temporal wards. Therefore, acquire a time turner, go back to day before wards changed, enter grounds, go forward to the present – seek and locate Severus. Shag senseless until agrees to marry me.

Could persuade Minerva to ask me to enter, after suitable apology to her for calling her a harridan etc. Sure she could be persuaded. And not in the Lucius sense either. Ditto shagging.

Is the Hogsmeade tunnel - the wards likely only run along the surface of the ground. No one ever thinks of blocking below ground. In fact may just be necessary to dig a little hole in the ground to create a gap under the wards and slip beneath. Likely to be spotted though and need plenty of time to talk to Severus, not to mention all the shagging.

The other way is quite simply to dismantle all the wards round Hogwarts.

Lucius is startled and asks whether I am sure I could do this. Ron and Harry just nod. Of course I could. Point out that there are several holes in the Malfoy Wards that mean that I could break through them given half an hour and enough willpower to do it. Looks a bit taken aback.

That’s the problem with purebloods you see, they think that because something has been done the same way for 500 years that it is the best / only way. So I explain. No one has touched the Hogwarts wards for 300 years. This means that there are any number of advances in charms that have taken place in the following years. Easy enough to take them down. Probably easier than the Malfoy wards because each successive generation of paranoid psychopaths has tweaked them. Only reason Voldemort not break into Hogwarts is he took it for granted that it couldn’t be done.

Each plan has flaws. Not the least of which is the potential time in Azkaban – illegal use of timeturners, or dismantling the wards would be the worst; the Hogsmead tunnel would be breaking and entering and carries a mere 6 months in chokey.

Can’t imagine that Minerva would go against Dumbledore, but that looked to be the best choice.

Lucius was smirking the kind of smirk that is usually reserved for a married man who has spent the afternoon with his girlfriend and got away with it.

There is another way into Hogwarts it seems. The valentine’s ball. The governors have been invited. And there is the invitation in black letters – Lucius Malfoy and Guest.

Cinderella you SHALL go to the ball.