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Chapter VIII
Lovely Reviewers:
Hilda Malfoy - Only you! I see that you've finally updated your SS/HG story...still waiting for more Dramione goodness. I have feelings! I want your fir Lumione updated as well! *pouts* You'll see what happens.
Heidi191976 - Who knows what will happen when Hermione wakes up?
Voracious Reader - Lucius was a Slytherin. I couldn't bear to make them search the whole library! It would have gotten boring; at least, I think it would have been a little boring!
meankitty69 - Of course, they will figure it out. They are HOT squared now; if Remus was there, they would be HOT cubed and that would be far too exciting for me...I would pass out!
Lauriurix - It is good for Lucius. He won't succumb though. He is a good (and sane) man in this version. Of course, you do.
Citten - *shrugs* We shall discover at a similar rate. I wait till I write, and you wait till I update, which is almost as soon as it is written.
maddie50 - All good redheads are hot-tempered. Ron is definitely a redhead at heart and on top of his head.
Ashley - With a hot guy around, it is almost impossible to concentrate or think of anything else. Miss-Figg is an amazing author. *falls back in excitement*
catysmom - I try to always update quickly.
AnyaGreyback - Good. I hope that you'll continue to enjoy.
Lyra Aphrodite Moon - I wasn't sure which ending to give the story so I decided to do it this way! I will need to try to check out that time-turner story. I have read several different SS/HG time-turners but never a LM/HG time-turner.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO "HermioneMalfoyFan" FOR HER HELP ON THE NAME OF THE SPELL IN THIS CHAPTER! SHE IS A GENIUS!
I hope y'all enjoy this chapter.
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Lucius felt his blood chill as he came to a chapter in the book he was reading that evening, Sleeping Spells used Against Muggles in the Dark Ages.
He skimmed through the chapter until he came to a hand painted image of a woman whose expression was just the same as Hermione’s, that calm, quiet serenity.
Lucius trembled a little as he read through the paragraph.
“Der Dornröschen-Fluch und der Ritter in der schimmernden Rüstung” was used against muggles and witches particularly in Germany, France, and England as even muggles there documented this spell use and many stories of the magical. Thankfully, due to memory modification charms, muggles have come to believe that these stories are not historically true but mere faerie tales.
“Der Dornröschen-Fluch und der Ritter in der schimmernden Rüstung” was used to put virgin females to a slow death by a vengeful witch who felt a wrong had been done to her. Some authors have peddled such falderal as this being a way of stealing the beauty and youth of these young girls. However, it can’t be denied that many of the witches who cast these spells were rather unsavory and bitter. Some, if not most, are believed by wizard historians as prominent as Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm to have been hags, most notably the witch mentioned in the tale of Hansel und Gretel. All different social classes experienced the effects of this spell from princesses to milkmaids.
There is no spoken cure for the curse. That is to say that no spell will awaken the maiden from her sleep, but the eminent death caused by the spell can be thwarted by several charms one of which being the Somnus amoris charm, the Sleep of Love charm. The Sleep of Love charm when used to modify “Spell” creates only one known cure. The cure is a kiss by one who loves the damsel and has gone through great suffering and adversity, perhaps even a re-evaluation of personal beliefs (i.e. a prince choosing to marry a milkmaid that he loves as opposed to a princess that would increase his wealth and kingdom), to be with her.
Most witches/wizards who aided those placed under curse would place labyrinths, powerful magical creatures, or thorny thickets about where-ever the unlucky maid was hidden from the world.
“Der Dornröschen-Fluch und der Ritter in der schimmernden Rüstung” has never been removed if cast upon a male. It doesn't kill men. It was cast upon one unlucky man long ago. He took the spell intended for the lady he loved. Like the young women who were put under the spell, the young man does not age. However, no young lady of the time or since has fulfilled the requirements of rescuing the young man from his plight. He cannot live or die. We may never know what is occurring in his head during all of his years of sleep. While women report and appear peaceful feelings and bliss in beautiful settings, typically dreams of what their futures will be, the young man unfortunate enough to have “Spell” cast upon him appears to be in deep distress. From what, we can only speculate. It is believed that after 500 years that he never will be awakened.
To test if this is the spell cast upon a young lady, place a Papaver somniferum bud over the heart of the young lady in question. If the bud blooms within the hour, the spell was cast.
Lucius frowned as he looked over the passage a second time.
“Did you find anything, Lucius?”
Lucius passed the book to Severus.
“Tell me if you think this sounds like what Bellatrix would enjoy trying out, the twisted bitch.”
“That she could cast such a spell is not in dispute at all,” Severus said, trailing a long finger along his jaw-line. “She certainly has few enough scruples to do it to a man.”
“Look at the picture,” Lucius said. “The look on the girl’s face is just like the look on Hermione’s face.”
“How quaint,” Severus said, closing the book but keeping one finger within to mark the page. “A poppy flower.”
“I have some in the greenhouse,” Lucius said, walking over to the window and placing a gloved hand against it as rain pattered down in the outside gardens.
“It seems like what Bellatrix’ twisted mind would come up with for someone who betrayed the despot. Are you alright?”
“Yes,” Lucius answered, staring at his reflection in the window.
What if he wasn’t the man who could save Hermione from the spell? What did the differences between his and Hermione’s situation mean to what could happen?
“What do the differences mean, Severus?”
“What spell did you put on her before you sent her back?”
“A new one,” Lucius said, trailing his hand down the glass. “Fidelem Amorem Protego. It is a spell I designed specifically to protect Hermione from pain the moment I realized she was real that day at Flourish and Blotts, the day I was certain of it all. When I knew I would send her back in time at seventeen. My grandmother knew how to send her back all those years. Not knowing if she made it forward in time made me design this spell to place upon her to guard against all dark spells.”
“Did you test it at all first?”
“What kind of idiot do you think me?” Lucius asked, spinning and curling his lip at his closest male friend and godfather of his only child. “I tested the spell extensively. It protected all species I tried it on from two of the unforgiveable curses. Cruciatus and Imperius as well as an almost endless list of other dark spells.”
“It doesn’t protect against Avada,” Severus asked.
“I didn’t test the Avada,” Lucius admitted. “I have an idea of what it might do though; it might transfer the effects to the person who would protect the other. That was the intent of the design if she was to be hit with the Avada.”
Severus stared at his friend.
“You would?” Severus asked.
Lucius shrugged and turned to look out the window.
“I’ll make sure that the flower is fetched, and we test it,” Severus said, walking over to Lucius. He put a hand on Lucius’ shoulder. “We’ll free her.”
“And then what?” Lucius said, shifting his shoulder a bit to remove Severus’ hand.
She’d leave him. That was what.
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I hope y'all enjoyed it. Drop a review please. Hope to hear from you.
Many apologies for perhaps having too much fun with this chapter.
“Der Dornröschen-Fluch und der Ritter in der schimmernden Rüstung” is German and translates to "The Sleeping Beauty Curse and the Knight in Shining Armor."
Papaver somniferum is a specific kind of poppy flower from which many opiates are extracted; some of which are used in lieu of anesthesia. And they tradionally, in the language of flowers, represent dreaminess or eternal sleep.
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Hilda Malfoy - Only you! I see that you've finally updated your SS/HG story...still waiting for more Dramione goodness. I have feelings! I want your fir Lumione updated as well! *pouts* You'll see what happens.
Heidi191976 - Who knows what will happen when Hermione wakes up?
Voracious Reader - Lucius was a Slytherin. I couldn't bear to make them search the whole library! It would have gotten boring; at least, I think it would have been a little boring!
meankitty69 - Of course, they will figure it out. They are HOT squared now; if Remus was there, they would be HOT cubed and that would be far too exciting for me...I would pass out!
Lauriurix - It is good for Lucius. He won't succumb though. He is a good (and sane) man in this version. Of course, you do.
Citten - *shrugs* We shall discover at a similar rate. I wait till I write, and you wait till I update, which is almost as soon as it is written.
maddie50 - All good redheads are hot-tempered. Ron is definitely a redhead at heart and on top of his head.
Ashley - With a hot guy around, it is almost impossible to concentrate or think of anything else. Miss-Figg is an amazing author. *falls back in excitement*
catysmom - I try to always update quickly.
AnyaGreyback - Good. I hope that you'll continue to enjoy.
Lyra Aphrodite Moon - I wasn't sure which ending to give the story so I decided to do it this way! I will need to try to check out that time-turner story. I have read several different SS/HG time-turners but never a LM/HG time-turner.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO "HermioneMalfoyFan" FOR HER HELP ON THE NAME OF THE SPELL IN THIS CHAPTER! SHE IS A GENIUS!
I hope y'all enjoy this chapter.
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Lucius felt his blood chill as he came to a chapter in the book he was reading that evening, Sleeping Spells used Against Muggles in the Dark Ages.
He skimmed through the chapter until he came to a hand painted image of a woman whose expression was just the same as Hermione’s, that calm, quiet serenity.
Lucius trembled a little as he read through the paragraph.
“Der Dornröschen-Fluch und der Ritter in der schimmernden Rüstung” was used against muggles and witches particularly in Germany, France, and England as even muggles there documented this spell use and many stories of the magical. Thankfully, due to memory modification charms, muggles have come to believe that these stories are not historically true but mere faerie tales.
“Der Dornröschen-Fluch und der Ritter in der schimmernden Rüstung” was used to put virgin females to a slow death by a vengeful witch who felt a wrong had been done to her. Some authors have peddled such falderal as this being a way of stealing the beauty and youth of these young girls. However, it can’t be denied that many of the witches who cast these spells were rather unsavory and bitter. Some, if not most, are believed by wizard historians as prominent as Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm to have been hags, most notably the witch mentioned in the tale of Hansel und Gretel. All different social classes experienced the effects of this spell from princesses to milkmaids.
There is no spoken cure for the curse. That is to say that no spell will awaken the maiden from her sleep, but the eminent death caused by the spell can be thwarted by several charms one of which being the Somnus amoris charm, the Sleep of Love charm. The Sleep of Love charm when used to modify “Spell” creates only one known cure. The cure is a kiss by one who loves the damsel and has gone through great suffering and adversity, perhaps even a re-evaluation of personal beliefs (i.e. a prince choosing to marry a milkmaid that he loves as opposed to a princess that would increase his wealth and kingdom), to be with her.
Most witches/wizards who aided those placed under curse would place labyrinths, powerful magical creatures, or thorny thickets about where-ever the unlucky maid was hidden from the world.
“Der Dornröschen-Fluch und der Ritter in der schimmernden Rüstung” has never been removed if cast upon a male. It doesn't kill men. It was cast upon one unlucky man long ago. He took the spell intended for the lady he loved. Like the young women who were put under the spell, the young man does not age. However, no young lady of the time or since has fulfilled the requirements of rescuing the young man from his plight. He cannot live or die. We may never know what is occurring in his head during all of his years of sleep. While women report and appear peaceful feelings and bliss in beautiful settings, typically dreams of what their futures will be, the young man unfortunate enough to have “Spell” cast upon him appears to be in deep distress. From what, we can only speculate. It is believed that after 500 years that he never will be awakened.
To test if this is the spell cast upon a young lady, place a Papaver somniferum bud over the heart of the young lady in question. If the bud blooms within the hour, the spell was cast.
Lucius frowned as he looked over the passage a second time.
“Did you find anything, Lucius?”
Lucius passed the book to Severus.
“Tell me if you think this sounds like what Bellatrix would enjoy trying out, the twisted bitch.”
“That she could cast such a spell is not in dispute at all,” Severus said, trailing a long finger along his jaw-line. “She certainly has few enough scruples to do it to a man.”
“Look at the picture,” Lucius said. “The look on the girl’s face is just like the look on Hermione’s face.”
“How quaint,” Severus said, closing the book but keeping one finger within to mark the page. “A poppy flower.”
“I have some in the greenhouse,” Lucius said, walking over to the window and placing a gloved hand against it as rain pattered down in the outside gardens.
“It seems like what Bellatrix’ twisted mind would come up with for someone who betrayed the despot. Are you alright?”
“Yes,” Lucius answered, staring at his reflection in the window.
What if he wasn’t the man who could save Hermione from the spell? What did the differences between his and Hermione’s situation mean to what could happen?
“What do the differences mean, Severus?”
“What spell did you put on her before you sent her back?”
“A new one,” Lucius said, trailing his hand down the glass. “Fidelem Amorem Protego. It is a spell I designed specifically to protect Hermione from pain the moment I realized she was real that day at Flourish and Blotts, the day I was certain of it all. When I knew I would send her back in time at seventeen. My grandmother knew how to send her back all those years. Not knowing if she made it forward in time made me design this spell to place upon her to guard against all dark spells.”
“Did you test it at all first?”
“What kind of idiot do you think me?” Lucius asked, spinning and curling his lip at his closest male friend and godfather of his only child. “I tested the spell extensively. It protected all species I tried it on from two of the unforgiveable curses. Cruciatus and Imperius as well as an almost endless list of other dark spells.”
“It doesn’t protect against Avada,” Severus asked.
“I didn’t test the Avada,” Lucius admitted. “I have an idea of what it might do though; it might transfer the effects to the person who would protect the other. That was the intent of the design if she was to be hit with the Avada.”
Severus stared at his friend.
“You would?” Severus asked.
Lucius shrugged and turned to look out the window.
“I’ll make sure that the flower is fetched, and we test it,” Severus said, walking over to Lucius. He put a hand on Lucius’ shoulder. “We’ll free her.”
“And then what?” Lucius said, shifting his shoulder a bit to remove Severus’ hand.
She’d leave him. That was what.
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I hope y'all enjoyed it. Drop a review please. Hope to hear from you.
Many apologies for perhaps having too much fun with this chapter.
“Der Dornröschen-Fluch und der Ritter in der schimmernden Rüstung” is German and translates to "The Sleeping Beauty Curse and the Knight in Shining Armor."
Papaver somniferum is a specific kind of poppy flower from which many opiates are extracted; some of which are used in lieu of anesthesia. And they tradionally, in the language of flowers, represent dreaminess or eternal sleep.
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