Champagne Dreams

I have decided that my Lucius fans are die hards... and I appreciate them greatly!!! they give the best reviews anyways, so I promise to not let you all down! love - Esme

oh and Nimbus is actually my cat... I figure Lucius would look as gorgeous in cat form as my pretty baby does *lol*
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-Nimbus-

It was late at night when the silver and crystal decanter that held the rest of Hermione's virginity potion hissed and bubbled in Lucius's ebony wine cupboard. The clear white liquid turned bright white then clouded over pink for the faintest of moments. Then the decanter became a type of mirrored substance and reflected the image of two lovers in each others arms : Draco and Hermione.

Lucius was away in London on business as an ambassador meeting with the Ukrainian minister of magic. Lucius was still one of the most powerful wizards in Europe, even after the fall of the dark lord, whom he helped banish and the Ministry would frequently ask him on side missions till his sabbatical year away from the Ministry was over. Lucius had brought a vial of the potion with him on the trip to monitor it and had felt the vial rumbling against his thigh, where the vial was safely hidden in his pocket. Lucius ground his back teeth in anger and clenched his fists... who was trying to claim HIS witch?! He decided that he would have to weigh the body down and throw it in the bottom of the black lake... because needless to say her new lover must suffer till his last breath. Lucius could have killed with one glare at the moment, he could not, however take the vial out to look at it because he was in the middle of a heated debate with the Ukrainian Minister of Magic.

Lucius had waited patiently, knowing there was nothing he could do at the moment, the decanter would tell him everything but he wouldn't make it in time... the little white vial was too small to identify who her new lover was and after this Ukrainian barbarian was done blowing hot air... there was no hope of ID'ing the bastard who dared touch HIS Hermione. After the meeting Lucius offered a gloved hand for the Ukrainian to shake, quickly dismissed himself and sent Dumbledore an owl telling him he would be returning shortly. He apparated to the train station and took a midnight train back to Hogwarts. Lucius took the vial out of his pocket... stared at it with utter rage and crushed it with his bare hand, the glass cut into his palm, he just let the pain sear into his skin for a long time before digging the glass out of his hand and quickly healing it. Lucius arrived back into his office late into the night and devised a plan.

The next morning Lucius was getting desperate, he had to see her... he couldn't very well invite her to his bed in front of the whole damned Great hall. Lucius set to work on his plans for Hermione, first he sent her an owl "from Hagrid" asking her to please pick up a stray cat for him... "he will be on the steps waiting for you, he's lonely but I cant take him in because Fang would shred him to bits. Stop by around noon, yours - Hagrid". Lucius waved his quill over his pristinely neat handwriting and it transformed to Hagrid's chicken scratch. Lucius smiled evilly at his handy work... and brought the black feathered quill and stroked the tip past his chiseled jaw line and set to work on the rest of his plans.

Lucius decided that he would make his students have a pop quiz in his class as a way to communicate with his pet. Lucius charmed her quiz to ask her a handful of questions and send her a time and place to meet, put a tiny red quill mark on the back of hers so he could decipher which one to give her and left his office with a couple gifts he bought for Hermione while in London. He knew Draco and Hermione's schedule by heart, it was part of his job as loving father and possessive lover anyways. He cast an invisibility glamour on himself and quietly slinked inside the head dorms after Draco. He spotted her bedroom door open, which he thought was very unusual, looking around he noticed her book cases, pictures of her and her friends and family, he looked around her room and felt like a teenage boy on a panty raid... he took the open door as a sign of fate smiling on him.. and took the opportunity to slink in and bestow his gifts on her pillow. She obviously had brought a great deal of items from home, her four poster bed had a hot pink comforter and matching sheets of bold stripped hot pink, orange and white. He wanted to take her on this very bed, rolling like thunder under the covers... he took another look around before he left her quarters and headed to the Great Hall.

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Lucius had more than a few tricks up his sleeve, many people, including Draco for that matter did not know he was an unregistered animagus, when he transformed he would turn into a gorgeous Russian Blue cat with golden eyes and the thickest grey fur that was so soft and it appeared to be frosted silver. He transformed behind a tree near Hagrid's hut and waited around for Hermione to spot him. He lounged regally on the steps of Hagrid's hut. She had spotted him instantly "Oh what a beautiful cat you are!" Lucius in cat form sauntered up next to her to rub against her legs... such shapely lovely legs he thought as he got a good look up her skirt.

"look what a beautiful boy you are... you don't have a collar... but you look so well taken care of" she said as she lavished attention upon him. He originally did not want to go this route... to lower himself to the position of an animal... but he missed her terribly and wanted to see her reaction to his gifts... and he had to admit he was a little lonely being cooped up in this castle away from the Ministry and all the witches that would frequently flirt with him, his secretary that adored him and fall all over him. Lucius was quite like a peacock who forever needed reminding just how attractive he was.

He never expected much from Narcissa, sure she was beautiful, but she would just lay there during sex, she was his ice queen he could keep happy by showering her with gifts. He never loved her.. it was an arranged marriage after all and he knew she liked the way he looked and the money he made, but never love or cherished him. He knew Hermione was special to him if he was going to go fuzzy for her... "Oh lord she has me wrapped around her little finger doesn't she?"

Hermione picked him up and made her way to her favorite shade tree to do some light reading. She was reading one of the books Lucius gave her on transfiguration. "Do you want to be my kitty pretty baby?" she cooed down to him. With that Lucius rubbed the sides of his face on her chest which in cat world meant possessing ownership.

"Well you don't waste much time do you?" as she warmed to his affections. "then I must give you a name... not Azriel... not Lucius or Draco" she giggled as Lucius gave her a love bite on her finger... not enough to hurt or break skin, just a little love nibble. "so your grey... stormy grey really... and almost silver..."

She looked up in the sky for inspiration, her mind flashed back to an old native american joke about how they would name their children by the first thing they saw outside of their home, and instantly she saw a huge grey and black storm cloud, a Nimbus cloud far in the distance. "NIMBUS! your name is Nimbus... oh how perfect". Lucius pondered the name and decided he rather liked it. Hermione continued reading for a bit with Nimbus in her lap, or rubbing on her legs, hips, chest, he would frequently lovingly nip her fingers. Hermione felt a couple drops of rain and packed up her things, Lucius gave her a loud "meow" when she was walking away without him. "I warned you... well your mine now ok Nimbus? I better get you out of the rain then" Hermione scooped Nimbus up and jogged back to the castle. By the time she got back to her room the gentle rain had turned into a violent thunderstorm with loud claps of lightening raging outside.

Hermione came back to her room with Nimbus in her arms, she set him down on her bed "This is your new home Nimbus! I'm so glad Hagrid let me have you... my last cat ran away over summer... your not planning on escaping me are you?" Lucius had to laugh inwardly... thinking "dearest it's you who are already caught up in my web". It was then she noticed the sight on her pillow. Lucius left her a single long stemmed red rose, a book of spells in a large red leather bound book. She opened the book and it was filled with love potions, love stories, charms and the like... a veritable collection of all magic that pertained to love was found in there. She opened the little red box that was by the rose, a stunning pair of diamond earrings and diamond necklace. She noticed inside the box lid was a note. The only thing the neatly folded parchment read was "Love you always - LM". Her heart pounded and her stomach quaked, she thought she would pass out. She knew somehow Lucius knew but was feigning ignorance, and that he had access to her bedroom... which scared her and peaked her curiosity to new heights. She was ashamed to admit her panties were wet with just the thought of him in her room. Little did she know he was in her room right now... on her bed... rubbing against her thighs.

She took the rose and ran it across her lips, it had the most beautiful scent and was charmed to never wither. She put it on her nightstand. She sat on the bed with Nimbus in her lap again. "Oh look at these... they must have cost a fortune... I've never seen diamonds this brilliant before" Lucius only purred louder at her reactions and walked up her stomach and gazed at her. She was bewitched with his gifts, Lucius knew from a very early age that diamonds are truly a girls best friend, and also knew no witch could resist him for very long. She put the earrings on and clasped the necklace behind her neck. She kept holding up to the light, Lucius knew that look well... he knew Hermione could be kept and had every intention of keeping her under his thumb.

Lucius had to admit he was falling for the girl... hell he knew he already fell and only she could be his saving grace. He laid his head on her chest and listened to her breathing, occasionally she would stir, to turn the page of the love spell book he bought her. He smiled smugly.. even cats can look smug. The beating of her heart calmed him like nothing in this world ever would, she was strong, intelligent and fiery... she had more fire in her than any woman he ever knew... and it scared him. There had only been a handful of times in his life he felt fear, the night Draco was born and Narcissa was having complications... he thought they weren't going to make it... it had been the longest night of his life. Now he was scared he had found his soul mate, and his past would destroy their chances of happiness.

There was a knock at her bedroom door, glad she had shut the door, she quickly hid the necklace under her shirt and tie, slipped the book under her bed along with the rose. Nimbus/Lucius was disturbed from his resting spot on her chest and retreated to the pillows, curious who could be at the door, it had to be her new lover as he eyed the door hatefully.