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Original Sin	By : amburnikole Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Lucius/Hermione Views: 19086 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Lucius
Malfoy knew he was not well known for his good deeds.
It was no surprise to himself that Hermione Granger
had been surprised he had not exploited her misfortunes and used them to ruin
her life further. He was actually rather surprised himself. When he had first
begun working with her, he tried to make every waking moment of her life
difficult. In fact, he knew she had hated him with every fiber of her being.
But, he could remember the exact day that he softened towards her. He had not
meant for it to happen, but he simply couldn�t take the sight of her crying.
The Weasley had just started his campaign to get Hermione to stay home. He
guilt tripped her every chance he could, even going as far as to send her
pictures of their children taking their first steps and speaking their first
words. He told her she was a bad mom for missing it all.

�Ms Granger, are you alright?� he had asked her softly as he
bent over her bowed head on her desk. He took in her softly shaking shoulder
and knew the answer to the question before she spoke.

�I�m fine.� She lied swiftly, wiping at her face.

�Hmm� I can see that. Id hate to see what you look like when
you�re upset about something then.� He finished with a soft smile and delighted
in the small tug at the corner of her lips he received in return.

�What I can say, is you are an intelligent woman doing her
best with what she has and trying to follow her dreams. Your children will not
stop loving you because you missed a few steps or a few words, no matter what
some might want you to believe. From what I have seen, you are a great mother
and let no one convince you of anything different.�

He turned away from her and strolled back to his desk
casually.

From that moment on he felt no desire to cause her more hurt
than she already had others causing for her.

He mused a few moments more on things past before glancing
over at his prot�g�e, checking her progress on the Lestrange ring.

He noticed now how relaxed she was here, even in such a
potentially dangerous setting, versus her tense appearances earlier at the pub
for breakfast. Leave it to Weasley to ruin her mood for the day. She had
cheered some, but was still very quiet and to herself.

He sighed and thought over his own current situation.
Narcissa was waiting for him to sign their papers. She had already moved out
her things and was living in France.
A part of him felt deliriously happy at being his own man again. They had been
an arranged marriage to further the Malfoy line and had not really loved each
other, but over time one does for some sort of attachment to where it did sting
a little at the corner of his heart. And yet, he couldn�t fall asleep at night.
He couldn�t figure out what it was exactly keeping him awake. He wasn�t pining
for her and he didn�t miss her. He sighed in frustration while pinching the
bridge of his nose.

�If you need, you can go and I�ll close up here.� Hermione
offered

He looked over to see her putting things away.

�I�m fine.� He spoke softly.

�What was it you said to me? Ah, then I�d hate to see what
you look like when you�re upset.� She said with a grin.

He smiled brightly.

�Really I�ll be fine.�

She took the seat in front of his desk.

�Does it have something to do with why you aren�t sleeping?�

He raised his eyebrow in question.

�Today isn�t the first day for you to come in looking tired
and drained.�

He sighed again and rubbed his brow.

�Observant aren�t you? Yes I have been having trouble
sleeping.�

�It�s Narcissa isn�t it?�

He looked at her in shock.

�How did you...�

�Draco may have mentioned something in passing...�

�Yes well�it has a little to do with that, but mostly I�m
not sure what is keeping me from being able to sleep. Narcissa and I were never
truly in love so I am not pining over losing her to some French boy-toy, but it
does smart a little.�

�I�m sure the pain will pass in time. That�s what everyone
keeps telling me.�

�Ah yes about that. You�ll be delighted to know that I�ve
decided to take you under my wing.�

It was Hermione�s turn to raise her eyebrow.

�Under your wing?�

�Yes. I want my old partner back. You�ve let this boy take
your spirit. You�re much to quiet and used to be supremely annoying.�

�Are you saying that you like me better annoying?�

�Anything is better than this lifeless shell you have
retreated into. The silence in here is deafening.�

�Why Mr. Malfoy I never knew you cared.� She said with a
smirk

�You can call me Lucius you know Hermione. We�ve only worked
together for 3 years.�

�Well, Lucius, what will taking me under your wing consist
of.�

�Hm..I believe a makeover is in order first. A fresh look
will definitely be a start, then finding you a suitable suitor, followed by
many thanks from you.�

� I see and how shall we find this suitable suitor?�

�We�ll just have to get you out more, get you to be more
sociable. One is bound to turn up. You aren�t dead Hermione, just divorced.
You�ve let yourself go a bit, but I can fix that. They�ll be drooling over you
before we are done.�

�Hmm�.who knew you were such a romantic Lucius. And here I
used to be afraid you�d find ways to hurt me and call me mudblood. You know
make life hell and here you are trying to fix it.�

�My dear I seek to profit from this as much as you. With you
happy again we can get twice the work done and while we are getting you
sociable I'll be networking. We�ll both win.� He said with a smile.

�Well how can a girl say no to shameless praise and free goodies?�

�She can�t. We�ll start tomorrow then. Meet me at our pub
and Ill apparate us from there where we need to go.�

�Alright. What time?�

�8 am.�

�So early?�

�We�ve got a lot of work to do.�

She glared at him.

�Oh not with you silly woman. There are just a lot of
aspects to cover. �

�Mm hmm�.alright Ill
be there at 8.

She put on her coat and walked to the door.

�It�s a wonder that you are such a good friend to me you
know, after everything when I was in school.�

He waved her away.

�Times change.� Was his reply

�And people too. Sign the papers Lucius. One less thing to
stress over. The world wont end when you do, I can promise you that.�.

And with a small smile she stepped out into the corridor and
then into the night.

Lucius pulled a manila envelope from his top desk drawer and
grabbed his quill.

He unfolded the parchments and drew his fingers over the
words one last time before marking the page in his beautiful scrawl, adding a
little extra flare to the L and the M. He put his quill down and sighed
heavily, feeling as if a weight had lifted.

He later watched the owl carry it away from the tall windows
of his room at the manor into the moonlit night.

He looked at his empty bed and realized it was not that she
had divorced him, but that she was simply gone. There was no other warmth in
his house now but the occasional house elf.

Lucius Malfoy afraid to be alone?

Preposterous,
he told himself as he lay down onto his black satin sheets.

But as the night grew longer, the master of the manor was
still awake in his chambers staring at the spot where his wife once laid.
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