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Atonement	By : articcat621 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Lucius/Hermione Views: 16710 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Hermione was standing in the kitchen when the doorbell rang. She knew she should probably go and answer the door, but she just didn't feel like it.
Hermione had been battling with her depression ever since Ron had… well, hurt her. Hurt her in the worst way possible.
They had been engaged to be married. In fact, it was the night before their wedding. Hermione had gone out to spend the night with the girls at a Muggle hotel. Well, she had slipped down towards the bar to get everyone a round of drinks when she spotted Ron walking towards the elevators, a tarty blonde draped on his arm.
Their eyes had locked right as the elevator doors closed.
She had spent the rest of the night panicking; wondering what was going to happen. Their relationship was ruined, she knew that much.
But Ron had appeared at the Burrow the next morning, fully ready to make Hermione his bride. It was as if the previous night hadn't even happened.
Hermione's anger had gotten the better of her and she snapped. She remembered shouting at him, asking him just what the hell he was doing. He shrugged, replying that he was marrying her. Her hand had pulled back and formed a fist and before she even realized it, her hand flung forward, successfully breaking his nose.
He asked her what the hell that was for.
Well, Hermione completely lost it then, throwing herself at him and knocking him down to the floor. She had punched and scratched at him; until he admitted what he'd done was wrong.
She told him the wedding was off and that she never wanted to see him again. Not when he had betrayed her trust like that.
Ron proceeded to call her all sorts of nasty things before she Apparated away from the Burrow.
And ever since then, Hermione had had a hard time going out. The memories still lingered and she was always afraid of what would happen if she let someone else in.
Harry and Draco knew about Ron's mistakes, but she didn't tell anyone else. She had simply told them she had changed her mind and didn't want to marry Ron anymore. Of course everyone had their suspicions, but she'd never tell them the truth.
Someone rang the doorbell once more, before quickly knocking on the door.
Hermione ignored it. She had opened herself up; put herself out on a limb, only to fall flat on her face once more. And she didn't know how much more she could take.
"Open the damn door," a gruff voice sounded out.
With a dejected sigh, Hermione moved towards the door, pulling it open. She growled softly when she saw who it was. "What do you want?" she huffed, crossing her arms.
"I want to talk to you," Lucius said, brushing past her and striding into the house. He looked around, taking it all in. It was decidedly Muggle looking, but he supposed it had a sense of warmness in it, just like Hermione. Looking around, he assessed that this home was perfect for Granger. It was rather endearing.
Hermione slammed the door shut, huffing. "You can't just walk into my house just because you feel like it! That would be trespassing," she said, sending a glare his way. She moved back into the kitchen, Lucius following her.
"You opened the door, Hermione. I was not going to stand outside while you ranted and raved. And you did not appear to want any visitors, so I took it upon myself to enter your home. If you had any manners, you would have invited me in yourself."
She rolled her eyes at his propriety. "But you're right. I really don't want to hear anything you have to say, and I certainly don't want you in my home!"
"Yet here I am."
Hermione huffed. "Listen, Lucius, I don't really want to listen to anything you have to say. It was a mistake … I realize that now." She swallowed nervously, willing herself not to cry. "I'm not due at work for another hour, so I will see you then."
She turned away from him, tears leaking from the corner of her eyes. She immediately cursed herself for her weakness. Hermione prayed that he'd see himself out, but knew that those chances were slim to none.
Moments later, she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Hermione," he said gently. "Please, look at me."
She shook her head, feeling like an idiot.
"Please," he said, once more, a bit more firmly this time.
Hermione whipped around, pointing her finger in his face. "What do you want, Lucius? Do you want to see me cry? Do you want to see me beat myself up over my stupidity? Tell me what I must do to get you to leave me alone in my grief!"
He looked shocked when he saw her eyes were red and puffy, the tears now flowing freely. "This is exactly why I needed to see you this morning, Hermione. I could not sleep last night, knowing that I had foolishly caused you pain."
Hermione sniffled, quickly reaching up to wipe away her tears. "Well, you're here, Lucius. So please, just spit it out."
Lucius looked nervous for a moment before clearing his throat. "I have never done this before, so I really do not know how to proceed. However, I would like to apologize for yesterday. It seemed you were under the assumption that I was going out on a date, but I assure you that Miss Jade is a business partner… nothing more."
Hermione felt her throat go dry. "Nothing more?" she whispered, aware of how stupid she looked… and felt.
She had jumped to conclusions, making an arse out of them both. How could she have been so stupid? Lucius was obviously interested in her, but she had been too blind to even notice it! Why did she always over think things?
"Nothing more," he repeated. "Hermione, I would very much like to take you out on a date, for real this time."
His words shocked her. They were everything she had wanted to hear but couldn't bear to hope. "Really?" she croaked out.
He rolled his eyes, letting out a snort. "Of course, really. I enjoyed my time with you Hermione and would like the chance to do so again."
She found herself nodding. She was afraid to open herself up once more, but her feelings for Lucius grew so quickly and so deeply, she wasn't really sure what to do.
"Wonderful," he said, a pleasant smile on his face.
Shakily, she smiled back at him.
"I would like to apologize to you. I did not mean to upset you, as it was never in my intention."
The pure honesty in his voice shook her to the core. "It's all right Lucius, I overreacted. I see that now."
"You had every right to. I do not know what actually transpired between you and the Weasley boy, but it has obviously broken your trust. You reacted as any hurt person would. I can see now that I must proceed with caution with you, but I am completely willing to take things slowly. I have nothing but good intentions towards you Hermione, and even if I have to wait years before you realize that, I would."
Hermione threw her arms around him. He was stiff at first, before relaxing and gently moving his arms around her. "Shh, it's all right, Hermione. I promise I will not hurt you."
He held her as she cried, releasing all that bent up grief and pain. Before she knew it, the words were tumbling from her mouth as she explained what had really happened with Ron.
Lucius had kept his arms around her, holding her tightly as he listened to her story. As he realized just how much pain this young witch had gone through, he began to realize that this was the answer to most of her problems. It was why she didn't go out, why she reacted the way she did, why she was always so depressed.
A part of him wanted to find the boy and strangle his neck for all the pain he had put Hermione through. But that wouldn't do anyone much good because then he'd be trapped in Azkaban, leaving Hermione on her own once more.
Eventually, Hermione left his embrace. She blushed, quickly wiping her face dry. Looking at him, she smiled before momentarily frowning.
"What?" he asked, worried that he had already messed up. He wasn't very good with crying witches so this was a bit out of his comfort zone.
"Lucius, I've ruined your silk shirt. I'm sorry!"
He simply waved his hand. "I've got hundreds more, no need to worry."
Hermione stared at him for a moment before exhaling deeply. "Thank you, Lucius, for everything."
"It was nothing," he said, sending her a dazzling smile. "I shall pick you up tonight at seven o'clock. Is that all right?"
Hermione nodded eagerly, excited that things were starting to look up.
Lucius bid her goodbye, leaving moments later. Getting ready, Hermione made her way to work, very excited for her date tonight.
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