Invitations.
The Ministry of Magic always held their annual Christmas party in a fancy hotel, and for the first time since she'd started working at the Ministry, Hermione Granger had booked a room in the hotel for the entire night. In fact she was in a fancy suite, and she expected to make full use of the room later. In preparation for her night of fun, Hermione had bought some sexy underwear in a festive theme. She'd also gotten a second key card off reception and she planned on slipping it to her lover at the party that evening. Along with the key card, Hermione had wrote a saucy note to her lover, and she sealed them both in an envelope that she stuck in her bag.
With her night of fun hopefully take care of, Hermione turned her attention to getting ready. She'd bought a new floor length midnight blue dress for the party, which she teemed with a pair of sky high black stilettoes, a small pair of silver snowflake earrings and matching snowflake necklace. She kept her make up light, and pinned half of her hair up in a clip and left the rest flowing over her shoulders. Finally she spritzed herself with her favourite perfume and picked up her evening bag.
Taking one final look at her reflection, and deciding that she looked pretty good, Hermione left the hotel room and travelled down to where the party was being held. Unsurprisingly the evening was already in full swing, and Hermione spotted her two best friends, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, over the other side of the room. Her two best friends were Aurors, while Hermione worked in the department of International Co-Operation. Not only did Hermione deal with foreign wizards, but she spent a lot of time focused on strengthening the Ministries ties with British businesses.
Grabbing some champagne from a passing waiter, Hermione made her way over to her friends, all the time keeping her eyes open for her lover. Her lover didn't work for the Ministry, but she did do a lot of business dealings with him as he and his father owned one of the largest private businesses in the country. Finally over Harry's shoulder she spotted her lover entering the party, accompanied by his parents. Almost immediately he broke away from his parents, and Hermione spotted him talking to a couple of his friends who worked in the Department of Magical Games and Sports.
"Are you alright, Hermione, you seem distracted?" Harry asked, scrutinising his friend.
"I'm fine," Hermione replied, smiling at her best friend. "You know me, I'm not really a party person. I think I'll just stay long enough to make sure I'm seen, and then I'll sneak away for a quiet night on my own. I've got a new book I want to start."
"Only you could want to be alone reading when there's a party going on," Ron tutted. "Have you seen this spread? Tonight must be costing the Ministry a fortune."
"I'm sure Kingsley got a good deal," Hermione replied with a shrug. She had no idea how much the Ministry was paying for the party, but she knew the Minister of Magic, Kingsley Shacklebolt, was a master at getting the best deal he could for the Ministry.
"You will stay for a bit longer, won't you?" Harry checked as Ron got distracted by the buffet.
"Don't worry Harry, I won't run out on you just yet," Hermione replied with a chuckle. "But don't be surprised if I've gone in a couple of hours."
"Okay, but until then we're going to have fun," Harry said, grinning at his best friend.
Hermione smiled back at Harry, and let herself be caught up in the festivities. In that time she spotted her lover a couple of times, but she never got near enough to him to pass on her message. The one time she was approaching him when he was alone, Kingsley suddenly appeared and she ended up talking to the Minister for twenty minutes. By the time she was free, her lover was once again surrounded by people. Not that it would be strange if she approached him to say hello given the work they'd done together, but their relationship was still new and no-one knew about them, and Hermione didn't want to out them in the middle of the Christmas party.
"Stacey," Hermione hissed, spotting her assistant.
"Miss Granger," Stacey said with a polite nod as she approached her boss.
"How many times do I have to tell you, call me Hermione," Hermione said as she opened her bag and pulled out the envelope she's prepared earlier. "Do me a favour, and pass this to Mr Malfoy."
"Of course," Stacey replied, stifling a smirk. She'd only worked for Hermione for four months and she knew what a workaholic her boss was, but she was slightly surprised that she was doing work at a Christmas party.
Leaving her note with Stacey, knowing her assistant was reliable and would pass the message along, Hermione made her way out of the party without it seeming as though she was rushing out. It took her about ten minutes, but Hermione was finally free of the party and she returned to the suite she'd booked to prepare for her lover's visit. She was going to give him a Christmas present he would never forget.
After Hermione had passed her the note, Stacey had gotten distracted by a few of her friends, but when she remembered the envelope she set about trying to find Mr Malfoy. The only thing was, she didn't know which Mr Malfoy Hermione wanted the note passing to. Draco was the one who Hermione usually dealt with, but she also dealt with Lucius and for the last couple of weeks the only Malfoy around the office had been Lucius. Deciding it didn't really matter which Malfoy she passed the note to, Stacey set out to find one of the handsome blond wizards.
Five minutes later, Stacey spotted Lucius and she passed the envelope on to him. She didn't have time to mention the note was from Hermione as another wizard from the Ministry attracted Lucius's attention, but she didn't think it was necessary. After all, it would be obvious when he opened the note who it was from. Satisfied she'd done as her boss asked, Stacey didn't give the note another thought as she headed off to enjoy the rest of the party.
The note that Lucius had been passed burnt a hole in his trouser pocket, but finally he got a chance to take a peek at the note. Opening the envelope he found a key card to one of the suites in the hotel and a brief note. 'Come and unwrap an early Christmas present, sexy,' the note read.
Reading the note Lucius smirked and looked around the room for his wife, whom he'd lost track of earlier. It wouldn't be the first time his wife had surprised him, and since there was no sign of her at the party it looked like she'd done it again. Eager for a night of sex with his beautiful wife, Lucius slipped out of the party and headed for the lifts. Double checking the room number, he whizzed off to the appropriate floor.
Using the key card, Lucius let himself into the suite. The living area was in darkness, but Lucius could see the flicker of candles coming from what he presumed was the bedroom. Closing the door to the suite behind him, he strode over towards the bedroom, dropping the key card and the saucy note onto the side table as he passed. With a smirk on his face, he threw open the bedroom door.
"Hello sexy," he called, his eyes sweeping over the bedroom which was bathed in romantic candlelight.
However as Lucius's eyes fell to the bed, his smile faded and his mouth dropped open in shock. It wasn't Narcissa lying provocatively on the bed, it was Hermione Granger. Hermione was wearing a tiny red thong, trimmed with white fur, and a see through red bra with the same white trim. She had a piece of red tinsel draped around her neck, and she was smiling wickedly until she spotted Lucius and her face turned into a picture of horror.
"Lucius," Hermione screamed, grabbing the pillows behind her and placing them over her exposed body.
"Hermione," Lucius returned as he respectfully turned away from the young witch and took a few deep breaths to calm himself. He loved his wife and the only witch he wanted to see naked was Narcissa, but he wasn't dead, and he couldn't fail to be affected by the nubile young body he'd just seen draped over the bed.
"What are you doing here?" Hermione demanded.
Turning back to Hermione, Lucius was relieved to find she'd pulled on one of the fluffy white robes the hotel provided. Although her face was still bright red and she couldn't quite meet his eyes.
"I thought you were Narcissa," Lucius replied.
"So what, you've just got the wrong room?" Hermione asked with a frown, wondering if Draco's parents had arranged to meet up for a night of frisky fun.
"No, I thought the note I got was from Narcissa," Lucius explained.
"The note you got," Hermione repeated. "You mean the note I wanted passed to Draco."
"Ah," Lucius said with a low chuckle as understanding lit up his face. "So you're the reason Draco's been walking around like the cat who got the cream. The two of you are involved."
"We are, but it's early days," Hermione admitted. "And yes, the note was meant for Draco."
"I take it you didn't specify that to the girl you to deliver the note," Lucius said with a smirk.
"No," Hermione said with a sigh. "I didn't think Stacey would hand the note to you. Were you not curious as to why my assistant would be giving you a letter from Narcissa?"
"No, I thought she was just being playful," Lucius said. "It's not the first time I've received a naughty note from my wife during a party."
"I don't want to know that," Hermione moaned.
Lucius chuckled in response, biting down the urge to tease Hermione further. If she was getting involved with Draco, it wouldn't be the best idea to continue to tease her. He didn't want to scare her away before things could progress further with Draco.
"Since there's nothing for me here, I should return to the party," Lucius said. "Do you want me to pass your note onto my son?"
"I would appreciate it," Hermione said. "And I would also appreciate it if we never spoke of this again."
"It can be our little secret on one condition," Lucius replied with a smirk.
"What?" Hermione asked warily.
"You join us for dinner of Christmas Eve," Lucius said.
"You would want me involved in your Christmas festivities?" Hermione questioned.
"I would, and I'm sure Draco would also like it," Lucius replied. "So what do you say, will you come to dinner?"
"I will," Hermione said with a nod. "Thank you Lucius."
"What can I say, I feel an affinity with you. It's not every girlfriend of my sons who gives me a sexy show," Lucius joked.
"I thought we were never mentioning it again," Hermione said in embarrassment.
"And from this moment, my lips are sealed." Lucius made a show of zipping his lips as he grinned at Hermione. "I'll leave you to enjoy the rest of the evening. I'll send Draco up to you, and I'll see you on Christmas Eve."
Leaving Hermione to prepare for Draco, Lucius gathered the key card and Hermione's note and slipped them back into the envelope. Calling goodbye to Hermione, he left the suite and returned to the party. Finding his son, he slipped him the envelope, informing him that someone had passed it onto him. Lucius watched as Draco opened the note, a knowing smirk appearing on his face as he read the contents.
"Anything interesting?" Lucius asked.
"Possibly," Draco replied, tucking the note and key card into his pocket. "I think I'll be off now. See you tomorrow at work."
"Will you not be home tonight?" Lucius questioned with a smirk.
"I don't think so," Draco replied, before he headed off to meet Hermione.
"No, neither do I," Lucius muttered to himself, smiling as his son headed off for his sexy rendezvous with his new girlfriend.
"What's with the smile on your face?" Narcissa asked as she came up beside her smirking husband. "And where's Draco?"
"He went to get an early Christmas present," Lucius replied. "And speaking of which, I think we should go home so I can unwrap you."
"Sounds good, but I want to know what you know about Draco," Narcissa warned. "Spill your secret, Lucius."
Lucius quickly told his wife about Draco's new romance, although he left out the part where he'd seen Hermione in her sexy underwear. Narcissa was just as pleased as her husband about their son's new romance, and she wholeheartedly approved of Lucius inviting Hermione for dinner on Christmas Eve. With any luck, it was the start of something special and Hermione would soon be joining the Malfoys for Christmas on a regular basis.