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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Couple Appreciation
Word: Dedicated
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Build a Basket
Toys: write about someone being fake
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Bingo
Lyric: "You're gonna be the one that saves me" - Wonderwall - Oasis
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Auction
Plot point: Not giving someone up.
First Dance
Warning for consensual infidelity
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Hermione was stiff as Lucius twirled her around the dance floor. "You shouldn't have asked me to dance."
"We've never once danced together, and I wanted to hold you in my arms like this."
"What will your wife think?" Hermione asked, unable to believe he brought Narcissa here.
Lucius' eyes softened. "Both Narcissa and I take other lovers. We're friends, married only in name. It's not that big of a deal."
"I bet Mrs. Malfoy's other partners know about this deal. You told me you were getting a divorce. You lied to me." She tried to pull away to leave, but he tightened his hold on her, refusing to let her go.
"Hermione, I did lie. It was because you weren't raised in the Wizarding world where this a common practice amongst arranged marriages after an heir is conceived. You would have said no to me."
Hermione's glare was harsh. "I don't like being lied to."
Lucius a really looked sheepish. "So I handled it the wrong way."
"When you walked in with Narcissa on your arm. I felt completely blindsided. It was like… like…"
"Like how I would have felt if you came on the arm of Weasley or some other male."
Hermione nodded. "Yes. So maybe you do get it."
The song changed and their dance became a bit faster to match the tempo. "I didn't even think. I never meant to hurt you. I just wanted you, and I knew you would have said no if you knew how it would have to be. And I couldn't give you up."
"I guess you don't know everything. Ever since the war ended, I've been dedicated to three things: my job, the people I love, and being happy. I'm happiest when I'm with you."
"You and I won't ever be able to get married."
"Maybe, maybe not. I am a lawyer after all. If anyone can find s loophole in a marriage contract, it's me. All that matters is as of right now, I want to be with you. If that ever changes, I'll let you know."
Lucius cupped her cheek. "I've never thought of myself as a damsel in distress," Hermione smiled at the Muggle term she taught him, "but, you're gonna be the one that saves me."
They were no longer dancing, just standing still in the middle of the dance floor. "I'll always save you," she promised.
"Want to get out of here? Narcissa won't miss me."
Hermione looked over Lucius' shoulder and saw the blond's wife dancing with a man, their lips dangerously close to each other. She grabbed her own partner's hand. "Let's go. I feel the sudden need to shed my formal wear."
"And I feel the sudden need to assist you," he returned with a smirk, his silver eyes darkening with unspoken lust.
Hermione shivered. Suddenly, they couldn't get alone fast enough.
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