I officially agree with you, Danny Elfman's Secret Lover, if Lucius were to put the moves on me I would do more than your innocent purr, though. *licks lips*

Chapter Seven- The Diary

Disclaimer: It belongs to the duckies. If you believe that…you are beyond help…

Summary: Lucius finds a bit of bedtime reading…*grins evilly*

Chapter Seven:

Hermione and Ginny met back up with Ron and Harry and headed back to Hogwarts. Just as they were leaving Hogsmeade, Hermione realized she'd left her bag in The Three Broomsticks. She convinced the others to go ahead of her so they wouldn't miss lunch. Then she tore back through the small wizarding community. She entered The Three Broomsticks, bent over and clutching her side. A pair of black boots appeared I front of her. Hermione's gaze swept up the black robes and settled on the face of Lucius Malfoy.

"Miss Granger, you shouldn't be out alone, it's getting late." he said evenly.

"I forgot my bag…"Hermione said quietly, unnerved by his stare. He held up her bag for her. Then he held up a small purple book.

"you read my DIARY?" Hermione hissed.

"You've placed some very good curses on it. Electrical shocks, for instance" he sneered.

Hermione glared up at him. She was no longer afraid, she was thoroughly pissed off! She looked right in to his icy blue eyes.

"A person's diary Is PRIVATE!"

"Yours certainly is" Lucius remarked calmly. "Like I said, it's getting late, allow me to escort you back to the school…unless you still want to hide your 'strange attraction' from me."

As he said this, Hermione noticed the purple stripes on his hands. She started breathing rapidly, and looked up at him disbelievingly.

"You did read it!" she muttered.

"Electrical shocks are nothing, Miss Granger, it's these I'm worried about." he said, indicating the stripes. "Care to explain?"

"A jinx, anyone who reads my diary without permission gets stripes or spots, depending on what they read," Hermione said accusingly, "spots are the worst. What else did you read, Mr. Malfoy?" she demanded.

"An interesting bit about our meeting by the lake." Lucius smirked. He began to quote the diary:

"He tried to kiss me, I didn't let him…but I can't help but wonder…"

Hermione was shaking with fury and embarrassment. Lucius got a firm grip on her arm and led her outside to a bench hidden in some trees.

"What do you wonder about, Miss Granger?" he whispered, leaning in closer.