House Arrest

Disclaimer: I don't own very much, but I can dream, right?

Bound-to-Evanescence: You're right, there are very few Lucius/Sirius fics out there, and I plan to write more soon.

Legolas19: Ha ha, of course I'll update!

Brunette89: Glad you love it!

Cutieak88: Ah, you'll have to wait and see who the other father is, it will come up when Siri and Luce get closer, trust me.

Jadwiga: No it's very rare that Lucius is the one who gets pregnant, it's usually him knocking everyone else up. How do I manage? Not easily as some of my fics have become less of a priority now.

ThouandI: Oh yes, Siri should have fun!

Eleonora1: Ah the rape thing…well, its probably easy to guess what happened but I won't say it. But your last comment is quite correct.

Draco Malfoy-Potter: Glad you like it!

Quills 'N Ink: Glad you think so!

Shinigami: Ah, you'll have to wait and see who the other father was, but I'll try not to scar you for life.

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Yes, OoCness will feature in this; it will mainly be Lucius though and perhaps Hermione. Oh and forget the summary I gave for this chapter at the end of the last one.

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Chapter 2: Treat Him Nicely

It was the next morning now and Harry and Hermione were yet to see the pregnant Malfoy now he was staying at Grimmauld Place. Although from some of the quite abusive things Sirius was saying about Lucius the previous night, they weren't entirely sure they wanted to.

Hermione frowned as Sirius made another derogative comment about Lucius, "You should be nicer to him. He is pregnant."

"Are you feeling ok?" Asked Harry putting a hand to her forehead, only to have it batted away.

"I am feeling fine." Said Hermione scowling slightly. She looked back to Sirius who still looked quite nonchalant. "You said it yourself, Dumbledore wants you to treat him how you wish to be treated…and if that's the case, then should we start treating you like carpet scum?"

Remus stirred some milk into his tea as he spoke, "She has a very good point Sirius." Sirius glared at him. "I am not overly fond of him either, but we should try and make his stay as pleasant as possible. Its obvious he wants to keep that kid."

Sirius sighed and leaned back in his chair looking as haughty as possible, "Fine…but still, you can't expect me to fawn over him just because he's pregnant. He's still a Death Eater and he's married to my bitch of a cousin."

Remus frowned slightly, "What does his marriage have to do with anything?"

Sirius rolled his eyes, "Nothing, but it means he's related to me."

"…So?"

"Well…" Sirius made a little noise. "Stop questioning me you prat."

Remus snorted, "Yes Sir."

Harry decided to keep his mouth closed, as he knew whatever he said would either annoy Sirius or annoy Hermione, either way, he wouldn't win.

Sirius frowned at Hermione, "Why are you trying to be so nice to him anyway?"

"I just…it's the least we can do." Replied Hermione quietly. "I read a book about male pregnancies, they're very delicate things-"

"Why were you reading about male pregnancies?" Questioned Harry curiously.

"I just was." Dismissed Hermione, "Anyway, the book said that they can only be possible with a certain potion, it also said that almost anything can provoke a miscarriage and that the few men who have had a miscarriage have died." She gazed at Sirius as if willing him to make a crack about Lucius dying.

"Why are you defending him?"

"I'll defend Snape until I'm blue in the face as well, if I have to." Replied Hermione, she folded her arms and leaned back in his chair. "Everyone deserves a second chance…or most people do."

Sirius raised an eyebrow, "Well, if you love him so much Hermione, go and take him some breakfast."

Hermione huffed and got up from the table, "I will then." She filled a tray with the bacon, eggs, sausages and mushrooms that the rest of them had had, as well as a glass of orange juice and a pot of tea.

As Hermione left the kitchen the three guys all heard the distinct word of 'bastard' muttered as she passed Sirius.

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Once she was outside the bedroom Lucius was staying in, Hermione paused. She wasn't too fond of the idea of being alone with this man, even if it was just for a short time, but as no one else seemed to have enough decency to be nice to him, she had to. She still wasn't entirely sure why she felt the need to be nice to Lucius Malfoy, a man that she knew to be a Death Eater and quite nasty, but it was the right thing to do. Wasn't it?

After a few more moments of hesitating, Hermione knocked on the bedroom door.

"Come in."

Well, he sounds welcoming, I just hope that holds up when he sees who it is. Hermione supported the tray with one arm and opened the door slowly. The bedroom was empty upon her first glance around but then she saw the too thin, pale and wary form of Lucius Malfoy come out of the ensuite bathroom. She forced a smile; his eyes had already narrowed slightly. "I brought you some breakfast, in case you were hungry."

As soon as the smell of the food wafted over to him, Lucius heaved, covered his mouth and ran back into the bathroom to throw up.

Hermione cringed at the retching noises the man was making as she put the tray down on a chest of drawers. She should have known, she had been around one of her cousins at the beginning of her pregnancy and most food set her off vomiting. "…Are you ok?"

There was a pause in the retching as Lucius found it in himself to reply, "No…" Then his head was back in the toilet.

Hermione took a deep breath and tentatively went over to the bathroom door, she could of course just turn and leave the bedroom, but she felt the need to make sure he was ok. The brief view of the Death Eater that she had gotten, before he had thrown up, told her that he was definitely skinnier than he had been when they were back at the Department of Mysteries and she knew that couldn't be healthy. "Is there anything I can do?"

Lucius was breathing heavily, his knuckles had gone white from where he was clutching the brim of the toilet bowl and his hair was dishevelled and looked as though it had been pulled back in a hurry. "Can you stop this?" his voice was hoarse and it was apparent that he didn't really care at the moment about the fact that he was talking to a mudblood.

"No…" Hermione chewed her bottom lip thoughtfully, "I could find a Stomach Calming Solution…that might help, thought I'm not sure if it works for morning sickness as well."

Lucius gave a slight nod of his head, "Please do."

Hermione was quite taken aback by lack of attitude towards her, hearing Lucius say 'please' full stop must have been a rare thing to hear. "Ok…do you want me to take the food as well?"

"No…leave it."

"Ok. If you need anything, just give me a yell." With that, Hermione turned and headed for the door, just as she opened it, Lucius appeared at the bathroom door.

"Its Miss Granger, isn't it?"

Hermione looked back over her shoulder, "Yes it is…call me Hermione."

Lucius nodded, "I will."

This is rather awkward now that he isn't throwing up. "…Well, I'll go and see about that potion. If you want food that's a little more bland, I can get you some toast or something."

"No thank you."

"Ok. I'll see you then."

After receiving a curt nod, Hermione left the room and headed back downstairs to the kitchen.

"Ah, still alive I see?"

Hermione smirked, "Yes, I am still alive… Considering I just witnessed him throwing his guts up, he was rather pleasant."

"Oh god…" Muttered Sirius, "He's corrupted you already."

Hermione just ignored him and turned to the only other adult in the room, Remus, "Am I able to send an owl to Professor Snape?"

"Depends," Started Remus, "What do you plan on putting in the owl?"

Hermione sat down, "I just need some information about a Stomach Calming Solution, I just want to know whether it works for morning sickness as well and if it does, I was wondering if he'd send me some."

Remus frowned slightly, "Well…it doesn't sound too incriminating, just make sure you don't say who its for."

Hermione nodded, "Thanks." She left the kitchen and headed back upstairs to her room so she could compose the letter to the unsavoury Potions master.

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Sirius huffed after Harry had left the kitchen, "I really don't think you should encourage her to get close to that man."

Remus sighed, he should have seen this coming, "Sirius, tell me, what is the worse Lucius can do while he's pregnant and under the strict watch of the Order? He's not going to hurt Hermione or anyone else, because that would just get him sent straight back to Azkaban, pregnant or not."

Sirius rested his arms on the table a deep frown line appearing between his eyebrows, "Well maybe you're right but still…he's a Death Eater, he has a reputation for attacking women."

"Hermione can look after herself." Said Remus firmly. "Anyway, Lucius isn't stupid enough to try something now, I am almost certain he knows what will happen if he breaches any of the rules of his house arrest. Hermione will be fine in his presence, especially while we're here, and anyway, I think it's a god sent that he's allowing her company. Perhaps we'll be able to find out what led to him being pregnant in the first if she can talk to him."

"Remus, do I need to explain the birds and the bees to you again?"

The werewolf had the good grace to roll his eyes, "No, you don't. What I meant was…does Lucius come off as the kind of man that would allow himself to be dominated?"

"Guess not…"

"There you go. I think that baby's conception was forced-"

"Yeah but 'Mione said you need a potion to get a bloke pregnant." Pointed out Sirius. "Why would he drink something like that, I mean, I know he's blond but I didn't think he was quite that stupid."

Remus frowned slightly, "Maybe he had a spiked drink and he was…raped."

"But if that's the case, then why is he keeping it?" Questioned Sirius, "I mean…if it was me, I wouldn't particularly want a reminder like a baby if I was raped."

Remus stared at the sink in thought for a moment or two, "Maybe someone knew he wouldn't want his baby to die if he was pregnant…for all we know, he might have this deep desire to have more children. I'd want to start again if I had a son like his."

Sirius snorted, "Mm maybe…why would they do it though? According to Snape, Lucius was basically Voldemort's second in command."

Remus shrugged, "I have no idea…"

"You've been thinking about this though, haven't you?"

"Yeah." Remus nodded and sighed, "That's why I didn't get much sleep last night."

"Fair enough."

Remus turned his eyes back to Sirius, he still looked very thoughtful, "Maybe he wasn't as loyal to Voldemort as some Death Eaters would have liked…"

Sirius nodded slowly, "…I s'pose it does sound like the kind of plan Bellatrix would come up with…you think Snape knows?"

"I don't know…maybe…"

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A/N: A terrible place to end, I know, but I'm tired. There was far more Hermione in that chapter than I planned, but, I never stick to plans so it shouldn't have come as much of a surprise. Oh, and Sirius blonde remark, don't get offended if you are blonde cause I am too.

Next Chapter: Sirius is left alone with Lucius when Harry, Hermione and Remus are all out for the day.