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A/N:- Hurrah! My muse is finally back from parts unknown. Many apologies to all of you, I had a serious case of writer's block where this story was concerned, and this coupled with some personal issues has seen it languishing. I hope none of you have given up on me, thank you for waiting and all your wonderful reviews. This the couple of PMs I received asking after me certainly made me feel much better. I hope you enjoy this next instalment…

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Chapter Twenty – Moving to The Manor

The day had started so well, the children had gone to the Longbottom household as they did most week days. Even though Ginny was now more than happy to take care of her children once more, her children spending time with Neville and Luna's off-spring had become a bit of a habit.

Luna Longbottom seemed to have become an unofficial crèche for all the children, and it actually made sense that all those who lived at Hogwarts who were under school-age, should do their lessons, or if they were too young, just play together. Luna supervised James, with his school work and Frank and Albus with their preparations for kindergarten, while also keeping the three girls entertained.

It was a big commitment, especially the schoolwork part. The Muggle distance education had been Hermione's doing, and whilst the Arithmancy professor helped where she could, she had a full teaching program of her own. She had organised the lessons for James and Albus when she discovered that Harry had stopped James from attending a Muggle school. "He should know of his Muggle heritage as well," she had lectured to them all. Neville and Luna thought that it was an excellent idea, so Frank was included when there was talk of Albus also starting.

Before her curse incident, Ginny had been tutoring James at home; another example of what was expected of the perfect wife, and when she couldn't do it anymore Hermione had organised the lessons with Molly and Bill's approval. All the adults in the circle of friends also took James as often as they could manage, encouraging him to do things the others weren't old enough to do yet. They were all concerned about stress over the breakup between Harry and Ginny with all three of the children, but especially James. So spending time with them all was the best way they knew of seeing how they were coping.

However, the boy in question seemed to be coping remarkably well, although he was often caught surreptitiously eyeing off the first years, and they reasoned that it was only natural that he was eager to meet other boys his own age.

If he had known what they were thinking, James couldn't have agreed more. He had heard a lot about Scorpius Malfoy from Lucius and was overjoyed at the thought that he might get to meet him, because just maybe they could be friends, like Albus and Frank.

He had an idea that there was something he didn't quite understand happening between his mother and Lucius, but he wasn't worried about it. He had never really had a proper father figure and because Lucius treated him the same way as his Granddad and Uncles George and Bill did, but was around a lot more, he was happy to allow whatever happened to happen.

James had finished his lessons for the term, and he was free today. He had climbed the steps at the side of the big covered water tank that served the greenhouses, and was currently perched on the edge. He sat there leaning on the railing, hidden from view and watching Professor Longbottom teaching a group of first year Gryffindors and Slytherins far below.

It was a brilliant view from up there, almost as good as the one from the Astronomy tower. Auntie 'Mione and Uncle Severus had taken him up there one night to see the stars, and that had been really smashing as well. They were both mega smart and they seemed to know everything about stars and stuff.

After that evening, James had curled up in his bed and quietly wished that his parents could have acted like Auntie 'Mione and Uncle Severus did, and it wasn't long after that that his mother and Lucius started acting a bit like that too, so he was very happy. On some level James had always known how unhappy his mother had been with his father. It escaped his ten year old brain why his parents had married in the first place.

He focused back on the class of first years. That would be him in a little under three months, and a thrill shot through him at that thought. Even his excitement over his birthday, which was only a little over a month away, was dwarfed by the hugeness of starting Hogwarts.

He wondered what house he would be in, his father and Uncle Ron had always told him bluntly that no Slytherins were any good. He remembered Uncle Ron saying regularly, "There's not a witch or wizard whose gone bad that wasn't in Slytherin." Now James wondered about that statement, because both Lucius and Uncle Severus were in Slytherin, and they were nice. Uncle George said that Gryffindors were sometimes very loyal to their own house, it was part of their nature, and that he shouldn't read too much into what Uncle Ron had said, but his uncle's attitude had upset him.

He found it to be a bone of contention; all people had their good qualities and bad qualities. Certainly he knew many Gryffindors, but he was just as happy to know people who weren't from Gryffindor. At the moment the only examples of people from other houses he had, were Uncle Severus and Lucius in Slytherin and Auntie Luna who had been in Ravenclaw, and an old witch who looked like a pudding with patched over-alls on, called Professor Sprout. She had come to visit when he was at the Longbottom's last week and she was a Hufflepuff, that was the first Hufflepuff he thought his had met, and he was very impressed by her.

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While James continued his musings high above the greenhouses, Lucius was on his way to see Ginny, as he had the morning free of teaching. He had now handed his resignation to Minerva, and at the end of term he finished teaching altogether because the Headmistress had found a suitable replacement for the History of Magic professorship and Lucius and the new professor were currently sharing the post until term finished.

It was now the last week of term and Lucius would have been more than happy to let the new teacher have the lot of it right away, but he had been asked to keep teaching the OWL and NEWT classes so they at least had some continuity before their exams. This suited him fine; he had really hated teaching the lower classes anyway. At least the higher classes, especially the NEWT class were there—well mostly—because they enjoyed the subject.

He put his mind back on track he didn't want to think about teaching. Lucius now completely understood why Severus called them 'dunderheads' and he totally agreed with him. However, this morning he had better things to think about. Lucius had plans with Ginny Weasley. They had finally been given the all clear to become more intimate if they wished, and while the children were away was their best opportunity to do so.

At first Poppy's advice had been that they should refrain from 'too much excitement' as the matron put it, even if she had given Ginny a clean bill of health weeks ago, she informed them that she had not figured that sort of activity into it.

During her last check-up Ginny had asked the Matron once more though, because the whole situation was starting to wear on both of them and she was becoming slightly desperate. There had been lots of kissing and cuddling, and also wandering hands, but Ginny was still being denied her longed for orgasm with that someone special because of concerns that anything further would start her labour again before it was time.

The only lingering problem Ginny had noticed from her ordeal was a slight limp in her right leg when she was tired. This was nothing really, and the general consensus was that it would go away with time. No, her biggest problem at the moment, were her pregnancy hormones - they were making her as randy as hell. While she waited slightly impatiently for Lucius to come, she squeezed her thighs together once again just trying to appease the ache.

Finally there was the sound of the front door being opened, and Ginny rose from her chair and smoothed her loosely tied silk dressing gown. Hermione had offered to lend her some lingerie for the occasion but she had said, "What's the use, it wouldn't fit me at the moment anyway."

Hermione had nodded at the time and smiled. "Well in that case just wear your silk gown and surprise him at the door. Sev loves it when I do that."

After that her eyes had taken on a dreamy glaze, and Ginny had had to smile as she said, "Hey, we were talking about your wedding, how did we get on to my lack of a sex life?"

Ginny smiled now remembering that conversation, and Hermione asking her to be her bridesmaid along with Luna. Now though, she had other things to think about, this was the moment for her and Lucius to finally be together. She had warded the floo so her mother wouldn't arrive unexpectedly and interrupt.

Chuckling to herself, Ginny remembered bringing a 'friend' home at Christmas her last year at Hogwarts, and her mum almost walking in on them. Merlin that feels like such a long time ago, she shook her head as the door opened and she untied the robe. Her eyes locked with Lucius' steel grey orbs and she allowed the silk to slide smoothly off her shoulders.

Lucius' eyes slowly and deliberately took in the sight before him, the past few weeks had all been leading to this moment. He had not sought comfort with Severus and Hermione in that time, because that had felt wrong. If Ginny had to endure the frustration of wanting him and not being able to have him, then the least he could do was reciprocate. He had seen to himself in the shower this morning so he wouldn't just explode in five seconds like a teenager, but the sight before him at the moment had him wondering if his efforts in that department had been for nought as he felt his body responding painfully to what his eyes were seeing.

Before him stood the witch he adored. Her floral silk gown hanging momentarily on her arms, before she shifted slightly and his gaze followed it as it then slid smoothly from her body and pooled liquidly on the carpet, and his witch stood there naked and ripe in front of him. She looked delicious.

"You are so beautiful," he whispered as he started moving towards her, his gaze raking over her full ripe breasts and down past her swollen abdomen to the thatch of auburn hair at her apex. She looked wild, almost primeval in her elemental state, and he found himself shedding his clothes as he approached her.

In record time he was naked and it was her turn to examine him. Her eyes spend no time on the preliminaries; Hermione had already told her he was an Adonis under his clothes, no, her eyes headed straight for the already straining appendage at his groin and she smiled broadly.

She remembered Hermione saying that Severus and Lucius were compliments, he was light and Severus was equally dark. The Adonis and the Vulcan, they were perfect compliments, and seeing him now, his muscle and sinew moving as he graceful stalked towards her, she could see what her friend meant.

Then he was upon her, sweeping her up into his arms. His arms that had held her through her greatest pain, and were now going to help her experience the greatest joy, she shivered in anticipation and claimed his lips as they walked.

There was no awkwardness, considering it was there first time. Lucius carried her to the bed, keeping his eyes open so he could see where they were going. Placing Ginny gently on the quilt he watched her run her hands over her body sighing in pleasure. He had thought hard about how they were going to do this without the baby getting in the way, the obvious thing to do was take her from behind, but knowing her history and wanting her to see how much pleasure she was bringing him he didn't want to do it that way, neither did he want to put any weight on the baby.

He had not coupled with Narcissa once she was pregnant; in that respect his obligation to grace her bed was at an end once she was with child. So, he had no experience in how to do this. The solution had not come easily to him either. He had never been a wizard who liked to relinquish control to the witch, so he hadn't immediately thought of allowing her to be on top.

It wasn't until Severus had seen him deep in thought a few nights ago that they had discussed the issue, and of course Hermione had overheard and laughed merrily. "Let her ride you," she had chortled. "I know you like the witch under you, but it's the obvious solution, she can control the stroke and the depth," she told him calmly. "Severus enjoys it on occasion, don't you, love?"

The wizard in question pulled his witch into his lap and nodded, in fact Severus enjoyed it much more than he ever let on. "Most definitely, try it Lu, it's certainly a feast for your eyes."

Both Severus and Hermione had known that Lucius was abstaining until he could be with Ginny, so they didn't tempt him with an offer to stay, apart from telling him that after the content of the conversation if it wasn't going to join them for the practical demonstration, then perhaps he had better find something else to amuse himself with, somewhere else.

A deep moan and gentle hands on his throbbing manhood brought him back to the present to explain what he wanted to happen. But before he could do that, Ginny's tongue licked him from base to tip, and Lucius shuddered in pleasure. Especially when she followed this by almost pleading, "In… I need you in me, please Lu."

Climbing on the bed to cover her carefully he kissed her deeply as he moved to lie on the other side of her. The taste of his pre-cum on her tongue made pleasure tingle through him, and once he was settled on his back he held out his arms to her. "Come, you shall have control. Use me as you tool for your pleasure."

Hearing this, after so many years of being denied fulfilment made tears threaten to rise in her eyes. Rolling awkwardly onto her hands and knees she went back to what she had started, taking Lucius deeply into her mouth. The exquisite pleasure she felt at his invitation saw her crying as she enjoyed his manhood.

Her body was aching for release and the baby was now very restless. It had started somersaulting and swooping around her stomach the more excited she got. This made Ginny uncertain, but she was also determined, and before she could deny either of them their release she got up and allowed Lucius to help her straddle his hips.

Unable to see down past her belly, she placed her hands on this chest and rubbed her saturated core on him, almost desperately. "Help me; I can't reach around to align myself."

Lucius' hands were there in an instant, they skimmed through her folds gathering the slick moisture and spreading it over his cock as he place it at her opening. Neither of them could stop the groan of delight as Ginny's body started to envelope him. Once she had seated herself fully, they both held themselves completely still, panting.

The first time she lifted herself and came back down, Lucius understood what Severus had meant about it being a feast for the eyes. His eager gaze moved from the look of pure bliss on Ginny's face, down to the bounce of her full breasts and then as she rose up off him again, to where their bodies were joined. He watched himself appear from her body and then slowly disappear once more, and it was such an erotic sight he almost lost it then and there.

He decided that concentrating on Ginny's face was the way to go, because after weeks of wanting without anything but a quick wank in the shower this morning, he was teetering on the edge already. He studied her expression, her plump pink lip wedged firmly between her teeth as she concentrated on feeling him, and it was at that moment that he saw that she was the same as him, she was trying to draw this pleasure out as much as he was.

The moment she stilled though and a deep whine started to build in her throat he knew she was close. Sliding his hand down under her belly he flicked her clit with a single finger, and she literally exploded around him, Lucius had never seen someone come so hard. The force with which her walls gripped him took him by surprise, and the pleasure was so exquisite that he had no choice but to follow her.

Lucius brought his knees up so Ginny could collapse back against them, knowing that she was utterly spent. She continued to sit on his rapidly deflating shaft, panting, with her chest heaving. Finally she managed to speak, and what fell from her lips was beautiful. "I love you," she whispered.

Lucius made the effort to sit up and took her in his arms. "I love you too," he told her. As he had moved his now deflated cock had slid from her and he helped her to lie down. Her legs still seemed to be useless, so he gathered her to him and he watched over her as she dozed for a time.

Eventually she woke and Lucius got up and made them some tea and toast. Coming back to bed, they ate and then settled down to kissing and cuddling, knowing that he would have to leave soon.

They were startled from their now peaceful cuddle by a hare patronus darting into the room, and what it said filled both of them with terror. "I'm so sorry, but while I was feeding Alice, Xanthie and Lily seem to have had a disagreement. Xanthie has told me that Lily decided to go home and I can't leave the others to find her."

Lucius was instantly in action. "I'll find her," he said, accioing his clothing. He kissed Ginny's forehead, and wiped away the tears that were already falling. "It will be all right, I'll be back with Lily before you know it," and he hurried for the door.

Once out in the hallway Lucius drew his wand. "Point me," he commanded. It was a spell that had found him Draco once when he'd been lost, his son had been about the same age and Narcissa had managed to lose him.

As he followed his wand, Lucius ruminated on the lecture he was going to give Luna Longbottom. It also cemented his decision to move them all to the manor as soon as possible.

It was on approaching the greenhouses that he heard the crying of a small child. "Lily?" he called.

The crying paused momentarily as if she was listening, but then increased in volume along with a banging sound. He called again, and then he heard, "I is stuck, Papa Lu." A warm feeling rippled through his chest as he realised that she had recognised his voice.

Now hearing the direction of her cries and hearing her little hands banging on the door, he said, "Don't worry, I'm coming, poppet." When he reached her, he found her trapped in a greenhouse. It looked like the door had closed after she'd gone in. There was also a shuffling noise that he couldn't place, but as he opened it he noticed the Venomous Tentacula starting to reach for her that became unimportant, and he scooped the little girl up to safety and flung the door shut, warding it strongly. There would be more than words flying around over this. Who would leave the door of a greenhouse open like that, especially one that contained something that deadly?

Conjuring his Patronus with some difficulty, because he was so upset, Lucius sent a message to Ginny. Then turning his attention to Lily, he rubbed her back gently and told the sobbing child who had her face buried in his neck. "It's all right, I've got you."

"I was scared, Papa Lu," she cried in a muffled voice.

Hearing the crying, several sets of footsteps could be heard approaching hurriedly obviously Luna had summoned more than one person to help. Once they had heard what happened, Hermione pulled Severus and Minerva aside and waited for everyone else to leave. "I don't think this was an accident, after what happened to Xanthia a few weeks ago, let's hide and wait a bit," she suggested.

Once they were hidden, Minerva sent a discrete Patronus message to Kingsley to silently come to Hogwarts, Greenhouse six together with his company. As once it was quiet they had already picked out two disillusionment shadows.

"How did they get in?" Minerva wanted to know, I have the wards set to alert me if they try to approach the gates.

"I would say, that it's not Potter and Weasley, and whoever it is, is probably under the influence of an unforgiveable," Severus added, gruffly.

The two shadows started to move, thinking everyone had gone, just as three also disillusioned shadows joined Severus, Hermione and Minerva.

Severus filled in sketchy details and Remus and Tonks struck. Within a minute they had the two detained, and Severus apart from being right was also dipping into his meagre supply of Veritaserum.

The interrogation in Minerva's office lasted only a few minutes, and they got the first decent lead they had ever had. There would be a stake-out tonight at the Three-legged Witch, a pub, deep in Knockturn Alley.

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Lucius hadn't even noticed the impromptu pow-wow that seemed to be happening nor the results of it. He was only concerned with the crying child in his arms. "Shhh poppet, you're safe now. I will take you back to Mummy." The little head nodded, and Lucius held her tight as he walked back to the hidden rooms. By the time he arrived Lily had fallen asleep on his shoulder. A fully dressed Ginny was waiting agitatedly in the sitting room for them. Lucius placed Lily carefully on the lounge with her head on Ginny's lap, because Ginny belly was now too big to accommodate her daughter in her arms. "The fool has left a greenhouse containing a dangerous plant open for anyone to walk in, she could have been killed."

"Oh no," Ginny put her hand over her mouth, "Oh Lucius, not my little Lily," she gasped.

Lucius knelt beside Ginny as she sat and stroke the sleeping child's head. "Gin, I want to move you all to the Manor. Now… today," he told her urgently. "No uninvited guest can get in there the wards are stronger than Hogwarts, and you will have everything you need."

Ginny sighed, "I have to admit, apart from anything else it would be nice to see the sun again. I am starting to feel like a prisoner here." She was still occupied stroking Lily's head quietly, and then her eyes suddenly filled with tears. "You don't think she was bitten do you?" Her tears were not ever far from the surface at the moment.

"No, my love," Lucius said, calmly, rising up to sit beside her, placing his arms around her and kissing her hair. "She would have a high fever by now if she had been," he told her.

"Of course," Ginny sighed, "I'll be glad when this is over." She snuggled into her lover's arms and whispered, "Yes, moving is an excellent idea, but we'll have to tell mum and Professor McGonagall first."

Lifting her chin around so he could see her face, Lucius smiled, and kissed her before he called his head elf. "Open up the rooms we discussed, I and my four guests will be moving in later this afternoon." When the elf had bowed and left, Lucius turned to Ginny. "We have three days of term left; I will only leave you to fulfil my commitments here. Then we will be free to do as we please," he told her. Ginny smiled and pulled his head around to her lips.

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Ginny's offhand comment about wishing it was over wasn't far from the wish of those assembled around the Three-Legged Witch that night. Lucius had told Minerva his plan to move Ginny and her children and the Headmistress had welcomed it, not knowing how she was going to keep them safe over summer while the castle was closed.

She inturn had explained to him that it had been two interlopers that had caused the problem, and that Neville and Luna felt terrible about what had happened.

Under those circumstances Lucius' ire died in his chest, and before they moved, he escorted Ginny and Lily down to collect the boys and talk to Luna and Neville.

So now, while Lucius, Draco, Astoria and their children were making Ginny, James, Albus and Lily comfortable at the Manor, Kingsley had put together a tight-knit team for the surveillance job at the Three-Legged Witch.

After what seemed like an eternity they saw what they thought were the two they were searching for, leaving the pub. However, after casting a trial charm that Severus had told him about, Kingsley discovered that Harry and Ron had tried to fool the Aurors. Kingsley had been able to see through it, and he had sent his troops off with who they had caught and hoped that the real pair turned up before the potion wore off the fakes.