Five

Many thanks to my lovely betas Anogete and Dacian Goddess.

JKR's, not mine.

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Hermione read the same sentence again after having read it twice before. The words were clear enough, yet they failed to make any sense to her. She put the book down and glanced again at the parchment with her notes on it. She knew she had thought something when she wrote them down, though right now she couldn't remember what. She was tempted to peer at her watch again, but didn't dare for fear of Severus noticing something. For the third time within an hour, she stood up to walk over to one of the shelves. Picking up a book at random, she pretended to look for something. Relief came in the form of Tinky who popped her head in to announce that tea was served. The afternoon tea had become a cherished little ritual she shared daily with the two wizards.

As usual, the tea tray with the steaming teapot and the cups was sitting on the little side table when they arrived at the drawing room.

Hermione took a deep breath. 'Would you let me do the honours today?'

Lucius had been about to pour the tea; at Hermione's request, he took a step back. 'Of course.'

Hermione busied herself at the tray, making sure that the two men couldn't see what she was doing. The little vial was safely strapped to her arm hidden beneath the wide sleeve of her robes. Three drops would be more than enough. She watched as the clear liquid landed safely on the bottom of the cup, before pouring the hot tea over it. Thanks to having practiced it, she managed to wandlessly Evanesco the little vial while she put the milk in. With all evidence gone from her person, she turned around and handed Lucius his cup with a gracious smile. She then prepared Severus's tea and finally, her own. Now all she had to do was walk calmly over to the sofa and wait.

And then things began to take an unexpected turn. Lucius took a sip of his tea and made a face. Carefully, he tried again, obviously with the same result. Hermione went cold; the tea shouldn't have tasted any different. Severus looked at his friend. 'Is anything the matter?'

'I don't know. My tea tastes not like it should. Is yours all right?' he asked his guests.

Hermione hurried to say as innocent as she possibly could. 'Yes, it's excellent as usual.'

Severus nodded. 'There's nothing wrong with mine either.'

Lucius passed his cup to Snape. 'Severus, would you try it? Be careful as long as we don't know what is going on.'

Hermione sat very still, but she didn't say anything. Severus very carefully took a sip from Lucius's cup and tasted it. He spluttered. 'Lucius, I wouldn't drink that tea. It seems someone saw fit to spice it with a love potion.'

'So, it's not poisoned?' There was a palpable note of relief in Lucius's voice.

'That depends on how you look at the matter,' Severus answered.

Both men turned their eyes to Hermione. 'Miss Granger, you are awfully quiet. It seems such an intelligent and charming young lady would surely have an opinion on the matter?' Lucius almost purred.

Severus added. 'Yes, Miss Granger. I have to agree with Lucius; it seems rather odd that such a beautiful and clever young woman would not share her thoughts on the problem at hand.'

His eyes suddenly widened. 'I just remembered, I forgot something in my room,' he murmured as he hurried towards the door.

Hermione saw the way his dark gaze roamed over her body, and within a second made a life-altering decision. 'Actually, I'd rather you stayed.'

Severus stopped dead in his tracks and hesitated for a moment. Then he said smoothly, 'As you wish.'

Now Lucius was pouting. 'But I don't want to leave either. You put the potion in my tea.'

'Did I say that I wanted you to leave?'

'Oh, well in that case.' Lucius quickly moved to sit next to her.

As there was only room for two, Severus leant over the back of the sofa and whispered in Hermione's ear, 'If you are really certain, Miss Granger.'

If Hermione hadn't made up her mind already, his silky voice would have convinced her. 'I am certain, and don't you think you could be persuaded to call me Hermione, Severus?'

He placed a kiss next to her ear before he murmured, 'Yes, I think I could consider that option.'

Lucius, meanwhile, had begun to twirl one of Hermione's curls round his finger. 'Tea can be such a stimulating beverage, don't you think?' He slowly disentangled the finger and ran it down her throat and over the neckline of her robes.

'Yes, especially if blended with the right ingredients, don't you agree, Hermione?' Severus placed another kiss next to her ear.

Hermione swallowed, wondering for a fleeting moment if she was in way over her head with those two, but decided that having the undivided attention of the two most attractive men she knew was far too good to bother about things like "later" or "tomorrow". 'Tea is a wonderful thing,' she answered.

'Especially if it leads to more wonderful things.' Lucius busied himself with undoing the first buttons of Hermione's robes, exposing more of her cleavage and the black lace bra she had chosen for the occasion while Severus was slowly kissing his way down her neck, his hair falling forward over her exposed shoulder. Hermione gave a little sigh as nimble fingers proceeded to open her robes further while two mouths were busy placing kisses on her neck, her shoulders, and her throat.

Hermione stretched a little to give them better access and was rewarded with a quick swipe of Lucius's tongue along the rim of her bra, which drew another sigh from her. He kissed his way back up along her neck and her jaw, and then she felt soft lips pressing against her own. A pair of grey eyes that weren't cold at all looked at her. Hermione had the impression that it was getting very warm in the room as she touched her lips to his. One of her hands sneaked upward around the back of Lucius's head, drawing him closer to her. Her other hand searched and found one of Severus's. She laced her finger through his and held on to his hand before her tongue flicked out tentatively against Lucius's lips. He responded with a little moan and opened to her, his tongue meeting hers. Hermione raked her fingers through his long platinum blond hair. They took their time as their tongues got very well acquainted with each other, slowly deepening their kiss until they reluctantly parted.

Lucius drew back and pushed one of her bra straps down her shoulder. Hermione obediently raised her arm, so that he could slip it off. When she looked up, she found Severus's lips only inches from hers. Without hesitation, she touched his mouth with her own. His tongue swiftly darted out over her lips, and she quickly caught it in her mouth, making him whimper in surprise. She, too, let out a little whimper when she felt a finger brush over her nipple, then again until it was replaced by a hot mouth and a tongue swirling tantalisingly around it. Hermione moaned into Severus's mouth and started to push against Lucius. She was rewarded by one of his hands stroking down her belly, the sensation of which made her moan again.

Some time later, when Severus raised his head from her mouth, she heard Lucius order a bowl of strawberry jam. For once Hermione didn't give a damn about the elves as she was far too busy paying attention to the things Severus's mouth did to her neck. One of his hands pushed down the remaining bra strap and acquainted itself with her bared breast. Her nipple hardened instantly when he flicked his thumb over it. She let out a little sigh.

'Hermione, I have noticed that you seem to be rather fond of strawberry jam,' Lucius said.

'Mmmh,' she answered, feeling a finger coating her lips with something cool and sweet. She licked along them and then closed her lips around the finger, drawing it into her mouth. Hermione quickly swirled her tongue around it before she sucked the jam off, thoroughly. She was pleased to hear Lucius's slightly breathless moans.

When Hermione released Lucius's finger, Severus said, 'You are not the only one who likes sweet things.'

She smiled at him. 'Good.'

'But first we need to get rid of this.' Severus reached down and unclasped the bra behind Hermione's back. Both men took a moment to enjoy the view before Lucius dipped his finger into the bowl again and traced a red line down the side of Hermione's throat and over her collarbone. Severus leant over, drew his finger through the jam as well and proceeded to trace a similar pattern on the other side of Hermione's neck. The two wizards took their time to paint a pattern on her breasts, around her nipples and down her body despite her increasingly impatient wriggling.

Severus was working his way around her body and finally perched in front of her. 'These need to come off,' he remarked.

Hermione helpfully raised her hips so that he could pull her knickers down. Both men drew a deep breath at the sight of her now entirely naked body, and Hermione felt their gaze roam over her, causing more wriggling on her part. Admiration was nice, but right now she rather wished it would translate into action. She started to say something, but was stopped by a jam coated finger that demanded entrance into her mouth, which she granted happily.

Severus dipped this finger back into the bowl and traced intricate patterns over her lower belly and her thighs; soon he was assisted by a finger from the other side. They met as they put the finishing touches to their work between Hermione's legs. Feeling them exactly where she wanted them so urgently, she whimpered and pushed her hips up. When both fingers were withdrawn, she complained, 'Not fair,' and was met by two smiling faces.

'Beautiful,' Severus said.

'Exquisite,' Lucius added.

Then they bent down on either side of her and started to lick and nibble the jam off her body. Two hot mouths worked their way down her neck, over her shoulders and her arms. Extra time was spent on her breasts to make sure they caught every drop of the sweet. The sensation of two tongues swirling around her nipples nearly caused Hermione's senses to overload, with the sight of the two heads, one black, one silver blond, doing nothing to alleviate that. Her whimpers became more urgent as she felt them moving further down her body. When they reached her lower belly, the delightful sensation suddenly stopped.

She saw the two looking at each other for a moment, then Lucius began to kiss his way back up, while Severus took care of the last traces of jam on her thighs. She gasped as his tongue briefly flicked over her clit before he buried his face between her legs. Lucius meanwhile had turned his attention back to her breasts which caused her to buck against Severus. He put a hand on her hips to keep her still as he alternated between swirling around her clit and licking her in long strokes. Hermione gasped again when she felt his tongue enter her. With another swipe, he went back to the little nub and sucked at it while he slipped a finger into her, sending her spiralling into a whirl of pleasure.

When she came down from her peak, Severus had his head on her lower belly. Lucius had slipped an arm around her shoulders. They stayed like that for a moment until Severus got shakily to his feet. Lucius stood up as well and pulled Hermione up with him. She felt sticky and sweaty.

Upon seeing her discomfort, Lucius quickly pulled out his wand and cast Scourgify on her. Clean and much more comfortable, she noticed the interesting shapes both wizards had acquired in front of their robes. She was about to do some exploring when Lucius pulled her to him. With his other arm, he reached out for Severus. 'Bed, I think,' he said softly.

~*~

They materialised upstairs in front of a large bed. By the looks of it, it was very old and comfortable. The covers obligingly flipped back and revealed finest white silk beneath them.

Hermione eagerly responded as Lucius lowered his head to hers for another kiss. She took a step back and leant against Severus, pulling Lucius with her. If she had had any doubt about their attraction to her, the pressure into her stomach and lower back would have convinced her otherwise. As it was, she found the sensation very intriguing, but she also wanted to look.

Hermione broke the kiss and quickly started to undo Lucius's robes and the white shirt underneath. When he moved his hands to help her, she stopped him. 'No, my turn,' she said, soothing her words with little kisses to his throat and down his chest.

Obligingly lowering his hands, he sighed as Hermione proceeded to explore the exposed flesh with her mouth and tongue. He tasted really nice, she thought, swirling her tongue around a pale pink nipple, which made the sighs turn into a moan. The other nipple proved to be equally tasty, so she bit down on it lightly. The moan became a sharp outdrawn hiss, and a hand tangled into her hair. Hermione leant against it and continued to lick and nibble her way across Lucius's chest.

Severus was still standing very close behind her. Looking over her shoulder, he took out his wand and pointed it at Lucius's feet. Without a sound, his shoes and socks vanished, leaving him barefoot.

'Nothing as embarrassing as a man in socks,' Severus whispered into Hermione's ear.

She smiled and rewarded him with a long and deep kiss that enabled their tongues to get thoroughly reacquainted with each other. When it ended, both were breathing heavily.

'Aren't you a bit overdressed for the occasion?' she asked and began to work at his many buttons that years ago had inspired so many fantasies.

Severus didn't say anything, just watched as she worked her way through his rows of buttons. When she had finally found her way through layers of cloth, she found him to be equally tasty as she placed hot, open-mouthed kisses on his chest. If his moans were any indication, he was also equally responsive.

Lucius had wrapped his arms around Hermione's middle; his hands had found her breasts. Cupping them, he ran his thumbs over her nipples.

Distracted by his touch, she looked up and found herself locked in an embrace with both of them, warm naked skin pressing against hers that left only one thought in her mind. She wanted more, wanted all of them.

Her fingers found the clasp of Severus trousers and opened it. She slipped her hand inside to touch hot, hard male flesh. As her fingers closed around him, Severus moaned.

Hermione used her free hand to pull his trousers and boxers down. Bared now to her eyes, she gently slid her hand up and down his length. He was fiery hot and twitched under her touch. When she looked at him, his dark eyes burned with an intense passion she had never seen there before.

Then he stopped her hands and drew her into another heated and urgent kiss, his tongue demanding entrance into her mouth. Hermione wasn't sure she understood it, but the knowledge that Lucius was watching them fuelled her own fire.

She turned around in their embrace and proceeded to uncover him completely as well. She raked her eyes over the length that stood out proudly and was pleased to notice that he looked even better than in her fantasies. She stroked him up and down, feeling every little detail under her greedy fingers.

Lucius encouraged her exploration by pulling her onto the bed, so that she was sprawled on top of him. His body was hot and hard underneath her, and she enjoyed the feeling of him pressing into her stomach. Hermione lowered her head to his chest and sucked one of his nipples into her mouth. In response, she felt him writhe under her.

She slowly trailed kisses over his hot skin, onto his flat belly, and down the patch of hair that descended from his navel. Sliding back, she knelt between his legs and gazed at his cock that was eagerly looking up at her.

The bed dipped slightly, and Hermione felt Severus's warm hands on her. He caressed her back and parted her hair to kiss the nape of her neck. The feeling of his hot lips on her skin made even more heat pool between her legs. She slid back until she could feel his body pressing into her, then she bent forward and trailed her tongue over Lucius's tip. The taste was salty, but not unpleasant. She licked along the underside before she closed her mouth around his length. With one of her hands, she fondled his balls until Lucius drew away from her.

Confused and a little hurt she looked at him; had she done anything wrong?

His eyes had become a stormy silver, but there was nothing but passion in them. 'That's not how I want you,' he said and pulled her up. He reached for her hips and guided her until she was placed over his erection. Hermione moaned at the feel of his tip at her entrance. Guided by his hands on her hips, she slowly took him inside her. His length inside her felt marvellous. Lucius pulled her forward into another kiss.

Severus's hands had moved lower on her back, and she felt a finger coated in a slick, cool liquid probing at her rear. It was an unusual, but not unpleasant sensation. The finger slowly entered her, and was then joined by another. She wasn't sure if she wanted Severus to continue what he was doing, but she didn't want him to stop either. Lucius held her tight to his chest. 'Relax, you'll enjoy this,' he whispered in her ear, distracting her with another kiss.

Severus's other hand sneaked between them and started to caress her between her legs causing waves of sensation to run through her. She pushed back against him and felt strangely empty when he withdrew his fingers, until she felt his cock covered by more of the slick liquid nudge at her. He entered her slowly and carefully, but still she gasped at the mixture of pleasure and pain his intrusion caused. 'Do you want me to stop?' Severus asked.

'No,' she answered. She wasn't sure what it was she was feeling, but she definitely did want him where he was.

When Severus was sheathed fully inside her, he stopped for a moment and kissed her neck again. Hermione enjoyed the feeling of being so thoroughly filled. When Lucius started to push slowly upward, she gasped again, this time with pleasure.

Then Severus started to move as well. Between them, the men quickly found a rhythm. Hermione felt them thrusting into her and felt more and more pleasure building deep down somewhere in her belly. It increased until she was screaming their names as she flew over a cliff and flew again. Beneath her, Lucius moaned at the pleasure of his own release, shortly after followed by Severus's.

They lay panting and content in a tangle of limbs, exchanging languid caresses without saying a word.

The night found them investigating more ways of enjoying each other until they all fell asleep in a boneless heap of satiation.