I must stop reading this stuff at work! What a decadent tale. Sex & chocolate mousse? WOW. I enjoyed this and my boss can't figure out why I'm blushing.

Yay! Happy ending (for all~!) and Slytherin-Gryffindor cunning win out over the corrupt. :D

Good thing Malfoys keep records. And I just love Hermione's question about 'how friendly are you?' LOL I guess we'll find out, won't we?

That's one way to assure Severus that she doesn't have any romantic interest in Lucius despite his best efforts to charm her. I love how Hermione starts to see him in a different light by visiting him at his home. Should make her proving his innocence easier from her moral standpoint.

I like the nice moments between the two of them and I love how simply Severus and Minerva can apologize to each other. That's the mark of an old friendship. I think they will both be happier for that.

Hmmm... Wonder if someone at the Ministry knows more than they are letting on? And I love that Severus is still holding a grudge. He really is that sort of person.

I'm intrigued. I can fully understand Lucius keeping spare wands and there have to be enough people out there who dislike him enough to want him locked up if they can't have him dead. I can't wait to see how this mystery unravels and who the guilty party really is.

What a naughty little trio they are. Thank goodness for a happy ending.

Happy ending all around; lovely story. 

Happily ever after ... X3.  Very nice.

I'm so glad he is off the hook.  And as his first act as a free man ... Friday evening.  ;)

I suppose after Lucius got a little flirty, and Severus got a little huffy about it, the logical way to rid him of his fit is to apparate him directly to her bedroom.  Good plan, Hermione, lol.  I wonder if Lucius will be along for the ride at some point?

Well, glad Severus and Minerva made their peace in their own way.  And Severus and Herione down by the lake seemed so relaxed and natural.  Perhaps they could get used to such a thing.  And now to visit Lucius ...

Well, Lucius has a good team on his side, but it isn't going to be easy to prove his innocence.  Still, I have every confidence. :)

Hermione just can't help getting involved, can she?  And how will Snape play into this?  Off to find out ...

I think not enough attention is paid to how unethical the "right" side was.  I think it's like "the right side was right, so it's all right, and the wrong side was wrong, no matter what they did".  And that makes me CRAZY.This is awesome in that it makes the "right" side WRONG.  And shows why they're wrong!

Speaking from experience, yes, it should be a VERYinteresting evening on Friday.  And entertaining.  For ALL parties!  ;)

Very good mystery story. I liked the interaction among all of them.

This was a super fun story to read.  I especially liked your choice of villian - he was refreshingly different.  Thanks for sharing!

*snicker* And we leave them with the faint top note of lemons. ^_^

ah - great ending. Hermione is a lucky girl and she sure knows how to grab her chances at the right moment ;)

Today is Friday... so we wont have to wait very long... :)

A very interesting evening on Friday. By the way, two minds with the same thought. Amos Diggory is my 'villian' in the sequel to "Damsels & Dragons". *grin* Maybe I should use someone else but that would mean having to rewrite the first twenty chapters. *pout* I'm almost finished with the story and ready to start posting. ^_^

Amos! Unexpected but expected in a way. Lol at the last part..

"Met his trusts" or "Met his thrusts"? That last line confused me.I wonder if the combination of Lucius' attentions and Severus being there got Hermione a little turned on?