I was very into the story, and then it ended!  I really look forward to the next chapter.

Congratulations on your longest fic to date. You covered a bunch of stuff in this chapter but it didn't feel rushed or like you were skipping over things. I am glad Hermione is firm about where she is going with Giles (no where!). One day she will have to douse Lucius with Veritaserum and find out how he knew where she was over those weeks. Of course he has had months and months to plan this phase of their relationship. I love that he is keeping Hermione in the dark about the public progress of their relationship. However her reactions are so much better when he doesn't tell her. I am imagining this dance is going to be filled with UST just so Lucius can now pursue her in public. I was half expecting the invitation to be a dinner invite to the Greengrass household. But I am guessing that will come later. It would be a perfect way for them to "hook up" officially the first time, Felicia could even take credit. :)

123... Patience? Count to 10? :)) love the story board! 

Because for a moment it seemed like a possibility...

I know this is the wrong chapter to be leaving a review for this... But is it possible that hg discovers the malfoys is not a completely pb line? Just to play with canon? 

"indiscrete" is wrong. Indiscreet is the word to use...

Please let this story have a firmly happy ending as the reader's reward!

No no no flings! Although having read this memorable ff before, I know lucius does not have discernment. 

Nice edge forward! I have read this a month before but I am re-reading it because of its latent potential.

Realistically down chappie... When are you finishing this....?

As a general rule, I don't often read WIP's, but I kept seeing this one in the queue and the description was rather intriguing. Well, long story short (ah! no pun I tended...), I began to read this yesterday and wasn't able to stop until I'd finished, aside from falling asleep with my tablet (rescued by my husband, bless his thoughtful heart!). Your ccharacterizations of Hermione, Ron and Lucius are simply some of the best I've read in HP fan-fic over the years. I had always been drawn to the HG/SS pairing, yet read quite a few menage a trois tales with Lucius as the third along the way. So, I began to look for and read HG/LL stories. Frankly, many of them are completely horrible and utterly shred both Hermione and Lucius' personas into a realm of OOC-ness that defies any and all resemblence (save for names and settings) to the characters originally created by J. K. THIS tale, however, is both utterly plausible and very deftly shows a meaningful and quite logical progression of events and periods of personal introspection and inner revelations that doesn't require a mind-bending trip into the chaotic OOC realm to be believably true to the original characters. I can completely relate to both Hermione's realization she and Ron had married for all the wrong reasons and had no personal compatability as well as being attracted to a man quite a bit older than herself, as both of my previous marriages (I am now married for a third time - to the RIGHT man this time!) had failed due to essentially the same things, with the addition of drug and alcohol addiction, to make matters even worse. I feel this story deeply and I thank you and your beta for being so painstakingly conscientious to lay the utterly plausible and equally compelling foundation under each and every stage of this tale's journey. I will admit, the "dream seduction interlude" scene at Merlin's Resort had me a bit concerned and even confused - at least until the scene was reviewed through Lucius' POV. I am so looking forward to future installments; hoping that RL doesn't cause this masterful tale to drop over the cliffie of abandonment. It would be a great disservice to this story if that were to occur. Many thanks and best wishes! 

As a general rule, I don't often read WIP's, but I kept seeing this one in the queue and the description was rather intriguing. Well, long story short (ah! no pun intended...), I began to read this yesterday and wasn't able to stop until I'd finished, aside from falling asleep with my tablet (rescued by my husband, bless his thoughtful heart!). Your ccharacterizations of Hermione, Ron and Lucius are simply some of the best I've read in HP fan-fic over the years. I had always been drawn to the HG/SS pairing, yet read quite a few menage a trois tales with Lucius as the third along the way. So, I began to look for and read HG/LL stories. Frankly, many of them are completely horrible and utterly shred both Hermione and Lucius' personas into a realm of OOC-ness that defies any and all resemblence (save for names and settings) to the characters originally created by J. K. THIS tale, however, is both utterly plausible and very deftly shows a meaningful and quite logical progression of events and periods of personal introspection and inner revelations that doesn't require a mind-bending trip into the chaotic OOC realm to be believably true to the original characters. I can completely relate to both Hermione's realization she and Ron had married for all the wrong reasons and had no personal compatability as well as being attracted to a man quite a bit older than herself, as both of my previous marriages (I am now married for a third time - to the RIGHT man this time!) had failed due to essentially the same things, with the addition of drug and alcohol addiction, to make matters even worse. I feel this story deeply and I thank you and your beta for being so painstakingly conscientious to lay the utterly plausible and equally compelling foundation under each and every stage of this tale's journey. I will admit, the "dream seduction interlude" scene at Merlin's Resort had me a bit concerned and even confused - at least until the scene was reviewed through Lucius' POV. I am so looking forward to future installments; hoping that RL doesn't cause this masterful tale to drop over the cliffie of abandonment. It would be a great disservice to this story if that were to occur. Many thanks and best wishes! 

Lucius gets anxious about handing Hermione to Gilles before having her himself and Hermione wonders about the nature of Lucius and Elsa relationship! What a mess:-)Hope she get divorce soon so Lucius can let his mask slip!!!! Good job

Lucius had better give Hermione a little hint that he is interested, or she will fall for Gilles. I do feel sorry for Harry, he was so lonely when he was a little boy, now he is being asked  to chose between his two best frends, that's not fair.

Tuesday can't come early enough for Lucius, I wager. Thanks for another nice read.

Again a great update, I loved it.

Lucius is going to have to get on the stick, I know it isn't in his nature to be blunt and he is being evasive to protect Hermione AND because he respects her enough NOT to ask her or temp her to compromise her principles.  HOWEVER if he would just give her just a bit more of a hint, just a tiny bit of hope, a single minor semi romantic gesture (like he sort of did while they were on vacation) then she will wait, she will hold out hope but he has to give her something.  Deliah - I think you should push on your brother just a bit. Great chapter and I don't hate Giles which makes this even more angst ridden.  

love reading this fic, I really hope you finish it. thanks for sharing!

Again you have done wonderfully with giving us Lucius the planner, plotter,  and strategist without implying he is evil or neutered.  I have no doubt Lucius has some interesting things planned for Ron.  I really am enjoying the slow seduction.  My only real concern ismthat Hermione will be too dense to pick up on it. And BTW is the guynat work really just a guy at work or someone else? I could just be seeing clues where there aren't any as well. :)

Ron really is an arse, how could he link himself with that little bug Skeeter. Hermione is well off out of that marrage.

Thanks for the new chapter.  Poor Hermione, luckily she has some solid support!!  I'm always checking back to see if a new chapter has been added and get rather excited when it has!!

Ah yes. I am sure she can about him - in theory. I'm looking forward to reading about he next fem days with a certain someone... O:-)

Absoutely loving this story refreshing and fun and i slip right in and what i wouldnt give to swap with Hermoine to be on that beach right now and Lucius Malfoy you have his character down to a tee the perfect high class bred gentleman can't wait for the next installment. :) x

What has Ron done? Evil, evil cliffie, but thank you for a lovely story!

I love that you have given Lucius a sibling.  I have always found that odd that he didn't have one.  You have made him a character we recognize and expect but with different things to plot now. I have always appreciated a writer who understands that plotting itself isn't evil and that plotting doesn't mean there aren't real feelings, plotting is just how they (Slytherians) think.  Nice job, I am excited to see what comes next.