Right! They're still different, but as long as there's communication, that doesn't need to be an obstacle. Took some time for Hermione to get Lucius to that point, of course... Thanks for reading and reviewing!

Thank you! Lucius isn't a Slytherin for nothing; but of course the masks should go at last, for us to have a happy end.

Thanks a million for your kind reviews of this story! I'm very happy that you like it. I'm wrestling with a longer HG/SS right now, and after that I have another plot for a longer HG/LM in mind - very different plot line, but similar Lucius. Thanks very much again!

Thank you very much, I´m so glad that you see it that way. I tried to turn him into a convincing human being this time, not the violent bastard you often see and which I do not like at all, or the (very entertaining but not realistic) fun stories (which I do like a lot) where he's under her thumb, but a real person going through some important changes that shouldn't be too easy. (Even though it got VERY rose-coloured and fluffy at the end, I know.) Thanks again!

Thank you very much, I´m so glad that you see it that way. I tried to turn him into a convincing human being this time, not the violent bastard you often see and which I do not like at all, or the (very entertaining but not realistic) fun stories (which I do like a lot) where he's under her thumb, but a real person going through some important changes that shouldn't be too easy. (Even though it got VERY rose-coloured and fluffy at the end, I know.) Thanks again!

Thank you very much! I'm so glad that you liked it. I've posted another L/H fic recently (An Ex-convict). There's more to come in the near future. Thanks for reviewing!

Thank you very much! I'm so glad that you liked it. I've posted another L/H fic recently (An Ex-convict). There's more to come in the near future. Thanks for reviewing!

Well, this story is to be more of a romance (violins at the end!), but I've just finished another short story (HG/LM) with much more smut... just wait and see. I love HG/LM too, there's not nearly enough of it, which is why I decided to start writing it. Thank you for reading!

Thank you! 2nd and final chapter is coming up very soon.

Thanks! Final chapter is to follow very soon...

Thank you! It's a bit difficult to write about Hermione and Lucius and not have at least one of them going OOC. The only solution is to turn them into round characters so they can change (preferably Lucius, of course). I've got another HG/LM story coming up soon, hope you'll like it.

Thank you! It's a bit difficult to write about Hermione and Lucius and not have at least one of them going OOC. The only solution is to turn them into round characters so they can change (preferably Lucius, of course). I've got another HG/LM story coming up soon, hope you'll like it.

Thanks, that´s so nice to hear. I´m planning on more Hermione/Lucius. He may not always be as nice as in this one, but I can't seem to make a cruel bastard of him – I'll leave that to other people...

You know, you're right - glad you pointed it out to me! Thanks for reading and reviewing!

Thank you! There's another HG/LM story in preparation with a lot more smut...

Maybe in a later stage – if I get inspired. But this was my very first fanfic and I'm now experimenting a bit with 2 or 3 other plots. Thanks for reading and reviewing!

Thank you! Nice reviews encourage us to keep writing...

Yes, that's exactly why I made him the one to reassure Hermione! Thank you for reading and enjoying!

Yes, I realize that Lucius got a little OOC in this story, but I wanted him to deserve Hermione and I did not want her severely disappointed (we get enough of that in real life already) - and for all we know he may have seen the light after his tribulations. Thank you for reading!

Oh, an OOC Lucius is a good thing from time to time. Yes, he's a wonderful bastard when he's cold and calculating, but he's just so cute here :D I love it. Thank YOU for writing it :D

Well, no, but many of them have us put up with the reverse; and for the first three months Lucius let her think that she was nothing but a temporary fling, while he knew perfectly well that she was head over heels; so let him sweat a bit, too! Knowing Hermione, it won't be long before she will give in and tell him in words as well as in deeds...

Thank you! I've got some more HG/LM plots waiting to be written, very glad to find that people like it, even though HG/SS seems the absolute favorite generally...

Thank you! yes, sometimes these things happen - but not often enough.

Thank you! yes, sometimes these things happen - but not often enough.

it's always a risk...

it's always a risk...