I feel bad for all 3 of them.

"A horrified gasp escaped him as he fingered his pride and joy. Split ends!"Too funny.  So on target.  Vanity, thy name is Lucius.

Oh, I love that it's getting so complicated.  Nice and intriguing.  Love your work so far.  Waiting on pins and needles for the next chapter. 

Kingsley is an adrelin junkie, Lucius has split ends and Severus is worrying about going grey. Hells bells woman what have you done? I enjoyed this chapter very much per usual. Lucius doesnt know about Hermione's sterility does he?

well, I'm glad Severus and Hermione are not imprisoned (yay, Kingsley!), but things still look very tense in that Manor.  I cannot guess how you're going to resolve things, you clever author!  thanks for the new chapter.

Oooh, I'm so going to enjoy Lucius-the-lusty's persual of Hermione!  I hope the three of them can work out something mutually beneficial.  :D

poor severus!  he's really got his work cut out for him.  lucius-the-lusty and hermione-the-horrific!  good luck and good update.  thanks so much

Hermione is a bad ass! =]  Though, hot as Severus is, I can't see why she doesn't take advantage of her situation and 'visit' Lucius on occassion. I know, true love, all that...  But two extremely attractive men? If that's a curse, may the Lord smite me with it!! Lovely, dearest!

I am enjoying your story very much, however, I must admit that I don't really know what to think about Lucius.  Or more to the point, I don't know what to think about Hermione's apparent strong dislike/wariness of him.  I know they have a difficult past, but who knows how long they are going to be in this situation and it seems she is getting more and more afraid/distrustful of him as time goes by rather than more comfortable with exposure.  And poor Severus seems to be stuck in the middle.  I look forward to seeing where you are taking all this.  Thanks for posting, JoAnne

So, is Malfoy Manor going to become a central character in this tale a la Rose Red? 

Could be interesting.  How would it work?  Friend/Enemy? Male/Female?  Lover?Assassin?

I loved the snippets of the Grangers meeting Lucius and learning about the wedding. 

lucky you- good betas! great story

Great story so far I can't wait until you have the time to gift us with another chapter.

Lucifer Manly...very funny. Now that they got to know him they should kept calling him Lucifer just to spite him. I do hope you'll give a detail account of what happened during the dinner. Good job.

Great chapter - I loved the vanity that you gave Lucius - very fitting lines. I laughed when they compared the parents to the Dark Lord - the Grangers gave them a run for their money -lol. I cannot wait to see what happens in the next chapter.

Oh wow, what an eventful meeting with the prospective in-laws. Lucifer Manly--very funny.

“Lucifer Manly, I presume,” **cackles uncontrolably**This story is a riot!  So much fun!

Oh dear , the lads have a little work to do to keep the in-laws sweet!

Great chapter.  Thank you for updating.   I love Hermione's parents being a force to be reckoned with.  I would expect no less from the two that produced the redoubtable Hermione.Good luck with your university work!

You're an evil one. That is too good and now that I'm addicted to it, I must wait to read the next. You better go to your computer and not leave it until the whole story is finished.Sorry I get distressed and a bit threatening when everything doesn't go as I want. Really sorry about this. Please forgive me.

Hermione really does care for Severus and he for her, which has become very evident.  I'm glad she forgot Ron. 

Another delightful chapter.  Heh-heh, so dinner with the prosepective in-laws didn't go so well?  Hmmm.  Am waiting for a more complete accounting of that!

Well, I certainly hope that you are going to finish it. This chapter was great, but to end a chapter that you don't have a successor for with such an evil cliffie is quite mean...I'm waiting for MORE!gab

I know etiquette indicates that one should leave a review for each chapter but I couldn't resist clicking on that little arrow to get to the next chapter. I love the concept, I love the way you've handled the characters' personalities (Draco was a lovely surprise and I hope he pops in again--his conversation with Lucius was a great read). Severus and Hermione are perfect and I think one of my favorite lines was "The minor demon masquerading as her cat was happy to have Hermione home." I have a cat who is pretty much like that, including draping himself on me whenever I sit down to read. I also liked how you told us about the "meet the parents" explosion. It was fun eavesdropping on Severus and Lucius as they discussed the events of the evening. I'm looking forward to the coniuation of this story and have added it to my favourites list. Great job!

Argh what a wonderful tale and a distressing footnote, but alas I will wait (not necessarily patiantly) for an update.  Irish