Happy Springsmut, kereia! Author:leni_jess Recipient:kereia Title: Chasing Miss Granger Rating: NC-17 Pairing: Lucius/Hermione Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of JK Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. Summary: Lucius Malfoy decides that courting the influential and esteemed Miss Granger would improve his social and political standing in the post-war wizarding world; Hermione decides that allowing him to do so would give her a clearer understanding of pureblood thought and intent, the better to keep them in their place. Then things get a little out of control. Warnings: EWE Word Count: ~12,000 words Author's Notes: I hope kereia enjoys this, and that it has enough plot for her alongside the romance and smut. I might have gone on a lot longer, and introduced a lot more plot, if only it hadn't taken me far too long to write this! Just as well I didn't; it's better like this. I am grateful to my beta readers S1 and S2 for going through this fic so quickly and carefully, to B for her check for a specific issue, and to the exchange mods for giving me extension upon extension.