Lucius continues to stare at Severus, eyes peircing. "Well, she needn't be a perfect stranger, Severus. She is part of my life, and will continue to be so." He pauses for a moment. "You're right, civil and you seldom go together. Rational and you, however, seem to have a better aquaintance at times. So let me try reasoning in that way. Victoire is from our future. The daughter of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour. She is hardly about to flap off about your existence to our current Ministry, now is she?"