As she passed through the wards and then through the front gate she smiled. She had never imagined, the day she, Harry, and Ron had been brought here, that the sight of the imposing mansion would ever be a welcome one, but she smiled as she saw the front door open and Lucius, as he nearly always was, waiting for her. She broke into a run and flung her arms around his neck when she reached him, and he was kissing her. Whimpering with need, she wrapped her legs around him as he pinned her to the nearest wall, holding her against him as he kissed her thoroughly again. She tangled her fingers in his hair, urging him closer. They were both breathing harder as he set her down, his eyes traveling hungrily over her with undisguised lust.