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Warnings for:

Crack Pairings and/or Crack Situations

Written for:

Love in Motion Challenge - Lucius/Umbridge

Jenga: Word - Expectation

Fishing Challenge - (Word) Brilliant - We live across the street from each other and you really need to get some curtains

Build Your Cube Challenge - Nightmare

New Neighbour

Lucius/Umbridge

Lucius had paid no mind to the moving truck when it had appeared. It was merely a coincidence that it arrived moments before he had decided to go out and tend to his beautiful flowers that were growing in front of his house. And if they were facing the moving van that sat blocking the narrow street, well, that wasn't his fault.

Besides, it was important to make sure that whoever moved in was up to their standards. They were a very exclusive neighbourhood after all and their expectations were extremely high.

Finally, a car pulled up next to the van and a small woman got out. Lucius couldn't help but stare. She looked like a toad and had the most ridiculous bow balanced on the top of her head.

She looked around, a pleased expression on her face, before turning to meet Lucius' stare.

From across the street, he heard the girlish giggle that didn't suit the woman and he watched as she wiggled her fingers in a ridiculous wave.

He turned his attention back to his flowers, choosing not to look up until it was time to go inside. He didn't want to catch the woman's attention again.

...oOo...

Apart from the encounter with the neighbour, it had been a brilliant day. Draco and his fiance had been over for dinner. Unfortunately, the fiance was Harry Potter. Fortunately, Potter had brought over a bottle of delicious wine. Lucius focused on the happiness radiating from his son instead. Potter had his own money so he wasn't like the others who were looking at Draco like a meal ticket or an upgrade in their status.

Evening came quickly and Lucius switched on the lamp as the sun started to set, making the room dull. His fingers wrapped around the glass of whiskey and he raised it to his lips before reaching for a book.

A light switching on grabbed his attention and Lucius looked up. From where he was sitting, he could see straight into his new neighbor's house. That had never been an issue before. His previous neighbours had kept to themselves and not done anything scandalous.

But this woman turned to meet his gaze as though she knew he was watching her. She smiled widely and Lucius watched in horror as she slipped the shoulder of her horrible pink dressing gown down, revealing a bare shoulder. He was frozen in terror as the other shoulder went . She clutched the front against her body as though she was shy.

Lucius prayed she was shy.

He willed himself to move from his seat or to go and close the curtains but he was frozen… and the nightmare just continued.

The dressing gown dropped to the floor.

...oOo…

Lucius observed the 'for sale' sign in his front garden. He was not going to live with such an undignified neighbour. It brought down the value of the street.

He needed to sell before anyone else realised. He would find somewhere with neighbours that liked to keep their curtains closed. There was no way he could stay here now.

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