Invictus (гет)

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I originally posted this at FictionAlley, starting in 2003. The start is set roughly half-way through Chapter 21 of OotP, and the story is AU from there. It crawled from the shadows of my Lucius PoV one-shot Open Book. You needn't read that first, but some aspects of Invictus may be clearer if you do.A couple of warnings:Firstly, herein is physical, psychological and sexual violence, a rather warped subtext, Lucius being really quite unpleasant and Hermione going to some dark places. I don't think it's gratuitous - it's their opposing worldviews that interest me most. But the fic is not for everyone; if you need trigger warnings, there are likely to be triggers here. If you want to read on but there are particular things you want to avoid, drop me an email on chthonicdancer@hotmail.com.Secondly, this is a WIP. It has been a WIP for a very long time. I know where the story is going and have a plan of the remaining chapters. I love this fic, I love the characters and I love the readers who have kept faith over the years. I want to finish. But I've had a lot of ups and downs in life and health over the last ten years, and although (as of July 2016) I am getting back into writing, I'm not going to make update promises I can't keep. I write slowly so please don't read this thinking I'm going to be updating every week!Finally, huge kudos and heartfelt thanks to Hijja, friend and beta-reader extraordinaire, who encouraged me to let this dark slice of my soul loose on the world and has done so much to help me sharpen the edges.