Hermione Granger woke up the next day late for breakfast. She quickly got out of her twin bed and stretched her muscles. She didn't know why her roommates wouldn't wake her up or why her alarm wouldn't go off, unless of course she didn't set it. She walked over to the chest in front of her bed and unlocked it. She took out her school uniform and headed for the showers. She stripped off her clothes and walked into the glass shower. She turned on the water and started on her hair. After she got out of the shower she dried herself off with a fluffy towel and changed into her clothes. She then brushed out her hair and put in her frizzy hair serum. After years of having frizzy hair she finally found the perfect hair gel to keep it curly, but not too crazy. After taking care of her hair for the day she put on her white knee socks and her black school shoes. She headed out of the room and walked down the stairs to the common room. She found that everyone had already left to go get breakfast. It was completely deserted. She cursed to herself and quickened her step. She exited the portrait hole and headed down the hallway. She was so in a hurry that she didn't see the two people who were following her or hear their footsteps. All she can think about was getting to breakfast on time and seeing her friends. She was about to turn the corner when she finally heard the whispered voices. She turned around with her wand at the ready. She saw Regulus Black and Rodolphus Lestrange. She kept her wand pointed at them and her lip curled up in disgust.

Rodolphus glared at her and said, "Don't look at me like that mudblood."

"What do you want Rodolphus? Haven't you had enough last time?" She sneered.

Regulus said, "You don't have your savior here to protect you. He's eating breakfast and is unaware of what is going on."

She said, "I don't need him to protect me Regulus. I know how to fight on my own thank you. What do you two have against me? I have done nothing since I came here and if your excuse is just because I have muggle parents then that's terrible."

Rodolphus said, "We don't have to answer questions from you, but if you must know you corrupted our friend. He was ready to join our side and you batted your eyes and got him all loopy. He is getting too soft and you are getting in the way of our plans. I know you won't leave him be if I ask you so unfortunately we got to force you. "

She gripped her wand tightly. She felt fear creep up inside of her. She was genuinely scared. She didn't know what they were going to do to her and knowing Rodolphus's future self and Regulus ending up being a Death Eater made her even more scared. She knew she had to fight for her life. It was them vs. her and she was ready. Instead of waiting for them to cast she beat them to it. She started off with a strong stinging hex directed at both of them. They were quick to repel the hex and each sent a spell back at her. Regulus sent flipendo at her, while Rodolphus sent something a little nastier. His spell was the cruciatus curse. Hermione reacted quickly and sent flipendo back at Regulus and blocked Rodolphus's spell. Regulus wasn't quick enough to block the return spell and was sent flying back.

Rodolphus gritted his teeth in anger and screamed at her, "Levicorpus."

She was quick again to block it. She conjured a group of canaries and sent them flying towards both of the two Slytherin's. The fight felt like it went on forever and there seem to be no end. They kept casting spells at one another. Hermione's spells stayed genuinely "safe" while Regulus and Rodolphus's spells increasingly got stronger and stronger. Their spells were all dark and reeked of Death Eaters. Some spells Hermione didn't even know of, but she knew they must've been nasty by the color of them. Then Hermione made a mistake in the fight. Rodolphus sent locomotor mortis at her making her legs bind together. She wasn't quick enough at the counter curse and was sent flying back on her back from another flipendo from Regulus. She tried to get back up but the two surrounded her. Rodolphus casted a body bind on her keeping her glued to the floor. She tried wiggling about, but nothing was helping. She stared up at them and instantly felt terror from the way they were looking at her. She felt stupid for not being able to block a simple spell and now her life was in their hands.

Regulus said, "So Rodolphus what do you think we should do with the mudblood?"

Rodolphus grinned evilly and said, "Cast the spell Severus taught us to keep people quiet."

Regulus grinned and casted langlock on her. Hermione's tongue stuck to the roof of her mouth. She was unable to speak or say anything. For good measures, Regulus casted a strong muffliato around the hallway, so no one can hear her cry or scream.

"You have been a pain in my arse since you first arrived here. First I thought it was just another fling. An attachment of sorts, but he never stopped seeing you. He talks about you all the time and is even considering being with you instead of joining us. We need him Mudblood and with you in the way we can't accomplish that." Rodolphus pointed his wand at her and casted crucio.

Hermione started spasming on the floor. She was twitching and having convulsions. She was in complete agony and couldn't do a damn thing. She tried to scream or shout, but it wasn't working. She kept spasming on the floor and couldn't stop.

Rodolphus let the spell go and said, "I'm not through with you yet mudblood. Just because I ended the spell does not mean you torture is up. Lucky for us breakfast won't be over for another five minutes." He casted another crucio and started laughing with glee.

Regulus stood back slightly and watched. He wasn't sure what to do next, but he knew Rodolphus will tell him when he was ready.

"Cast the conjunctivitis curse so she can't see." Regulus casted the spell on her and watched as her eyes got red and irritated. Slowly they swelled shut and Hermione was unable to see.

Rodolphus let the cruciatus curse end again and said, "I hope you understand our message mudblood. We still aren't done with you yet. I want to leave a lasting message on you that you won't forget." Rodolphus nodded at Regulus.

Regulus kneeled down to Hermione's level. He ripped open her shirt sleeve and said, "Do it quickly. Time is almost up."

Rodolphus quickly casted on Hermione's arm and started the incantation aloud. His wand moved back and forth as if writing something in the air. The spell went on for another minute and the incantation got louder and louder. Hermione was still spasming on the floor with tears streaming down her face. He ended the spell and said, "Now you won't forget. No one will Mudblood."Etched on Hermione's arm was the word mudblood. It was carved deeply into her porcelain white skin. It was dripping blood and was leaving a slow pool of blood. He sent one more crucio at her and kept his wand on her. Again Rodolphus nodded at Regulus.

Regulus casted crucio on her and kept his wand pointed. They kept it on her and casted it again to cause her more pain. They kept at it until they heard the ticking of the clock chime the hour. They ended the spell and quickly ran off leaving her unconscious and bleeding on the floor from her internal injuries and her wounded arm.