Hermione POV

"Are you ready to go?" Lucius asked. He extended his hand out toward her, and Hermione took hold of it.

"All set." Lucius smiled and they started off towards the carriages.

"Hermione," Lucius started, his voice sounded tentative. " You know we all care about you, very much so. I know that you don't want us telling you what to do, but we worry. We are in no way trying to control you, we just want to make sure you're safe. You know that don't you?"

"Lucius, I appreciate all of you caring about me so much, but I can make my own decisions. I really don't like being told what to do Lucius. I will always value all of your opinions, but my choices are mine."

Lucius looked a little ashamed. " Of Course they are Hermione, I'm sorry. We all are." Hermione nodded and they walked the rest of the way in silence.

When they made it to the carriage, Lucius opened the door and Hermione took a seat beside Regulus.

"What do you want to do first Hermione?" He asked her. She thought about it for a minute, before coming up with the perfect place.

"Why not go to the Hog's Head? I hear it's great." At her words all three looked at her like she was crazy.

"Um, I don't know who told you this, but I believe you were misinformed dear. The Hog's Head is a dump and we'd much rather take you somewhere nicer," Severus said, and the other boys nodded.

"Well, it just sounded fun. But wherever you lot want to go I guess, you must know the area much better than me." She tried to make her voice sound a little sad, and was happy to see it had worked.

"No, if you really had your heart set on it we can go," Said Regulus, and Hermione nodded happily.

When they entered Hogsmeade, Hermione quickly walked with the boys to the restaurant.

"Why don't you go and find us a table, and we'll order. What do you want?" Lucius said.

"Alright, and surprise me." Hermione went to find a table and was shocked to see three-fourths of the marauders sitting in the corner booth.

Now, Hermione wasn't one to back down from danger, but she would avoid it if it wasn't necessary. And right now, being around those dumb asses certaintly wasn't necessary. She made her way back up to the front again and tugged on Severus's sleeve.

"What is it honey?" He asked, turning to look into her eyes.

"Can we please go somewhere else I-"

"You know Snillivelus, you really should have your bitch on a leash, especially out in public. You never know when she's going to go around humping someone's leg." James Potter said, earning high from his friends. Hermione was really getting tired of this. Why couldn't her and the boys have one good date?

"You will not talk to her like that again Potter! Expelliarmus!" Shouted Regulus.

"Get behind the counter!" Lucius yelled at her, as he too joined the duel.

"Fuck that!" And Hermione was throwing spells as well. She grazed James with a stupefy, and threw a Avis at Peter. She was about to launch another spell at james, when she saw that Sirius had Severus down on the ground and was crushing his windpipe. She threw a immobulus at him at watched happily as he fell. Just as she was about to turn around to finish her duel with James,

"Crucio!" Hermione fell to the floor in pain. Her back arched off of the ground, and she cried out in anguish. She tried to hold it all in, to not show any weakness, but it was too much. She watched helplessly as Regulus tackled James and started to beat him.

"Hermione? Come on honey answer me." Severus was at her side, and he was patting her cheek lightly.

"Severus?" She croaked.

"Yeah honey, come on. We need to get you to the infirmary." He picked her up bridal style and started to run back toward the castle.

"But Reg and Lucius-"

"Are fine and can handle themselves. Right now we need to worry about you." And that's all she remembered before she passed out.

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Lucius POV

"Is she going to be okay Madam Pomfrey?" Lucius asked. The worry in his voice almost broke her heart.

"She should be fine Mr. Malfoy. It may take a couple of days but she will be good as new in no time. Now, hush up and let me finish tending to your wounds." He obeyed and watched as she poured some strange looking potion in his cut. It burned like hell.

"That hurt," He hissed out, and Madam Pomfrey rolled her eyes.

"Well, did you expect it not to?" He scoffed and let her finish.

When him and the boys were all bandaged up they sat beside Hermione's bed, eager for her to wake.

"If she had just listened to me she would be fine. This is all my fault, I should have just put her there myself."

"Lucius, the only person to blame is James Potter. And you know she would have been mad if you had made her stay behind." Regulus responded.

"We need to think of a way to stop those Gryffindors once and for all." Severus said darkly. He was staring at the unmoving figure of Hermione with dark look in his eyes.

"And how do you suggest we do that?"

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Hermione POV

It was so darkness. There were no marauders, not Voldemort. Just an endless abyss of quiet.

But it was all over too soon. She tentatively opened her eyes, only to be blinded by a bright light coming from the window. She closed her eyes again, and opened them more slowly . This time she could see the outline of three figures. The fuzziness started to wear off and she could see Severus, Regulus, and Lucius sitting beside her bed.

"Water," She croaked out. All three boys looked at her and relief covered their features.

"Of course baby, I'll be right back." Regulus got up to go and get her her water, while Lucius and Severus looked her over again.

"I'm fine guys," She coughed, and Regulus came back with her water.

She gulped it down greedily, and then sat the cup down.

"Now, what happened while I was out?"

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