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Summary: On the night Voldermort attacked the Potters something went wrong. Sixteen years later the world is a very different place with Voldermort in charge. Hermoine's future seems hopeless filled with pain and suffering, will things ever change?

Authors note: Well here's another chapter of my story, which I hope people will enjoy and please review. I'd just like to clear up one thing Hermoine and Ron may have only met a few days ago in my story but they've realised they do feel something towards each other even though it may not be love just yet. Anyway with that cleared up on with the story I hope you enjoy it.

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My breath froze in my chest as I realised who the man was who had caught us kissing. He wasn't happy about this I knew I could only hope he'd take it out on me rather than Ron. If he took his anger out on me I knew I could cope with it but if he took it out on Ron I'd never forgive myself, why did life have to be so complicated, I wondered? Why couldn't we have just have been normal so that these feelings we had for each other could be classed as natural rather than wrong because I was someone else's property nothing more just property.

"Well, well, well Mudblood caught you didn't I?" The voice said silkily, I knew that tone he was angry but trying to hide it.

"We weren't…" I began.

"Silence," he said cutting across my words I found my voice had disappeared as those cold, pale eyes were turned towards me.

"I thought you would have had more taste Blood Traitor and more sense than to fall for a Mudblood or did you just want some fun?" The man said smoothly staring out Ron.

"I have taste Malfoy," Ron said through clenched teeth.

Draco Malfoy, my tormentor the very worst person to have caught us, laughed at this. It didn't hurt me any more to hear his insults I'd become immune to them over the years but I knew it had upset Ron. I could see him clenching his fists by his sides and instinctively I reached down and closed my own fingers across his to try and keep him from hitting Draco, which I knew was what he wanted.

"You've taken a taste for my whore then Blood Traitor?" He taunted his eyes locked on mine and Ron's hands "How sweet maybe I should just give her to you, what do you think?"

Hope rose in my eyes at these words but it was quickly dashed as his eyes locked on mine and he smirked. I knew that smirk, he was playing with us he saw me as his property and was never going to let me go no matter how much I struggled against him. I squeezed Ron's hand tighter I could feel the suppressed anger causing his hand to shake and I knew if I let him go he would fly at Draco and that wouldn't help anyone.

"What is it with you Mudblood do you like taunting men? Is that what happened to these two on the floor?" Draco asked prodding one of them disdainfully with the toe of his shoe.

"They tried to rape her Malfoy she didn't do anything," Ron shouted out immediately as he glared at Draco.

I knew eventually one of them was going to snap and hurt the other one, guilt was ripping through me about that fact I knew it was all my fault I should never have kissed Ron back and this situation may never have occurred.

"Rape her? These two? How do I know you're telling the truth?" Draco asked his eyes slits.

Even though he'd done it countless times I knew he wouldn't stand for other people touching me like that his eyes had already darkened and he'd motioned for a couple of his accomplices who were at the door to take away the two prone figures on the floor. I was his property no one could touch me without his permission everyone knew this and yet people had, I knew he'd punish them for this.

"Look at her dress," Ron said pushing me up to show the tattered dress I had clasped around me protectively "think she did that herself?"

"Well they will be dealt with but that doesn't explain what you were doing with her Blood Traitor, how many times do I have to tell people that they aren't to touch her, talk to her or even look at her?" Draco asked.

"She isn't your property Malfoy, you don't own her!" Ron rasped out again jumping up from the bed.

"Tut, tut Blood Traitor you still don't understand do you, your side lost the war the Dark Lord is in charge now so everything does belong to us therefore we all get to decide what is and isn't our property and she's mine. Do you understand yet? No, well in that case maybe we'll have to convince you in another way, take him away," he said motioning to two very big guards who were stood outside the door.

"Should we use magic sir?" The bigger of the two asked.

"No you might as well have some fun with him," Malfoy answered smiling at my horrified expression.

"Don't you hurt her Malfoy," I heard Ron bellow as he was dragged from the room by the two guards who punched and kicked him whenever they could.

"I can do whatever I like to you Mudblood and I will he needs to understand that. In a way so do you and you will," he said advancing on me I looked around panicking about what he was going to do to me, "oh no you don't," he said grabbing me "you're not getting away from me that easily".

I looked up into his eyes then and saw pure evil but at this moment I didn't care the only thing I was worried about was what he was going to do to Ron, I had to try and help him it was all my fault anyway. I swallowed and took a deep breath to try and calm myself down before I said the next words, which I knew, would result in pain for me but may help Ron.

"Please don't hurt Ron Draco it was all my fault, I kissed him," I said bracing myself for the blow, which I knew, would follow.

"You dirty, little slut," he said as his arm smacked me hard around the head causing black spots to dance in front of my eyes "it doesn't matter though he wasn't complaining you both have to understand Mudblood that you belong to me".

I knew it was pointless to argue then and as the door closed with a bang and he threw me onto the floor I knew my fate was sealed.