A/N I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER. NO PROFIT IS MADE OFF OF THIS. I OWN PLOT THAT IS ALL. ALL CHARACTERS ARE OOC. THIS IS AN AU. ENJOY

Chapter 8

Recap

As James and Sirius see me sitting here, they still smile at me and give me a thumbs up.

I can feel I'm already making a difference.

This Time

Lucius POV

After a short Quidditch match the rest day was free for us student to do whatever we pleased. I needed to talk to Hermione, however.

Before the match when I took off her scarf, I noticed marks on her neck that looked like hand prints.

With seeing that and her jumpiness and quickness to bear her wand she's been through something.

It seems like abuse. Domestic most likely, I've seen enough of It in Pureblood society not to know the side effects.

Thank Merlin, however that my parents were quite loving towards each other, and I was the apple of their eyes.

I noticed though her eyes had more life in them nowadays then when I first met her.

I also noticed that she seems to really like him, and I really liked her.

I was captivated by her, if he was being honest.

"Hey Mione, I was wondering if we could talk alone?" I ask her after hers and Bellatrix's conversation ended, pulling her towards me.

She positively glows as I address her, and I wonder how long it's been someone has shown this kindness to her.

She was from the future, and when I found her she was unconscious in a pool of her own blood.

She also had other bruises I just hadn't brought up yet, but the ones on her neck were the last straw.

"Sure Luce, let me just tell Bella to go on ahead." She smiled that damn smile that would be sure to put a smile on anyone's face.

She even managed to become best friends with Bellatrix and Regulus.

Rodolphus and Rastabanwere still warming up to her and Severus was a wholly different situation, he was mourning over his loss of friendship between him and that Lily Evans girl.

When she was done bidding goodbye to Bella and promising to meet up later.

I took her hand and pulled her somewhere secluded.

"So, did you enjoy the match? Does it remind you of home?" I asked her deciding to start off easy and innocently.

"Kind of, I mean in my first year I set my Professor's robes on fire." She smiled brightly, remembering the incident.

Her eyes then filled with worry, probably wondering if it was safe to tell me so.

"Can we talk about something serious Hermione? I want to ask you something important" I ask her, hoping the use of her full name would let her know I was being serious.

Her eyebrows knotted in confusion and her beautiful liquid brown eyes filled with anxiety and worry.

"Depends on what the subject is Luce, you know that" She tells me her voice rising a few octaves.

"I was wondering about the scars and the bruises on you. I'm worried about you Mione, you know you can tell me anything. No matter what." I tell her softly, my light eyes meeting her dark ones.

I can see she wants to tell me, but she's holding herself back.

"If you must know" She starts after what feels like an eternity, her honey voice laced with depression and it pains me to hear it.

"It was my boyfriend" Her voice breaks on the boyfriend and I immediately take her into my arms as she tries to hold back tears.

"He thought he had a right to because he was a hero, and a pureblood as well. I thought he was different; he was actually the reason I ended up in this time era. He shot a spell and destroyed my Time Turner."

Her voice trailed off and she burst into sobs that racked her entire and I felt like an absolute dick for bringing it up.

I had more questions, but I would refrain from asking her them at this point in time.

My job right now was to comfort her.

I rub soothing circles on her back, she clung to me as if I was her only lifeline. I didn't mind, however.

I would protect from anything. She is mine now for as long as she'll have me.

"It's okay, you're safe now Mione. you will never see him again. You're mine now don't worry" She looks at me as if that was the best thing anyone could have ever said to her.

Even though tears were still trailing down her cheeks she smiled and did something I was not expecting.

I don't think she even knew what she was really doing.

She leaned foreword and kissed me.

A/N I hope you all enjoy this trip into Lucius's mind. Sorry this chapter was so short I had a lot on my mind. I will try to have another chapter by Friday. Feedback is always welcome.

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XOXO

~Bellatrix