A/N: Surgery went as well as could be expected. They did break her femur bone in the process but in the end, everything worked out and she came through no worse for wear. The funny part is she is doped up like you would not believe and asked me to water her cat when I stopped by her house to check on things. I couldn't help but mess with her a bit and asked if her cat would grow if I watered it… she thought about the question for a minute or so before answering that she believed she would. Lol, I'm a horrible daughter.

Lucius stormed to the heads common room and went inside without knocking or even pausing. Draco was sitting on the couch reading a book but didn't appear to be concentrating on it much.

"Did you take care of Pansy?" Draco asked

"Yes actually, along with the other Slytherins… they wont be bothering her." Lucius replied with a smirk.

Draco nodded, "Hermione is in her room and wont come out or answer the door."

Lucius walked over towards Draco, he wanted to find out what was said before he attempted his approach.

"What did her friends say?" He asked

"They pretty much told her she was just waiting to be killed by dating, shagging, what ever you classify your relationship as because she was seeing you."

"Is that all?"

"Weasley just embarrassed her and Potter ignored her once she told them the truth. "

Lucius nodded, "I'm going to see her now, we will be dining at the Slytherin table."

Draco turned his head to his father, "You cant be serious? Granger at the Slytherin table… with you?"

"She needs to eat Draco, I will not have her losing any weight."

Draco frowned, why the hell would his father care about – ohhhhh. Draco shook his head, Granger had curves and didn't look like a two by four, of course his father wouldn't want her to loose weight.

"Besides, they wont mess with her with me around and seeing her with me will make them remember the little chat I gave them."

Draco wasn't sure how things were going to go but he was curious to see the outcome.

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Thirty minutes later, an angry blond wizard carried an equally angry witch down through the halls of Hogwarts. Hermione refused to step foot in the Great Hall and after trying to be nice about it, Lucius finally grew angry and picked her up, throwing her over his shoulder.

"I don't want to go in there!" She yelled

"Too bad, You will be sitting with me at the Slytherin table and you will eat."

"What if I refuse?" She asked angrily

Lucius stopped and smirked, "Your refusal isn't working well for you tonight."

Hermione groaned a bit, he was right. She refused to face the students and he forced her.

"Can you at least put me down?" She asked

"So you can run? I think not."

Hermione finally stopped fighting him and went along for the ride. He was stronger then her and a touch more stubborn, so the whole escape theory was completely pointless.

He kicked the doors open to the Great Hall and walked in as if he owned the place. Students and teachers alike stopped eating and watched as Lucius walked down the aisle between the Slytherin and Gryffindor table, sneering at Harry and Ron as he passed. He reached an empty spot and removed her from his shoulder, sitting her down firmly before taking the spot next to her.

The Slytherins looked completely uncomfortable, the Gryffindors looked horrified and a few of the Professors looked amused.

"This is stupid." She hissed, "This is just going to make things worse."

"No it wont, now eat."

Hermione gave him a look of protest in which he responded with a raised eyebrow.

"Fine" she replied and picked up her fork.

Dumbledore watched as Lucius practically forced Hermione to eat. He had to admit that he was impressed with the older mans progress, as a year ago he would have let the girl starve herself.

"I still don't like this." Minerva stated to Dumbledore.

"Nor do I but this shows that there has been progress with the eldest Malfoy." He replied

Minerva didn't answer and continued to eat her dinner. She was still in shock that her best student was sleeping with a man like Lucius.

Gryffindor table….

"Do you believe that git?" Ron hissed not so quietly, "Dragging her around like a house elf and parading her about."

Harry just shrugged in response.

"Why are you being so calm about this?" Ron asked

"Whats the point, she has obviously chosen what she wants."

"He'll kill her Harry!" Ron finally yelled, once again catching the attention of everyone in the hall – including Lucius.

"Stay and eat" he told her as he started to rise up.

Hermione's eyes went wide, "Just forget it and sit back down." She pleaded. She didn't want to cause another scene, or end up with to hexed boys she still considered friends.

Lucius ignored her and walked over to where the red head was sitting.

"If I intended on killing her, I would not be here, making her eat." Lucius growled, "I suggest you keep you comments to yourself Weasley."

Ron glared at the wizard in front of him, "All you're going to do is use her and throw her away… you don't deserve her."

Lucius smirked and leaned in closer, "I know you want her Weasley but trust me when I say this… you couldn't handle her like I can."

Harry wanted to laugh at the way Ron looked. He wasn't thrilled about Hermione and Lucius in the slightest but the whole fish out of water thing Ron was doing with his mouth was almost priceless. Lucius kept his smirk in place and walked away, back towards Hermione.

Nothing else was said throughout dinner and Hermione ate the food on her plate without much complaint. Once the meal was over, Lucius stood, pulling Hermione with him.

"Ready to go back to your rooms?" He asked

Hermione nodded and tried to avoid looking at Ron and Harry. He placed his hand on the small of her back and swooped down to give her a quick kiss to further claim her in front of everyone. Hermione blushed at the public show of affection and allowed Lucius to lead her out of the hall, leaving a hall of wide eyed people in their wake.