A/N: Hi guys, I just wanted to let you know that I will be attempting to update as often as I can throughout the next three days as I am not sure I will be able to post at all next week. My mom is having hip replacement next Tuesday and I will again be traveling close to 200 miles a day in order to help her out. Stick with me as I am not abandoning any of my stories .. but as you understand, family comes first.

Ten minutes was all it took for Lucius and Severus to realize something was wrong. Hermione was a lot of things; cute, sexy, caring – the list could go on but the one thing she never was, was late to class. Severus and Lucius passed each other a worried glance and Lucius decided to take action.

"Professor" He called.

"Yes Mr. Malfoy?" the professor answered.

"It seems as if our partner is not here yet and Severus and I would like to be excused to make sure she is alright."

The professor nodded and sent the boys on their way. He knew Ms. Granger was never late to class and he understood their concern.

After searching her room and the Library, both were perplexed and didn't have a clue to where she could have gone but their worry increased with each passing minute. They started to walk towards the great hall when they heard a voice behind them.

"Umm, can I talk to you two for a minute?" The voice asked

Lucius and Severus turned to see a shy looking Remus Lupin standing behind them.

"We don't have time right now." Lucius stated, he really wanted to find Hermione.

"This is important" Remus replied, "I know where Hermione is."

"Where is she?" Severus asked quickly

"In a classroom near the Library... three boys from my house were bragging that they got her pretty good and said they left her there after she blacked out."

Rage and anger would come later but right now the only thing that was on their mind was Hermione.

"Help us find her." Severus stated and took off running back towards the library.

The doors all around the area were opened, searched and closed back before Lucius finally called out that he had found her. Severus and Remus ran in and found Lucius pressing his shirt to the back of her head where she was bleeding from.

"What were their names?" Lucius asked, anger dripping with every word.

Remus Swallowed, " George Jutley, Simon Caldwell and Baxter Riggs." He answered, "Listen, I don't agree with what they did .. she didn't deserve this."

Severus nodded, he would make sure Remus didn't get drug into this when they beat the hell out of the three boys he named for them.

"Take her to the hospital wing Lucius and I will meet you in the Dark forest in twenty minutes."

Lucius understood instantly what Severus was planning and nodded as he scooped her up.

"You heard Nothing Lupin." Lucius warned before making his way down the hall with Hermione in his arms.

Remus turned to Severus, " I wont tell anyone what I know, and also, George, Simon and Baxter should be on the Quiddich Pitch about now... but you didn't hear that from me." and with that, Remus turned and walked away with a smile on his face, he really didn't agree with what his fellow house mates had done and as far as he was concerned, whatever they got, they deserved.

Severus waited only a minute before making his way down to the pitch. He had put up with a lot of crap over the years but messing with their girl was not one of those thing.

Lucius arrived at the Hospital wing with a mumbling Hermione in his arms. She had started to regain consciousness about half way there but was still not fully with it.

"I need some help here." Lucius yelled as he placed Hermione down in one of the beds. Poppy ran out of her office and gasped.

"What on earth?" she asked, rushing to the girl.

"She was attacked and this is how we found her." Lucius answered, he wasn't about to say by who.. not yet at least.

"Who would do such a thing" Poppy whispered, "Alright Mr. Malfoy, clear out so I can get to work."

"Will she be alright?"

"I believe she will, it looks as if shes just banged up a bit."

Lucius nodded, thanked Poppy and left towards the forest.

When Lucius arrived, Severus greeted him with a smirk and pointed to three trees, all of which contained a Gryffindor tied to it.

"Well, well, well, What do we have here?" Lucius stated as he approached.

All three boys looked horrified as they were circled by the pair on angry Slytherins.

"I has come to my attention" Lucius drawled, "That you three have found it acceptable to be violent towards a female."

"Oh but Lucius, not just any female ... our female at that." Severus stated.

"Yes, I see that – what do you suppose we should do to them."

The three boys struggled, the looks they were receiving didn't make them feel as gushy inside with happiness.

"We could Avada Them." Severus stated

"Skin them alive." Lucius suggested

"Wait, wait" one of the boys called out, "We will leave her alone."

Severus chuckled and Lucius walked closer to the boy, "I think it's a bit to late for that.. don't you agree Severus?"

"Indeed" Severus answered as he walked up to one of the other boys.

Without warning, Lucius and Severus both raised their wands to the boys, leaving the one in the middle to watch what was going to happen to him.

A spell was cast silently, erecting a sound proofing barrier around them, "Don't need anyone hearing you scream now do we."

All three sets of eyes went wide when Lucius said that... they knew they were fucked.

1997...

In two separate rooms inside of Hogwarts, two Professors broke out of their dreams and sat straight up in bed. Both remembered seeing her beaten body in their dreams and both feeling the concern and anger that swept through their younger selves.

Lucius fell back into his bed, "I need to speak with Severus tomorrow."

Unknowing to him, a Potions Master was saying the same thing as he laid back down, trying his best to get the image out of his head.

A/N: Next chapter will be 1997 when Lucius and Severus try to work things out.