Laws, Marriage, and Slytherin Scum

by Lyndaiz 2.0

"The World Wide Ministry Cooperative hereby declares a Marriage Law in all Wizarding populated communities...In order to help this process along, due to the focus point of our country in the great war, our ministry has enlisted a lottery approach to your impending nuptials. If you have not found a spouse by September 1st of this year, your name will be entered into our lottery..."

1. Prologue

Prologue

'August 10th 2005

As Minister of Magic, it is with great sorrow that although the war is finally over, the wizarding community has taken a large hit on its residents. This damage to our community threatens our very existence in the world. The extinction of our kind is imminent. The World Wide Ministry Cooperative has taken it upon themselves to issue a new law in order to rectify this before it is too late.

Please see below:

"The World Wide Ministry Cooperative hereby declares a Marriage Law in all Wizarding populated communities. This law requires all Pureblood and Half-Blood wizards from the ages of 16 to the age of 60 and all Pureblood and Half-Blood witches from the ages of 15 to 45 to marry a witch or wizard of the same above age range and produce at least three children with their spouse.

All Wizards and witches who marry that are under the age of 18 are not required to consummate their marriage until their 18th birthday, after which time they must provide an heir within 2 years their 18th birthday. If this is not possible, they must be admitted to st mungo's for thorough testing for reproductive health.

All fees for a basic wedding will be covered under this law by the World Wizarding Bank.

All weddings are legal and binding until the third birth, or if you are no longer able to reproduce ( this sentiment is void if reproductive abilities have been damaged purposefully to avoid the law and the following statement will also be adhered to through reversal spell).

Any persons caught refusing to partake in the above will be prosecuted and undergo forcible insemination processing within their own countries.

For further inquiries please contact your local ministry. For updates see your local paper."

We hope you take this task onboard and that you understand the necessity behind it. In order to help this process along, due to the focus point of our country in the great war, our ministry has enlisted a lottery approach to your impending nuptials. If you have not found a spouse by September 1st of this year, your name will be entered into our lottery system.

Fair day,

Kingsley Shacklebolt

Minister for Magic

Great Britain'