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Summary: It's the seventh year at Hogwarts, and Harry is about to go onto his journey to defeat his greatest enemy. The daughter of Voldemort gets drafted into the marriage law and is matched with none other than Harry Potter. Is it fate or was it arranged?
Chapter 1
My name is Remi Riddle. I was not an ordinary girl. I have long brown hair that has golden streaks in it.
I have deep hazel eyes and was about 5 feet tall. I had trained for years, waiting for this moment.
My father had trained me himself. My father is Lord Voldemort.
I was his pride and joy. I grew up in Malfoy Manner with that stupid Draco. He was the closest thing I had to a sibling. He annoyed me every single day.
I would of course cast curses on him to get back at him. I did not attend Hogwarts, for my father wanted me trained by his own kind.
Eventually, his parents and my father decided that when we grew up, we would get married. It was all arranged. By the time I turned 17, that stupid Git, Fudge, had arranged a new marriage law. My father, Lord Voldemort, was not happy about this.
Apparently, Fudge thought it would help repopulate the wizarding world, due to the fact that my father had gone on a rampage and killed half the population.
My father was hiding now, planning his final move. I was not allowed to know where he was, except when I was summoned to him. We all assumed that Fudge would let Draco and I stay engaged, due to the fact that we were both purebloods, but we were truly wrong.
He wanted us purebloods to marry half-bloods. I waited for my letter, only to find out that I was not a pureblood, but a half blood and that I was to marry none other than Harry Potter.
Dear Miss Remi Riddle,
Due to the new marriage law, all of age, half-bloods are required to marry purebloods.
You are a half blood and therefore required to marry a pureblood.
You are to marry Harry Potter. You have an appointment scheduled.
You will receive a letter telling you the time and date of this appointment.
If you do not abide by the rules, you will be sent to Azkaban prison, and your magic stripped, for the remainder of your years.
You are required to be married in 2 weeks.
Signed,
the Ministry of Magic
I quickly ran to Lucius Malfoy and demanded to speak to my father.
I was brought to him, blindfolded. My father welcomed me with open arms. "Is it true? I'm not pure?" I asked in tears. My father nodded. "You are as pure as you can be, but alas my dear, you are a half blood.
Your mother was not a wizard. I was in love with her before I saw the truth. But I love you none the less and have raised you to be pure. But, we will use this to our advantage! You will be matched with Harry Potter and will be my spy and bring me the boy." He said.
I sighed and nodded. I knew that helping my father would be the only way to earn his approval. All my life I was trying to earn his approval, but it was never enough. "How do I earn his trust, when the whole world knows I am your daughter?" I asked.
My father smiled. "No one knows you are my on my side, and we will try and keep it that way.
Then convince that Harry Potter you love him, and earn his trust, making him think that you are confiding in him and on his side. We will defeat him and I will be the most powerful wizard of all. Then when that Harry Potter is dead, you and Draco will be married." He said.
I nodded, took a breath, and pulled myself up to my full height.
"I won't let you down." I said. "I know you won't. Now go talk with Lucius and make plans to win this war for me." He said. I nodded and left to go home.
I got my letter the next day telling me that I was matched with none other than Harry Potter, as I already knew, and the time and date of my meeting.
It was the next day. I went to my room, and fell onto my bed in a heap. I cried tears of pain and suffering.
I didn't want to marry Harry Potter. I wanted to marry Draco, and have Draco babies, not Potter babies. I wanted my father's approval, but was starting to wonder if this was all worth it.
Harry's P.O.V.
It was a dreary night. I had just returned with the order of the Phoenix from my home, and was to live with the Weasley family. Many wizards had died and been hurt just to protect me and win this war. I was standing outside, looking at the stars, when Ron came bolting out of the burrow.
"You need to come inside now, mom is having a fit, the ministry passed the marriage law." He said. I quirked and eyebrow and spoke. "Marriage Law?" I asked. Ron nodded. "Dad is gonna explain it." He said. I nodded and followed Ron inside. "Ah, Harry, there you are." Said Mrs. Weasley.
"Come sit by the fireplace, Arthur is going to explain everything and hand you all your letters." She said. I nodded and did as I was told. Arthur came into the room and started to speak. "The Ministry has passed a marriage law to repopulate the wizarding world.
Those who do not abide will be sent to Azkaban and stripped of their magic forever. You all received letters, and are assigned a witch or wizard and are supposed to be married in a matter of 2 weeks. If you are a pureblood you must marry a half blood, those are the rules" Everyone in the room started yelling all at once.
I however, just sat there stunned. I always thought that Ginny and I would get married one day, when this war was over. I looked at her, and she looked at me from across the room. I could see the ears well up in her eyes. We knew we could not be together, because we were both purebloods.
This was it for us, and it hurt like a curse to the heart. Arthur handed me my letter and I just stared at it. No one moved to open their letter first. "Why don't we go one at a time." Suggested Hermione. "That's a brilliant idea, Hermione." Said Mrs. Weasley.
"You are here on the end, so why don't you go first." She finished. Hermione nodded and opened her letter. She read it and a smile formed on her lips. She looked up to meet Ron's eyes. "I am to marry Ron." She said in happiness. Ron quickly tore his envelope open and read his letter and looked up to meet Hermione's eyes. "It's true!" he said. "Oh, that's wonderful!" she said. "I always hoped this would happen." She said.
Hermione and Ron got up and hugged each other. I had always known they fancied each other, but they always danced around each other, this law made it so they couldn't do that anymore. I smiled. I was happy for my friends. Fred was next. He opened his letter and signed.
"Who is Luna Lovegood?" he asked. I smiled. "She is a really nice girl in Hogwarts, a bit weird at times, but a good soul." Said Hermione. Fred nodded.
George was next. "I got Angela!" he said. Mrs. Weasley smiled. "Oh wonderful!" she said. Angela was George's girlfriend of three years, they had planned to get married, but this just pushed it forward. Ginny was not of age, so she was not subject to the law.
I was happy that she didn't have to marry a stranger. That would have been horrible for her. Bill was married to Fleur so they were exempt and Charlie was in a different country so he did not need to worry about this, and Percy was already married too, so he was exempt.
That left me. Everyone looked at me and I knew it was my turn. I opened the letter and read it. I was to marry Remi Riddle. I felt every bone in my body go rigid and I started to shake. "What is it Harry?" asked Hermione. I looked up and spoke. "I am to marry Remi Riddle." I stated.
Everyone in the room gasped. "This had to have been arranged! There is no way that was by accident! We have to appeal it." Yelled Mrs. Weasley. Arthur spoke. "Calm down my dear, there is nothing we can do, once you get your name that is it." He said.
I nodded and looked down at the paper. Was it by accident? Or was someone trying to pull me into a trap? I didn't know, but all I knew is that I had to be on high alert. This meant my war was only beginning.