AN: this is a repost proofread by sqHPfan, I would like to thank her for taking the time to fix the mistakes I make while writing, lets all give a round of applause )
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Chapter 1
The War against you-know-who is over, the right side won but at a terrible price; too many lives were lost, too many innocents, the wizarding world is in ruins, and what's left of the Ministry is struggling to rebuild itself. Not even Hogwarts had been spared, the Castle was intact but students and professors had died. The war only lasted two years and six months but it was enough to crumble the world as they knew it. And now almost a year after the final battle all the remaining Death eaters that somehow survived and managed to escape had been captured and sentenced to death, made an example of for future generations. During those dark times some members of the wizarding community were rescued and put in secure communities, hidden from evil, most of them children of all ages. For the first six months after the last battle Hogwarts was forced to close, parents were fearful to send their children away, doubting if the school was safe. Heroes from the war were not ready to restart their lives, but the Ministry was starting to meddle with their lives in too many ways, as they're about to find out soon...
Harry Potter was sitting in his library looking over some documents. A ministry owl arrived with a letter, so he got up to open the window. After he grabbed the letter the owl flew out immediately, he automatically closed the window while he stared at the letter before he opened it.
The letter read as follows:
Mr. Potter,
Due to the tragic events that took place during the war, our society is forced to undergo certain drastic changes. We, the Ministry of Magic, think that the best way to do so is by restoring our population and the family values which existed a few years ago. That is the reason why we have established a marriage law. If you want to know all the specifics of this law, please ask for it in the information office at the Ministry. The following is a summary of the established marriage law:
All wizards between the ages 17 and 40 must get married in the following 6 months to the witches between 13 and 36 years of age that have been assigned to them, and produce or conceive an heir before their first year of marriage. If the witch is under age her husband will be her tutor. All witches that are 15 years old or younger at the time of their wedding, have an extention of one year to conceive or produce an heir. No exceptions will be made for anyone who falls into the standards established by this law, and everyone has been informed of their required participation it. Everyone who was married before this law comes into effect is exempt.
In order to make matters easier the ministry has chosen to whom everyone involved is betrothed to, and they have been informed of the choice as well. We have taken into consideration your previous engagement because of your participation in the war. Therefore you are are betrothed to...