A/N: This is the new and better version of Love in Darkness with a new name and storyline. You will probably love this one more than old version of the story. Same pairing with Hermione and Kingsley so far. It will have bashings of some Weasleys. More Romance and troubles with it that can come with it aswell. I just hope you will love this version more.
Part 1 - The News and Reactions!
Hermione and Kingsley arrived almost together to the new meeting of the Order, after the war was finally over and the light side had won over dark.
The two sat down next to each other, as no one saw they also took each other's hands underneath the table. Some stared as they never had sat that close to each other before, but soon looked over at their leader, Albus Dumbledore (lets pretend that he survived by faking his death, and is also very good person in this story.) who then stood up after some silence took over the kitchen of Grimmauld's Place Number 12 where they had their Head-Quarters still. He said with a smile and twinkle in his eye;
"Welcome everyone, back from the horrid war and I am so happy to see so many of us both old and new members did survive the War with minor damages and injuries. Now first before I tell you why I call you all over for this, I am very happy to let you all to know that Hogwarts is completely renovated and finished to start the new school year at September 1st this year. (some cheers and claps at those news.) As I also then decided that All students who didnt do their supposed 6-7th year last year due to the war, are now to obligated to come back to do those years as it is needed for an career to even happen. No one will get special treatments or able to start working when you don't have grades nor ended your eduaction at Hogwarts for 7 full years there."
Making some stirs of the two youngest Weasley's and Harry too. Fred asked Albus
"Are I and George also obligated to go back, even though we two have a store to think of too?" Making Albus smile wider, said
"No you two have been exempted due to that you have your store and qualified for this job aswell. Your store will bring so much joy and happiness now after war." Making the two men look at each other with smiles and a sigh of relief too.
Hermione knew they both didnt want to shut down the store to do their last year again even though they had only 3 months when they left the school back in her 5th and their 7th year to do.
"Now then to the news, that has been tinkered and gossiped about in the papers, for a while now, and now our own Minister Of Magic is going to be able to tell what it is all about. So Kingsley?" Making Kingsley stand and Hermione gave him a smile to encourage him for this part. He sighed little then said loud and clear;
"As you may have seen or heard, there is a whisper about a law or something in that style. Today with my new co-workers in Auror Field and Unspeakable aswell the Healers at St. Mungos, has come to completion of this new law. Yes there will from today be a law up, and that law is a Marriage Law."
Some gasps or paled at the news, others looked like get on with it please. He then continued
"This Law is for we lost many in the war, both sides, and therefore we at Ministry Of Magic, like they did in US when Grindelwald's war was finally over there, that they should have a Marriage Law that requires everyone between 16-25 years old to marry someone, and that the Ministry in US chose the partners to marry. And we too thought that should be a reasonable law, so that Law has now been finalised here in UK, Ireland and Wales, that everyone who is single is obligated to this law. Everyone who married someone before today, are exempted from this law all together but the rules still stand for them aswell."
Making gasps and talks break out in the room, as Hermione gave Albus a look and he stood up, said loudly
"Calm down, now it is Kingsley who is speaking, Respect that now!" Making Kingsley smile in thanks at Albus who nodded his head, as Kingsley continue on;
"Now to the rules in this Marriage Law is;
1. You will write on these papers that I am about to give out to the ones who are in the age range for this law, and you WILL write only truthfully on them, as they have a truth potion on the papers that forces you all to be honest and truthful about your answers on them.
2. After that is done, the papers will flame up, and go to the Ministry where my Aurors and Unspeakable will recieve them and in that same time they go there, it will also take you directly to St. Mungo's Hospital for full examination of your body etc. Their tests will show if you are virgin or not, if you have any sexual transmitted diseases aswell to see you are fertile. If you have been found not a virgin, you likely will be paired up with another who is not a virgin either. If sexual transmitted diseases are also then found you are required to go on potions to remove such diseases and that is to be done before any marriage will happen. If you are found infertile, which means you are not able to have any children on your own, you are then exempted from the law all together as you are not able to get pregnant or get a witch's pregnant.
3. No Abuse of any sort is allowed, that is included Rape of your spouse. If you have been caught of any abuse, and depending on how severe the abuse or rape was of your spouse, you will get a divorce and time in Azkaban. You also will have your magic bound to a squib level and sent to Muggle world after time been served at Azkaban and no memories of this world or your family whatsoever.
4. As I mentioned earlier in rule number 2, we CHOOSE your martial partner who you are to marry, as we felt that we need new bloodlines to form, so many of you will be paired up like pureblood with muggleborn to halfblood-muggleborn. No purebloods with half-bloods nor purebloods with purebloods either.
5. Only 4 children is the max number of children you are to have, exemption is only when health is in danger of another pregnancy after 1st child is born or that the 4th child turns out to be a twinchild with number 5. No other reasons are allowed to have more than that number of children.
6. This marriage will be for life, no divorce or annulment is allowed unless it is for number 3 in the rules that makes your marriage to crumble and become nothing.
So there you have it all, now these papers are to be sent off to the ones in the age range across UK, Ireland and Wales as we speak. Same goes here in this room aswell. Parents or guardians you may help them with the questions they dont know the answer for."
As soon he sat down and waved his wand, the ones who affected to this law were forced to look down and same went the others who are guardians/parents to help out the kids.
Hermione took his hand again in hers and he looked over at her and smiled widely at her, and she back at him. While waiting on the ones to get going to St. Mungo's, Hermione took a silencing charm up around herself and Kingsley who looked at her with some confusion of why she did so. She then said
"The reason why I took it up, Kings, for our dream is going to happen in 5 months time." He lit up, said hopeful tone in his voice
"You are? Are you sure?" Making Hermione smile with tears in her eyes as she took his hand that was in her hand to her belly as it expanded abit, and said
"I am very sure, and we are going to have a baby in 5 months time. Our baby." Making him smile even wider and bend down and kiss her passionately and hold her closer to himself for now.
"Oh love, our own little one, I am so happy." Making Hermione giggle abit in happiness at his look of happiness on his face, and she said
"I waited this long to tell you, for I wanted to be completely sure and out of risk zone of miscarriaging our baby." Making him nod and smile at her words and took her into his lap and she sat there even after she took down the charm, she didnt care about who saw them sit like this anymore. She was done to keeping them a secret anymore, besides the two were married since 2 years back, when she came back from her 5th year, she was already 17 then and she love Kingsley with everything in her and didnt want to wait anymore, and got married soon after her recovery of what Dolohov had done to her in the Ministry. Her parents was there too and were extremely happy with it all too.
So they sat there while everyone popped away for their full medical examination, while that was going on, Hermione put her head onto Kingsley's shoulder for now.
A/N: So how was this for a chapter for this re-newed storyline and name? Like it? Love it? Hate it? Tell me in the comments please be kind enough!