Author's note: Hello everyone. I suddenly had the urge to read a Neville/Hermione fic, but I didn't find anything that I really enjoyed (I didn't look very hard) and I thought that I might as well just write my own. I will try to update regularly, so here we go!
Disclaimer: As much as I wish I did, I do not own Harry Potter.
Hermione Granger awoke with a start as a ruffled-looking black owl tapped on the window of the bedroom of the apartment that she shared with her boyfriend, Ron Weasley. Before getting up and stretching her thin arms she looked over at Ron, who muttered something in his sleep and rolled over before falling back asleep. She smiled to herself, thinking about how wonderful the past two years had been. The war was over, she and Ron were just starting their careers, and her best friends Harry and Ginny had just gotten married. Not one to rush things, Hermione had decided not to push Ron about it, but she hoped that soon she and Ron could settle down as well. The black owl pecked harder again, getting impatient with Hermione. She shook her head and quietly tiptoed to the window, unlatching the little brass hook so that she could let the angry owl in. The bird nipped her finger quite aggressively, hastily stuck out it's leg for Hermione to untie the parcel, and promptly flew away when she had finished. The letter was addressed to to her, and was from the Ministry of Magic. Excited with curiosity, Hermione tore at the large envelope.
Dear Ms. Granger,
It is our pleasure to inform you of the newly established Marriage Law for the Wizarding community. In light of the past war, and the entirety of Wizarding history preceding it, it has been decided that to prevent any future blood- status issues, the pureblood lines must be diluted. All pureblood witches and wizards of age will be required to marry either a muggleborn or a halfblooded witch or wizard of age. The hope is that the next generation of witches and wizards will no longer be pureblood, thus extinguishing any form of "blood-status." Following the current generation, the law will be unnecessary and will then be terminated.
The ministry has used the most advanced magic possible to locate the most suitable matches. The following person has been selected for you:
Neville Longbottom
This letter serves as an immediate and binding contract of a magical marriage. Those who wish to still have a formal ceremony may do so.
Congratulations,
Percy Weasley,
Minister of Magic.
There was a dull thud a Hermione Granger fell to the floor, unconscious.