Chapter 1
THE DAILY PHROPHET
MINISTER SHACKELBOLT INACTS MARRIAGE LAW!
By Rita Skeeter
In a surprising move by the Wizengamot, they have voted to instate something that this reporter thought she would never see. The Marriage Law or Law 092456 as it is known, is a law that states witches and wizards over age sixteen must be married by December 31st, 2017. A pure blood must marry a half blood or muggle-born. A half blood must marry either a pure blood or muggle-born. All muggle-born witches and wizards must marry either a pure blood or half blood. As a half blood myself, I will be happy to announce that I am already engaged. How will this affect Hogwarts? Will Headmistress McGonagall react? That remains to be seen...
Hermione Granger put down her copy of The Phrophet. A marriage law? Now? Not even a year after the war and Battle of Hogwarts?! This is outrageous she thought. Now at 17, she had to be married in a few months. But who would marry her? Harry Potters bookworm best friend. She and Ron never got together.
