The summer was nearly over and Luna had spent it all trying to get her and her father's home back to its original form. The whole summer had been hectic and now no one felt was safe anymore. Except for the families loyal to the dark side or the occasional neutral family. However those who were marked as blood traitors were watched closely.

Muggleborns and halfblood's had either been killed or permanently marked. The mark was ugly and in no way removable without it resulting in death, it was a black circle with two letters inside, either MB or HB as it fit. The mark was placed in his or her right palm for everyone to see.

Things weren't good in the muggle world either. Now every muggle knew of the wizarding world and they did not like it very much. Most wizards enslaved them, and if they weren't slaves they were constantly hiding and on the run out of fear of being put in slavery or simply killed. Since Voldemort had won the war the muggle race had drastically decreased in number. The estimated number of deaths was at three billion people and steadily growing bigger. And with the human race slowly dying Voldemort issued a rule.

Luna had read the letter from Hogwarts over and over again and she hated it. In it was the usual thing that welcomed them to another year of Hogwarts, yada, yada, yada, the list of books and equipment she needed to buy, and then there was the addition, the new rule that Voldemort had issued.

She finished fixing the rubble in the basement corner with her wand. She had spent the day fixing the half collapsed basement and now it was done. She walked up the ladder and closed the door behind her. She was extremely pleased with her work on it and thought she would put the things that belonged there back after she had taken a break.

She walked through the kitchen and to the sink; she washed her hands with some dish-washing liquid called 'fast-clean' and was pink. She had originally bought it because it was pink. She dried her hands on a dishtowel and then folded it neatly and placed it on the counter. She then walked out the kitchen door and sat down on the step into the garden.

Luna reached into her pocket for the letter once more. It was folded into a small cube and was torn in some places. The ink had been smudged in some places where her tears had landed. You could also see that the letter had been cramped up into a ball at least once. Her eyes ran over the page until she found the part she was looking for.

'... due to the great reduction in the human race with the death of many muggles, mudbloods and some halfbloods and a few blood traitors our lord has issued a law that is to be put in motion the forth coming year. As a part of this rule applies to you shall read and follow the following rule;

Reproduction rule, part two.

1. All pureblodded students from year six and above shall be mated. Only exceptions are made if parents have already betroed their child to another, but then the following sub law will apply.

that are mated will live in a special dormitory designed so the couple will sleep in the same room. As the relationship matures you will be upped into a more luxurious dormitory. Steps are as follow.

married.

pregnant.

a baby.

mated will be sorted into a new house.

will have to be registered as engaged with in the first of October.

have to get pregnant before the end of term and be married before the end of term. (Special health care, potions and more time is provided for a couple that have problems conceiving)

will be punished for showing discontent to this new law or breaking it.

f. Halfbloods are not to follow this rule.

Breaking this law can result in death or imprisonment so I advise you to follow it.'

She read that part twice and tried not to cry again. She just hoped that she would end up with a decent enough guy. She had thought of eloping and not going to school but she knew it would not work. They would arrest her father, like they had done when she had rebelled with the DA last year. She would not do that to her father again. She folded the letter again and stuck it in her pocket.

She stood up and walked inside again. Her father had been in the on the roof and just as she walked in the kitchen door she heard him walking down the stairs. He had also received a letter, except his had the first part of the rule in it. It was similar but only designed for adults. He would also be mated with some woman. He was not taking it lightly. Ever since her mother died he had refused to even so much as look at another woman, he had loved her too much.

Lunar tried to look happy when he entered the kitchen and she gave him a warm and dreamy smile.

"Good morning dad, do you want toast? I was going to make some for myself." she said in her usual airy voice.

"Yes pumpkin, thank you." He answered rather gloomily and she could tell just by looking at him that he had been thinking of her mother. She knew it was best to let it pass so she walked over to the stove and reached for the pan placing it on the largest heat plate and turning it on with her wand, which she had stored behind her ear. She reached into the fridge for the butter and cut out a slice letting it melt on the now hot pan. She cut two slices out of the loaf that she had baked yesterday and put them on the pan.

The sizzling sound of the bread frying in the butter was a bit comforting to her, she remembered her mother doing this all the time. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. It smelled so wonderful and as the wave of nostalgia passed her she turned the bread over. It was a perfect golden brown and yellow. When the bread had been toasted she grabbed two plates and put each bread on each plate. Luna then sat down across from her father and passed him his plate. He gave her a smile.

"You look so much like your mother."