Hermione was happy, it was the first day back to Hogwarts after the war and she was quite looking forward to finishing her last year of study. She smiled as Ron and Harry came on to Platform 9 and 3 quarters and as they saw her they smiled and hugged her.

They had both grown a bit over the course of the war as had she. However, they still both towered above her. Hermione had changed a lot after the war, she had spent some more time on her appearance over the summer and her hair, due to a bad perm, was now straight and she had started applying makeup. She was in a word, pretty.

The train blew its whistle as the trio boarded the train for the last time. They quickly found Neville and Luna and sat down with them. Neville and Luna both looked relatively unchanged although both more mature.

Ginny burst in a few moments later smiling

"Goyle was picking on a first year; let's just say he doesn't look that good anymore well, he never looked good in the first place."

She sat down next to Harry and rested her head on his shoulder. Hermione smiled inwardly Harry and Ginny are a perfect match for each other she thought.

Hermione hadn't had a boyfriend since she had broken up with Ron over the summer and was jealous of all her classmates who seemed to be finding all there soul mates while she still didn't have any idea. Luna's voice broke her out of her thoughts.

"Hermione we're here. We have to leave I can sense the Nargles" Hermione turned and left the train.

The ride back to the castle was uneventful and so was the sorting. There were a few new Gryffindor's who all stared at the trio and quickly looked away when Ron gave them a look and a "Why are you staring at us?"

"Ron stop freaking out all the first years, they are already scared." Hermione whispered she snapped back into focus as Dumbledore started talking.

"May you be reminded that the forbiden forest is out of bounds for all students and fanged Frisbees and the 482 other items that you can find in the janitorial office are banned. Now let us settle down to our excellent feast."

"Yes!" Ron said stuffing his face with as much food as he could find. "I'm starving!"

After the feast had concluded and the school song had been sung, Dumbledore asked if all the 6th and 7th years would stay behind (all students were repeating a year and so there were twice as many first years). After all the younger years had shuffled out, Dumbledore fixed the older years with a stare.

He started "I am sorry to tell you this but the ministry has just passed a law 40127, the marriage law. It is my duty to inform you that in a matter of minutes you will be matched with your true spouse threw means of the amorta potion. You will then be required to marry the person within two weeks and required to produce a heir in 5 years unless you are sterile in witch case the ministry is finishing tweaking the fertility potion. I am very sorry to inform you of this."

And the only sound in the whole room was the dropping of jaws and the crash of the glass of pumpkin juice Ron had just dropped.