A/N: Yet another arranged marriage is made soon after the war. Love, traditions, and politics collide. Draco tries to propose to a girl but is rejected. Hermione reluctantly agrees to a marriage proposal. Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the main characters. All credit other than this storyline goes to the amazing J.K. Rowling! ;) xx


Introduction

An arranged marriage for a Malfoy is not exactly new to the wizarding world. In fact, it is perfectly normal and is usually expected to happen to members of pureblood families, particularly those that still believe in blood status supremacy like the Malfoys. But what makes this arranged marriage setting different?

Arranged marriages are fixed, planned, and matched by the elders or usually the parents of involved parties. Matches in most pureblood families are made based on blood purity, family background, personalities, just to name a few in that norm. Fixed marriages are known to usually be made in establishing political power alliances, recognized laws, and/or wealth. But more significantly, this is fashioned to keep a pureblood line running.

However, unknown to the public wizarding world, is one unique tradition as they called it in the Black family. This wizarding family did not just arrange marriages to their liking; and it was only coincidental that the family was made up of purebloods, something the later generations took much pride of. Being a pureblood and having the high rank status in the wizarding society brought Narcissa Black together with Lucius Malfoy in an arranged marriage. As many would know, marriage would mean a bond, a tie between two families of high wizarding society. Not only were riches & pureblood lines bound together, but family traditions were joined as well.

An enchanted quill much similar to the famous magic quill that detects magical beings exists. Instead of listing magical beings at birth; the enchanted quill aids the pureblood family of Black in picking out the perfect match especially during the ancient times. It leaves traces of a future spouse into the Family tree/line until it is used to sign and seal with blood. The previous generations of the family had never doubted the quill's decisions or opinions as it never was a conflict or contrast with matches made back then. This did not necessarily mean total dictation of the match. It would never ink anyone unworthy onto the family line. Neither could it be erased once "The One," so they called it, was inked in and sealed by blood.

The Black Family was only coincidentally composed mostly of pureblood wizards and witches and this gave the latest generations much pride and stronger beliefs in pureblood supremacy. Looking back to the family line, several names have been darkened and burned off. Signs of failed attempts to erase names of members that were said to have disgraced the name Black by loving and/or any association to anyone not pureblood. Andromeda Black, Sirius Black, R.A. Black, to name a few. Their names and partners, if any, were forcibly burned but remain forever etched onto the family heirloom.

At the end of the family line the Black enchanted quill etched their names.

[Sirius Black] X

(Andromeda Black = Ted Tonks) X

[Nymphadora Tonks == Remus Lupin] X

[Teddy Lupin] X

Lucius Malfoy = Narcissa Black

Draco Lucius Malfoy == _HJG*_


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