Disclaimer: these characters belong to J. and I am not earning a single penny from this.

"Bloody fools" Seamus Finnigan growled at the breakfast table. Ron had fallen asleep and Harry was half asleep. Ginny was in a deep conversation with Luna. Hermione was studying potions for their upcoming NEWTS.

After the war had eded, Hogwarts had been repaired and now all students had returned. The students who missed their seventh year had returned to finish their seventh year with the original seventh years. Harry and Ron had been reluctant to come but at last Hermione had convinced them to come.

Harry was the most affected. He would sit in the garden of the burrow and gaze out at the river for a long time before he realized that dinner was ready. Sometimes Ginny would sit with him, and sometimes they'd fall asleep on each other's shoulders. Harry loved Ginny and he wouldn't let her go. He had already lost many people but Ginny was his everything and loved her to the moon and back.

Hermione had gotten together with Ron and she loved him like anything. Ron however had a hard time admitting.

"What is it?" Hermione glanced at Seamus.

"Read it"

Hermione read it. The ministry had issued a marriage law? Of their choice? What the hell? Is this even legal?

"This is so wrong"

"Attention students. Seventh year and Sixth year students are t stay back after breakfast and all classes are cancelled for today." Mcgonnagell announced.

All the younger students started laughing. They knew about the law and they even knew it wouldn''t apply to them. They could bully the older ones with this now.

The older students growled over frustration.

The bell rang. The juniors got out of the hall slowly. They wanted to see the older ones suffer.

"So I am aware you know what this is about. When I call upon your name, you must cme and sit on this stoll and allow the hat to call out your partners name" The students yelled and screamed.

"SILENCE! I AM NOT IN CONTROL OF THIS. YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS OR YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS"

"but why ?"

"To repopulate "

The girl frowned.

"Boot, Terry"

The boy tumbled when he hit the stairs. His face clearly showed how badly he was about to vomit.

"HANNAH ABBOTT"

Terry smiled. Hannah was an okay person. It wouldn't as bad.

"Davies, Roger" Mcgonagell called.

"MARRIET EDGECOMBE" the hat yelled.

Marriet burst out in tears. Typical Marriete.

"Potter, Harry"

The room went silent. It was the boy who lived. Everyone was interested in this one. Harry really hoped it would be Ginny. he never loved anyone as much as Ginny.

"MPH. ginny Weasley eh? I wonder. You love her. A good idea. GINNY WEASLEY" The hat yelled. Harry ran to Ginny and hugged her. His days were going to be perfect from now on.

"Weasley, Ronald"

"I wonder I wonder. You are different. DAPHNE GREENGRASS"

"WHAT NO WAY! I WON'T MARRY THAT SLYTHERIN SNAKE!" Ron yelled at the hat.

"LANGUAGE "

Ron walked out the hall cursing and stomping his foot.

"Granger, Hermione"

Hermione felt as if she was a first year, scared and lonely. Her boyfriend was taken. Who'd she get. She didn't want to end up with some loser. She was definitely stuck. She always dreamt of being with Ron but this stupid law.

"My my, so many requirements? Intelligent, challenging, kind, and mysterious and loving? Hard to find oh yes. Must be DRACO MALFOY" THE HAT YELLED.

Hermione sat. no movements. She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes. Her entire world was crashing down. She had to marry her arch enemy? The one she hated? Why ? why did life hate her so much?

Draco walked to the front and stood infront of the stairs.

God why doesn't the idiot hurry up? Draco wondered.

"Hermione go." The professor smiled kindly.

Hermione walked to the fron not really thinking, her mind wouldn't work. She lets the tears fall. Her entirely world was crushed within a matter of seconds.

"Can we not pretend to be in love and shit? We just have to get married, have a child and then move on without lives or stay with each other. I'd rather leave. Can we just get it over with?"

Hermione looked at him with disgust.

"Fuck this law."

"Yeah so what do you say? Divorce within a year or two?"

"A year Malfoy. I can't stay with you for so long"

"I can't stay with you either mudb-"

"Why stop now."

"Shut up Granger." He stomped off.

Draco was going to be hard. He'd be so hard for Hermione to be with.