I Say Yes

Summary: Kagome Higurashi had only ever wanted to have a normal life. Get married, have kids, go to work, nice friends...normal. Easier said than done...right? Wrong! In fact, it was really simple, well, most of it was. With a newly placed Marriage Law placed between her world and the magical world...what can she do though...life isn't a fairytale, and dreams don't come true...do they?

Anime: InuYasha/Harry Potter

Pairing: Kagome/Lucius – Hermione/Draco

Genre: Romance/Hurt/Comfort

Rated: M

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"So we agree then..."

"I still think we're about to fuel the fires of a war."

A laugh filled the small room where three very different people sat, "The war is over, my dear, which is why we need to do this. Our kind is dwindling in number, what other choice were we left with?"

"There will be burnings!"

"No, we still have our Auroras, not harm will come to our kind, but we can no longer hide our world from theirs! It would be naïve of us to think that the Muggles hadn't noticed the goings-on over the past few years since the Tri-Wizard tournament that led up to the present."

"What of the Golden Trio then? What of Potter?"

"He recently became engaged to Arthurs youngest,"

"Then Granger?"

"I assume the two of you are planning to use her to get everyone in our world to agree without quarrel...correct?"

"Yes...and no..."

"Explain,"

"Come now Shacklebolt! Remember well, Hermione Granger is the Hero...well...one of the Heroes of our world, but she is also Muggleborn! She is from their world, knowledgeable in our world and theirs!"

The man now identified as Shacklebolt, gave a small nod in understanding, "Yes, but what of Arthur's youngest son, Ronald Weasley?"

"What of him? His Muggle Studies is Nil."

"That's disappointing, but I wasn't referring to his Academic Scores, I meant Hermione and Ronald Weasley are an "item", yes?"

"No, they were together, but according to recent information, it lasted only a month. Granger was asked to teach next year at Hogwarts, requested specifically by McGonagall herself, and she agreed, once she finished her seventh year at Hogwarts, she will be the new Potions Professor, this didn't sit well with Weasley apparently, a yell and slap later and their separated."

Kingsley Shacklebolt, the new Minister of Magic, sighed; he sat at his desk with his two advisors sitting in the two chairs across from him, a legal scroll lay out on his desk before him. One of said advisor's, was a young male in his later thirties, with dark skin and black silky hair that was, although brushed, messy, shadowing dark brown eyes from the world. Next to him was a gentle looking woman, with exposed smooth looking legs crossed in view of both men, showing off the beautiful lightly tanned flesh she had, long black hair fell over her shoulders in a single large curl and bright green eyes stared at the Minister in thought. Kingsley took the woman in with consideration before speaking, "How does this sit with you, Avaline?"

The woman smiled sadly, "I'm disappointed that, as your advisors, we couldn't come up with a better solution, but when I think about Blaise...my son is not what I would call a gentleman...while he treats ladies with respect, he is a player through and through, and since I'm against violence, beating it out of him is out of the questions, I had thought about sending him to an all boy Magical Institute...but he would never go for that, Draco is at Hogwarts and they've been friends since they could say 'Magic'. I want law to work, and not just because I want my son to stop playing with women, I am ashamed about the teachings of my son, that I took part in personally. He was brought up with my beliefs, as I was brought up with my mothers. Pureblood marriages are a thing of the past; we were naïve to think such traditions could last through time. What's worse is that we have caused wars through time, between Purebloods and Muggles...Muggleborns...Mugglelovers...and the war we didn't finish, lasted through time...it took a toll on our children, and they paid the price, they fought this war, our war...forced too. I will never forgive myself for the things I've put my son through, and the way I brought him up..."

"...and you Tim?"

"I am ashamed to admit that I too am responsible for filling my sons head with the dark teachings of Salazar, he keeps silent about his opinions for the most part, however those feelings still linger and are passionate and strong. Theodore's distaste is evident in how he looks at them and speaks of them; I do fear that he'll become much more vocal though, once this law is passed. I do hope that this law will help him find his own thoughts...and not necessarily mine or my fathers."

"...then let us be the first to sign, we will send it to the Governors and then call Granger in first. She is the more reasonable among the three; the other two will sign once they see her own signature." Kingsley pressed his wand to the scroll, "Subnotatio, Kingsley Shacklebolt," His name appeared in a neat and magical script on the newly written decree.

"I only wonder of the Governors..." Avaline said as she made to grab her wand from inside her sleeve.

"Yes, well, I can think of one who won't be too pleased by this,"

"Cease your worry, Shacklebolt. Malfoy is a big boy, he'll get over it." Tim said in slight annoyance, watching as Avaline's movements slowed and she paused in the motion of signing.

Shacklebolt laughed, "True, and his son? How has Draco been fairing?"

Both advisors shared a look between one another, Avaline was the one to answer, "He has been frequenting my home more often than none, staying over a lot more often than he used to...and he's become much paler than normal...the divorce has definitely taken a visible toll on him. Cissy took off after the divorce was finalized and her marriage to Lucius annulled...and..."

Avaline stopped, not wanting to continue any further than she already had.

Tim rolled his eyes, "Lucius is acting like a brooding child, he's under house arrest, so e cant chase after Narcissa or Draco, and to make matters worse, he's found comfort in the contents of vinous beverages...alcohol."

"Where is...Narcissa?" Kingsley asked in curious wonder.

Tim shrugged, "Ava knows,"

Avaline gave a sad smile, "I'm afraid you won't find her..."

"We can always track her down, we can use-"

"No...you can't..." She interrupted, "No magic tracing can find her...if she doesn't have her wand...and since Cissy snapped hers..."

"Great Merlin..." Tim whispered before a thick silence settled over the three of them.

Finally, Avaline moved the scroll in front of her and pressed her wand to it, "Subnotatio, Avaline Zabini,"

Time pulled his own wand out and pressed the tip beneath Avaline's magical signature. "Subnotatio, Timothy Nott,"

Kingsley rolled the scroll up and stood, "Get Granger, I will pay the Governors a visit before returning with each of their signatures."

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Hermione laughed at Ginny who was kicking one of the garden gnomes that had decided to tear up her roses she'd plants in a pot out back that Harry had gotten for her.

Molly walked out with a small smile, one that never reached her eyes with the loss of one of her babies. The Weasley Burrow was much quieter with only one of the Weasley Twins, and it was indeed noticed. She called out to Hermione who turned and looked curiously at a beautiful woman who stood behind Molly. She stood out like a sore thumb in the Weasley household.

"This is Avaline Zabini, her son goes to Hogwarts same as you, in your year too."

Hermione already knew this, she knew the last name, and not many people in the magical world had that last name.

"She's here on Ministry business, strictly speaking, she's come to talk with you on behalf of Minister Shacklebolt."

Hermione gave a nod and followed the woman inside, "What was it you wished to talk to me about, Mrs. Zabini?"

"I am not authorized to have this conversation outside of the Ministry, I am under obligation by Minister Shacklebolt to bring you to him for a meeting concerning the signing of a law, we wish for you to sign the decree...seeing how you are raised of Muggles, and the brightest Witch of your age, we see it fit for you to see to this new law."

"Why should I go sign for the passing of a law? I'm not in association with the Ministry."

"A marriage law is currently retaining signatures, we would like for you to show your support and sign."

"Why would I do that?!"

"Because petty hate is going to cause our kind to go extinct. Purebloods are fewer and fewer, but we are too proud to admit to our foolishness. We will die...and Magic will cease to exist..."

Hermione's eyes widened as she looked at the sad and lost look on the woman before her, she sighed, "I'm not saying that I'll sign, but I will hear Shacklebolt out."

Avaline smiled softly, "That's all that we ask,"

In that moment, Hermione was one hundred percent positive that this woman standing before her had been where Blaise had inherited his charm from.

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Me: Chapter one is DONE! So tell me what you guys think~!