My second Harry Potter story

Not the Way Love Usually Happens

CHAPTER 1

THIS WAS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS

Hermione Granger was a hard working girl, she loved her job at the Ministry, and she loved to help out Molly on dinner since she had been living at the Burrow since the war. But tonight was different she was stressed on about work and had been sitting at the dinning table for almost two hours with her hair the opposite of control, a pen sticking out of her mouth, and a paper that she had to finish for the Minister.

"Hermione dear, why don't you help out with dinner, you can work on that later." Mrs. Weasly said to the woman that she thought of like a daughter. She was trying to help, she did understand that Hermione was under a lot of pressure at work but couldn't wrap her head around the fact that Hermione was so intent on finishing the paper. It astonished Hermione that she didn't already know the information that was to be reported to the Minister. She usually only had to spend about an hour or less writing a paper for her job when she was given days to complete it but this time she didn't know what the hell he was talking about.

"No Mrs. Weasly, I told you I need to finish this and I have no idea how come I don't know anything about this paper" Hermione said.

"Well, maybe I can help you."

Molly put down the wooden spoon that she was using to stir the sauce for the pasta and walked over to the young girl that was hunched over her paper.

"I'm sorry dear, but I don't know what he is talking about either."

She walk back across the kitchen and started to stir the sauce again.

Then a tap on the window came and Hermione got up and opened the window. The Minister's owl flew through the window and landed on top of her paper. Hermione sat down at her chair and opened the letter.

The date said April 1ST.

After she read threw it she felt both relief and anger.

"What's that Hermione?" asked Mrs. Weasly.

"The Minister says that this paper was an April Fools Day joke."

She then balled up the papers and threw them into the garbage can.

"I am going to take a nap, that fake paper made me tired."

She opened the kitchen door and walked up the stairs to take her nap.

After a refreshing nap Hermione got up to go take a shower. When she was done she felt better and more relaxed. When she got downstairs she saw that Sirius, Remus, and the rest of the order and weaslys. Hermione sat down next to Harry and on her left sat Luna. Next to Harry was Ginny, his ex- fiancé, since no one would let Ginny plan her own wedding she got mad and called it of last month but they were still dating, and were thinking about eloping. Dumbledore and snape were still alive. Dumbledore had tricked people into thinking he was dead, even Harry. Who he now thought of as a son. Snape had taken an anti snake poison potion that Harry had in his pocket and saved Snape's life. Snape now thought of Harry as family. Everyone was over for a family dinner that took place once a month. Usually about a week before the full moon. Everyone was settled down when there was a tapping on the window. The room filled with people was now silent. This wasn't an ordinary owl. This was the owl that was used for urgent calls only. Everyone knew this and it was not used for April fools day either. Hermione got up since everyone was too worried to move. Apparently she was the bravest one in the house. It seemed that Harry was brave enough to fight the Dark Lord and let himself almost die a numerous amount of times, but when an owl from the ministry comes he's to scared to get out of his chair. This did not make any sense to Hermione. She opened the window and then there was a knock on the door. Before anyone could get up to answer it Hermione had sat down and the minister of magic was entering the kitchen. She saw that he had a worried look on his face. I was already worried, everyone was worried.

"What's going on Minister?" Molly Weasly said now standing.

"Please sit Molly you're going to need to anyway. There is a new law that is being passed tomorrow. It is a law that we have been looking at since the war. The law was passed today and will be in the news tomorrow, but I thought that you should know about it first. Is everyone here?"

"yes everyone is here Minister, please continue" Dumbledore spoke at the head of the table

"Thank you Albus, now Hermione I'm guessing you know what I'm talking about?" spoke that Minister.

Hermione stood up from her seat and looked at everyone's faces.

It can't be! She said to herself. This cant be right, I must be getting it wrong!

"Is it what I think it is, Minister?" Hermione asked looking at him.

"Yes, I'm afraid it is Hermione" The minister said apology written all over his face.

"Would you mind tell them then if you know?"

"No, I can tell them" Hermione replied, everyone was looking up at her confused.

Hermione was standing at the head of the table.

"Well, there is a law that's been past. The ministry apparently has lost their minds and doesn't care about human rights, but I guess ill tell you. I've been hearing this for a while but didn't want to worry you by telling because I thought it was just going to blow over. The new law is a marriage law. If you are 17 threw 50 and are not married then you are apart of this law. There were so many people lost during the war that we need to repopulate the Wizarding world. You are to get married to someone that the ministry has chosen and within three months of tomorrow, and have at least a child on the way within one year of tomorrow."

Molly Weasly was weeping in her seat while everyone was too shocked to make a sound.

"Thank you Hermione" Said the Minister " to make it easier for everyone we have chosen someone that you could easily fall in love with, I have the person you are going to marry right here would you rather read them or me to read them?"

"Ill read them" Hermione whispered.

The Minister handed Hermione a small pile of white flash cards. When she saw the two names her face lit up.

"Congratulations soon to be Mrs. Ginny Potter!" she smiled at the couple that had be dating for the last year. Ginny and Mrs. Weasly started crying tears of joy while Harry was smiling at Sirius and Remus. I cleared my throat and everyone went silent.

"Ronald weasly and Lavender Brown" I said smiling.

I looked up just in time to see Ron's face going from pink to pale in a matter of seconds.

"Bloody Hell!" Ron shouted "Im not marrying that lunatic! I couldn't deal with her for a whole month let alone the rest of my life!"

I took the card and put it behind the others. The last card was right in front of me. I knew it was mine all I hade to do was look down and my future would be set. I looked down. Across from my name I saw his. I gasped. The whole table turned silent and looked up at me and I looked up from the cards at the person directly across from me.