Everyone in seventh year was sitting in the Gryffindor common room awaiting professor McGonagall's arrival.

"Ginny, what are you doing here"? asked Neville.

"Well since I turn 17 in two months my parents decided to owl the Matchmaking Department and have my match settled". "I'll have at least two full months to get to know my betrothed", said Ginny. "I'd give anything to have two months", said Seamus. "How can you get to know someone in one month"? He continued. "That's four weeks of being uncomfortable".

"Then in one more week we have to…well you know what". Said Neville.

"Neville, how are you going to be intimate with your wife, if you can't even say sex"? Said Ginny, while looking at Hermione and rolling her eyes.

"Can everyone just SHUT UP, I think I'm going to be sick". Said Ron. "Where in the hell is McGonagall"? "You'd think she would be here by now".

"MR. WEASLEY, 5 points from Gryffindor for using profanity and my name in the same sentence".

"Now I need everyone to pay attention, I am only going to say your name, and the name of your betrothed once"! Said McGonagall.

"Dean Thomas, you are to marry Susan Bones."

Hermione noticed a blush in Susan's cheeks. Dean smiled shyly at her.

"Neville Longbottom, you are to marry Padma Patil."

Padma gasped, and Neville's eyes seemed to notice something interesting on the floor.

"Seamus Finnegan, you are to marry Lavender Brown."

"Ronald Weasley you are to marry Parvati Patil."

Hermione couldn't believe what happened next. The Statement Ron made about throwing up… well he wasn't lying. He threw up all over Parvati's shoes.

Parvati jumped up yelling, "Ron you idiot'! "Did you have to throw up on me"?

"I'm sorry", said Ron.

"Miss Patil, will you please take Mr. Weasley and yourself upstairs and get cleaned up"? Said McGonagall. "Now where was I"? "Oh yes".

"Ginny Weasley, McGonagall paused for a minute and then said, "Remus Lupin".

"Oh my God", said Ginny. Hermione noticed her disappointment .

"It's ok Ginny". Hermione picked Ginny's hand up and held it. "Professor Lupin isn't too bad".

"I know Hermione." "I was just hoping it would be someone else". "I'll be ok, I promise". Ginny finished.

"Harry Potter is to marry Luna Lovegood"

"WHAT"! said the entire room simultaneously

"Quiet please", said McGonagall. Last but not least,

"Hermione Granger is to marry Bill Weasley".

The last thing Hermione saw was her face getting closer and closer to the floor.

"Ugh…where am I"? Hermione noticed it was dark wherever she was.

"Your in the hospital wing Miss Granger".

Hermione heard Madam Pomfrey say.

"And you have a visitor". "Mr. Weasley, please do not stay too long".

"Ron, what are you doing here"?

"Shouldn't you be with your fiancé getting to know each other"?

"I am with my fiancé".

Finally able to see straight Hermione looked over at the person that she thought was Ron.

"Bill! What are you doing here"?

"I came as soon as I read the letter from the matchmaking Department". Said Bill. "When I got here they said you were in the hospital wing".

"What time is it"? asked Hermione.

"It's a quarter till midnight", replied Bill.

Wow I was out that long, Hermione thought.

After a few minutes of silence Bill put his head in his hands and said,

"Hermione, I knew I would be paired with someone". "Granted, I didn't think it would be you". "You and I have never really said more than a few words to each other". "But I have to say, that I am glad that it's you and not some complete stranger". Bill finished.

"I'm glad that you think that Bill". "But I want you to understand how I feel". Hermione's voice raised a little bit. "I'm being forced to marry a man who is in love with his ex-fiancé"! "A man who was forced to leave the love of his life by this stupid marriage law"! Yelled Hermione.

"Hermione, can't you see that I'm dying here"? "We are stuck with each other"! "Nothing can change that"! Bill yelled while throwing the chair across the room.

This was Hermione's breaking point. For the first time since the marriage law Hermione cried.

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