Disclaimer: I do not own these Harry Potter characters, except for my OC's
The new Minister of Magic sat down with the muggle Prime Minister. They had a serious decision to make that would forever change the muggle and wizarding worlds. It was time for the two worlds to unite; they had gone over this decision hundreds of times and came up with many different solutions. They finally agreed on one they felt was best. It was time for a Marriage Law.
In the muggle world:
It was summer, the best time of year Katy felt. She was eighteen and had just finished school; she had her whole life ahead of her and was excited for what it would bring. Katy's best friends Louise and Aimee were over at her house, Louise just also happened to be Katy's cousin. The girls were chilling out in Katy's room when her parents called them to come downstairs.
A special announcement was on that evening's news. The reporter made the announcement of a marriage law between the wizarding world and their own. Katy was shocked, they had learned that they were living among wizards and werewolves a few months ago but Katy never really believed it, until now that is.
She felt like crying and she was sure that she wasn't the only one either. The law stated that all muggles and muggleborn's between the ages of seventeen and twenty-two must marry a wizard within that age group. All the muggles had to gather at their local town hall for their pairing.
Her friends were also devastated, who would want to spend the rest of their lives with someone they had never even met? Certainly not them, but they had no choice. Failure to comply with the new law meant a lifetime in prison and again who would want that? Marriage was definitely the lesser of two evils.
In the wizarding world:
The Weasley's were gathered round the kitchen table at the Burrow. They were out in full force, Charlie was home from Romania, Bill and Fleur back from Shell Cottage, Percy returned from the Ministry, Fred and George home from their shop and Ron, Ginny, Harry and Hermione were all back from Hogwarts. The Golden Trio had decided to return to Hogwarts to complete their last year after the Final Battle. Fred, George, Ron, Ginny, Harry and Hermione were all anxiously waiting for the arrival of their letters regarding the Marriage Law.
They heard the screeching of the owl's seconds before they swooped through the Weasley's open window. Hermione shrieked with fright. "Sorry" she mumbled. Mrs Weasley grabbed the letters and began handing them out.
"There you are Fred dear; oh mind your head Ron, here take it! Here you go Harry, Ginny. This one's for you Hermione love, ah here you are George!"
They all nervously took their letters, hands shaking they opened them one by one.
Again Hermione shrieked and nearly burst into tears. "Oh Hermione love, what is it? Oh Merlin who did you get?" Mrs Weasley was frantic.
"M-Malfoy! I-I got Draco Malfoy the stupid prat!" Hermione was long past feeling shocked now she was raging.
Harry however was grinning from ear to ear "Hermione, were you not the one telling us that he has changed since the war? That he's a good person? And that he's – your words here not mine – not a bad looking fellow?"
"Well yes I suppose I did say that…oh stop laughing Ronald! Well go on who did you get then?" she fired back.
"Ginny" he replied grinning. Harry and Ginny looked at each other like they were the only people in the room. "How in Merlin's saggy trousers did you manage that?" demanded Ron.
"Well isn't it obvious Ronald? Harry's the Chosen One! They were hardly going to split him and Ginny up now were they?" Hermione was starting to accept her partner now and just wanted to know who the rest were paired with!
"Anyway Ron, who are you paired with?" asked Ginny, she was curious as to who would be her new sister.
"I dunno, some girl called Aimee Mulhern, says she's a muggle living in Ireland or something" he replied.
"Ya mine's a muggle from Ireland too! Her name's Katy Gibbons" said Fred. "And mine as well! Louise Keane is my one!" George piped up.
Mr Weasley found this intriguing that all three girls were from Ireland, he wondered if they knew each other and just what exactly the Minister of Magic was up to.
In the muggle world:
Katy, Louise and Aimee gathered in the town hall, their hands were shaking; their throats dry and they were petrified for what was to come. They stood there waiting for their names to be called.
"Louise Keane, please come up to the podium" said the announcer. Louise looked around nervously and slowly made her way to the podium. With trembling hands she took the big brown envelope from the announcer and was sent into a separate room with the rest of the muggles.
Katy and Aimee waited patiently for their names to be called. Finally they were both called up and received their envelopes and went to join Louise in the adjoining room.
They entered the room; it was full of girls crying their eyes out. Some were clinging to their boyfriends and others slumped against the wall, heads in hand not making a sound. Aimee looked for Louise and found her sitting alone in a corner reading her letter. She looked up as they made their way over to her.
"George Weasley, that's my partner" she said. The three of them looked at each other. Weasley. That name sounded oddly familiar but neither girl could place it.
Katy looked down at her own letter, here goes, she thought. She opened her letter and quickly scanned the contents, searching for the name of her future husband.
"Fred Weasley, another Weasley? Do you think they are related?" she asked. Aimee quickly opened her letter, dreading what she would find.
"Ronald Weasley. Ok what the hell is going on? All Weasley's? And all around the same age? I don't like this, something's not right."
Suddenly one of the announcers began to speak "Good day ladies and gentlemen. My name is Thomas and I'm here to give you the rules and regulations regarding your marriages. Now your wizarding partner has been given your contact details and they will contact you when they see fit. Regarding your marriage, from the day your partner makes contact with you, you will have three months to get married. If by the end of the three months you are not married then you will face dire consequences, do I make myself clear? Don't try and fool us, we will know when you and your partner make contact. For the duration of your engagement you must live with your partner, either in the wizarding world or the muggle world, please feel free to choose. You will attend a mandatory counselling session once every two weeks so we can see how your relationship is progressing. If you have any further questions you may bring them up at the counselling sessions. Thank you for your co-operation."
"What an asshole" Louise said.
A few people turned to look at Louise, some laughed and some simply agreed with her. He was an asshole.
The girls decided to go their separate ways home. They had to break the news to their parents that their eighteen year old daughters were getting married to some random wizards. The girls had different hopes of what their partners would be like.
Katy wanted someone strong but caring and funny. Someone who would be there for her when she needed them. Someone to hold her at night if she had a nightmare and most importantly someone who could make her laugh when she was about to cry.
Louise wanted a man like her. A man that knew what he wanted. Opinionated. Passionate. Loving. Charming. A man with a good sense of humor.
Whereas Aimee, the youngest of the three, wanted someone quiet and loving. She didn't want a loud husband who took charge. Aimee just wanted someone to love her.
The girls arrived home to their houses located down backward country roads to break the news to their respective families.
