Disclaimers: As much as I may want to claim ownership of this famous series, I can't because Harry Potter belongs to a whole lot of different companies that I can't remember the names of at the moment. Any characters that appear in this fic that is not a part of the original series, belong to me so don't take them without asking first.

Word Count: 660

Marriage Law Rejection Letters
Letter #220
Submitted By: Architeuthis
Sequel to: Letters #149 and #209
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To the Ministry of Morons,

BUGGER OFF!

You people do not have the right to order people to get married – nor do you have the right to knowingly send Aurors into a life-threatening situation for which they are not prepared! That is especially true when the Aurors in question are too stupid or arrogant to follow the long established safety protocols at a Dragon Reserve.

First off, people who want to visit a Dragon Reserve, regardless of their purpose, need to schedule an appointment. They can't just Apparate in willy-nilly. Representatives of the DMLE have to follow this rule just like anybody else.

Second, visitors are required to wait at the Visitors' Center. They are not supposed to wander unescorted through the reserve looking for people. The reason for this rule should be obvious. Dragons are large, aggressive predators that have been known to eat people. Since they can fly, they can also sometimes take people by surprise - and they can certainly fly faster than a human being can run.

Auror John Dawlish, and his team, broke both these rules. At the time of their arrival, I was working in the nesting mothers' area – and dragons are at their most ill-tempered and aggressive when they are guarding their eggs. Maleficent, a Hungarian Horntail, is particularly nasty- even when she isn't nesting. I don't know the story that inspired her name, but it fits her perfectly.

I believe even you idiots can work out what happened. The noise of Dawlish and his team Apparating in startled and angered Maleficent, and she roasted all three Aurors. It took precious minutes for me and my fellows to subdue her so our healer and her team could move in and help the Aurors. In my opinion, Auror Dawlish was luckier than he deserved, for he survived. One of his teammates wasn't so fortunate, and her body was sent back to her grieving family.

My boss, of course, is furious. He prides himself on the excellent safety record our reserve has long enjoyed. The safety protocols we have work – BUT ONLY WHEN PEOPLE FOLLOW THEM!

As per another part of standard protocol, he has reported the incident to the Romanian Ministry of Magic. Their representatives administered Veritaserum and collected Pensieve memories, so they know what actually happened. I've since heard that the Romanian government is not at all impressed with your blustering insistence that 1) I need to return to England to marry someone I don't even know, and 2) I am somehow responsible for what happened to those Aurors.

I have already explained why I disagree with that last point, and I recently broke my parents' hearts by informing them that I will never return to England until this horrible marriage law was repealed. It is causing nothing but heartbreak for countless families, and it is forcing Aurors into impossible or even deadly situations.

Charlie Weasley

Author's Notes:
This latest Marriage Law Rejection Letter update was recently submitted to my review box by Architeuthis. Thanks for the submission. If anyone else has any letters they want to submit, feel free to send them in. lol

Notes from Architeuthis: As requested, here's the sequel to Bill and Arthur's letters.

Sakura, I'll see if I can do a Molly-style Howler - but you may have noted that I have an easier time writing for male characters for some reason.