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: 566
Marriage Law Rejection Letters
Letter #257
Submitted By: Architeuthis
Sequel to: Letters #149, #209, and #220
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TO THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC,
HOW DARE YOU! WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE DOING? YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO TELL PEOPLE WHO TO MARRY, WHEN TO MARRY, OR HOW MANY CHILDREN THEY NEED TO HAVE! THAT IS NOT THE MINISTRY'S BUSINESS!
FURTHERMORE, YOUR STUPID LAW ISN'T WORKING! IT'S JUST CAUSING A LOT OF MISERY AND HEARTBREAK ALL AROUND!
OF MY SIX SURVIVING CHILDREN, ONLY TWO HAVEN'T BEEN HURT BY THIS IDIOTIC LAW! YOU AT LEAST MATCHED PERCY AND GEORGE WITH GIRLS THEY WERE ALREADY DATING.
BUT THE OTHER FOUR! BILL IS ALREADY HAPPILY MARRIED – AND YOU WANT HIM TO GET DIVORCED JUST BECAUSE FLEUR IS A VEELA?! AND YOU WANT HIM TO THEN MARRY A FIRST COUSIN?! HAVE YOU PEOPLE LOST YOUR SENSES?!
AS IF THAT WEREN'T BAD ENOUGH, BILL AND FLEUR WROTE US A LETTER SAYING THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF EVER RETURNING TO ENGLAND WHILE THIS LAW IS IN FORCE! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?! IT MEANS I'LL NEVER GET TO SEE THEM OR THEIR CHILDREN! IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY GIVE ME GRANDCHILDREN—AND I'LL NEVER GET TO SEE THEM, AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!
AS FOR CHARLIE, HE'S NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE STUPID AURORS WANDERING INTO THE NESTING MOTHERS' AREA AND SPOOKING A DRAGON! WHAT WERE THOSE FOOLS THINKING?! WHAT DID THEY EXPECT WOULD HAPPEN?! THANKS TO YOU, HE'S NOT COMING HOME, EITHER!
THEN THERE ARE MY BABIES, RON AND GINNY. MY TWO YOUNGEST! YOU MATCHED THEM WITH THE PEOPLE THEY LOVED—BUT HARRY AND HERMIONE RAN AWAY TO AUSTRALIA! I KNOW THEY LOVED GINNY AND RON! I'M SURE OF IT! YOUR STUPID SCHEDULE WAS THE PROBLEM THERE!
YOUR LAW REQUIRES PEOPLE TO MEET THEIR CHOSEN SPOUSES WITHIN A WEEK AND THEN GET MARRIED SOON AFTER THAT. HARRY AND HERMIONE HAD OTHER PLANS – LIKE FINISHING SCHOOL! THEY AREN'T EVEN TWENTY YEARS OLD! THEY HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO FINISH SCHOOL, MAYBE START A CAREER, AND THEN START A FAMILY!
IF YOU'D JUST LEFT THEM TO IT AND LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE, THEY'D HAVE PROBABLY SETTLED DOWN WITHIN A FEW YEARS! BUT YOU HAD TO BE IMPATIENT AND BREAK MY BABIES' HEARTS!
YOU NEED TO REPEAL THIS LAW! IT'S ONLY CAUSING A LOT OF PAIN! I BEG YOU!
Molly 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, a Howler from Molly Weasley. Feel free to go nuts with the bolding, italics, etc.
Sequel to Bill, Arthur, and Charlie's letters
Notes from Quatermass to Architeuthis: Architeuthis, Terezi is not a cyborg. She's blind, though.
