Chapter 01:
"You want me to do what?"shrieked the boy wonder.
"You heard me" replied the minister solemnly.
"But…but I'm in love with….with Ginny."
"I know."
"Can you promise me I'll be paired with her?"
"No, I can't. But rest assured that you will be paired with your best match."
"I don't care about my best match! I want to spend my life with Ginny. It's her I love. I've fought a bloody war since….since as long as I have been a part of this…this magical community. Do I not deserve even a sliver of peace and happiness?"
"With great power comes great responsibility. People look up to you. They need you. Well, not just you.. they need their Golden Trio. They need to see that it is working well for you and therefore must be good for them too."
"But how can I convince them that it's good when I myself think it is nothing but mere shit!"
"No kidding. I really did try to talk the Wizengamot out of it but they won't budge. The notion has been passed and is turning into a law as we speak, whether we like it or not. And since it is out of our hands anyway, I feel we need to combat the tension. Together. Please just consider it, okay? I promise you that I am taking great care to ensure that the best procedures are used to guarantee a thorough work. But the public needs its war heroes again. They trust you. And I really feel you need to do this for them. They fought the Death Eaters while you were with Voldemort. They suffered bravely for a better tomorrow. I am not putting down your sacrifices but just pointing out that others made similar sacrifices too. You at least knew what was happening, they didn't. And yet they chose to be with you. I feel that you now need to choose to be with them too."
"But now that I know of the Marriage Law, I could just go ahead and marry Ginny today before your press conference and exempt myself from this law?"
"Yes, you could."
"And you still told me about the entire charade knowing this?"
"Yes, I did."
Harry considered this new piece of information and stared hard at the Minister of Magic, found what he was looking for and just gave a curt nod and walked back into the Burrow. Just before entering the homestead, he turned around, looked straight at the minister saying, "Owl me the time and place of your conference and we'll be there."