Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER OR IT'S CHARACTERS. AM WRITING THIS FOR FUN, NO PROFIT AND TO SHARE WITH OTHER FANFICTION PEOPLE.

Chapter 1

Life was not as simple as I wanted it to be. The greatest witch of all time is what they called me. Yup, Hermoine Granger. That is me.

The book worm that saved the world next to Harry Potter. I had decided not to go back to Hogwarts and start a job at the ministry.

I was the caretaker of magical creatures. I would take care of the animals and creatures and help to advocate for them.

I was the boss, but I feel like I only got the job because I had won the war with Harry and Ron.

Today was like every other day. I woke up in my flat which was in Muggle England, but of course I had a fireplace to travel in and out of.

My flat was just like me. I had painted each wall a different color and the furniture did not match.

My house looked like the Weasley twins had decorated it, but I loved it. I had two rooms in the flat.

One of the rooms was my bedroom and the other a spare room that I still had not decided what to do with.

I was hoping for a burst of inspiration to come to me and it never did. However, today was different.

I could feel it, but I just didn't know what would happen. I put on my work boots and a pair of dark jeans. Picked out a flannel shirt and put it over a white t-shirt.

I knew I would probably get dirty again as I always did when working with the animals that were being healed or kept safe.

I went into the kitchen and made myself some toast and eggs. I had charmed the kitchen to be both muggle and magical.

I hated doing dishes so that was easier for me. I put my dishes in the sink when I was done eating and headed to the fireplace.

Soon, I was in magical Simplicity. That is what we called the animals home. About halfway through the day, I had got mud thrown at me, bitten by a hippogriff, and sprayed by an Elephant. I was dirty, tired, and ready to go home. I went to the office to finish up the day's paperwork.

As soon as I sat down, an owl came through the window to drop off my mail. I gave the owl a treat and sent him on his way.

Most of the mail were bills and it saddened my heart that we really didn't have enough money to take care of the animals like they should be.

We needed better fences and the water tower was about to burst. We charmed it to keep the water in it.

I continued to go through the mail and found a letter from the ministry of magic, population control.

I opened the envelope and my life flashed before my eyes. I could not believe what I was reading. It was a new law that passed called a marriage law. It read as follows:

THE MAGIC POPULATION CONTROL-MINISTRY OF MAGIC DEPARTMENT

TO A MISS HERMOINE GRANGER,

DUE TO THE RAPID DECLINE IN THE DEATHS OF THE WAR WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A NEW MARRIAGE LAW THAT WILL TAKE INTO EFFECT ON THE 1ST OF APRIL. YOU HAVE 2 WEEKS TO PREPARE. YOUR WEDDING WILL BE SCHEDULED THE WEEK AFTER YOU ARE MATCHED AND YOU MUCH GIVE BIRTH TO A CHILD BEFORE 2 YEARS TIME. DUE TO THE RAPID DECLINE IN THE MAGICAL WORLD, WE SEE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE THE BLOODLINES OF THE MAGICAL WORLD. PLEASE BE ADVISED YOUR MATCH FOR THE MARRIAGE LAW IN NONE OTHER THAN HARRY J. POTTER. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR WEDDING BANDS TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES. YOU MUST CONSUMATE THE MARRIAGE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE WEDDING AND MUST DO SO EVERY WEEK IN ORDER TO ENSURE OF A PREGNANCY. YOU HAVE ONE WEEK TO DECIDE WHERE YOU WILL LIVE AND WHAT YOU WILL DO IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR MARRIAGE TURNING INTO A SUCCESS. IF NO CHILD IS BORN OR NO PREGNANCY IS STARTED BY THE 2 YEAR MARK, YOUR PARTENER AND YOU WILL BE TESTED FOR FERTILITY. NO FORM OF BIRTH CONTROL IS ALLOWED AND IS PUNISHABLE BY A LIFE SENTENCE IN PRISON. IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE MARRIAGE LAW, YOU WILL BE STRIPPED OF YOUR MAGIC AND BANNED FROM THE MAGICAL WORLD. PLEASE INFORM THE MINISTRY OF YOUR WEDDING DATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS WELL AS YOUR NEW ADDRESS SO WE MAY KEEP TRACK OF HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

THANK YOU.

I sat stunned, not able to move.

I didn't even notice when my horse trainer came in. Her name was Cassie. "Hermione, we need some new brushes for the horses." She spoke. I stared into space thinking. "Hermoine?" she asked.

I quickly shook my head and looked at her. "I'll order some new brushes for you." I said.

She smiled and nodded. "What's wrong?" she asked. I didn't answer but instead handed her the paper. She gasped.

"This is horrible, how could they do this to you?" she asked.

"This is so not fair. You saved the world, the least they could do is give you a break, Harry too!" she said.

I nodded. Cassie knew Harry because he and Ron would always visit me, or meet me for lunch. I talked about him and Ron a lot too.

"This is barbaric!" she said. "I'm so sorry that you have to do this." She said. I nodded and took the letter back. "I think I need to talk to Harry and Ron and talk to them about this." I said.

I picked up my purse and left the office. "What about the horse brushes?" she asked as I was leaving, but I was too into my own thoughts to even hear her.

What was Harry going to say?

What about Ron? I knew he liked me growing up, but I never felt the same way.

I hoped that Ron was not going to be mad. I knew that he would be affected by the law as well.

I didn't know how my two best friends would react and I knew that I had to be there for them as I hoped they would be there for me.

As far as marrying Harry, I didn't know how he felt about me. We were best friends, but I didn't know if he would want to marry me.

I could not force him, but it seemed that the ministry of magic was doing that for him. Why were they doing this? I didn't know, but I knew that I had to see Harry and Ron before the papers found out about our match, Especially Rita Skeeter. She was going to have a field day with this.

I just hoped that I would not be rejected by Harry. We did not know what would happen if one partner rejected the other.

Would I be re-matched? Would I be re-matched with a death eater? My mind was racing and I didn't know what to do except go to see my two best friends.

I knew that Harry would be at Hogwarts teaching his Defense against the dark arts class.

He had gotten that job after the war, seeing that he was the Boy who lived and now the Boy who saved the magical world.

Ron was working for his father in the ministry, where he would find enchanted items from the muggle world and keep them safe.

He was just like his father, and he still lived in the Burrow with his family. It was the perfect situation for him.

I was happy that both my best friends were doing good in life, but felt sad that our whole world was about to change.

I quickly went home to shower and change, but not before sending an owl to Harry and Ron to meet me at my place.

I let the water rain down on me as hot as I could make it. I didn't like this situation at all and I knew that this was how it was supposed to be.

I just didn't have to like it.

Upon getting out of the shower and getting dressed, I walked out of my room to see Harry and Ron sitting in the living room.

Harry got up and I could see he had his letter in his hand.

"Um…Hermoine? I think we have to talk." He said.