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Stuck By Law COMPLETE	By : Talented_Mrs_Lupin Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 56665 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Dressed in a pair of blue shorts with a pink tank-top and sneakers Hermione walked in to the ministry. They expected everyone to dress in their best and look like they worked there, so really her dressing like an everyday muggle was her last ‘fuck you’ to the ministry for making her marry before she was ready. She met Severus at the office of Magical Marriages and together they waited for their appointment. The door was opened by a tall and sickly thin woman with a nasally voice that told them to come in, sent them to an office about six doors away and left them there. The other door in the office to the left of the desk opened and an older and much friendlier woman walked in. She was short, curvy with auburn hair with grey streaks through it, bright eyes and a big smile.
“Welcome” She said it as if seeing the happiest couple in the world sitting before her and not two people thrown together because of a law “How wonderful it is to see you. My name Merida Von Holt and I have been and will continue to take care of your case”
“Nice to meet you Merida” Hermione said and Snape glared at her. He wasn’t friendly by any means however, Hermione did notice that his glare lacked something that made him seem a little more approachable than usual.
“Let me see, let me see” She fumbled through some papers and then with a small ‘aha’ she pulled two files towards her and sat back in her seat a little “Severus Snape and Hermione Granger”
“Yes” Hermione said nervously.
“Hermione Granger” She said “You were contacted a month ago by a few young men” She looked at the paper in her hands “Blaise Zabini was the first date, yet you did not choose him”
“He was a liar” She answered.
“So you have chosen Severus Snape” She stated and Hermione nodded “You need to say the words my dear and that will unlock the file and then he needs to accept and that will open the file and unlock all the information that you will need to know for the next year together” She handed them each a piece of parchment to read “Read this aloud and that will get this all going” Hermione nodded and took a deep shaking breath.
“I, Hermione Jane Granger, choose Severus Tobias Snape as my one and only choice to be my husband” She looked at him and he offered a small smile “I understand that with this declaration I am taking myself off of the single list and will never again be on it. If I chose to marry Severus Snape I will follow the rules of courtship and marriage and if I choose not to marry him then I understand that I won’t have a second choice and will have to marry the person the ministry chooses for me or face being stripped of my magic”
“Very good” Merida whispered as the file unlocked on her desk “Snape?”
“I, Severus Tobias Snape, accept Hermione Jane Granger as my one and only choice as a wife” He let out a short breath and seemed uncomfortable “I understand that with this declaration I am taking on the responsibility of a wife and family in the future. I understand that if I harm her physically, mentally, emotionally or sexually at any point during the courtship I will be immediately thrown in to Azkaban and stripped of my magic. If I chose not to marry Hermione Granger I will have to marry a person that the ministry has chosen for me or be stripped of my magic”
“Very good” Merida smiled wider as the file opened wider “Any questions so far?”
“If he decides to abuse me after we get married?” Hermione asked and he glared at her “Is that like…okay?”
“Never” She answered earnestly “You tell me and I make sure that it is taken care of. You’re safety is our number one priority and I hope you believe that”
“What about me?” Snape asked “Is it okay for me to be abused and raped?”
“Of course not” She shook her head “Same answer, tell me and I’ll take care of it”
Merida stood up and went to her filing cabinet and pulled out some paperwork before smiling brightly again. She opened their joined file and read through it quickly nodding and making a few adjustments where they needed it. Then she and the file left the room altogether and Hermione was left to sit with Severus alone. She looked at him and caught him turning his head away quickly, then found herself doing the same thing when he looked back at her. He opened his mouth to say something but Merida once again entered the room and sat down across from them.
“I’m sorry about that” She said “I had to make sure they were okay with the new changes that they made just this morning”
“What changes are those?” Hermione asked.
“Let’s just go through the file” She said “I will mark where the changes have been made”
“Alright” Hermione said.
“It is August 26^th” She pointed out “This means that by this very time, which is ten fifteen in the morning, next year you have to be married or you will be stripped of your magic” They both nodded and signed the paper “This was just added in: One of you has to move in with the other. Judging that it is Mr. Snape that is living at Hogwarts than it should be you, Miss Granger, that moves in with him”
“But…my house” She looked at her hands sadly “I’m still making payments on it”
“It will have to be sold” She said “The ministry can help with that” Hermione put her head down with tears on her cheeks and Severus gently rubbed her back “You are to be living at the school but not necessarily with him by the start of the new school year”
“Fine” She sniffled and moved in to Snape’s chest when he pulled her closer.
“Every time you go on a date or do something like that it will update here and it will also update how far you’ve gone with one another…You have to have an actually leave the castle date at least twice a month, by the way” She said and they both nodded.
“Why do you need to know how far we’ve gone?” Severus snapped at her, he was still irritated that she had made Hermione cry.
“If you’re able to get along sexually then there can be something to work with and we will remind you of that when there is a fight” She watched them for a moment then continued “We would like you to spend as much time together as possible and ask for a report to be written up about what you’ve learned about your soon-to-be spouse each month. At the start of February you are to start making reports about what you would like to have happen in the future with your soon-to-be spouse”
“What if we choose to get married before August?” Severus asked and Hermione looked at him in shock.
“Get married whenever you like” She told him “But remember the rules”
“Which are?” Hermione pressed.
“You have to remain married for six years” She answered “If you are not pregnant within the first year then you have to see a Healer to get a potion to help with conception, no you can’t make your own” She gave Severus a stern look “You need only one child from your union but feel free to have as many as you’d like. There is, of course, a stipulation on this, if your first child’s magical core is dim then you are to make another child with hopes that child will be more magical and if it isn’t then we ask for a third so you can say that you at least contributed” She frowned down at the paper “Parents of overly magical children may be asked to make more so that magic can be pumped back in to the very veins of the magical community”
“Understandable” Hermione sighed and looked at Severus “Is there anything else?”
“Not yet” She smiled “Over the next few weeks you’ll get mail telling you what is expected further if there is anything else to be expected”
“Thank you” Hermione stood up and looked at Severus “Coming?”
“Yes” He looked at the woman behind the desk and nodded his head slightly before following Hermione out of the office.
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Hermione and Severus walked out in to the sunshine and he led her to a nearby wizarding café and ordered them tea. She looked at him with a small smile and leaned back inhaling and then sipping the hot liquid and sighing as it worked like a shower and relaxed her muscles. Severus looked at her over his teacup and raised his brows at her waiting for her to say something before finally opening his mouth.
“I apologize for your house” He said “Remus tells me that it is very lovely”
“It is” She looked down at her tea and shook her head “I have…never mind, you don’t care”
“I do care” He said “Tell me”
“I have a magical garden” She answered sadly “And a muggle vegetable garden. All summer I grow my own veggies and they taste amazing and now…I won’t be able to have one”
“Yes you can” He promised “I’ll make sure that there is plenty of earth for you to turn in to your own gardens. You’ll have run of the castle and according to these” He brandished some papers he’d stolen from the woman’s desk “You can have your own set of rooms until the night after we get married, you won’t have to stay with me”
“I’m not upset about being with you” She promised “I’m upset that I have to lose my house and never see it again because believe me it is the most perfect house and will go quickly”
“I will find you the perfect home if it suits you” He promised and for the first time Hermione felt true comfort in her choice.
“I will put it up for sale this afternoon” She said in a subdued tone “I will move in to my own suite of rooms by Wednesday”
“That sounds acceptable” He answered and watched her nod slightly, he had always had a short and proper way of speaking and now he hated himself for it. He couldn’t help but feel that Lupin would know exactly what to say to her in this moment to make her feel better “My best friend…” He broke off and she raised her eyes to his “Used to tell me that sometimes it takes a series of unfortunate events and a huge sacrifice to make one’s life amazing and that while you may not understand it right now you will in the future”
“I hope so” She whispered, she had known that she would have to give up so much because of this law but she had hoped (against hope apparently) that she would have a few more months to herself. She looked at the man in front of her and offered a forced smile before looking past him at a happy couple cuddling and kissing in the corner. She wondered if someday they would ever be like that, then she snorted to herself and shook her head and focused again on her new fiancée.
“I know that this has all been forced on us” Severus said “But I would like to be married before they force us”
“That would be best” She agreed though there was a ringing in her ears and she felt a lump rising in her throat “If we choose to marry, of course”
“I’d like to give you this” He said reaching out his hand and holding a dainty white-gold ring with a small, perfect little diamond on it “It was the only thing that my mother gave me before she…passed”
“Th-thank you” Hermione stammered out, the ringing was getting louder and her hands were shaking when she reached for the ring but she pulled her hand back and stood. Her sudden movement made a few of the other patrons look over at them “I’m sorry”
“Hermione…” He stood “You should sit down…”
“I’m okay” She said but she felt her head start to spin and she wanted to scream how un-okay she really was. She was being forced to marry someone she hardly knew, the lump was back in her throat, her breathing was shallow and she could feel the blood leaving her face and the ringing was back in her ears drowning everything else out. She couldn’t hear Severus anymore and his face seemed to get further and further down a dark tunnel. Then everything went black.
A/N: Uh Oh…what happened? I think she’s finally realizing that she is stuck and is terrified. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!
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