Author's Note/Thanks

Five years after the second wizarding war came to a resounding close, the ministry narrowly pushes through legislation to enforce new couplings in the wake of a potentially reduced magical population. Meanwhile disgraced war hero Severus Snape is facing a bittersweet conclusion to his long delayed murder trial. In the wake of being 'selected' for matchmaking, can Hermione Granger change both their fates in a single, calculated blow?

Marriage law/fake relationship trope. Lots of magical shenanigans. Tension heavy now, smut heavy later. Fun Alan Rickman references galore.