Snamione Marriage Law

The Article

Hermione's POV

"Thank you" I say putting a knut in the pouch on the owls leg and it flies off.

"You should just get a subscription" Severus tells me. "That way they'll take the money from your vault" he states.

"I don't have my own personal vault yet, I'm using the school one for muggleborns" I tell him.

"Can always use my vault, we'll be married in the coming months" he tells me.

"I want to make my own money Severus, that's why I'm here and applying to be a teacher when I finish school" I tell him.

"So our child will have both their parents work at their future school. That is a disaster waiting to happen" he states.

"Can't you think positively?" I snap. "Besides who said we're only having one child?" I ask him.

"You want more then one?" he asks raising an eyebrow.

"It was lonely as an only child, so I wanted to have two babies at least. So that they won't grow up alone" I tell him.

"That's what friends are for" he tells me.

"They won't be able to see their friends all the time Severus and besides with us both working here. Our child would be alone a lot, I didn't like that growing up and don't want our child to go through that. Yes they'll come with us to Hogwarts when term is on, but we can't take them to our classes when we teach. The best solution is for them to have someone their age to play with and a trusted babysitter" I explain.

"I agree" he states sighing after thinking it over.  While he goes back to marking school work I unfold the daily prophet. Then slam it onto the table in front of me when I see a front page column. "What's wrong this time?" he asks in a bored tone.

"That foul lonesome gargoyle is at it again" I tell him. "Listen to this: Due to the Ministry's announced marriage law. Hogwarts brightest seventh year and head girl Hermione Granger has entered into a forced marriage. With that pest of a Potions Master, Professor Severus Snape. Me, myself and I discovered this maybe more then a ministry mandated marriage. For the truth turn to article on page 8b" I read aloud.

"Rita Skeeter" he says raising an eyebrow and I nod my head.

"Oh she is done for now, I need to write to Harry" I tell him.

"What will Potter do?" he asks.

"You remember all those terrible articles she wrote in my fourth year?" I ask and he nods his head. "I figured out how she was getting her information and made her stop writing for a year. Then she does that book on Dumbledore now this, she is going to Azkaban" I tell him.

"Why is that?" he asks.

"She's an unregistered animagus and turns into a water beetle. It's time the ministry knew" I tell him as I finished my letter. I decided to send it directly to Harry without an owl, so that Skeeter had no chance of intercepting it. So I place it in Severus' fireplace and point my wand at the letter muttering a spell. It disappears in a ball of green fire.

"Why not use an owl?" Severus asks.

"Someone could intercept it" I tell him. "We aren't even engaged yet and she is already spreading false rumors about us. I bet the article is about how we had been supposedly been dating for years. And have always loved each other since we started school" I state.

"You're not far off the mark" he states and I see him reading the article. "Also apparently you are pregnant with my child already" he adds and I groan. Just then Harry appears through the fireplace.

"Got your message; Ron, Tonks and I are on the case. Just encase Skeeter has an inside source in the department" he tells me. "But is any of it true?" he asks and I glare at him hotly. "Take that as a no, I'll let you know when we have her in custody. Until then lay low until the heat dies down. Oh and expect a howler from Mrs Weasley" he states before leaving.

"Great and here I thought we'd have a nice relaxing day" I grumble laying on the bed. We're in his room and he was at his writing desk. I soon feel someone straddle my back and look at Severus shocked.

"You're to tense woman, let me give you a massage" he purrs. I lay my head back  down and hum gently as he starts to massage my shoulders. "Does that feel better?" he asks.

"Much better, I may take a bath also" I tell him.

"Care if I join?" he asks and I can tell he's smirking.

"Yes I do care and no you can't join" I tell him looking at him as he pouts. "When we marry, you can join me whenever you want" I tell him.

"I will hold you to that" he says smirking. "Now go bathe while I sort things out with Minerva" he states. I do so after kissing him gently and head to the bathroom. I decide to treat myself to a spa day as it'll help me relax. So while in the bath I did my finger nails and shave while soft music played. Afterwards I brushed my hair, used moisturizer and put my bathrobe on over my clean underwear. I then sit on the floor doing my toe nails and leave the bathroom. I look at the time and see I've been in there for nearly ninety minutes. I shrug my shoulders as I get dressed in the clothes I left out.

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Picture above of part of the front page of the Daily Prophet and picture on the external link of Severus Tobias Snape.