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.

Alternate Universe in which Hermione and Severus are plighted to one-another from a long-time agreement between their families.

A change in career brings two people as close together as they always wanted to be... but is it too close?

All rights to Harry Potter belong to JK Rowling. I just like having fun. Will the bat of the dungeons learn to love before another steps out of the moonlight and in to claim the beloved Gryffindor Princess.