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.

After the end of the Second Wizarding War, Hermione Granger travels to Australia to find her parents when she discovers they tragically died.. and that they had not been her actual parents. Returning to England, Hermione tries to grief the family she lost while searching for the family that abandoned her.. only to find out she already knows the family 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 well. [𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭]

super smutty, no fluff. dracoxreader! warnings are in the first chapter. i have warned however if you are triggered message me and i am here to talk bbys. Your sixth year when the Slytherin cult leader catches your eye, but you slowly see he is only good for one thing...