Introduction:

Hello and thank you for choosing to read my fanfic. I hope that you enjoy it, but first let us get a few things out of the way so you can enjoy it to it's fullest!
1) This disclaimer applies to all chapters created. I do not own the Harry Potter universe or any of the characters or themes within it. Please give proper credit where credit is due. Thank you.
2) I will attempt to update as often as I can, but I have an infant and a full time job, so I'm afraid that I do not get as much time as I wish I did to actually write.

3) This story is in the perspective of my main character Nakia. However, throughout the story there will be points where I need Severus's point of view to explain something better or because it makes sense to show something from his perspective. In these cases the font will change into what you see now (bold and italics). There will be no other "announcement" of the perspective change. If this is too confusing please let me know and I will attempt to add something to make it more obvious without out right stating "perspective change" (which I think is rather tacky).

Prolog:

Dear Witch/Wizard,

The Ministry of Magic's department of Census has brought it to general knowledge that the wizarding world is in a decline. There are fewer children being born to magical parents and it is a concern that it might cause a collapse in our society. With this in mind the Ministry of Magic has made a new Law, in hopes to boost the number of children born. This law will affect only a select group of witches an wizards, please continue reading to see if you or a loved one falls into this group and then report to the Ministry.

Union Law:

Those who fall in the age range of nineteen to forty must marry in accordance to the new Union Law. All witches and wizards who fall in this age group will be given three months to announce their union pair to the Ministry along with a marriage date (which must fall within the year). Anyone who has not sent notice to the Ministry by this time will be sent a letter with a compatibility charm to complete and a date to visit the Ministry. At the time of their meeting they will be given the name of the Witch or Wizard the Ministry has chosen for their union.

Once a Union has been made official (after the date of bonding), the pair will be required to conceive a child within the next year. If this does not happen, they will be required to report to the Ministry Health Center for a fertility consultation.

If you fall within this law and think that you should be excused, please request forms for exemption and have them sent in within the next month. If approved, you will be notified immediately.

Thank you for your cooperation and a bright future to all of wizard kind.

The Ministry Of Magic

In his private rooms within the castle of Hogwarts, a surly dark professor sneered and sent the letter into the fire. He wished that he could believe that the Ministry was unable to think up of such asinine things, but over the past few years he'd learned better. The Minister of Magic was anything but a brilliant a man, and this sounded exactly like something he would do.

Nearly on the other side of the country a slim girl was frowning at her identical letter, not sure what to make of it. Setting the letter aside to consider at a later date, she picked up the textbook in her lap and continued with her studies so she could move on with her day. She saw no point in letting the new law upset her until she knew if it was even going to affect her or not.