She Married Her Choice - Harry Potter FanFic.net

Hello. This is the 2nd part of ''Marry A Choice''.

Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5092993/1/She_Married_Her_Choice

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To recap Marry A Choice:

Five days prior, Hermione found out that an insane bill was about to become law: a law that would force her to marry a pureblood and bear him two children, stripping her powers until she had accomplished that feat. Needless to say, she was not pleased.

Dumbledore had a plan, though. He encouraged her to get married before the bill became law, as the law would only apply to single witches and wizards. She, of course, jumped at the opportunity.

Unfortunately, Ron had died just after the victory battle, leaving her loveless and alone. Not to be deterred, she interviewed about a dozen men, but only two passed her charmed test. She wasn't displeased that Remus was one of the two, but she was downright disturbed that Snape was the other one. She didn't worry about Snape's results too much, though, as he had only taken the test out of curiosity. The idea of him wanting to marry her was laughable, after all.

As the days went by, she learned that marrying Remus might be a really bad idea, but she felt as though she didn't have any other options. She wasn't willing to consider Snape because he, first of all, hadn't declared himself a suitor, but he was also mean, ugly and a horrible teacher. Then, on Friday, the night of the full moon, he lost control and slammed her against the wall after a heated exchange of another sort altogether. Both encounters with him scared her very much, though for very different reasons.

By Saturday night, Snape had apologized twice, ingratiated himself to her parents, declared he had feelings for her, and said he wanted a chance. Her mind boggled at the prospect, and she wondered if Hell had frozen over. She couldn't help thawing toward him slightly, but she was still scared.

By Sunday morning, she realized she should have given Snape a fair chance, but when she went to tell him that, she couldn't find him. So she walked down the aisle to marry Remus, regretting her choice, but following through because being married to Remus would be better than Lucius Malfoy any day. That's what she kept telling herself, anyway.

Then, just as Dumbledore was about to proceed with the ceremony after reciting the banns to a silent hall, the doors burst open, and Snape strode down the aisle, calling out his objection. A few slight miscommunications later and Hermione was standing next to Snape, happy that she had been given a reprieve after all.

She had no idea what she was getting herself into.

Chapter 1

Hermione entered her new quarters with a sense of escape; it wasn't everyday Snape's room could be considered a refuge, but that day definitely qualified. She and Severus looked at each other for a long moment before both of them heaved a sigh of relief.

"I take it you enjoyed the reception as much as I did?" Snape asked, before sitting down with a sigh.

Hermione snorted in response. "At least you were able to hide away at the staff table. I had the glorious task of doing the rounds and explaining, five million times, that no, I was not pregnant with your illicit love-child, and that no, my grades were not a reflection of my fu- of my sexual status!" She let out a frustrated huff and sat down across from Snape with another sigh.

"Don't exaggerate," he rebuked mildly.

"Okay, maybe it was only one million times," she said, slightly exasperated. "You could have helped out, you know."