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1. The Betrothal: A February Ministory by WinterSerpent

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   28 Feb 2026

   Tags

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   • Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy
   • Blaise Zabini
   • Harry Potter
   • Theodore Nott
   • Hermione Granger's Mother
   • Hermione Granger's Father
   • Hermione Granger's Grandmother
   • Ministry of Magic Employee Hermione Granger
   • Post-Second Wizarding War with Voldemort (Harry Potter)
   • Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE
   • Lucius Malfoy in Azkaban
   • Lawyer Blaise Zabini
   • Fluff
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Angst and Fluff and Smut
   • Marriage Law (Harry Potter)
   • Fake/Pretend Relationship
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Found Family
   • Soft Draco Malfoy
   • There Was Only One Bed
   • Forced Proximity
   • she falls first he falls harder
   • Inspired by The Proposal (2009)
   • Potioneer Draco Malfoy
   • Philanthropic Draco Malfoy
   • Marriage of Convenience
   • Draco Malfoy in the Muggle World
   • Draco Malfoy Redemption

   Summary

   Years after the war, Draco Malfoy applies for the Malfoy Wizengamot seat — and Hermione Granger is the one who must vet him. When a new Ministry law forces former Death Eaters to choose between their magic and a marriage, the two of them are pushed into an impossible situation with consequences far beyond the political. Draco is prepared to face the consequences alone. Hermione is not prepared for how far she is willing to go to stop him.

   A new law. An impossible choice. A partnership that was never meant to happen — and a future neither of them saw coming.

   *Inspired by the movie The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds*

   Series

   • Part 1 of Drabbles and Mini-stories 2026

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