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The war is over, and the Ministry is determined to convince the wizarding world that healing has followed. Hermione Granger knows better. As the DMLE’s lead data analyst and head researcher, she spends her days untangling corruption buried deep within policy and procedure, tracing the remnants of a regime that was never truly dismantled.
Outside the office, her life narrows to a small, uneasy orbit: two best friends who still look at her as though she is seventeen, Friday nights at Grimmauld Place with a circle of former enemies turned reluctant allies, and Draco Malfoy—officially reformed, permanently reserved. They share rooms, speak when required, and otherwise maintain an unspoken agreement to leave the past untouched.
But the wizarding population is declining, and the Ministry is desperate for solutions. When the public fails to cooperate, the response is swift and severe: a compulsory marriage law for every single magical citizen over eighteen.
Hermione doesn’t know how long she can maintain her composure once silence is no longer an option—especially when she is paired with Draco Malfoy.