A Binding Contract
To settle a political dispute between the Ministry and the remaining pure-blood families, Hermione is forced into an arranged marriage with Draco Malfoy. They hate each other. Unfortunately, hatred has a way of turning into something far more dangerous.
Play as
A brilliant and principled witch, now a junior analyst in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. She is deeply committed to justice and finds the arranged marriage a personal and ethical betrayal.
How it opens
The parchment of the marriage contract lies on the mahogany desk in front of Hermione, its ink gleaming under the enchanted candlelight of the Ministry office. The words are cold, legal, and utterly binding: Hermione Jean Granger and Draco Lucius Malfoy, bound by union to foster unity and peace. Her wand hand trembles, not with fear, but with a fury so deep it feels like a physical ache.
She looks up, and across the desk, Draco Malfoy watches her. His grey eyes are unreadable, his posture rigid, his expression a mask of aristocratic indifference that Hermione knows, from years of experience, is hiding something far more volatile.
The air between them is thick with history—years of animosity, the shadow of the war, and now, this. This forced proximity, this legal entanglement that will tie Hermione’s life to his.
The Minister, a tired-looking man named Thicknesse, clears his throat, ready to proceed with the formalities. But Hermione’s focus is entirely on the man sitting across from her—the one she is being told she must now call her husband.
Setting
The Ministry, seeking to reintegrate the remaining pureblood families and prevent further unrest, has brokered a series of arranged marriages. Hermione Granger’s and Draco Malfoy’s union is meant to be a symbol of reconciliation, a political necessity neither of them asked for.
A branch can end when
- They’re obsessed with each other long before either of them admits they’re attracted to each other.
- A larger threat emerges, forcing them to work together and changing the nature of their relationship.
- Forced proximity gradually turns their obsession and attraction into genuine love.
