Five years after the second wizarding war, the ministry narrowly pushes through legislation to enforce new couplings in the wake of a reduced magical population. Meanwhile disgraced war hero Severus Snape is facing a bittersweet conclusion to his delayed trial. In the wake of being selected for matchmaking, can Hermione Granger change both their fates in a single, calculated blow?

In honour of the not-too-distantly passed birthday of Severus Snape, and the far more recent of our beloved Alan Rickman, here's some unnecessarily adorable married Snamione fluff with suggestions of smut and just a hint of paternal panic. Technically an 'AU future' for our ongoing marriage law fic, 'The Ties That Bind', but can be read as a stand alone without any trouble.

Severus can't seem to control his re-awakened libido around his new wife, and has concocted a solution to try and combat it. But is it any match for Hermione's 'ambition' to overcome it? Smutty holiday commission - takes place in a version of the Ties That Bind universe post-consummation, but wouldn't call it required reading (please do though ) Applicable warnings inside.