A Big Creative Bomb
Well, I must say that I am starting to get really happy (almost giddy) about upcoming events that are going to take place (not in chapter six but in future chapters). Today I was hit with a creative bomb. I really started working on story plots and started concentrating on mixing canon HP with AU. Fortunately, I am very enthusiastic about the outcome. So to celebrate, a sneak peek at a very important document in Chapter 6.
Marital Binding Contract
The Merge of Evans-Potter
In order to legally bind the marriage of James Harold Godfrey Potter and Lillian Rosemarie Evans, the following Guidelines of Marital Binding must be met six months prior to the ceremony. Following the guidelines, the Articles of Marital Binding state what is to take and what is not to take place during the marriage. Violation of an article may result in a Marital Probation or ultimately a Marital Separation. Any further questions concerning the process of Marital Binding can be answered by the family’s personal legal contractor.
Guidelines of Marital Binding
I. The Marital Binding Contract must be signed by both parties six months prior to the ceremony.
II. The ceremony date must be set six months prior to the ceremony.
III. The future bride must be tested and concluded to be fertile before signing.
IV. A formal engagement announcement is required.
V. Signing of the Marital Binding Contract requires a legal contractor from the Ministry of Magic to witness the signing.
Articles of Marital Binding
I. Both parties must be married by Christmas of their eighteenth year.
XI. Once married, the newlyweds will officially take their titles as Lord and Lady.
V. The wife is required to take the husband’s name.
II. The first child must be born five years after the marriage.
III. A male heir is preferred but not required.
IV. The husband determines whether or not the wife may obtain a profession.
VI. The wife determines whether or not her husband can take a mistress.
VII. If the wife chooses for her husband not to have a mistress, unfaithfulness will not be tolerated and will result in an immediate Marital Probation.
VIII. An unfaithful wife is never tolerated and will result in an immediate Marital Probation or Marital Separation.
IX. Illegitimate children are deeply frowned upon (with a mistress) and will result in a Marital Probation. If the husband does not have a mistress than a Marital Separation will occur. In the case of an illegitimate child/children (in cases concerning both a mistress and a non mistress), the family will not recognize the child as part of their family, but the family will be allowed to support the child if they so choose.
X. Marital Separation(i.e. divorce) is hardly ever granted unless an Article is broken or both parties express extreme unhappiness in the marriage (see legal Contractor for more in-depth information concerning Marital Separation).
Once the legal contractor has checked and shown that all guidelines have been abided by, the families may officially sign the contract.
The Evans
_________________________________
(Lord Christopher Maxwell Evans III)
__________________________________
(Lady Sophia Kathleen Staffard-Evans)
__________________________________
(Lillian Rosemarie Evans)
The Potters
__________________________________
(Lord Godfrey Harold James Potter)
__________________________________
(Lady Viviane Constance Wortham-Potter)
__________________________________
(James Harold Godfrey Potter)
Verification by Legal Contractor
__________________________________
(Fabius M. Pasternak)
On behalf of the Ministry of Magic, we offer our congratulations to the future husband and bride-to-be. We wish you a lifetime of happiness.
Sincerely,
The Minister of Magic and Staff.
BTW Does anybody know who the Minister was during James and Lily's time at Hogwarts? I thought J.K. had mentioned who it was b/c didn't Fudge become Minister of Magic after Harry was born? I thought he did. I'm probably completely wrong.
Marital Binding Contract
The Merge of Evans-Potter
In order to legally bind the marriage of James Harold Godfrey Potter and Lillian Rosemarie Evans, the following Guidelines of Marital Binding must be met six months prior to the ceremony. Following the guidelines, the Articles of Marital Binding state what is to take and what is not to take place during the marriage. Violation of an article may result in a Marital Probation or ultimately a Marital Separation. Any further questions concerning the process of Marital Binding can be answered by the family’s personal legal contractor.
Guidelines of Marital Binding
I. The Marital Binding Contract must be signed by both parties six months prior to the ceremony.
II. The ceremony date must be set six months prior to the ceremony.
III. The future bride must be tested and concluded to be fertile before signing.
IV. A formal engagement announcement is required.
V. Signing of the Marital Binding Contract requires a legal contractor from the Ministry of Magic to witness the signing.
Articles of Marital Binding
I. Both parties must be married by Christmas of their eighteenth year.
XI. Once married, the newlyweds will officially take their titles as Lord and Lady.
V. The wife is required to take the husband’s name.
II. The first child must be born five years after the marriage.
III. A male heir is preferred but not required.
IV. The husband determines whether or not the wife may obtain a profession.
VI. The wife determines whether or not her husband can take a mistress.
VII. If the wife chooses for her husband not to have a mistress, unfaithfulness will not be tolerated and will result in an immediate Marital Probation.
VIII. An unfaithful wife is never tolerated and will result in an immediate Marital Probation or Marital Separation.
IX. Illegitimate children are deeply frowned upon (with a mistress) and will result in a Marital Probation. If the husband does not have a mistress than a Marital Separation will occur. In the case of an illegitimate child/children (in cases concerning both a mistress and a non mistress), the family will not recognize the child as part of their family, but the family will be allowed to support the child if they so choose.
X. Marital Separation(i.e. divorce) is hardly ever granted unless an Article is broken or both parties express extreme unhappiness in the marriage (see legal Contractor for more in-depth information concerning Marital Separation).
Once the legal contractor has checked and shown that all guidelines have been abided by, the families may officially sign the contract.
The Evans
_________________________________
(Lord Christopher Maxwell Evans III)
__________________________________
(Lady Sophia Kathleen Staffard-Evans)
__________________________________
(Lillian Rosemarie Evans)
The Potters
__________________________________
(Lord Godfrey Harold James Potter)
__________________________________
(Lady Viviane Constance Wortham-Potter)
__________________________________
(James Harold Godfrey Potter)
Verification by Legal Contractor
__________________________________
(Fabius M. Pasternak)
On behalf of the Ministry of Magic, we offer our congratulations to the future husband and bride-to-be. We wish you a lifetime of happiness.
Sincerely,
The Minister of Magic and Staff.
BTW Does anybody know who the Minister was during James and Lily's time at Hogwarts? I thought J.K. had mentioned who it was b/c didn't Fudge become Minister of Magic after Harry was born? I thought he did. I'm probably completely wrong.