"It's been years since we've seen each other. But I've got until the end of the year to marry, or else..." Ron frowned at that. He had thought about marrying Lavender, until the law was passed that effectively banned him from marrying another Pureblood. He thought the law was stupid; they should have only forced the evil Purebloods to marry muggle-borns. At least they ended that nonsense about homosexual marriages. He used to think he and Hermione might wind up together someday, but Ron had finally decided that Hermione was damaged goods ever since the Malfoy bitch got her claws into her.