AN:
Hi all!
I've tried to be realistic in the placement of the Avengers, but I'm aware that everyone has their own sorting in mind, so I apologise in advance.
Also, I'm adding in a few more MCU characters (more or less) into this, so fair warning.
Please enjoy!
McGonagall led them into a Great Hall, a truly massive room full of students sitting at four tables with different banners. They walked up the middle aisle, standing in front of the high table full of professors. While a grubby looking hat sang a song about the houses and what the school stood for, Tony and his siblings looked around in interest. At the far right side of the hall was the emerald and silver snake-emblazoned banner of the Slytherin house - house of the resourceful, ambitious and cunning. To the left of that was the yellow and black, badger-emblazoned banner of the Hufflepuff house - house of the loyal, dedicated, true, hardworking and just. At the far left of the hall was the gold and scarlet, lion-emblazoned banner of the Gryffindor house - house of the brave and bold, daring, noble and chivalrous. In between the Gryffindors and the Hufflepuffs was the royal blue and bronze, eagle-emblazoned banner of the Ravenclaw house - house of wisdom, wit, intelligence, creativity, originality and inventiveness. Loki elbowed him gently in the side, wordlessly gesturing up to the ceiling - a ceiling that perfectly showed the night sky outside. Tony nodded back, amazed at the obvious display of magic. "I can't believe we're really here" Bruce breathed softly, looking utterly amazed.
"We might not be" Tony smirked, thinking it would be just their luck. "It could be some sort of-"
"Mass hallucination?" The intelligent brown eyed brunette boy from the foursome interrupted dubiously. "Statistically unlikely." Tony snapped his fingers, finally working or why he was so familiar.
"Reed Richards, Boston genius." Reed looked at him for a minute, recognition sparking in his eyes.
"Tony and Bruce Rogers" Reed smiled cheerily. "You two revolutionised elementary school science fairs. These are my best friends, Ben Grimm and Sue Storm, and Sue's younger twin brother Johnny."
"Our siblings Natasha, Clint, Stephen, Thor, Loki, Bucky and Steve."
"Don't look now, but that Lockhart fellow is at the table for the professors" Steve muttered, looking slightly ill and worried.
"No wonder he made us all by his books" Pepper whispered in disgust. "He's going to make us all learn about him."
"I'm suddenly unavailable for his class" Bucky announced, fixing him with a sharp glare.
"Look!" Clint interrupted excitedly. "Phil!" He waved happily at him, interrupting McGonagall's speech about coming up when their names were called, Phil smiling and waving back as if this was normal for him. McGonagall pursed her lips, looking annoyed at the interruption. However, she took it in her stride, beginning to read out a list of students. Tony tuned most of them out, but noted that the kid who kept taking photographs - Colin Creavey - was sorted into Gryffindor. Thor smiled widely as Jane Foster, the blue eyed brunette he'd spoken to on the boat ride, was called up and sorted into Ravenclaw. Not long afterwards, Ben Grimm became another Gryffindor and Hammer was called up. The irritating waste of space swiftly became a Slytherin, not that Tony was surprised, Hammer's ambition was legendary - he just didn't have the talent to back it up. A confident-looking girl named Maria Hill became a Hufflepuff shortly afterwards, Jane's friend Darcy Lewis joining her with a bright smile. But before that;
"Lensherr, Erik" McGonagall called, the grumpy grey-green eyed boy stepping away from his bright blue eyed friend with an apologetic smile. Tony watched him confidently stride up to the stool, the Sorting Hat testing on his dark hair like a crown.
"SLYTHERIN!"
"He got his wish" the bright blue eyed boy smiled sadly, clapping for him. Tony offered him a grin.
"Tony Rogers, you'll hear the rest soon."
"Charles Xavier" he replied, his voice surprisingly British amongst all the Americans.
Another of the compartment-passers Tony had watched was sorted next. Luna Lovegood, the dreamy-eyed companion of the fiery redheaded girl became a Ravenclaw after a few minutes of serenely sitting on the stool. They talked quietly among themselves while waiting for the P's to be reached, Pepper getting paler with every student that got sorted. "It'll be okay, Pep" Tony smiled, hoping he was doing a good job of reassuring his old friend.
"What if I don't get sorted?" Pepper asked slightly hysterically, waving her hands through the air. "What if I get up there and they say there's been some sort of mistake because I couldn't possibly be-"
"Virginia Pepper Potts, you will be sorted" Tony said sternly, borrowing Steve's most authoritative 'Cap' voice. "You're the smartest girl I've ever met. You'll be a Ravenclaw for sure." Pepper gaped at him, even Steve looking somewhat surprised by his tone.
"Potts, Virginia" McGonagall read out evenly. Pepper paled even further, Tony and Rhodey having to usher her up with gentle shoves. Pepper took her seat on the stool with her usual elegant poise, eyes closing as she listened to whatever the Hat was saying.
"RAVENCLAW!" Tony beamed and whooped with joy, Pepper's brightly smiling face the only reward Tony needed for making a spectacle of himself. The only Q, 'Quillan, Valerie', became a Slytherin, then it was time for the R's.
"Rhodes, James" McGonagall called out, Rhodey standing tall and striding up to the front. It took all of ten seconds for the Hat to announce its verdict.
"GRYFFINDOR!" Steve physically clamped a hand over Tony's mouth to stop him shouting out, but he still did a happy little jig in place.
"Richards, Reed." In about the same amount of time, Reed became another addition to the Ravenclaw house, Ben cheering from the Gryffindor table. Tony held his breath, knowing what was coming next. McGonagall looked down at her roll of parchment, forehead creasing minutely in surprise. "Rogers, Anthony." Tony reluctantly moved forward, stepping away from the united strength of his family. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Pepper and Rhodey and Phil all smiling supportively, but it was the smiles of his family that let him sit down on the stool - with the customary Tony Stark Rogers cool, of course. Before the Hat had even made it near his head, it screamed out its verdict.
"RAVENCLAW!" Tony blinked once, as surprised as the rest of the hall, and saw his family grinning at him like idiots.
"Way to go, Iron Man!" Bucky yelled, punching the air.
"Always knew you were smarter than the rest of the world, Tones!" Clint added, managing briefly to hang off the chandelier.
"Don't get cocky" Natasha muttered, her voice carrying.
"Verily! Many congratulations Brother Tony!"
"Thanks, Big Guy" Tony replied, aware of the looks they were getting from the rest of the school. Steve just smiled proudly, like there was never any doubt about it. McGonagall fixed them with a steely glare, taking time to make sure they weren't going to talk anymore.
"Rogers, Bruce."
"See you soon, Brucie" Tony grinned at his Science Bro, then hurried to take his seat next to Pepper. About a second after the Hat touched his head, Bruce was sent to join Tony at the Ravenclaw table.
"Rogers, Clinton" McGonagall called quickly, clearly trying to avoid the family making spectacles of themselves again. Clint winked and strutted up to the front, all easy confidence learned straight from Tony. The Hat was silent for a good long while, Natasha glaring at the tatty fabric with extreme prejudice.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" Clint actually grinned brightly and freaking bounced over towards his new housemates.
"Suits him to a tee" Bruce murmured, clapping and smiling at generally everything.
"Don't eat any of the badgers, Hawkeye!" Tony called, Bucky echoing him with a bright laugh.
"Rogers, James Buchanan" McGonagall called, cutting through the babble that followed. Bucky stuck his hands in his pockets and wandered casually up to sit on the stool.
Sixty seconds. That was how long Bucky sat on the rickety wooden stool. Sixty seconds was as long as it took to cement everything Tony knew about his Brooklyn-loving brother. "GRYFFINDOR!"
"Go Buck!" Steve called, not at all caring about the looks they were getting.
"Rogers, Loki" McGonagall bit out, tiring of the family. Tony was worried about this bit. Loki was ambitious, resourceful, innately cunning, but also adored his family above all else - they were the most important thing in their lives. The raven-haired Rogers strutted up to the Hat much like Tony had, sprawling on it exactly like Clint had (but without flipping the bird to the rest of the school - Clint was special like that). They waited, and waited, and then they waited some more, Loki clearly arguing with the Hat to get what he wanted. Bruce muttered something about the Hat wanting to place them all in Hufflepuff (because of the family overrides everything urge they all had), before subsiding at a look from Bucky on the side of the Gryffindor table closest to them.
"SLYTHERIN!" Loki smirked and inclined his head at the rest of the family. Walking over and smiling his creepiest smile at Hammer and his new housemates, bar Erik who he actually seemed to like.
"Rogers, Natasha." The redhead smirked and walked up to the stool. Literally no sooner had the fabric touched the top of her long dark red hair, then the Hat shouted of its verdict.
"SLYTHERIN!" Loki rolled his eyes, actually briefly hugging Natasha as she reached the table. Clint, being Clint, whooped and had his ass sat back down by a smirking Maria Hill.
"Rogers, Stephen." Stephen paused a moment, taking strength from the family, and took his seat. In the space between blinks, it was over.
"RAVENCLAW!" Tony threw his arms around his Science Bros and grinned, everything was coming up Rogers.
"Rogers, Steven." Tony watched as Steve took a deep breath and sat down. Exactly the same as Tony's sorting, the Hat never even touched Steve's head before it yelled out.
"GRYFFINDOR!" Tony stood up and clapped as hard as he could, whooping for his brother and pulling him into a sneaky hug on the way.
"I'll talk to you later, Shellhead" Steve promised gently, disengaging and joining Bucky at the table.
"Rogers, Thor" McGonagall uttered, this time softer than before. It looked from Tony's point of view that she was realising that she was dealing with a family trying not to freak out at being separated like they were. The minute that the Hat touched Thor's thick blonde locks, Thor seemed to try and debate something, but the Hat made its verdict.
"GRYFFINDOR!" Loki smiled genuinely, Thor beaming brightly back at him.
The rest of the Sorting passed without much incident. Elizabeth 'Betty' Ross and Charles Xavier swiftly became Ravenclaws, Sue Storm joined the ranks of Hufflepuffs, Johnny Storm and the fiery redheaded Ginny Weasley were Gryffindors, and the two V's - Ivan Vanko and Victor Von Doom - immediately became members of the Slytherin house. From there, Headmaster Dumbledore said a few words, quickly introduced Professor Lockhart (as Defense teacher, Tony honestly despaired) and then disappeared with Professor McGonagall and a sour looking man that Phil muttered was Potions Master Snape. Tony grinned at the sight of the golden plates filling with food. Every now and then, Tony had his eyes drawn to Lockhart, who was wearing robes of the most vile pale pastel blue he had ever seen. An idea sparked into being in his head, an evil Loki-worthy idea. "You ever hear of Science?" Tony asked his new housemates, Bruce looking up at him in despair.
"Whatever you're thinking, Tony, no."
"It's just a little harmless scientific fun, Honey Bear" Tony protested innocently. "You can't say you like the guy any more than I do."
"I think he's a fraud and a charlatan" Bruce replied quietly. "That doesn't mean that he deserves whatever's in your mind."
"Hill!" Tony called, leaning over the table to see the brunette. "Tell Clint to remember science class with the nuns at Halloween. Tell him to pass it on to Tasha and Loki."
"Please" Bruce added on a groan before turning back to Tony. "I can't believe you're thinking about this, Tony."
"Live a little, Brown Bear" Tony grinned, leaning back to talk to Steve and Bucky. He repeated the same thing to them.
"I'm in" Bucky shrugged, despite the disapproving glare he got from Steve. "I'll make sure the Punk complies as well."
"Awesome" Tony winked, seeing Clint put his thumbs up. Natasha and Loki nodded as well from the Slytherin table, Erik also looking contemplative.
"Bruce explained" Charles spoke up suddenly. "It sounds rather interesting. I'm an aspiring geneticist, you see. Tell me what you need."
"Me too" Reed added, Betty and Luna agreeing too. Erik caught his eye and nodded, mischief gleaming in his eyes.
"Ever see Ghostbusters?" Tony checked, smirking mischievously.
"We're gonna slime him?" Bucky asked, glee practically radiating off him.
"This is very immature" Stephen informed them, already hard at work.
"Yep!" The group and their new friends promptly got to work, splattering Lockhart with everything they could conceivably think of - without getting caught, of course. Snape sidled back in, looking quietly impressed by the state that Lockhart's robes were in, and sent a look over at the overly-innocent Avengers and Affiliates.
By the time it was time for bed, Tony was sleepy and looking forward to an actual night in bed. The Headmaster dismissed them with a few nonsensical words, the Rogers siblings got up full their seats and congregated in the middle of the Hall. "We really should be getting to our dorms" Steve sighed, looking at the rapidly-emptying hall. "We'll meet up for breakfast tomorrow. Bruce and Tony's table. Bring any friends you want to."
"Lensherr" Loki decided, nodding at the waiting German.
"Hill" Clint continued softly.
"Rhodey and Sam" Steve finished, smiling at them all sadly. "Sweet dreams, we'll see you in the morning."
"G'night Apple Pie" Tony yawned, feet going on autopilot to shuffle him and Bruce up to the wondrous Ravenclaw Tower. Tony barely spared a look for the bookshelves, statues and view of the mountains before he collapsed on his bed and fell asleep.
Thank you for reading!
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