Congratulation to ArainaHaldthin who had guessed the houses for the characters right, virtual cookies for you. odds are never in our favor came in second. Congratulation also to other reviewers who had guessed some of them right.

Thanks as usual to the awesome Irish-Brigid to beta this story for me!

Any mentions to references you know don't belong to me.

"Thor, could you explain why you chose Gryffindor as your house?" Bruce asked.

"I always liked the kid with the thunder scar on his forehead, he was courageous, and would sacrifice his life for a cause he believed in. That is why I chose his house. Besides, they always had these cool parties and they often won Quidditch."

Loki gave an ungod-like snort and said, "Well, of course they would show the Gryffindor parties. All three main characters were in Gryffindor. The books were shown from Harry's point of view. Harry couldn't possibly know whether other houses had parties."

Thor looked dejected. "Well, he's still the hero of the story. Gryffindor is still the champion of Quidditch. I like that sport very much. I shall ask Sif and the Warrior Three to play it when we get back to Asgardian."

Bruce was horrified at the prospect of Thor trying to explain the rules of Quidditch to his friends. He could only imagine what the Asgardians do with their super strength with the Bludgers. He said, "Thor, Quidditch isn't a real Midgardian game. It's fictional. Please remind me to explain to you about golf. JARVIS please take note of that."

JARVIS replied with a hint of amusement, "Noted, Dr. Banner."

Thor was intrigued. "Is this golf a very popular Midgardian game?"

Bruce saw Steve hide a smile behind his StarkPad while Loki looked perplexed. He replied calmly, "Yes, indeed. There are competitions around the world just for that. You could also come, Loki."

Loki was surprised to be included. He replied, "OK." He then looked suspiciously at Steve. "Why didn't you invite Captain Rogers?"

Steve quickly replied, "I know about golf. It was invented before I was born, but thanks for the thought."

"Shall we continue?" When Bruce saw three heads nodded, he said, "Why did you choose Ravenclaw as your house, Loki?"

"I guess you expected me to choose Slytherin, didn't you? The thought crossed my mind. However, I appreciate intelligence and originality over cunning and ambition."

Steve asked, "Why did you want to take over Midgard then?"

"Well, I had my reasons. Originally I was very studious."

Thor said, "It's true. My brother used to study a lot when we were young. He preferred reading to playing outside with us."

"Thank you, Thor. I can explain myself well," Loki complained without much malice in it.

Thor said, "Brother, I'm so happy that you chose Ravenclaw rather than the cunning Slytherins."

Bruce wished his world view could be that simple but he had seen too much ugliness in this world to agree. "Steve, it's unexpected. Why did you choose Hufflepuff?"

Steve rubbed his head nervously. "Initially I thought of Ravenclaw because I've always been a book lover and I love to study. I also thought of Gryffindor because of the bravery. Slytherin wouldn't suit me because I'm never ambitious. Hufflepuff has a lot of qualities I like in a person: dedication, loyalty, hard work, patience, kindness and tolerance. Being small and sickly when I was young, I appreciate the ability to stand up to bully. Hufflepuff seems to be the house who accepts everyone so I will choose that."

Suddenly, Thor pumped his right hand through the air. Bruce wondered where he learned it from. Most likely from Clint. Thor said, "I just got a new tweet that J.K. Rowling is going to write a new movie series titled called Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."

Bruce was surprised. "You know Twitter?! You can't even operate the oven without setting the fire alarm off."

Thor waved his hand dismissively. "Of course I know Twitter. Man of Iron said that having good PR is the most important aspect of being a superhero. I have accounts in Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr. Didn't you know that I already have more than 50,000 followers on Twitter within one week?"

"Why didn't I know about that? I guess because I never check my Twitter."

"I know. I have been trying to follow you but you never post anything. You should see Tony's tweets."

Steve said, "I hate to interrupt this talk about social media but I'm intrigued with this new movie series. What's it about?"

"Friend Steve, it's a movie about a man named Newt Scamander who wrote Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. This is neither the prequel or sequel of Harry Potter but they are in the same universe. We should go to watch this movie together and discuss it."

Loki snorted. "Do you know how long it will take to create a movie?"

"No, I have no idea. How long?"

Bruce answered, "It really depends as they need to find the producer, director, actors, screen writers and so on. It will take at least one year even if it is super fast."

Thor looked dejected. "So we couldn't watch it soon then." He suddenly beamed,."No matter, I'm sure the Avengers plus Loki can go to watch the movie together when it's out. It will be one of the group bonding activities that friend Steve is so adamant about."

"You assume Midgard will still exist in one year time," Loki sneered.

Steve asked, "Do you plan to try to take over Midgard again, Loki? Is there something you're not telling us?"

Bruce just crossed his arms in front of his chest and stared at Loki.

Loki fidgeted under Bruce's stare. He stammered, "Oh, no, it's nothing. I just don't like when Thor is being happy especially about something so Midgardian."

Thor looked just like a kicked puppy with his remark. Steve said, "Loki, what's going on between you two is none of my business. However, I'll take actions if it affects our team dynamic."

"I agree. Now, can we please go back to discussing the books please?" Bruce plead.

"OK," Steve agreed so they could go back to discussing rather than fighting. "My favorite characters are Hermione Granger, Remus Lupin and Neville Longbottom."

"Those were not unexpected," Bruce thought. He said, "Do you care to explain the reasons?"

"They're all very loyal friends and also quite bookish and smart. Perhaps not so much with Neville but he was very good in Herbology. Besides, Neville must be the bravest and most loyal character ever since the first book when he stood up against the trio when he thought they did wrong. He even faced Nagini in the end so he was really brave."

"Fair enough, how about you, Thor? Who do you like?"

"Friend Bruce, my absolute favorite is the main hero of the books of course, Harry Potter."

Loki rolled his eyes and muttered "Surprise, surprise."

Thor continued, "He was very brave since young, overcame a lot of obstacles with his royal friends like the Warrior Three, and ended up victorious in the end. I also love Mad Eye Moody with his constant vigilante, too bad he got killed but it was a glorious death protecting the hero. Another one of my favorites is Kingsley Shacklebolt. He was such a tough warrior and the only survivor of the Second Wizarding War. He even ended up as the Minister of Magic. I must say he was what the Eye of Hawk called pretty badass."

The last two answers from Thor were actually quite unexpected by the rest. They would assume he named the trio as his favorites but Thor was certainly not as simple as they thought.

"Thank you, Thor, that is certainly very interesting information. How about you, Loki?"

"So I came last. That's typical."

Bruce took a few deep breaths then answered, "Well, Steve answered immediately after I asked. After that, it's either you or Thor. I thought I would be able to guess Thor's reasoning but I'm pleasantly surprised as well." Thor waved at Bruce behind his fruit juice. "Your answers are the most interesting so that's why I put you last."

"You're certainly good with words. One of my favorites is of course The Dark Lord with whom I identified the most. Such a poor misunderstood character since childhood. All he wanted was to rule the world and to be respected in return but somehow a lot of characters were against it."

It was now Steve's turn to roll his eyes. He miraculously managed to bite back any retort as he remembered about freedom of speech and they were merely discussing a book not hearing a supervillain's monologue. Bruce also looked uneasy. Only Thor still seemed riveted to his answer.

"Brother, I understand your need to identify with poor misunderstood characters in every story. Are you saying that your other favorites will be Crabbe and Goyle because they had terrible upbringings so they ended up the way they were?"

Loki looked at Thor as if he had grown two heads, which, given where they were from, was not a very unlikely scenario. "Are you out of your mind? Nobody likes Crabbe and Goyle."

Thor looked like a kicked puppy. "Surely someone must have love them, perhaps their parents."

"Doubtful," sneered Loki. "Before you said I would be a terrible father. Need I remind you that I'm the only one in this room who is a father. I have three children who love me so I'm not a terrible father."

Bruce thought someone was insecure about his parenting skills. "We haven't gone to our least favorite characters. Who else do you like?"

"I like Severus Snape, he was again one of the poor misunderstood characters. He was very complex and no one was really sure where his loyalty lay until the end."

Nobody could argue with that. Again Steve bit back the urge to say that Snape was a bully especially for non-Slytherin despite his loyalty.

"My final favorite is Barty Crouch Junior. You wouldn't say he was not dedicated to his cause. He also stayed focused and was willing to do whatever it took to achieve his goals. Talking about goals reminded me of something." Loki promptly produced a wand out of thin air.

Before anyone else had the chance to ask what the wand was for. Loki pointed the wand at Thor's direction and said, "Avada Kedrava!"

The green jet light missed Thor's head by an inch. Both Bruce and Steve also ducked behind the chairs, the latter promptly took his shield from his backpack. Steve whispered, '"Do you think the spell is for real? Will the Other Guy be able to withstand Avada Kedavra?"

"I don't know," he answered grimly. "There is only way to find out." Inviting a sorcerer, especially an evil one, into a Harry Potter Bookclub was a disaster waiting to happen. He was so going to kill Tony if they survived this.

Author's Note:

-I'm really sorry for the late update but please be assured I haven't abandoned this story.