AN:: I edited this chapter, everything should make more sense now!
Title: The Greater Part of Valor
Rating: M
Warnings: Crude language, Violence, Sex, Alcohol mentioned, and various other things that could be seen as offensive but are not meant to be.
Pairing: Fem! Harry Potter/Tony Stark [aka] Iron Man
Summary: After the war with Voldemort, Harribelle spent her time holed up in Grimmauld Place, studying Potions, Defense, and Healing. After ten years though, life has gotten away from her. Harribelle decides to take a trip to Malibu, CA with Teddy to get away for a while; only to end up getting involved with something she never expected. TS/fem!HP.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Iron Man movie franchises but I do own the DVDs. I do not own the Harry Potter franchise either though I own all the movies. I make no money from this story.
"Aunt Harri! There's someone for you at the door!" Teddy yelled from the hallway.
Harribelle's head shot up from the potion she had been working on as a porcupine quill fell in, causing it to explode in her face. The house shook as a door was thrown open and a disheveled Harribelle came stumbling through, "Teddy! What have I told you about yelling in the house?"
"Not to…" Teddy said with a wide smile before running past Harribelle into the kitchen. Harribelle smiled and shook her head before heading to the front door and opening it to reveal Blackfang, the goblin in charge of all her accounts.
"Ah, Blackfang, may you vaults be ever flowing." Harribelle said with the customary greeting.
Blackfang nodded, "And yours as well. May I come in?"
Harribelle nodded and stepped out of the way, letting him in before leading him to the kitchen. "Please, have a seat." Harribelle smiled as they sat down, "So, what is going on with my accounts? I'm sure you've finished it, or have neared the end, by now?"
"Ah, that is why I am here actually. I have paperwork here on all the houses owned by the Slytherin family and I have had all the money from the dead pureblood lines without an heir sent to the Slytherin vault, since it is also your spoils of war. If it had simply been the vaults from your fathers' side; the Gryffindor line, the Peverell, and the Potter, then I would have finished this years ago. Sadly, I had to go through all the other vaults to figure out which ones you would be getting and the ones that would be going to the family. But now that we have that out of the way, I would like to discuss what we are going to do with the royalties that you are receiving from the production of the Lighteningrod series that you have produced for the Nimbus co.?"
"I'd like the royalties put towards Teddy's Hogwarts fund. I have more than enough money already, the only reason I'm making the broomsticks is because I want to see how fast I can get them before it becomes too dangerous." A wild glint came to her eyes as she talked about the broomsticks. They were her current love and she couldn't wait to break the 300 mph limiter that the British National League had for their brooms. Currently, the Nimbus co. only sold the Lighteningrod in Diagon Alley, which had caused a huge controversy in the news and fights between the nations. Yet when the company explained its reasoning, wanting to get publicity back to Diagon that was positive, many people understood and, begrudgingly, allowed it.
"I see," Blackfang stated, writing something in gobbledygook in his files before looking back up, "and what do you want done with the rest?"
"The rest?"
"Yes, the royalties for the first broom in the series covers the entire Hogwarts tuition while the royalties from the second would cover any supplies, clothes, and various other things during his Hogwarts stay, it will also allow him to rent an apartment, or purchase a small cottage, once he is out of Hogwarts. I am assuming you are making a third for the series?"
Harribelle nodded, still trying to take it all in, "Yes, I am at the moment. I'm just trying to figure out which wood to use for the tail though. The different woods affect it in various ways…. And you don't care. Anyways, carry on."
Blackfang shook his head and looked back at his files, "I will have the rest deposited into the Slytherin vaults. Now, on to the other vaults. The Gryffindor vaults, excluding the castle and small manor as well as the vast charm and transfiguration book collection, has a grand total of G: 112,837,241 S: 8,928 K: 281. The Peverell vault contained, at one point, an invisibility cloak, a stone, a wand, and currently contains three books, G: 12,049,183 S: 241 K: 89. The Potter vaults contains a scattering of family heirlooms, paintings, and multiple collections of books. It though, holds a total of G: 949,752, 376 S: 26,000 K: 1,360. The Black vaults have a total of ten homes, a vast collection of Dark Arts books, and family heirlooms. The vaults hold G: 811,684,153 S: 36,981 K: 583. At the moment, the Slytherin vaults holds G: 534,546,879 S: 64 K: 82. Once the royalties from the third broom sale come in, I expect the total to go up at least three million. All together you have about G: 2,420,869,832 S: 72,214 K: 2,395. This makes you one of the richest witches in the world."
Harribelle sat back and blinked. She had known that she had money, but she never thought it was that much money. "How does that translate over to British Pounds?"
"That would amount to £19,366,958,656 British Pound, though that is a roundabout and not a set number, it is the closest number." Blackfang stated.
"Wow…" Harribelle said, blinking slowly, "Um… thank you for coming out here for that. Is there anything else?"
"Yes, actually. It appears that you have a vast amount of homes that need to be gone through." He pulled out a stack of papers from an expanded bag, "These are the properties that need to be gone through. The main manor for each family that you are now the Lady of will remain under that families name and cannot be sold but the others can. Take Potter Manor for example. It cannot be sold but the home at Godric's Hollow could be. Black Manor cannot be sold, but Grimmauld Place can be." He explained before pulling out a few more folders, "These have all the paperwork that you need to fill out for the transfer of funds from your vaults to Theodore's vaults along with a blank sheet of parchment for instructions on how the vault should be taken care of."
"I'll leave the Black family homes for Teddy to go through when he is of age. Is there a way to sort these by family and location?" Harribelle asked.
Blackfang nodded and waved his hand over them, sorting them into five stacks. "There you go, Ms. Potter."
Harribelle smiled in thanks and quickly looked through the stacks, putting aside any that looked interesting and the others all going in another pile.
"Oh?" Harribelle said, looking at the location of the villa she had just seen, "This is in Malibu!"
"Yes, the Potter family moved from Britain a good two hundred years ago and moved back when your grandfather, Charlus Potter, became the head of the family. The villa, called Paradise Cove by the Muggles now, was originally called Helena's haven after your great-grandmother. It has recently been renovated though." Blackfang explained.
Harribelle frowned before looking behind her, "Teddy!"
"Yes Aunt Harri?" Teddy said, walking into the room with a glass of juice.
"How would you feel about getting away from Britain for spring break and going to Malibu to visit Ginny?"
Teddy gasped, "Can we Aunt Harri? Can we?!"
Harribelle laughed, "Of course." She looked back at Blackfang, "All of the Potter homes aside from this villa, Potter Manor, and the house at Godric's Hollow can be sold. The Slytherin homes as well as Gryffindor can be sold aside from the family manors and the Peverell cottage and manor will be kept as well. Everything else will be placed on the market."
"As you wish Ms. Potter."
"Also, do you think I could get something that will allow me to have my money without coming to the bank? Something that converts it to any type of currency as well, if it's no trouble to you Blackfang."
"Of course not, Ms. Potter. It will take a few days to get the homes sold and a Gringotts card made." Blackfang said, reaching into his bag to pull out a few more sheets of paper. "If you would fill out these papers I will take them back to the office. I will also send word to a cleaning team to get the villa prepared for your arrival. Is there anything you would like them to do?"
"No, just clean it. Teddy and I can get everything else for it. Thank you for the offer though, Blackfang." Harribelle said, smiling.
Blackfang nodded and gathered up all the papers when they were signed and headed towards the door, "May your vaults ever flow."
"And may the blood of your enemies run red." Harribelle said in parting, closing the door behind the goblin.
"Well Teddy… I need to contact Hermione, Draco, and the others and tell them that we are moving."
"Could we visit Grandma and Grandpa? Mum and dad too before we leave?" Teddy asked in a small voice.
Harribelle smiled sadly at Teddy and picked him up, "Of course we will. We'll even pick flowers from the garden for all of them. I have fresh lilies and tulips out there, I'm sure they'll love them."
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"Are you sure that you guys have everything? I don't want you to forget something important!" Hermione said, looking over Harribelle and Teddy, fussing with Teddy's hair, before looking back at Harribelle. "Did you say good-bye to Andromeda, Ted, Severus, Narcissa, Tonks, and Remus? What about James and Lily?"
Harribelle smiled, "Yes, we went to their graves yesterday with a lot of flowers, wiped out all the freshly grown from the garden and stopped by the store to pick up some more when Teddy said that there weren't nearly enough."
"Okay then…" Hermione said, still uncertain, "Tell Ginny I said hullo at least. And make sure he's back by the 25th! Easter holidays ends on the 24th and Hogwarts picks up on the 26th!."
"Of course. I'll even tell her that she has to come for Christmas this year, no matter what her boss says. And I'll floo him to your office on the 25th, don't worry!" Harribelle replied before hearing their flight over the intercom. "We need to leave Hermione. See you soon!"
Hermione nodded and hugged them both before pushing them towards the gate. "Have fun you two! Don't forget to call!"
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The flight had been exhausting.
Teddy had been too restless to take a nap and Harribelle didn't want to sleep lest Teddy try to get into something he shouldn't, so when they stepped off the plane, it wasn't a surprise when Harribelle found the first coffee shop in the airport and ordered herself an espresso and Teddy a small soda.
"This isn't going to be an everyday thing Teddy," Harribelle said handing the twelve year old the soda, "we just have so much to do before we can relax."
"Okay Aunt Harri." Teddy said, taking a sip, "When are we gonna head home?"
"Well, we have to call a cab to take us to a car dealership first then we can head to the villa. We'll drop our stuff off there then go shopping. Is that alright? Ginny also told me about something her boss is doing in the next couple of days and mentioned us going."
"What is it Aunt Harri!?" Teddy asked, jumping up and down, excited about getting to go to something so soon.
"I have no idea. She said it was linked to her boss but didn't give me many more details than that." Harribelle said, walking outside and looking around before spotting a cab and waving it down.
She helped Teddy into the back before looking at the driver, "Can you take us to the closest car dealership please?"
The driver nodded before taking off, allowing Teddy and Harribelle a moment of rest in the backseat.
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"I can't believe it took so long to get a vehicle, they weren't even that busy." Harribelle complained as they pulled up in front of the villa.
Teddy giggled, "Well, I don't think the guy thought you could pay for it."
"Well he was wrong wasn't he, Teddy?" Harribelle said with a laugh.
She parked the car and got out, moving to the passenger side to help Teddy out. "Why don't we go sort out the rooms and get things put away, huh?"
"Okay Aunt Harri!" Teddy exclaimed, pulling Harribelle towards the front door with a wide grin.
"Slow down kiddo!" Harribelle said, laughing.
Teddy slowed down a bit but was still pulling her to the door. Once there she unlocked the front lock and stepped in behind Teddy and looked around. It was a very spacious villa with the entire back of the house glass that looked out at the ocean. It was beautiful, if a bit empty. Most of their furniture wouldn't be in until tomorrow but Harribelle had packed their beds and dressers into her expanded carry on.
"I found the room I want!" She heard Teddy yell. She followed his yell to an empty bedroom on the second floor. She looked around and nodded when she noticed the single closet and the adjourning bathroom.
"Are you positive?"
Teddy nodded, "Can we paint it? I want it green. Like a light green! Like the ocean!"
Harribelle laughed, "Of course Teddy. Do you want to get the paint to do it or do you want me to spell it green?"
"Spell!"
Harribelle smiled and waved her wand, turning the walls a nice sea-foam green that went well with the hardwood flooring. "We'll have to get you a space carpet in here but where do you want your bed and dresser?"
Teddy pointed at the far wall, "Bed there and dresser against the wall by the door please!"
Harribelle nodded, "Alright, get your clothes all sorted out and get freshened up, I'm going to find my room and do the same, okay?"
"Okay!" Teddy said, already reaching into his bags to get his clothes.
Harribelle chuckled and left him to his business.
She walked down the stairs and around the first floor and found the master bedroom. It was big and had two closets as well as a spa styled bathroom. A bit flashy for her tastes but she would enjoy it.
She dug out her bed and dresser and placed them on the floor in the locations she wanted them before enlarging them. She frowned and looked at the white walls before finally deciding to make them a nice light blue that would match her mahogany dresser and oak bedframe. She would have to pick up some bedding to match it though.
Sighing, she spelled her clothes to put themselves away as she walked into the bathroom to change and wash her face.
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"Aunt Harri, we've been shopping for forever!" Teddy complained, the flight and time difference catching up to him.
"Just a few more things and we'll head home Teddy, alright?" Harribelle explained to her tired godson.
"Okay…" Teddy said, pouting.
Harribelle rolled her eyes heaven ward before looking at the frozen meat again, frowning. She had no clue what everything meant, there were so many different types and different sizes. She was used to a variety but this was ridiculous!
Looking around she spotted someone not far from her, "Excuse me!"
The man started before looking over at her, "Uh, yes miss?"
"Do you think you could help me for a moment?" She asked, smiling uncertainly and pointing at the meat. "I have no clue what to get and I'm not used to the brands here in the states."
"Oh, sure! What do you need?" The man asked, "By the way, name's Happy."
"Hello Happy, I'm Harribelle and this is my godson, Teddy." Harribelle said, pointing at the tired child. "Sorry, we just got off a flight not long ago, he's just feeling the jet lag."
"Of course." Happy said, smiling at the beautiful woman, "So, what can I help you with?"
"Well, I'm needing some steaks and some chicken but I don't know what to get exactly."
"Well, to be honest, most people go with the store brand but Tyson chicken is usually a good bet and the steaks I'd actually suggest a butcher not far from here to go to for them. You can just tell him what you need and he'll get it for you."
Harribelle smiled, "Thank you! Do you have the address?"
"Yeah, give me a second." He pulled his phone out and pulled up the address, "Here you go. Do you have a piece of paper or something?"
"Oh I have my phone!" Harribelle said, digging into her pockets to pull out her phone.
Happy then gave her the address before pointing out some different chicken options and telling her about the brands a bit.
"You've been so helpful, thank you!"
"It's nothing ma'am, really." Happy said, rubbing the back of his neck.
"No, you really have, I doubt that anyone else would have taken the time to tell me all of this." Harribelle said, placing the chicken in her cart and walking to the front with Happy by her side. "You simply must let me repay you. I could bake you something if you want?"
"You don't have to miss." Happy said.
"But I insist. It's only polite. I know, come to my home and I'll bake you something real quick, it'll be done in no time!" Harribelle said, smiling.
"Oh, but I really need to be getting to work soon…"
"Then I can drop it off where you work, it wouldn't be a problem at all after how much you helped me."
Happy sighed before smiling a bit, "Oh alright, but I will tell you, it's in Los Angeles." He wrote down the address and who to contact.
"That's not far at all, it won't be a problem for me." Harribelle said, before nudging Teddy, "Come on Teddy, we need to get everything in the car soon."
Happy waited in line behind the two, eye widening at the triple digits that appeared on the register when she was finished and how she swiped her card like it was nothing before gathering everything up and leaving with a wave to him.
Just who was this lady?
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"Come on Teddy, time for a nap." Harribelle said as they walked into the house with the groceries. "Go take a bath and I'll make your bed for you. Don't forget your pajamas either!"
Harribelle shook her head as Teddy walked towards his room, nearly slipping on the stairs, "Careful!"
She turned back to the groceries and frowned before waving her wand and directing them where to go. She grabbed the bedding that she had gotten for Teddy and headed up to his room and started making his bed.
Soon Teddy stepped out of the bathroom and walked over to her, giving her a hug and climbing into bed. She shook her head with a slight grin on her face before going back into the kitchen and pulling out things to make some brownies, though she left out the nuts. She had no clue if Happy was allergic to them.
After an hour and a half she had them plated nicely and the kitchen cleaned of her mess. She looked at the clock and nodded before heading back upstairs and knocking on Teddy's door.
"Teddy, wake up hun, we need to take Happy his brownies, I'll even let you have one on the way there." Harribelle said, sitting on the edge of Teddy's bed and rubbing his back.
Teddy groaned and rolled over, looking at her with bleary eyes, "Do I have to?"
"It's only one o'clock Teddy, we need to get used to the time change, it may be nine at night back home but here it's still the middle of the day. I need you to stay up till at least eight tonight, alright?" Harribelle said softly, moving Teddy so he was sitting up on the edge of the bed.
"Come on hun, I'll get you a pepper up potion." Harribelle said, picking Teddy up from the bed and taking him into the kitchen. She set him on a chair in the dining room and rustled through her bag for a pepper up.
When she found it she turned back to Teddy only to find him asleep in his chair. Shaking her head she walked over to him and woke him up. "Here," She uncorked the bottle and held it to his lips, "drink this. It'll make you feel a bit better."
Teddy drank the potion and soon steam was blowing out his ears and his eyes were wide open.
Harribelle smiled at Teddy, "There we go! Wide awake now! Come on, get dressed, we're going to go drop off these brownies to Happy then we can go swimming. How does that sound?"
"Swimming!" Teddy yelled, jumping up and running to his room. Harribelle heard a thud and before she could ask she heard a yelled, "I'm okay!"
Shaking her head she turned back to the brownies, this was going to be an interesting trip.