AN:: I have heavily edited this chapter so it should fit with the rest of the story better and there should be more in-depth explanation about a few things!
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.
Harribelle and Teddy watched, awestruck, as Stark walked onto the stage and gave his speech to the loudly cheering crowd. Teddy even started cheering as Stark talked, causing Harribelle to chuckle at the madly jumping boy. She picked him up so he could see over the stage as the video of Howard Stark started playing on the big screen and Stark walked off the stage. Her eyes followed him as he walked and frowned when she noticed him shaking his hand around as if in pain. It was strange, but, then again, she had no place to talk.
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As the expo slowed down, Harribelle and Teddy walked around, searching for Pepper, only to hear a loud noise from the exit. She watched as Stark walked through the crowd with Happy in front of him, pushing the people to the side.
Harribelle shook her head, she understood the need to get away from the media as much as the next guy. "He really doesn't like people touching him, does he?"
She looked down, expecting to see Teddy's mop of brown hair, only to find it missing. She could feel panic bubbling up in her chest until she saw him running towards Stark at full speed.
"Teddy!" She yelled, running after him, cursing her choice in shoes as she did.
She made it over to Teddy just after he reached Happy, hearing him chattering on about boxing.
"Teddy, what have I told you about running off on me?" Harribelle said, looking down at her godson who was scratching the back of his head in embarrassment. "I'm sorry Happy, I didn't realize he had taken off till I looked down to see him gone."
"No problem, Ms. Potter. Though I'd suggest Teddy not run up when I'm working next time." He looked down at Teddy, "You can always call me to talk about boxing, not ambush me at work."
Teddy blushed and looked down, "Sorry, Mr. Happy."
Harribelle sighed and took Teddy's hand, "I'm sorry, Happy. Come on, Teddy, we need to go find your aunt."
"Bye Happy, bye Mr. Stark!" Teddy said, waving as they started towards the door.
Happy waved to them both as he held the door open for Tony, "They should be bringing the car around now."
Tony nodded and followed Happy to the car only to see a woman leaning against it, "Happy, I'm driving." He looked at the woman, "Hello, and you are?"
"I'm a U.S. Marshall and I'm here to serve you a subpoena." She said, holding out a piece of paper.
"I don't like being handed things." Tony said, leaning away from the outstretched hand.
"I'll take that." Happy said, leaning over Tony to grab the piece of paper.
"You are asked to appear before the court tomorrow morning." She said, smirking.
"Can I see the badge? I like the badge."
"He likes the badge."
She rolled her eyes and held up her badge, "Still like it?"
"Yup." Tony said, popping the p, "Happy, how long of a drive is it to DC?"
"A few hours at most if we drive right there."
"So we can make it in enough time for breakfast." Tony replied, smirking as he stepped on the gas.
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"Pepper!" Harribelle shouted, smiling as she finally found the redhead. "We've been looking everywhere for you."
"Ah, Harri! I'm sorry, I'd love to stay and chat but it seems that I'm needed in DC. Apparently Tony was issued a subpoena which I have to be present for, unfortunately." Pepper said, frowning.
"Oh, alright then. I suppose Teddy and I will finish looking around before heading back to the hotel. We may just head home after that." Harribelle said, looking down at a sleepy Teddy, "Would you be able to make it to dinner tomorrow?"
"I wouldn't miss it for the world, Harri. I'll have Happy drop me off." Pepper said before hugging Harribelle, "You're the best friend I could ever have."
"Quit sucking up, I'll make your favorite and tell Happy he's welcome to join as well. Just be there-"
"By seven, I know." Pepper said, smiling, "I have a plane to catch. I'll see you and Teddy later! I really do need to go."
Harribelle waved her away before looking down at Teddy, "Ready to head back, Teddy, or do you want to continue looking?"
A wide yawn was all she got in return which caused her to smile, "Of course. Come along, Teddy, we can go to bed when we get home."
Teddy nodded as he felt himself get picked up, placing his head on her shoulder and closing his eyes. Harribelle's smile softened as she headed to the hotel.
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It was nearly 2am when they made it back to their home. Teddy was fast asleep and Harribelle was wide awake. She knew there was no way for her to get to sleep so she decided to clean.
While the house was usually spotless, mainly because of her upbringing, Teddy and herself had both been in a bit of a rush to get things packed up and ready to leave so there were things tossed all about the house. Clothes thrown over the couch, toys on the floor, and books that looked like they had seen better days about to fall from the shelves.
It was a mess and she'd be the first to admit it.
At least she would have something to do for a little bit while she figured out what to make for dinner that night.
She started with the clothes; she gathered them all up and started a load of laundry before picking up the toys and putting them away in Teddy's toy box. She then straightened up the books and dusted everywhere. Once that was done she noticed how dirty the windows were on the backside of the house so she grabbed the cleaner and rags to start cleaning them up.
The backside of the beach house was mainly windows, aside from a few places where there were beams that provided enough stabilization that, should a hurricane come, it should be able to hold up. She had added wards to them all to make sure that the glass wouldn't break at all.
Besides, it's not like she was going to be getting any sleep soon so she might as well clean the house once more, it couldn't be over clean.
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Teddy walked into the kitchen around six that evening. He'd woken up around nine to find Harribelle at the computer scouring for recipes of Pepper's favorite food but had ended up watching YouTube videos on glass blowing instead. It had captured both their attention for most of the afternoon as well.
"Aunt Harri?" Teddy asked, walking into the kitchen, avoiding the mess that was the kitchen counter.
"Yes, Teddy?" Harribelle responded, taking the Cumberland pie out of the oven.
"Do you think Happy will be here?" Teddy asked, tilting his head, "I wanna show him those YouTube videos!"
Harribelle laughed, "I'm sure he'll be here Teddy, I already told Pepper to invite him. Besides, I made enough for everyone, plus extra. Anyways, go and get washed up. I'm nearly done with dinner and I need to get a quick shower."
Teddy nodded and ran out of the kitchen while Harribelle laughed. She turned back to the oven and checked on the last few things inside. She had made two things, just in case everyone ended up eating more than she had originally planned. Mrs. Weasley had always said to make more than enough for a small army, just as a precaution. The chicken and mushroom puff pie would be done moments before eight and the cranberry roly-poly would be done just after the meal if she placed it in the steamer around six thirty.
Teddy came back in around a half hour later as she was putting the cranberry roly-poly in the steamer.
"Okay, I'm done Aunt Harri." Teddy said, jumping into a stool and looking over the counter as she cleaned everything up.
"Good, and I see you put some nice clothes on, what's the occasion?" Haribelle said, smiling, "You trying to impress someone?"
Teddy blushed and looked down, "No, I was just wanting to dress nice since Aunt Pepper always dresses nice."
Harribelle smiled, "You know you don't have to but I'm glad you wanted to."
"You should dress up too Aunt Harri!" Teddy said with a smile, "Aunt Pepper and Happy are always dressed up. It'd be like a fancy dinner party! We already have the good food!"
Harribelle laughed, "Alright. I'll wear a nice dress, will that make you happy?"
"Yes!" Teddy said, grinning.
Harribelle gave him a hug, "I'm going to get a quick shower, please keep an eye on the oven and if someone knocks remember to ask for the password this time. What stalks the halls but goes unseen?"
"Messer's Moony, Padfoot, and Prongs!" Teddy responded.
Harribelle ruffled Teddy's hair and stood up, "Alright, I'll be back soon. You know where the stone is to move the wards into defense mode, right?"
"In the living room by the couch for easy access." Teddy said, nodding.
Harribelle nodded, "Good boy."
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Harribelle had just stepped out of the bathroom when she heard a knock on the door. She looked at the clock to see it was nearly seven. "Could you get the door Teddy?"
"Yes, Aunt Harri!" Teddy called, running to the door and opening it, smiling when he saw Pepper before nearly closing the door, "What stalks the halls but goes unseen?"
Pepper smiled, "Messer's Moony, Padfoot, and Prongs."
Teddy grinned and threw open the door, hugging Pepper, "Hi, Aunt Pepper!"
"Hi, Teddy. Where's Harri?" Pepper asked, stepping inside, "I hope she won't mind but my boss invited himself.
Teddy looked behind her to see Happy talking to Tony Stark, "Wow, really?!"
Pepper laughed, "Yes, he insisted to come. So, what are you all dressed up for?"
As they all walked into the house Teddy closed the door and locked it, "Well, you're always dressed up, so is Happy, so I told Aunt Harri that we should dress up and that this could be like a fancy dinner party!"
"Yes, he said that we already had the good food so I figured why not." Harribelle said, walking down the stairs. She walked up to Pepper and gave her a hug, "You got here just in time. The Puff pies should be done soon so they'll be nice and warm."
Pepper smiled before pulling back and giving Harribelle a once over, "You look great! Didn't see you as a white dress, white heel combo."
"Well, the white works great with my hair and eyes and black seemed too dressy so I went with this instead, I like the squared neckline." Harribelle said, "And I'm pretty sure these are a pair of heels you left back home. White with the frills?"
"Most likely." Pepper said, "They look great on you though." She looked over her shoulder to see Teddy interrogating Happy and Tony looking around, "I hope you don't mind that Tony invited himself."
"Not a problem," Harribelle said, smiling, "I do take what your mother said to heart you know."
"Always make enough to feed an army?" Pepper said, laughing.
"Yup! And it's worked for me so far!" Harribelle said, going to the kitchen as the timer went off. "Teddy, can you set the table?"
"I'll get the cups, what do you guys want to drink?" Pepper said, following Harribelle into the kitchen with Happy and Tony trailing after them.
"I'll take some water." Happy said as he took the stack of plates from Teddy, "You can handle the silverware, Teddy."
Harribelle took the puffs out of the oven and placed them onto a different plate, "What would you like to drink, Mr. Stark? I have Merlot, Baccardi, and Whisky."
"It's Tony, and I'll take some whisky." He replied, taking a seat at the dining room table.
Harribelle nodded and placed the food on the table before grabbing two tumblers, tossing a few cubes of ice in, and grabbing the bottle of whisky, putting two fingers into each glass before setting one in front of Tony and taking the other for herself. "Alright, we have Cumberland pie, Chicken and Mushroom Puff pie, and a Cranberry Roly-Poly for desert. I also made some carrots and French beans for a side."
Pepper looked over everything before giving Harribelle a big smile, "You made all my favorites, didn't you? Where'd you get the time for this?"
Harribelle shrugged, "Had a bout of insomnia last night and couldn't sleep when we got home. I put Teddy to bed around two this morning and cleaned the house." She then blushed and scratched the back of her neck, her hair falling back into place as she removed her hand, "I also got stuck on YouTube for a couple of hours watching glass blowing videos."
Harribelle and Pepper continued talking about various things while Tony listened to what Teddy and Happy were talking about while they all ate.
"So, have you finished up your masteries?" Pepper asked.
"Yes, I finished them all here recently. Hermione wouldn't stop complaining about me being stuck in the house so I figured Teddy and I had earned a small vacation. Teddy's going back on the 25th so I figured we would come see you for his Easter break. He was sorted into Hufflepuff in September and he's been talking about it a lot. I went to Hogwarts for Christmas because he wanted to spend Christmas there, he would have spent the Easter break there too but I insisted he came home."
"Are you planning on moving here? Teddy might benefit from being away from London a few months of the year. I'm sure he'd prefer to live here rather than Grimmauld place too. It would help that you both wouldn't get harassed by the papers for going outside for milk." Pepper asked, not noticing that the conversation had died down and the three were listening closely.
"I had planned to. And I always get hassled, no matter where I go. Whether it be fame, looks, or money. I don't care about any of that and if those idiot's think for one second that I'm going to lay down and take it anymore they have another thing coming." Harribelle said, downing her drink.
"Amen." Pepper said, raising her glass.
Harribelle turned and looked at Tony, "So, Tony, what's going on in your life?"
Tony cocked a brow, "Aside from blowing up old Stark technology in third world countries that try to use it to take over the world and fixing my suit, not much. Pepper runs more of the business than I do anymore so it's not like she needs me around to help."
Harribelle rolled her eyes, "You're full of crap, Tony. Pepper may be better at management of a company than you are but you're better at inventing. Trust me on that one, you should have seen her in school." Pepper reached over and smacked Harribelle on the arm, "And besides, the world needs a great mind like yours in it. There's not many people who would realize what was happening in the world and go out and try to actively change it; especially not those who have more money than they know to do with. Making that suit may have been something to help you get through what happened but I can tell that you're proud of what you do with it; it's in your eyes. That's what makes you important and that's what makes you a good face for the company. You draw people in and you inspire others to create."
Tony blinked a few times, absorbing what Harribelle had said, "I don't know whether to feel insulted or astonished."
Harribelle snorted, "I'd go for the latter, it sounds nicer. Besides, you're a brilliant mind ahead of your time."
Pepper nodded, "It's true. You may be a pain in the ass, Tony, but when you set your mind to something you get it done. If only you could set your mind to your paperwork."
They all shared a laugh at that.
The timer went off and Harribelle jumped up, "Excuse me, I need to get the desert."
Pepper looked over at Tony as Harribelle walked out and grinned, "Not what you were expecting, is she?"
Tony rolled his eyes, "Fine, you were right. I assumed and made an ass out of myself." He leaned forward, "Why didn't you argue when I invited myself?"
"Because Harri loves taking care of people and if anyone needs to be taken care of, it's you." Pepper sighed and placed a hand on top of Tony's while Happy and Teddy went back to talking, "Look, Tony, you never really talked about what all happened; Afghanistan, Obi, not even your reactor. I'm not expecting you to have a heart-to-heart with Harri or anything but she knows what you're going through."
Harribelle walked back out of the kitchen with the desert and set it on the table, "I already sliced it. Teddy, did you get out the desert plates?"
"Yes, Aunt Harri. They're in the middle of the table." Teddy replied.
Harribelle looked over and spotted them, "Thank you. Tony, could you pass them, please?"
Tony passed them over and watched as Harribelle placed slices on each plate, handing the plates out to each person.
"Dig in! I haven't tried this recipe before so it should be interesting. I hope you all like it." Harribelle said, watching as everyone took a bite.
"This is delicious, Harri!" Pepper exclaimed, Happy and Teddy nodding in agreement. They looked over at Tony only to see him scarfing the desert down.
Harribelle smiled, happy to know that everyone enjoyed her desert and slowly started eating her own. Pepper looking at her sadly.
After the years of starvation Harribelle still couldn't handle eating a lot in one sitting, typically skipping desert or the appetizer all together, but with Happy and Tony there she had forced herself to eat all she could.
Pepper placed her hand on top of Harribelle's and leaned over to whisper, "You don't have to keep eating, Harri, no one will think badly of you if you don't eat anymore."
Harribelle sighed and placed her fork on her plate and looked over at Pepper who was giving her a look and she smiled, "Thanks, Pepper. I still forget that I don't have people watching my every move anymore."
"Did people judge you for not eating or something?" Tony asked, leaning back in his chair.
"Well, it was mainly the people who cared about me." Harribelle said, blushing.
"Well, you ate like a bird all the time and you showed up at my house skinny as a twig and you were underweight the entire time you were at school. If it wasn't Hermione shoving food at you it was the headmaster or the nurse." Pepper said, pointing her fork at Harribelle.
Harribelle looked down with a bright blush on her face, "It wasn't that bad, Pepper. Really."
Pepper gave her a look and Harribelle glared at her, "It wasn't that bad."
"Harri."
Harribelle rolled her eyes, "Look, let's just change the subject." She looked over at Tony, "How'd you get the idea for the Ironman suit? I would have tried to make an explosive to get out of there, not a suit."
Tony frowned, "Haven't had that question yet." He scratched his chin before leaning forward, "I think the reason I chose to do the suit was because I had a person to protect and I wanted to destroy all of the weapons those people had gotten hold of from my company. Being in that cave for so long made me do a lot of thinking. I'd almost died from shrapnel from my own technology and people were being killed by my technology. I guess seeing it opened my eyes to what was going on. Seeing it made me realize that I have basically been helping kill innocent people. Sure, some of it's used by the government in their wars, but there's people out there, horrible people, who managed to get it off of some dirty official and they're using it to take over some third world country out there that's done nothing to warrant it.
"The fact of the matter is this, I was able to destroy everything that those evil sons of bitches had gotten their hands on and I'm still going out there trying to fix my mistakes. Some would say that I'm doing this for my own ego and maybe I am but I'm tired of nothing getting done and if I have to do it myself then I'm going to."
"So it was your wake up call telling you to quit while you're ahead." Harribelle summed up, "It was a way to end it all and you became a superhero out of it. You're saving people to redeem yourself in your own eyes while not really caring about what happens to yourself because you feel you deserve it."
Tony looked over at her in surprise and she shrugged, "I was the same way. But trust me, unless you allow people to help, you're going to end up dead and the media will paint you as the devil and all the good that you've done will be wiped away with a few printed words because, to them, you're just a cocky billionaire. It's a horrible thing, them erasing everything that you've done to redeem yourself, but they just see you as someone who is suppose to be under their thumbs and you deserting what they had decided your purpose was and picking up something that actually helps humanity tends to make the big-wigs enemies. But if you're not around to fight them back and give people something good to remember; you saving people and helping humanity instead of building weapons of destruction, then all of this, you finding a reason, is going to be for nothing because they'll wipe it away the first chance they get unless you fight."
"Aunt Harri?"
Harribelle looked down the table at Teddy, "Yes, Teddy?"
"Can I go show Happy those videos now?"
Harribelle smiled, "Yes, of course Teddy."
Teddy jumped up and started tugging Happy into the living room where the computer was.
"So, who want's to help me clean up?" Harribelle said, smirking as Tony immediately jumped up and ran into the living room with the others.
"I'll help, Harri." Pepper said, standing up and stacking the dirty plates. "Dinner was delicious as usual."
"Thank you, I'm glad you liked it." Harribelle said, picking up some of the leftovers and taking them into the kitchen. "You can put the dishes into the sink for now. I'm going to start putting things up."
"I'll wash them, I don't mind. Besides, mum would be upset if I didn't at least help you clean up." Pepper said, running some hot water into the sink.
After a few minutes of cleaning, Pepper couldn't help it, "Harri, were things getting that bad back home?"
Harribelle stopped what she was doing for a moment, "Pepper... Things are worse than they were. When Severus and Narcissa were around things were better but now that they're gone I can't walk out of the house. I have to floo to Hogwarts if I want to go out and about with Teddy for a bit or if I want to go out at all. The media is all over the place wondering when I'm going to settle down with a man and pop out a dozen babies. They calmed down a bit back in 2004 after Andromeda was murdered and Teddy first came to live with me but they're back up to their old tricks now. They even put that I was dating Draco in there when everyone knows that he's my step-brother, that's just gross."
"Well, you did save them, Harri. You can't really blame them for harassing you. That and you're the Lady of a few noble lines." Pepper dried off her hands as Harribelle continued drying the dishes, "Look, you're only thirty. It's not that big of a deal for the muggles but for noble houses... it's pushing it. I'm not saying that you need to hook up with someone and pop out some babies, but you should consider staying away from the wizarding world for a while. They're going to continue harassing you until something happens."
"I just don't know, Pepper. They're wanting me to marry a pureblood boy and I'd rather not. I want to marry for love, not for anything else." She sighed, "I can deal with people hating me, I don't give a shite what they think of me, but I don't know if I could deal with them harassing the person I'm with. When they assumed I was dating Draco they brought up all his old dealings; the stuff that went down with his father and his past as a Death Eater before he helped take down Voldemort. They wiped away most of the good that he's done and had he been working for anyone other than the goblins he would have been out on the streets."
Pepper sighed and pulled Harribelle into a hug, "Draco is an adult and he can deal with what the media says about him, they've been saying it about the Malfoy family for years, anyway. You both know you're not dating so you could have sued the Prophet but it's too late for that now, you'll just have to let it go. Look, you need to find someone who doesn't care about any of that, someone who can deal with the harassment just as well as you can."
Harribelle rolled her eyes, "If I did that then I'd end up with one of the most self sacrificing people in the world and I don't think there's anyone like that out there."
Pepper rolled her eyes, "We'll just have to make you a clone. How do you feel about being a lesbian?"
Harribelle laughed and shoved Pepper, "I'm glad that you find me attractive, but I don't swing that way, sorry."
Pepper rolled her eyes, "Whatever, I went to school with you, Harri, and I know you and Hermione got up to some things in the dorm rooms." At Harribelle's blush Pepper couldn't help but to laugh, "Look, there's this thing going on in Monaco here in a few weeks. I'd like it if you would come."
"Will it be after Teddy goes back to Hogwarts?"
"It's on May 16th Harri, plenty of time for you to get Teddy back and get settled in. Please, you can't leave me and Tony alone with all those pretentious snobs." Pepper begged.
Harribelle sighed, "I'll think about it, Pepper."
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"Come along Teddy, we need to get you back to Hogwarts otherwise Hermione will be upset." Harribelle said, throwing a cloak over her clothes and grabbing the floo powder from the bookshelf.
"Coming!" Teddy shouted, his trunk thudding down the steps after him, "Can you put a featherlight charm on this?"
Harribelle smiled, "Of course." She flicked her wand and picked up the trunk, "Now, we're flooing into Hermione's office so you remember how to get there?"
"Get into the floo and state Charm's room, Hogwarts, clearly and then throw the floo powder down." Teddy said.
"Right, now get in there." Harribelle said, nudging him towards it.
As soon as Teddy took off, Harribelle stepped in and followed after him, stumbling out of the floo into Hermione's office a few moments later.
"Harri!" Hermione squealed, rushing forward to pull her friend into a crushing hug, "I didn't know you'd be coming too!"
"Yes, well, I need to talk to Professor McGonagall so I figured I'd come through instead of sending an owl." Harribelle said, hugging Hermione back.
"What do you need to talk to Minerva about?" Hermione asked, frowning as she pulled away.
"Well, I'm moving to Malibu and I was needing to speak to her about Teddy flooing from Hogwarts to my home. I plan on getting a job eventually, just to give me something to do. I may go to college for something if I find something in the muggle world if there's something that I'd like to do." Harribelle explained, "Though I'm still working on the new Lightningrod broom so I may find some wood in the states that will work better. I still haven't found a good wood for the tail."
Hermione rolled her eyes, "I thought it was bad enough when you were actually playing quidditch but making a broom is even worse. Do they even have the safety runes carved in before you test them?"
"Uhm..." Harribelle scratched the back of her head, "Well, I tend to have Draco carve the runes since he knows them better than I do and took the classes. His work as a curse breaker helps too but I don't like to disrupt him until it's completed so they typically don't."
"Harribelle! That is absolutely moronic! What if you fell off? You could have died! You better get Draco to do the basic safety runes on this next one before you even think about getting onto it." Hermione said, putting her hands on her waist.
Harribelle chuckled, "I'll have to this time, seeing how I'm living in a highly populated muggle city. At least in London there were places I could go where no one would be, it seems like if you do anything in America someone knows. I'll have to upgrade my wards to a few hundred feet out past my home. Especially if Teddy is going to be staying during the summer. I don't want him changing his appearance and people thinking somethings wrong."
Hermione rolled her eyes, "Look, it's nearly time for dinner, why don't you come and eat with us, you can ask Minerva to talk while there as well."
Harribelle rolled her eyes, "Alright, I suppose I can spare a few hours. Besides, why would I pass up the chance to talk with my best friend?"
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Talking with Hermione, Neville, and Luna had been great. Harribelle hadn't realized that Neville had taken over as the Herbology professor and the Hufflepuff head of house. Luna had taken over the Divination after Trelawney had left. It was nice seeing them both, and the other teachers as well. Hagrid was given his Care of Magical Creatures class back after the war and he was looking forward to teaching about dragons. Apparently Charlie had contacted him and they had gotten permission from McGonagall to have a few of the younger dragons brought to Hogwarts, with trainers of course.
"Professor McGonagall, thanks for agreeing to talk. I would have talked more at dinner but-"
"You wanted to visit with your friends, it's perfectly alright, Harri. And what have I told you? Call me Minerva." Minerva said, sitting at her desk.
"Sorry, Minerva." Harribelle said, taking a seat across from the desk, "I wanted to talk to you about Teddy. I figured that since you were the headmistress now you'd be the best to talk to."
"Of course, what would you like to talk about, Harri?" Minerva asked, "Tea?" She motioned towards a tray a house elf had left.
"Yes, please." Harribelle said, smiling as Minerva passed her a cup o' tea. "I'm moving to the states and I was wondering if you would allow Teddy to floo from the school to my new home. I would feel better if he was flooing with someone supervising instead of flooing by himself from the platform, at least not until he's in his third year. I know there's still people who hate me and would take Teddy or kill him just to get to me and I'd rather have him able to defend himself more..."
"I understand." Minvera said, "There are a few parent's who feel the same, wanting their children to floo near a teacher or adults who can protect them. There is a group of parents who tend to stick around the platform till everyone is gone so that they can assist children like Teddy. I could place him on the list. Luna tends to ride the train with the students if you'd like me to I could request Luna make sure he floos safely."
"That would be great, Minerva." Harribelle said, smiling.
"So, Harribelle, I heard that you and Theodore visited Ms. Weasley. How is she?" Minerva asked.
"She's doing good. She goes by Virginia Potts now and seems to enjoy what she does. She's working for Tony Stark, the genius inventor, as his CEO now. She's practically running Stark Industries, though she still needs his signature for a few things. She said that, while working for Tony is a hassle, she wouldn't change it." Harribelle explained, smiling, "And, if I'm being honest, I think she has a thing for Tony's bodyguard."
Minerva chuckled, "I'm sure that this Stark character is a lot more than a hassle. Before she left after the war I remember her calling you a handful. To use hassle must mean he getting into more trouble than that."
Harribelle rolled her eyes, "I cause a little trouble in school and everyone thinks that I'll stay in trouble."
"Ms. Potter, you were in this office, and mine, during your years at Hogwarts more than even the marauders." Minerva said, smiling, "So how if life treating you?"
"It's going. After Andromeda, Severus, and Narcissa it was difficult but I've managed. I've managed to focus on work and that's helped but there's times that it really hits me that they're gone." Harribelle said with a sigh, "I'm thankful for the time that I got with them but it's sad they went so soon."
Minerva nodded, getting up and walking around the table. She leaned down and pulled Harribelle into a hug. "It was difficult for everyone but you the most. You deserved so much more time with them and we're all here for you if you need to talk."
"Thank you, Minerva. Really." Harribelle said, hugging her back. She looked over at the clock standing to the side and gasped, "I really should get going. I didn't realize it had gotten so late." She stood up and smiled at Minerva, "Thank you for everything, especially for this."
"Of course, Harri." Minerva said, "Come, you can use my floo."
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A few weeks later Harribelle was stepping off of the plane in Monaco. While Pepper had gone with Tony and her new personal assistant, Natalie, in the private jet, she had been adamant about going in a normal plane; mainly because she had planned to apparate there, but as Tony had insisted upon buying her plane ticket, she had to ride in the plane.
It wasn't her favorite experience. She had traded her first class seat with a heavily pregnant woman who had had a middle seat and couldn't fit. Surprisingly, the middle seat was worse than the other two because you didn't get either of the arm rests and you had barely any room to lean back.
All in all it had been a long flight.
She headed towards the taxi that Pepper had called to take her to the hotel she would be staying in. She wasn't sure which hotel it would be but Pepper had said it was fancy.
After nearly an hour in the cab, traffic from the Grand Prix, and a little sightseeing, they finally got to the hotel.
"Here we are, Hotel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. Your fare has already been paid for." The cab driver said, looking at her in his rearview mirror.
"Are you sure? I don't mind paying you. You did a fantastic job." Harribelle said, smiling, "This is the first time I've been here."
"No worries, ma'am." The driver said, smiling back.
"Well, here," She handed him a few tens, "at least take this as a tip. You didn't have to show me around at all, though I'm grateful you did."
The driver took the money and gave her a bigger smile, "Thank you, ma'am! Can I help you with your things?"
"I only have a few bags, I'll be alright, but thank you." Harribelle said, getting out of the cab and grabbing her bags from the trunk. She waved as the cabbie pulled away before turning towards the hotel.
It was huge and beautiful. There were many decks looking out at the sea and the courtyard and she couldn't wait to get to her room.
She stepped into the lobby and couldn't help but to gasp. It was magnificent, rivaling Hogwarts. She stepped up to the desk, still taking in the beautiful lobby, "I have a room booked for Harribelle Potter."
The man at the desk nodded, typing into his computer and pulling up her info, "Here you are. We have you booked for the Exclusive suite with a sea view, is that correct?"
Harribelle blinked, "Um, I believe so."
The man nodded and pulled out the key, "Here you are. Go to your left to the elevator and it's the second floor. Have a nice day."
Harribelle took the key from him and walked over to the elevator. It wasn't long before she had found her room and was walking in.
The room was huge, there were two balconies, one in the bedroom and another in the sitting area. The doors between the two areas were wide open along with the door to the bathroom.
It was fancier than any hotel she had ever stayed at and the room was all hers. With a wide smile on her face, she ran into the bathroom to take a shower. The Grand Prix was already going on and she was sure Pepper and Tony were already there. Maybe the same cabbie would drive her there.
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It was two hours later when Harribelle finally made it to the Grand Prix and up to where Pepper was at. When she stepped into the place she couldn't help but to feel a bit out of place. Everyone there seemed to be showing off their wealth and their social status, waving their money in everyone's faces with expensive suits and jewels.
"Harri!"
Her head whipped around to see Pepper walking towards her from the bar. They met in the middle and hugged, "I'm glad to see you. I feel so out of place here."
"Of course you would." Pepper said, laughing, "It's because money and social status isn't important to you at all. I love your dress. The red really brings out your hair and the black lace really makes your eyes pop!"
"Thank you, Pepper. It was one of the last gifts I received from Narcissa before she passed." Harribelle said with a small smile.
Pepper gave her a short hug, "Come on, I want to introduce you to someone."
Pepper grabbed her arm and pulled her back towards the bar where she could see Tony leaning talking to a couple. At the look on Peppers face, she figured they weren't who she wanted to introduce her to.
"Justin, nice to see you again." Pepper said as she stepped up beside Tony.
"Pepper, good to see you again too." Justin Hammer said, "Have you met Christine Everhart? She's doing a spread on me in Vanity Fair."
"Yes, she did quite a spread on Tony last year. She wrote a story too." Pepper responded with a polite smile on her face.
Harribelle bit back a smile as she saw both of them sputter.
"So, Hammer, how's it feel to have lost the contract with the government on your Hammertech?" Tony asked, leaning against the bar.
As Hammer sputtered, Christine turned to Harribelle, "Who are you? Are you Mr. Starks new bit?"
Harribelle raised a brow, "No, I'm not."
"Lady Potter, is that you?"
Harribelle turned to see Blaise Zabini standing there with a woman on his arm, "Blaise, I didn't know you'd be here." she looked at Pepper, "Did you know?"
"I had no idea. It's good to see you Zabini. Who's this?" Pepper asked, pointing at the woman.
"Daphne Greengrass, well, Zabini now. We were married this past year." Blaise responded, "Who's your friends?"
"Justin Hammer, pleasure to meet you." Hammer said, stepping forward and holding his hand out, which was ignored.
Harribelle waved Blaise forward, "Blaise, this is Antony Stark, and you remember Ginny, though she prefers to go by Pepper now."
"Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Stark. Pepper, good to see you again. Been a few years." Blaise said.
"It has. How is it that you and Harri are such good friends now?" Pepper asked, frowning, "You two hated each other in school."
"Lady Potter assisted me in delivering something from the minister to the Queen." Blaise said, chuckling, "She also managed to talk our way out of prison when the prince caught her trying to sneak one of the Queen's corgis out of the palace. And we dated back in the day."
"Yes, and I was the one who broke up with you if you remember. And I would have gotten them both out of there if you hadn't messed up." Harribelle said, rolling her eyes.
"I knew you dated him but really, stealing the corgis?" Pepper said, looking at Harribelle, who shrugged. "You're worse than the twins."
Blaise laughed, "Anyways, it was nice to visit with you both but I do need to be getting back to my table. Daphne's parents are there and I don't want to make the in-laws angry."
"Of course, sorry for keeping you Blaise." Harribelle said, waving him away.
"Did you really sneak a corgi out of the palace?" Tony asked, a grin on his face.
Harribelle smirked, "I got them both out before they caught me, and that was only because Blaise knocked over a suit of armor."
"Why were you allowed in the palace in the first place?" Christine asked.
Harribelle gave her a look, "And why should I tell you that? I have absolutely no interest in being in any of the papers and I don't know you well enough to explain. Now, I would like to visit with my friends, if you both wouldn't mind."
She led Pepper and Tony away from the bar, "So, what table is yours?"
"We'll be sitting at this one." Tony said, pulling out a seat for both Pepper and Harribelle. "Okay, really, how were you able to get into the palace?"
Harribelle grinned and leaned forward before shooting into the story of how they ended up there and how they managed to get away.
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The race was just beginning when Pepper realized Tony wasn't anywhere to be seen. She looked around and spotted Harribelle at the bar speaking to Natalie, "Have either of you seen Tony?"
"He excused himself to the bathroom about five minutes ago, why?" Harribelle asked, frowning, "Is something wrong."
"And it seems that the Stark driver has been removed from the car and replaced by Antony Stark himself!" The announcer on the television exclaimed.
Pepper's face lost color and Harribelle's eyes widened as they looked towards the tv to see Tony getting into the car and taking off after the others.
"Oh."
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Harribelle's first dress can be found here images . lover . ly / 11809 _ 6896379 _ 1337960164 _ 363 . jpg
Harribelle's shoes can be found here www . polyvore cgi / img - thing ? . out = jpg & size = l & tid = 52036012
Harribelle's second dress can be found here www . pingberry wp - content / uploads / 2014 / 09 / Red - New - European - Fashion - Mini - Evening - Party - Dress - Bodycon - Bandage - Dresses . jpg
Remove the spaces of course. I do plan on drawing my version of Harri in these outfits as well!