A/N:: I've decided to let my friends decide which story to work on. They decided on me working on this one, at least for another chapter. The next story to be updated will most likely be my Supernatural story if any of you read that as well. Just as a reminder, I have this story and my others over on my AO3, mainly because of the Fanfiction restrictions on here. If there's a deleted scene, it will most likely be full on my AO3 under the name MassimoTostato. Feel free to check it out if you would like the full version of any of the chapters.
Also! I went back through the other chapters and fixed a few things. If you haven't gone back and read any, I would suggest re-reading the previous chapter! It has an added thousand words and I hope I explained things a bit better. Some people pointed out some inconsistencies and I believe that I fixed them all. If anyone spots anymore, please tell me so I can fix them.
Title: The Greater Part of Valor
Rating: M
Warnings: Language, Violence, and slight mentions of sex and alcohol as well as 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 or Avenger movie franchises. I do not own the Harry Potter franchise either. I make no money from this story.
"Oh." Harribelle said, eyes widening.
Pepper grabbed her phone and dialed Happy, asking him to come back quickly.
Harribelle looked around, someone had to be running to get him out of there surely?
"Harri, look." Pepper whispered, horrified.
Harribelle turned and looked at the screen, only to see a man walking out onto the track, "What is he doing? He's going to get hit!"
They watched as whips fell into his hands and the top of his orange suit burned away revealing a metal contraption on his body and a glowing circle in the middle. They watched as he swung and cut right through one of the vehicles.
As Tony's came up they held their breath but as the man cut through the car, causing it to flip over on Tony they couldn't watch anymore.
Pepper gasped and jumped up, Harribelle following right behind her. They ran outside just as Happy whipped around.
"Get in!" Happy yelled.
They got into the car and held on, Pepper putting on a seat belt while Harribelle just hung on to the seat.
Happy whipped around the cars and headed towards the crash site. When Happy got there he turned and rammed the man into the wall, Tony jumping out of the way.
The man looked unconscious but Harribelle remained tense. She couldn't believe Tony would turn his back on an enemy.
"You okay!?" Happy yelled.
"Yeah." Tony replied. "Were you heading for me or him?"
"I was trying to scare him!" Happy replied.
"Cause I can't tell!"
Pepper was shocked, breathing heavily from the crash, "Are you out of your mind?!" She yelled. "Get in the car!"
"Guys..." Harribelle said, looking as the man started moving.
"Get in the car!" Happy yells.
"Guys!" Harribelle yells as Tony goes to open the door.
As the door opens she see the man raise the whips and she braces herself. As they come down she jumps forward and tackles Tony out of the way. She pushes herself up and looks down at Tony who looks shocked, "Watch what's going on around you and never turn your back on an enemy, idiot!"
She turned around and saw the door cut in half and Pepper and Happy both screaming as the car went backwards and rammed into the man again.
"Pepper! Throw the case!" Harribelle yelled as the door swung open on the forward drive.
"Hit him again!" Tony yelled at the same time.
The whip came down on the car just after the airbag deployed, cutting the car in half.
Pepper screamed and Harribelle pulled Tony up, pushing him towards the car. "Get the fucking case!"
Tony ran around the car as the man cut the car again, slicing off the side.
"Pep! The case!"
Pepper threw the case out the side of the car and backed away from the hole in the side in case the man decided to take another swing. She reached forward and pulled Happy down as Tony finished putting the suit on and kicked the car away.
Harribelle dodged the car, rolling on the pavement as the car slid through the area she had just been. She looked up as she heard a high pitched sound followed by the crackle of electricity hitting metal.
She watched in awe as the battle continued. It appeared all over when the whip wrapped around Tony's neck and he was thrown on top of the car. The man pulled the whip back and Tony fell off the top of the car onto the pavement.
Harribelle pushed herself up, "Hey, asshole!"
The man looked over at her, a whip drawn back to hit Tony again. He growled and aimed it at her and she barely managed to dodge it
Tony had managed to get up in the meantime and was pulling himself closer to the man. When he was up close and personal. He punched him in the gut before tossing him over onto the ground, leaning down and ripping the reactor away from the man's chest.
Tony stepped back as the cops came up to drag the man away.
Harribelle ran over to the car, seeing that the battle was done, "Pepper! Happy! Are you alright?"
At their shaky nods she turned to Tony, "Get that damn suit off!"
Tony looked over at Pepper, who shrugged, then back to Harribelle, "What?"
"Take off your suit!" Harribelle said, "You already had some cuts before you put the suit on and you just got thrown around by your neck!"
Tony held up his hands, getting ready to explain when Pepper spoke up, "Harri, the suit protects him from a lot of that stuff. He'll be alright if we wait a little bit."
Harribelle turned and glared at her, causing Pepper to throw her hands up, "Alright! Tony, I'd do what she says."
Tony and Happy looked at her in disbelief but Pepper shook her head, "I've been on the receiving side of her mothering and the few times I declined I ended up in worse condition than I had originally been in. Just show her the scratches so we can get out of here."
Tony sighed in defeat and tapped the side of his helmet and his suit reversed back into its case form. As soon as it was out of the way Harribelle was pulling his head down to her level, even with heels she was shorter than him, and looking his face over.
"The cut on your forehead is pretty deep but it doesn't look like it will need stitches. The other cuts will just need to be cleaned out." She slowly moved his head around in a circle, looking for any signs of damage, "Your neck seems fine but I would still suggest some ice to it as well as your left shoulder. Being pulled around by your neck swelled it a little but that's about it and you landed pretty hard on your shoulder and it seems that it almost dislocated it."
"The suit should have protected me." Tony said.
"Yes, but the shoulder is from jumping away from the explosion that you caused. And just because your suit is made out of metal it doesn't mean it can protect you from everything. That whip crushed bits of the metal, which you will see later, and it put pressure on your neck. You're lucky it wasn't worse." She said, pulling a hanky from her bra and wiping away some of the blood on his face, being careful not to get close to the cuts. "Pepper, is my clutch in there?"
Pepper looked around and found Harribelle's purse in the floorboard, "Yeah, it's right here."
Harribelle walked over and took it, helping Pepper and Happy both out of the car carefully, "Tony, get over here."
Tony walked over and looked both Pepper and Happy over, they had a few scrapes and bruises but were otherwise fine, "What?"
Harribelle pulled an alcohol pad out of her purse and pulled his head down again and started dabbing at the cut carefully. "I need to clean it and put a butterfly bandage on it, otherwise I will make you get stitches."
It wasn't long after Harribelle placed the last bandage when they heard sirens and saw an ambulance pull up with a black Mercedes right behind it.
The medics came towards them but Harribelle pointed them towards some of the other drivers who needed help as Natalie slipped over and moved Tony and them to the car.
It took a few moments before Harribelle got into the car.
"I distracted the media, they shouldn't be at the hotel until later tonight and there will be a press conference in the morning that you will have to attend Mr. Stark. Ms. Potts, you're expected to provide a report to the insurance company so that they can cover the cost of the damages." Natalie said, marking a few things off in her notebook as Happy drove them back to the hotel.
Pepper sighed, "I will get it to them by later tonight." She looked over at Tony, "That was reckless, Tony. You could have died."
"But I didn't." Tony said, looking at his phone, "What should we have for dinner? I'm thinking Italian."
"Tony! Are you even listening? All you're thinking about is yourself! What would we have done had you died?" Pepper said, "You went out there without thinking-"
"Pepper. Give it a rest." Harribelle said, "He's an adult, he can make his own decisions, even if they seem self destructive. You know from experience that yelling at someone does no good."
Pepper deflated and Tony instantly felt bad. He could see the dark circles under Pepper's eyes and knew that was because of him, "I know Harri, I know."
"Pep, how about this. I'll order some pizza and setup some movies and we'll all sit around and watch them and eat and you girls can gossip or whatever while I write up the insurance report?" Tony said, clicking a few buttons on his phone, "I've already got the pizza ordered."
"Tony..."
"Pepper, even I can tell you're exhausted." Tony said, "Just take the rest of the night off to relax."
"Oh, alright. I can't say no when you're offering food and movies, and throwing in the report." Pepper said, smiling as they stopped in front of the hotel.
"Oh Merlin!" Harribelle said, throwing open the door and rushing towards the hotel.
"Harri?!" Pepper yelled, shocked. She looked at Tony before quickly getting out of the car and following her. She could hear Tony and Natalie following behind her and Happy talking to the valet.
They made it into the hotel in enough time to see Harribelle disappear up the stairs.
"How the hell does she move so fast?" Tony asked as they chased after her.
"Get the right shoe and anyone can run in a pair of heels, Tony." Pepper said, taking the stairs two at a time.
They made it to the top of the stairs and heard a shout of excitement.
"Harri!" Pepper yelled only to shake her head when she saw her friend tackle a blonde man. "Really Harri? You scared us when you took off without saying anything!"
Harribelle looked over at them from the arms of the man, "Oh... sorry guys."
"Harribelle, who are these people?" The man asked, looking down at them.
Tony felt a hot rage bust in his chest as he watched Harribelle hang on the man.
"Oh, yes, sorry. Draco, this is Pepper Potts, you remember her by a different name and her brother Ron. This is Natalie Rushman, Pepper's PA, Happy Hogan, her and Tony's bodyguard, and this is Anthony Stark. The owner of Stark Industries." Harribelle said, pointing each one out in turn, "Guys, this is Draco Malfoy, my step-brother."
Tony felt the rage leave him as he stepped up and held out a hand, "Nice to meet you."
Draco took his hand and shook it, "You as well. Harribelle has mentioned you in her calls home. Mainly telling stories about you and your suit. I must say, you rival Harribelle on the 'getting into trouble' scale."
Harribelle punched his shoulder, "Asshole."
"You love my ass." Draco responded, smirking.
Harribelle made a face, "Ew. Even when we weren't related you are still a ferret."
"Hey! I'll have you know that everyone wanted a piece of this!" Draco exclaimed, motioning towards his body. "Besides, I'm pretty sure I got more tail than you did."
Harribelle rolled her eyes and looked over towards the others, "Sorry about him, he doesn't know how to act in public."
Pepper rolled her eyes, "At least he's not the prat he was back in school."
"Happy, did I hear that right? Did Pepper, nice, sweet, kind Pepper, just call someone a prat?" Tony said dramatically, "Is the world ending?"
Pepper rolled her eyes while Harribelle laughed, "I've said worse than that, Tony, and you know it."
Tony placed a hand over his heart, "I've never!"
Draco snorted, "I'll have you know that I was never a prat in my life. Now, I've banged a Pratt, if you wanted to know."
Harribelle shoved Draco into the suite, "Oh Merlin, please stop!" She laughed and turned to the others, "We can watch movies in my room if you want to?"
Natalie shook her head, "I have some things I need to get done and I was going to get an early night."
"Party pooper." Tony muttered before looking back at Harribelle, "I'll call the front desk and tell them to send the pizza to your room then!"
They all said their good nights to Natalie before walking into Harribelle's bedroom.
"Why don't you guys get comfortable, I'm gonna change. Pepper, if you want to change, I have some clothes you can change into." Harribelle said, looking over her shoulder at Pepper, "Lounging about in a dress isn't the most comfortable thing."
"Alright. Just don't give me anything weird to wear." Pepper said, "Normal colors would be best."
Harribelle rolled her eyes as Pepper stepped into the room behind her.
Draco turned to Tony and Happy with a smirk, "So, talk. Who has a crush on who? I mean, from the puppy look that Stark get's when he's around Pepper, I'd assume he has a crush on her but with Pepper being uninterested in you that way; and trust me, she is, I'd assume that Hogan would have a crush on Pepper, mainly because he seems to be one who likes the bossy ginger's."
"Malfoy! What are you talking about now?" Pepper asked, stepping out of Harribelle's bedroom, "Are you trying to get something out of them?"
"Why I never! How could you think that of me, Pepper?" Draco said, placing a hand over his heart. "Also, lovely sweats, the blue brings out the red in your hair."
Pepper rolled her eyes and sat down beside Draco in the loveseat, "You're an ass, you know that?"
"You love it." Draco said, rolling his eyes, "Now, what's with the shirt? Haven't heard of music from this century?"
"It's Blue Öyster Cult, Draco." Pepper said, looking at him like he was insane, "You know that song you like, Don't Fear the Reaper? They made that song."
"Really?" Draco asked, looking impressed, "Then I suppose it's not that out-dated."
"You think that Muse is out-dated and they're still releasing music." Harribelle said, stepping out of her bedroom. "Now, what movie are we going to watch? And Draco, you don't get to pick."
"Whatever. You wouldn't know a good movie if it hit you in the face." Draco said, sticking his tongue out at her.
Harribelle swatted at his tongue and plopped down on the couch beside Tony, "Now, what are you guys in the mood for? Comedy, action, thriller, romance?"
"What about the Lord of the Rings trilogy?" Tony said, shrugging, "It's got a bit of everything in it."
"Tony, that'll take hours to finish." Pepper said, "It's nearly three hours for each movie."
"Well, we're going to have pizza and I figured we'd be here for a bit. I mean, it's only seven. We won't even get to the track tomorrow because of the destruction so it's not like we can't sleep in."
Pepper sighed, "I suppose you have a point. Alright, we can start them but whoever is the last one awake has to deal with making sure everyone has a blanket."
Harribelle laughed and got up, "I'll grab some ahead of time. I know where they are anyways. Besides, why risk disturbing everyone when we can just nip that in the butt right now?"
She walked over to the closet by the bathroom door and opened it up, pulling out a few blankets. "There's four here, I'll pull the blanket off the bed for myself and grab a couple of pillows too."
She handed out the blankets before grabbing the pillows, throwing one to Draco and Pepper before giving one to Happy and another to Tony, setting her own down beside him. She then grabbed the blanket off the bed as there was a knock on the door.
"I'll get that!" Tony said, jumping up and going towards the door, "It's probably the pizza."
Harribelle rolled her eyes and looked over at Happy, "He get's thrown around by a crazed maniac and thinks nothing of answering the door for pizza? How can you deal with the stress?"
"I box a lot." Happy responded with a sigh.
Harribelle laughed as she took her seat, "Maybe, while we're over here, we should stop in London so you can fight my cousin."
Happy seemed to perk up at that and Pepper shook her head, "Since the Grand Prix is going to be put on hold, I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem to stop and visit. And I'm sure he won't say no to a good match."
Tony walked back over with a stack of pizzas and set them on the coffee table, "Alright, we've got seven different pizzas here so dig in!" He grabbed the box off the top and plopped down.
Harribelle looked over and grabbed a slice from Tony's box, smirking as he gaped at her, "So, how do you plan on playing the movies, Tony? I don't have them on hand."
Tony rolled his eyes and pulled his phone out, messing around on it for a few moments, before he managed to hook it up to the TV and broadcast Lord of the Rings. "That's how."
"Wow!" Harribelle said, grinning, "You have got to show me how to do that later."
Pepper looked at Draco and grinned before whispering, "Bet that's not the only thing she wants him to show her."
Draco choked on the bite he had taken and glared at Pepper as he gulped down the water Harribelle had brought them, "Oh that's just evil."
Pepper laughed and the others just stared at them before going back to the TV.
XXXXXX
They had made it to the second movie before Pepper had fallen asleep on the couch, laying across Draco, much to his displeasure.
The second movie was nearly over when Draco finally passed out.
They were barely into the third movie when Happy finally passed out.
Tony glanced over at Harribelle to see her still entranced by the battle taking place on the screen, "How are you enjoying the movies? Seems everyone else passed out."
Harribelle blinked before looking around at everyone, "When did they fall asleep?"
"Pepper passed out about twenty minutes into the second one and Draco almost made it to the end of it. Happy passed out around the beginning of this one."
"Huh, I hadn't noticed." Harribelle said, yawning, "Well, the movie's almost over, might as well finish it."
Tony laughed, "True."
They were quiet as the movie wrapped up and the credits started to roll.
"I really enjoyed them, though I think marathoning them might have been a tad much." She said, chuckling as she yawned again.
"If you watch one of the movies, you have to watch the others." Tony said, shrugging, "It's a little known oath that you take about five minutes into the first movie."
He felt something hit his shoulder and looked down to see that Harribelle had finally fallen asleep. He smirked and shifted a bit so he was leaning back against the arm of the couch and Harribelle was laying at his side. He pulled his blood toxicity reader out and checked it once more. He had gotten up in the middle of the second movie and changed the palladium core in the bathroom. His blood toxicity hadn't raised or lowered any so he sighed and leaned back, getting comfortable before closing his eyes.
Maybe sleep would do him good.
XXXXXX
Draco woke up the next morning to something prodding him in the side. He grunted and tried moving away only to get a smack to the chest.
His eyes flew open as and hand went to his chest. He turned and glared at Pepper, "What was that for?!"
She glared at him, holding a finger to her lips, telling him to keep silent, as she pointed behind him.
He turned to see Tony laying on the couch, one arm tossed over his eyes and the other wrapped around Harribelle, who was lying to his side, her head resting on his shoulder.
Draco smirked and pulled out his phone, Pepper following soon after, and took pictures for proof.
"Should we wake them up?" Pepper whispered, a grin on her face.
Draco shook his head and pointed at Happy, "No, but wake him up. No matter who wakes up first the reaction is going to be priceless and I believe we should capture the occasion."
Pepper chuckled as she stalked over to Happy, leaning over and shaking him gently.
Happy groaned and opened his eyes, "Pepper?"
She pressed a finger to her lips and pointed towards the couch, "We already took some pictures but we're going to try getting their reactions."
Happy looked over only to grin as he spotted the two cuddled up on the couch. "Anyone going to wake them up?"
Draco snuck over and leaned down, "Think we should get into position where we can get the best pictures then drop something, make it sound really loud."
Happy grinned, "You guys get the picture, I'll find something to drop."
The pair nodded and took their positions as Happy picked up a book and dropped it on the floor.
Harribelle's eyes shot open and she pushed herself up, looking around as Tony lean up and almost headbutted her.
They didn't notice the others taking pictures as they realized just how close they were.
Harribelle blushed, starting from the tips of her ears and going down her neck while Tony just gave a lecherous grin.
It took them five seconds to realize that Harribelle had ran away, the bedroom door slamming behind her.
Tony and the others blinked before he looked over at them, "What are you guys doing?"
Pepper and Draco hid their phones while Happy bent down to pick up the book.
"Nothing." They all said, a bit too quickly, before making an excuse and leaving the room.
"What's up with them?" Tony asked the air, frowning.
XXXXX
"So we have to stop at a coffee store before we take the jet to London." Tony said as they all got into the car.
"Didn't you just have three cups in the hotel?" Harribelle asked.
"But that's not really coffee." Tony said, rolling his eyes, "That watered down bean juice."
"That's basically what coffee is, Tony." Pepper said, sighing.
"Well, tea is just leaf juice." Tony said, crossing his arms.
The car went silent until Happy spoke up, "You do know those three are from England, right?"
"Well, I'm part Italian so if they're gonna insult my coffee, I'm gonna insult their tea." Tony said, before looking back over to see them all staring at him unblinkingly. He shifted under their combined stare before giving up, "Fine, sorry, I won't insult your tea."
"Good, wouldn't want to drag you before the Queen to apologize." Draco said, turning and looking out the window.
Tony sat there staring at him for a moment before looking at the other two, "He's joking, right?"
"No, insulting tea is a penalty of death in England." Pepper said, frowning.
"I could probably ask her not to kill you... Might get away with lifetime imprisonment." Harribelle said, tilting her head and frowning, "Well, maybe, I don't know if even I could get her to change her mind on that."
Tony's eyes widened a bit, "You guys are just kidding, right?"
Harribelle rolled her eyes with a smile, "Yes, Tony, we are. Besides, not all Brits like tea anyway."
Tony let out a sigh of relief while Happy pulled up to a Starbucks.
"You guys want anything?" Tony asked as he rolled the window down.
They all gave their orders and Happy pulled up to the window where the man handed over their drinks in a drink carrier. "Your total will be $28.35."
Tony handed over the money and they pulled away. He handed Happy his coffee, black with two sugars, before looking at the others.
"Ok, so, Pepper, your half-caf mocha-chino thing with a chocolate drizzle," He handed it over to the waiting redhead, "Draco, your french vanilla venti latte with hazelnut added and an espresso shot," He handed it to the waiting blonde, "and Harribelle," He frowned, "your caffe latte with three extra espresso shots added. Is that right?"
"Yup!" Harribelle said, grabbing her drink with a smile, "Thank you, Tony."
XXXXX
They soon arrived at the airport and got on the jet, ready to head out.
"What's the point of a private jet if you still have to wear belts?" Draco asked, sitting in one of the seats and buckling up.
"It's still so that if anything goes wrong you are less likely to die." Harribelle said, rolling her eyes.
Draco looked terrified while the others laughed, "Harri! That's not funny!"
Harribelle rolled her eyes, "But, it makes sense, doesn't it?"
Draco crossed his arms and pouted, which caused Pepper to poke fun at him.
Harribelle looked over and made eye contact with Tony, smiling as she rolled her eyes.
They were ridiculous, but they were her friends.
AN:: So I cut this short because if I actually tried continuing this right now I would probably upset people with how it went. My head's not really into this one at the moment. I know where I'm going with it but I don't really have the inspiration to type on it. I'm not quitting the story or anything of that sort but I am going to be prioritizing my other stories and I hope that you all can forgive me for that.