Pepperony and friends in Hogwarts AU
Romione02 helped me a lot while writing this.
Tony
Tony Stark was the kind of person, who did not give up. When he had something he wanted to achieve, he achieved, no matter what risky and stupid ideas led to him achieving it. He was, in general, a very stubborn person and he had experienced that he only got the things he wanted when he was about to give up, so he kept trying and trying, because one day, he would get what he wanted.
That was a very unusual attitude from a Gryffindor student and it was even more unusual that Tony Stark, genius, billionaire, philantrophist, was turned down by someone. He had the reputation to be irresistable and he took pride in being who people thought him to be.
The Tony Stark most people knew, was the one who always talked back to teachers but still managed to get good grades. The Tony who did pranks and smiled and no matter how often the teachers threatened to take away his sunglasses, at the end of the day, he always had them back.
Of course, not everybody liked Tony, he was a wizard out of a muggle family, a very rich muggle family. But he did not think that this was the reason why he was being rejected. She didn't seem to care about his blood or his name, just about his attitude.
It was one of these Friday's, where Tony and his friends were sitting in the room of requirement and were eating pizza illegally. Tony had always been quite good at smuggling muggle tech and food into the castle. It was a special talent, he always used to say.
"Maybe you should just give up on her", Bruce told him, always the voice of reason, as the Ravenclaw he was.
"But where's the fun in that?", Tony asked, the usual smirk decorating his face.
Bruce rolled his eyes and stuffed another slice of pizza in his mouth.
"What do you think, Happy?", Tony asked his rather quiet friend. But Happy always had the best ideas, maybe because he was so quiet and had more time to think than the others.
He thought about it.
"I think you should just try to talk to her. Try to be her friend..."
"But that would mean I would give up! I can't do that, Happy!", Tony protested and Bruce just rolled his eyes.
"Let the poor boy speak, Tony", Rhodey commented. If it had been anyone else, Tony would not have listened, but Rhodey was his best friend.
Happy took a deep breath and continued.
"You see, most people want to get to know someone before they go on a date. And you'll see, maybe if you try to be her friend, she'll like you more. And if she doesn't fall in love with you, you still have a friend more."
Tony nodded slowly.
"You've got a point, Happy. Maybe I should befriend her. But not today. Today is a good day to try once again"
A loud sigh from Bruce side.
"And you want us to help you with that?"
Tony nodded and looked at Bruce with his puppy eyes.
"Please, one last time."
Bruce stared at Tony, tried to stare him down, but he gave in.
"Alright, fine. One last time."
Pepper
Pepper loved the smell of books and the way she felt home in the library. She loved the endless corridors and the sound the rain made crashing against the old castle windows. She loved Hogwarts with every piece of her heart, especially because it gave her opportunities.
Pepper was a halfblood and she had been sorted into Ravenclaw. As soon as she had gotten her letter, she had decided she would try her hardest to become a great witch, because she just wanted to learn all this wisdom, she wanted to live in this magical world.
