Acelu Hogwarts au idea thanks to a commenter on AO3
-Triwizard Tournament, ages 20 and up only so Luffy is miffed about it
-Champions are Ace for Hogwarts, Law for Durmstrang, and Cavendish for Beaubatons
-1st year starts at 13 instead of 11
-Ace is Slytherin, Luffy is Hufflepuff, and Sabo is Ravenclaw
-Ace and Luffy have been dancing around each other FOREVER and Sabo is just sick of it. He just wants them to get together and stop pining already
-Maybe the Yule Ball will help
-First Task: Surviving a forest of wild beasts, no problem for our resident jungle child
-Second Task: Rescue a loved one from a huge fire pit. (You'd think this would clue these idiots in when Luffy is the one Ace has to rescue, but no. They're still morons).
-Yule Ball: Everyone is forced to take the dance lessons taught by Professor Cora. why he is in charge when he falls over or trips over something every 30 seconds no one knows. Ace struggles to find the courage to ask Luffy to be his date but hears a rumor that 7th-year Drumstrang student Trafalgar Law asks, so he gives up and asks his friend Bonney to be his dance partner for the opening dance, least Cora puts him with someone he hated. Just when the champions are lining up, he sees Luffy coming down the staircase in his robes, making him even more gorgeous to Ace. He doesn't see Trafalgar anywhere until he catches him standing arm-in-arm with Kid, another Drummstrang student. Realizing this is his chance, he apologizes to Bonney, who shrugs because she doesn't care. Ace makes his way to Luffy, stopping in front of him before executing a small bow asking him to be his date to the ball. Luffy smiled wide, excitedly saying yes. Ace took his hand and got in line with the other two champions, his nerves finally calming down now that Luffy was there. They dance through the night, taking breaks and such before disappearing near the end and heading to the room of requirement. Neither of them wanted to have sex, but they wanted to be able to cuddle in front of a warm fire. The room thought of everything, even pajamas to change into. They lay down in front of the fire, talking about everything and nothing before succumbing to sleep.
-Third Task: A free-for-all to get to the Cup and show off their magic to the crowd.
-Law ends up winning, but Ace is ok with that. He had Luffy to console him after all
-Years later, their kids find an old photobook with pictures from the Triwizard Tournament and ask about how they fell in love.
