#mcxpenny

For the couple:

1. What drew your character to their LI and vice versa?

All began with Penny’s interest in adventures(like in the game), but what really started the relationship was Penny noticing that even if David acted like he didn’t care about anyone, he still does nice things for people, even he gets mad, tries to only to point out the facts about the problems people is bringing to him. He may be cynical, blunt, straightforward with his criticism but still tries to be nice, and aside from his seniors, the younger students are quite fond of him(but still slightly intimidated because his scarred face but they admire him) mostly because he explains things straight to the point, not like he read the notions in a book i mean and simply repeat them like a parrot. By David side i can say that David began to notice her more when he learned about Scarlet, which may sound weird and creepy, but David was dealing with nightmares and with “I’m the most depressed person in the whole universe” kind of mentality, so knowing about Scarlett, and how Penny was shocked about her, put David in a new mentality, less self-centered, and with time they both noticed nice/lovely things that both do during the lessons or clubs and the love just sparked and those little cute moments bringed to the point of asking to each other to be their date to the Celestial Ball and the date to Madam Puddifoot.

2. What was the first moment that they knew they were in love with their LI? 

David was kinda crushing Penny around forth year, there are a few moment during the year where he thinks things like “Penny is nice, i enjoy her presence” but around the end of the year(around the Celestial Ball SQ that for me and various other reasons happens around the end of the year) when he slowly loses his coolness around her(the classic ”My love interest is soo close to me” panic), he was sure, she got him.

Penny felt the first bit of love/crush for David probably sooner than David(in general David had soo much to deal in Hogwarts that i’m surprised myself that he was able to have a  relationship), It’s stated that she was interested in David/MC because she finds parties and that kind of social activities quite boring, that she is searching for something exciting like getting the Runner’s High

(that awesome feeling that you get while you’re doing your favorite extreme-sport)

, probably in my ship that moment happens around her depression with Scarlett and the werewolves side-quest

(to me both of them happen in almost the same period of the third year).

I mean if someone would basically leap on the scary thing that i fear most, with a knife in one hand and a magic wand in the other, basically facing death for me i would be singing songs in their name or at least showing some interest in the person who saved me.

3. When they are having a fight, what is it about and how do they deal with it? 

During school the main reason for each of them to fight is basically a strong interest in each other’s health(physical and mental). 

Here an example:

Penny: David! Did you even sleep?

David: I have to do [insert an important activity here, like saving hogwarts or helping someone in danger or dealing with a super urgent issue]

Penny: Well, by your tired face,i dare to say that you’re too tired for it! You’re walking like a zombie! For the next 8 hours, the only activities we’re going to do is eating, having a shower and then sleeping, LET THE PEOPLE HANDLE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS! ARE WE CLEAR?!

David: *silently nods*

Change the names but that’s the most common argument they have, out of love and interest in each other’s health(like i said) they both just quite obsessive over helping people and they both usually have a tight schedule, to the point to forget to fully rest. Basically they need each other to take care of each other, otherwise they kinda forget about their own healthiness. 

4. Their favorite physical feature on each other? 

David’s favorite feature: The fact that Penny isn’t Merula! AHAHAH just joking, (okay but seriously) he loves her all(every part of her makes her beautiful and sexy in David’s opinion), but if he is forced to choose he would say her abdomen, he just find it perfect, there is not real reason like a cute birthmark or how toned she is..he would watch her abdomen and just be in awe for hours.

Penny’s favorite feature: When your boyfriend/husband looks like Geralt of Rivia(but with red hair) since then end of year five(of Hogwarts of course), it’s hard to find a single favorite feature, Penny really likes his scars, or his trained body but her favorite feature is David’s right arm(remember the left one is an automail because i’m a lazy ass who makes a wizards who loves knives and close-combatting magical creatures who also is like inspired by Edward Elric XD) because she loooooves being hugged by that arm(and from its owner XD) while she is slepping after a tiring day of school/work.

Just as a reference: Geralt and his scars(that in my mind David has almost the same number of scars and a few more burn-marks)

5. How do they comfort each other when they are sad?

Like their favorite date activity. they let the other one to stay alone for some hours so they can be sad but also letting their mind processing everything is making them sad, then after those hours they try to talk a little, usually with no friends around so they can both vent how much they want, drinking something warm and very sweet and after the sadness fade away they can work together to find something funny to do.

PS: I’m talking about something very sad, not just a random bad mood because they got a bad grade in a test, something like a meltdown because stress or shit happening.

6. Who is the big spoon?

David but only because he is bigger but they favorite sleeping position is “The Nuzzle”(and their similar variations), with an special about being the smaller spoon if you’re really tired(so yeah sometimes David is the smaller spoon but usually he is the big one)

The Nuzzle

7. Favorite date activity? 

With all they’re going through(During HPHM), they both need to chill, so their favorite date activity is anything that sounds lazy, from lazily studying together, to just having a meal in Jacob’s room away from anyone but each other, or going to Madam Puddifoot for drinking something sweet(tea or chamomile)(and this time without Tonks and Charlie around), basically for Penny and David, anything unrelated to school and done together counts as a date.

8. What are their most prominent memories of each other?

David’s: When she entered in the main hall during the celestial ball, she was so beautiful, cute and breathtaking, the first of many times where David really wanted to waltz with her.

Penny’s: See him fight and struggle and after that still being able to have social interactions, and acing his OWLs and NEWTs. Fighting selflessly against the most dangerous creatures of the wizarding-world, risking to die in so many occasions for a selfless purpose. There are a lot of prominent memories of David being great but Penny’s favorite kind of memories about David is when he is showing emotions(either happiness or sadness or anger) not because she loves seeing him suffer, but because David did/does a lot of things labelled as impossible and yet he is a human like everyone else.

9. How open are they with their feelings?

Quite open, they know that communication is important, time to time they need some time alone, but that aside they’re quite communicative even though David is not comfortable to talk at all, but Penny takes what she can(because David sometimes has a weird way to explain things...so he rather not talking)

If you mean without talking...David is the perfect hugging machine, he is quite happy to show his love for her...shyly(because he is more scared about what’s appropriate and what is not...but still)

10. Do they have pet names for each other?

Penny likes to call him “Boy”(like “Good Boy”) when she wants to joke about David’s animagus form(a german shepherd) but she prefers calling him “Love” or “Darling”, David just call her “honey” or “angel”, when he is in a “Penny is hugging me while she is pushing her face against my chest” mood he calls her “Kitty”.

11. Do they have any inside jokes?

Well David refuses to define himself as a human(after a huge tantrum against Dumbledore at the end of year four after the acromantula), mostly because he feels more like a beast, is not arrogance more like “why i feel so aggressive, i don’t feel like i’m human, what’s happening to me? I can barely remember what my personality was before being obsessed with saving Jacob, not even knowing what happened to him and how i will react to his presence..” After a while of consideration even with Dumbledore saying to him that he is the most human because he cares so much to feel destroyed by the idea of friends and classmates in danger, David will keep saying that he is a Class-5(XXXXX) beast(like Chimaeras and Dragons and Werewolves). After he breaks the curse of the Portrait Vault, between people who call him hero, there is also people who listened him defining himself as a beast and they choose to call him GBoH(Guardian Beast of Hogwarts)

So the inside joke is that when Penny just be herself in presence of a David in a bad mood(because shits happens often at hogwarts) she likes to joke about how “She is the only known witch to tame a Class 5 David”

On Penny-side: every-time(David is in a mood of making jokes) Penny mentions the Kew Gardens David usually comments with “I know, it’s not like Kew Garden, but at least here you’re encouraged to interact with plants”

I add that there are many inside jokes about David and dogs(David’s animagus form is a german shepherd), like being called Good Boy or throwing him things so he can catch them with the mouth.

12. Do they have similar goals? If they clash, how do they deal?

Well in Auror!AU, David(and Jacob) are working hard to be aurors, while Penny wants to be a substitute for Snape(so like when he is ill or not in the “mood” for teaching, she will teach Potions in his place). So in this case their similar goal is spending more time together and they work hard to achieve it.

In Cursebreakers!AU(but an edited version but the concept was born from @Lycopenedishere fanfic) They both work hard for being cursebreakers(with or without Rakepick) but mostly David already used(to cursebreaking), focus on learning new languages(magical and common) and spells while Penny focus on learn new potions’ recipes and more important(inspired by David) learning how big is the world(magic and not-magic)(it’s like “i want to travel a little, be independent, and learn more”).

In general they have similar goals but their goals aren’t exclusive and most of the times they can achieve them together and in the unusual situation where they may clash for them…they usually are in good terms like “May be the best one win and good luck honey”

13. How do they react at being away from each other?

Are talking about away in a “they’re at work or on a trip for a few days”? or away in a “they’re dead” way?Don't care! i choose the first option(not in a mood for angst and sadness XD)

David just tries to keep himself busy(with cooking or cleaning or anything else) until Penny comes back, trying to not thinking about it, until at some point you can hear him singing love songs in a sad voice until Penny comes back. (Tonks jokes that he has this reaction because his animagus form is a dog and he is quite affectionate…she is right)

Penny pretty much the same but the difference is in what they do, and Penny could choose to spend some time with Tonks and Chiara, or if they’re both busy, visiting her family.14. Is there anything they associate with each other?

14. Is there anything they associate with each other?

Well David associates Penny with the ocean, mostly because her blue eyes but also he quite reminds him how really deep is Penny’s personality(because before the Scarlet mini-saga, David was sure that Penny was only like a clichè of a cheerleader with a thing for dangerous things)

Penny associates David with the sky, huge, and watching it, brings hope, in a different way deep and majestic like ocean, but if you watch decently you can see where is the storm but at the same time the sky embrace earth and oceans(= things that David loves or cares about). (i’m very bad in explaining this kind of things in english, please forgive me)

15. Does their view of themselves differ from their partner’s view?

Quite complicated question, but keep in mind that i’m writing about them during HPHM(not after or before): 

David’s view of himself: Someone unable to achieve everything he wants, like really saving his brother, or taking care of his friends and everyone he loves by keeping them away from dangers(R. Vaults, Etc…), Someone who saw his own family falling into pieces and being unable to save them all. A disgusting being who refuses his own humanity because the people who hates and was most disappointed define themselves as humans. Someone unable to truly be honest to the people around him because is too scared of their reaction to his most deeper thoughts. Someone who has friends willing to help him not because it’s the right thing to do but because he already helped them with something meaningless like a prank or going to places(unrelated to his main purpose of saving Hogwarts) and still not being brave enough to quit on them because he doesn’t have anyone else..even while he knows that this kind of relationship is destroying every joy and desire of hanging out with them...

Penny’s view of David: Someone you can truly count on, trustworthy, honest, someone who saved her from dangers including herself(in form of depression and stress) multiple times, someone who is always ready to share a laugh with people, kinda a braggart just for making people laugh even with his scary and scarred face. Someone who is adored by people like the big brother of every student in Hogwarts because even while he faces hell almost by himself with minimum help from people who define themselves as a friends, he still finds time to be a decent prefect who teaches to the younger generations funny but useful spells(like aquamenti). Someone who doesn’t like talking about his feelings because after what he experienced, she understands that words are now overrated and chooses to show his love through actions. That someone she would miss most if he would disappear: That unique funny and caring guy those  big but gentle hands that he uses to protects everyone even those people who are mean to him for no real and logical reasons.

Penny’s view of herself: Someone unable to really cope with her own mental health in a healthy way, someone popular only because the beauty standards and her naturally selfless personality. Someone who watched her best friend dying in front of her and was unable to save her and trying to forget her with potions. Someone good only with potions and not much else. Someone so bored by parties to be in need to have some rush of adrenaline and joined a guy in his quest to save his brother just for the fun of dealing with dangerous things and getting that rush of adrenaline but pretty much quit after a few real “live or die” situations. Good only with gathering intel for the sake of helping the Hero of Hogwarts.

David’s view on Penny: The person he would miss most(Don’t tell Rowan he would put up a scene because he is jealous), the nicest girl in his group of friends, the most comprehensive, the one who even when she listen some weird and dark confession from David, she still accept him for what he is. The real Potion teacher(he learned more from Penny than Snape himself). The first person who actually showed interest not in David as that infamous guy named David, but the guy under that thick film of rumors. The beautiful hands that indirectly saved him multiple times by brewing useful potions. The only person who is able to truly understand his dark humor(Bill Burr kind of humor, harmless but darkish). The only girl he wanted to date. The only girl and woman he loves. The mother of their kids. The (real) Best Witch(or MVP) of Hogwarts.

16. Jealous at all?

Their jealousy is more about wanting to spend more time intimately together rather being actually jealous, i mean that they’re a little possessive to each other, but we shouldn’t blame them, David/MC has to deal with the Vaults, R, his brother, his needy friends, and school, while all he wants is quiet place where he can relax a little. Penny almost like David, has to deal with her tight schedule, and with David, she must find time for staying together…

By re-reading this, i feel like it shouldn’t count as an answer…but this is what they feel, they’re jealous of each other’s tight schedule that makes hard to stay together.

17. Their ways of expressing their love.

Physically, with David words are meaningless, he learned to trust actions and facts instead of words, nothing says i love you more than a quiet date, where David and Penny can say a silent “Fuck Y’all” by enjoying time together, some cuddle, some private nsfw moments(they’re sixteen and seventeen at this point, it’s fair and easy to imagine that, considering how emotionally passionate they both are.) 

18. Is there any way they disappoint each other? 

When they’re overprotective on each other, David hates the idea of Penny in danger, even thinking about it, fuels his obsession to become stronger and stronger, and during the beginning of their relationship Penny was disappointed because she thought that he doesn’t believe in her powers/talents but at the same time this behaviour is the same that Penny has during year fifth and sixth(in the game), overprotective and enough obsessive to being annoying(for the ones that she wants to protect), their solution is help each other in “controlling/limiting their own behaviour”

19. Describe how they communicate 

They talk, plain and easy, but the main rule is honesty.

20. Did either person change at all, to be with their partner?

David has to work on his repressed emotions and working on being a little more self-centered(that’s how selfless he is, to the point that he has to begin to be more selfish) so he can take care of himself decently

Penny will work on using less potions for artificially fixing her emotions and talk more to David when she needs.

Together they have to work on saying “No” more often, but seriously they adult-relationship is quite healthy and quiet.

For the creator

21. Personally, do you think they are a good couple? 

I could go over and over ranting and arguing about how from David’s point of view(straight male, with tons of repressed stress as hell during HPHM, with anger issues because of that said stress[important: he never punched or hitted Penny or his friends, just saying], with mood swings and stuff) anyone like Merula is the wrong choice for David, but at the same time both Penny and (more important) David needs time for really elaborate their personal emotional problems but even during their relationship during HPHM, yeah they’re a good couple, i like them, otherwise i wouldn’t ship my David “Jager” Denneth with Penny “Cinnamon Roll” Haywood.

But i want make the extra mile and explain why the other characters aren’t fitted for David:

Let’s remove all the boys(David is straight but in a “i simply don’t feel attracted to boys/men” way not because he is homophobic or something) where the best case scenario is a bromance full Jojo-style(Araki is a god in making the best bromances)

Merula: Miss 7%(of people who dated her, and yet there is a whole fandom who is dreaming of having a love life with her -.-), Why Merula Snyde is not good for David? Because with all she did to David and his friends, this girl has a room in Azkaban with her name on it! If i meet a creepy girl who tries to kill me i call the police! i don’t fall in love with her, i won’t save her from herself, is not my job! If Society agreed that women aren’t a tool for men to save themselves so can we please agree that men aren’t a tool/accessory for women? Why there is this disgusting double standard? Why a woman shouldn’t save me but i should(and must) save a woman? Seriously no one talks about men used by women! Back on topic, Merula is not stupid, she actually knows how she should treat people, the same way she wanted to be treated, she basically wants only to receive good things, merits and rewards without making the effort for them because those good things are meant to be hers just because she exist! I listened Merula apologists agreeing that Merula doesn’t have to be sorry or apologize for been forgiven! They used some infos about my past(that i shared with them) for exploiting the fact that bully victims are the real bullies if they don’t forgive! Dude! WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK! I HAVE SCARS IN MY MIND NAMED AFTER MY BULLIES! I would forgiven them if they were sorry, if they worked their asses off in being decent humans beings, but they didn’t and i can’t forget(i wish tho) because what they did to me was so horrible, so scarring that is part of me now. You don’t see me going around with a knife and cutting people, i’m still a decent human being...not functional but i think i’m a decent, civil person(with my flaws but humans aren’t perfect). So if the best case scenario David and Merula are together how their relationship would be? The classic trope of the hyper jealous girl who checks his boyfriend’s phone, takes every girl numbers, and call them to warn them to stay away from David. Canon Merula is clingy(for the wrong reason like stalking MC) and too much jealous, in a toxic way. David is patient and comprehensive but he has his limits, not mentioning that David is quite a braggart but for fun, when he tells his ridiculous(but funny) stories, he does it for the sake of sharing a laugh not because he is arrogant, and in reality he is someone who needs to chill, to enjoy peaceful moments, Merula as a girlfriend would be like pouring gasoline on a forest already on fire! FanonMerula maybe is a sweetheart but here we’re talking of Canon-Characters...and i have even ignored all the horrible things she did(one indirect attempted murder, one instigated murder, stealing potion from Penny, trying to get the merits, tons of racist speech and hate speech in general, disrespectful, she never really showed her friendly/warm side, so she isn’t a tsundere and even if she is a tsundere, she is the worst example of being a tsundere).

Chiara: My second favorite girl, a ship with her would work smoothly, they both have empathy and they know how to really treat other people. Even with her condition of being a werewolf, David(and MC in general) already showed that he is able to deal with her condition, and because my David is basically a witcher(without mutations) in the HP-universe, it’s even easier for him to take care of her, to protect her from people too blind to see that she is a victim of the circumstances, she didn’t choose to be a werewolf, she got bitten and she doesn’t want to harm anyone. 

Tonks: I stick with the canon, so Remadora(but i think she is bi but she just loves Remus and we’re okay with it), for David a relationship with Tonks would feel weird “It’s like the cool and funny sister of my dreams, but still my sister, no one wants that!”

Tulip: Not enough time on screen to have a full opinion on her, she is nice, but i would want to see her when is not busy with pranks and she is in a more serious situation before saying anything, sorry.

Liz/Lizard: I don’t want to say that she is AroAce, not because i have problems but mostly because we don’t see her on screen enough to feel like she is, i want to learn more about her before saying anything, for now David and Lizard are only a “we share an interest but we have some divergences “trope.

Badea: She is actually David’s step/foster-sister! They like to spend time together as siblings or childhood friends, like doing two different things but quietly near to each other, for a MaleMC i dare to say that she is like FemRowan but with different interests. Her parents took care of David like he is part of the family, they developed the automail that David has(combining magic knowledge with muggle technology, so it’s like having a sci-fi arm but in the 1980s) also the red coat that David usually wears is a gift from Badea’s mother.

22. From the outside looking in, what is their dynamic like? 

A remixed version of the Beauty and the Beast trope:

David: Scary face(because the scars) and wild approach to his enemies(like fighting close-ranged, using his instincts to choose which attack he should use) but secretly a sweetheart, he isn’t stupid, but his emotions and instincts kick in before his rationality in a combat-situation to the point that he trained himself to prepare items, small weapons and potions while he is still “rational” to the point that we can say that he shaped his own “fighting pattern” with training and studies.

Penny: Already a sweetheart (but with a hint of slytherin traits), smart, cute, polite, more diplomatic, her approach to a duel is rational(after HPHM she will learn close combat fighting from David but without his instinctive flaws, so she would be more like a martial artist and more accurate), capable of obtaining any kind of information easily.

23. Did you tailor your OC for the other in the romance? 

As matter of fact no...i made a character that would fit what i like...and i just noticed how he would be happy with Penny around.

24. Is their any moment that happens between them that you know happens and just makes you melt? 

Mostly is a concept of moments they share:

They’re having a rough day, both of them, they’re about to punch someone in the face, that’s how stressed they are. Soon enough they meet after their different lessons, they see in each other eyes, (you can also say that they’re spent so much time together that they can feel it) they need a break, away from everyone, and if it’s a weekday there is Jacob’s room(also known as “David’s club room, where he can do whatever he wants”) and they’re mostly together maybe skipping a lesson or two, but their minds and souls needed that, it’s either a warm tea, or being on a sofa drowning in sheets and pillows and just snuggling and cuddling, or being passionate to each other. 

25. Share any headcanons about their relationship. 

David and Penny’s father are actually great friends...but David and Penny’s mother are like in a turf war because Penny’s mother knew David’s biological mother, she knows that she became a pureblood supremacist soon as she was pregnant with David, and she judges him as she judged his mother...David is just salty for being treated badly because some reputation that doesn’t involve him directly.

26. How important is the romance in your OC’s overall story? 

David is basically on the verge of insanity everyday, everytime someone ask him to do something first for them(in exchange of their help for saving hogwarts) is a small step towards a mental breakdown. What prevent those meltdowns are quiet people(Rowan, Penny, Badea) people who likes to either doing something quietly or are good in listening him or knows him enough to help him to chill. Penny is meets all the three requirements. I dare to say that their relationship(either a friendly or romantic) is crucial for David. Without Penny(or if she dies) David will lose his self-control and just be like a Chimaera(just primal instincts and ultraviolence)

27. What makes you excited about their relationship? 

The fact that for one time is the trope “opposites attract each other” can’t be used here, as a matter of fact, David and Penny are quite similar, they shared similar experiences but from slightly different points of view. I love the idea of being there for each other, knowing what each other needs because they know what they need, it may sounds boring or predictable, but i find it cute, they both need the same things for feeling good but they’re both so workaholics that they don’t think about their own health until the other one(because they’re both quite selfless and kind) takes them to rest. There is a lot that makes me excited about David and Penny being in love, like how during year 1 to 4 ressemble the slow burn of Romione, and from the end of year 4 to 6(maybe seven, we’ll see) ressemble Hinny, but their adult relationship could be quite Geralt and Yennefer from The Witcher but more affectionate(and less drama XD).

28. Is there any similarities to your OC and LI’s relationship to one you have had IRL?

I don’t have a relationship and never had one...never had an actual friend(or someone truly worthy of being called friend), so it’s more based on ideas and dreams.

29. What are your favorite moments that happen between them? 

It’s more like based on my Cursebreaker!WhatIf, where David and Penny are travelling in the Sahara Desert, they’re just walking, they’re covered in clothes so you can’t really say who is who, but they’re walking close facing the burning climate, they’re not suffering for the water(aguamenti is the solution), just the air burning in their throats but they’re still close like they’re more in need of feel each other close than the actual need of some fresh air or a refreshing shower. You can say that is boring or meaningless but truth is that they love so much each other to rather melt for the burning hot weather rather than not being close or share some physical contact. 

In the game my favorite moment is:

 30. How does their love change as they get older?

By the time they’re older the love doesn’t change but their way to express it is more domestic, i don’t wanna involve AUs/What Ifs but in some aspects it can be similar to Izumi and Shigu(FMA), but still with a “young mentality” kinda like an eternal honeymoon, they’re both quite passionate so people insist that is just a phase, but even during their 90s they will be daring and affectionate(but i’ve headcanon that a spell for anti-aging purposes will be invented or re-discovered in some ruins, so wizards and witches will look like they’re back in their 30s or 40s).

31. Share anything you would like about the couple!

I’m not into the fankids but still in the Auror!AU:

David and Penny have a daughter named Scarlet “Dora” Haywood, she is a quiet girl but she has a thing for puns like her father and her godmother and not to mention that there is a rumor that Scarlet and Teddy are into each other. Mama and Papa are quite liberal and (secretly super happy to the idea of being in laws with the Tonks Family)

“What a day…it’s the weekend but God said no! Snowstorm!

That jerk…it’s not enough removing my sense of touch for almost five years?!”

What a day…I supposed to hang out with my friends during this quiet period where for some reason or another, the Stone Curse took some weeks off but this bloody snowstorm came in and ruined my plans together with Barnaby’s flu…

[Flashback] This Morning…

< David! Thank god! You’re here! Where’s Barnaby? > yelled my boss at the Reserve for Magical Creatures while he is fast-walking to me, with his face that showed all his worries…

< Barny got flu…what’s happening? > I asked quietly while my hands were freezing in the pockets of my red coat.

< THIS BLOODY SNOWSTORM! EVERYTHING IS HELL! I NEED HELP AT THE RESERVE AND TODAY IS YOUR FRIEND’S TURN! > he kept yelling at me while grabbing me…

[End of Flashback]

“And before I knew it, I was kidnapped by my boss, during my day-off, ready to enjoy some hot soup at the Inn…and I spent it by repairing barns, lighting fires, and lamps, and cooking soup for the creatures while I was starving and freezing…and now it is late evening, still hungry and freezing…Barnaby, you owe me a day!”

< You’re too kind David…> I said, trying to verbally pat my own shoulder…

< As a matter of fact, this is what people expect from the Hero of Hogwarts…but people should learn to be grateful first... > said a voice while actually patting on my right shoulder

I happily turn so I can see her, blessed and feeling reassured to listen to her voice but then I remember in what situation I left…

< Sorry for… > I got interrupted before finishing the sentence by her index finger gently pressing on my lips…

< Like it was your fault for being dragged to work at the Reserve during your day-off, or for Barnaby having a flu…it was funny though, a big guy like you, being taken and pulled by the collar of your coat to work, it was like watching a baby walking a dragon on a leash! > she smiles and laughs a little while she covers her mouth during that short laugh

I smile scratching the back of my head and checking around before meeting her breathtaking blue eyes, I still can’t believe how can she deal with these situations where I end up postponing our dates…and still choosing to stay with me: She could have anyone and she chose me over everyone, Penny Haywood your existence fuels my happiness!

< Wake up, love! > she snaps her fingers a couple of times laughing joyful

<Ehg! Sorry, I was thinking if I did everything at the reserve…> what an excuse, now she will think you’re a workaholic! You Moron!

<…and even if you didn’t, it’s your boss’ problem now…unless he begins to pay you in days-off from work…and in that case, I'll be happy to help you to negotiate with him >  another laugh but this time I actually laugh a little

< Only if I could spend all of them with you and nobody else… > Fantastic, now she’ll surely think that you are jealous and possessive…i can’t believe I said it!

She blushes a little < It sounds like heaven > she simply caress my right cheek for a couple of seconds <…but first: let’s go to dinner! You worked hard during a snowstorm since this morning and you deserve a meal…this time it’s on me, my love! > and suddenly she begins to push me to the Three Broomsticks Inn until I start to walk and only then she grabs my right arm smiling while walking next to me…

Seriosly, we got lucky to have you...and even then people worship Merula(basically a baby-criminal) you sweet angel ç_ç

I like the idea that both MC and Penny panicked enough to change(or try) different outfit(s) multple times, it’s cute, they both are so nervous, they have both had clear fantasies about this date going perfectly because they think the other one is awesome and nice and then just panic and anxiety trying to reach each other level (feels like the build-up of Romione). ALSO she looks so mature and awesome with that hairstyle ç_ç Give me Penny with those hair 24/7 ç_ç please Jam City!

Yeah between Cursebreaking, Potion-brewing, we don’t talk much, both too busy to have actual hobbies and a constant social life, huh?

And David now is looking serious but inside his mind is probably partying like during the New Year, dancing and yelling happily.

David and Penny also known as “The couple who think a lot“

David: just slightly, i wouldn’t told Tonks and Charlie when it was our date, but at the same time, thanks to them we’re here, over the curfew...together(breaking at least 2 rules for our night-date)

Moon is beautiful and all but for astronomy is just a giant beautiful mirror i prefer Polaris/Ursae Minoris alpha...so at least we can orient ourselves and move north/foward together *///*

In general, i loved this side-quest, i’m sad that we couldn’t date(Charlie, Tonks and the fifth year’s group of friends, not because i wanted to date them but because I am in solidarity with those who wanted date them). Penny feels something like Romione and for some reason my idea of how Geralt and Yennefer would be if they met during their teenhood(don’t ask me why is just a feeling). My David/MC and Penny, are just sublime, I’m not bragging but they’re similar in many ways but even if they’re popular(is stated, they’re both popular but for very different reasons[also the literal meaning of popular is: commonly liked or approved], and while MC is not the kind of person that receives invites to partie unlike Penny, but she stated that she finds them boring and prefers death-defying adventures) they have this quiet-side that comes up when they’re alone or someone they really care about, at this moment we don’t see David“ The Cursed Kid/the little sibling of a troublemaker“ Denneth or Penny “The most popular girl of our generation“ Haywood, just David “Finally having some time for theirselves“ Denneth and Penny “I’m finally alone with the person i love“ Haywood, they don’t need to wear their masks like in front of other people, they can have their own fun with each other, by talking and making puns or who knows...dancing in the night and just being together, no lies or masks or potential interferences.

I headcanon this date during the end of year fifth, because okay in year four we have the Celestial Ball but, i don’t know for the other MCs, but my David in the end of the fourth year(until the end of the Fifth year) his mind is kinda elsewhere with thoughts and arguments with Dumbledore, so in the fourth year David has (with Penny) more like “Let’s walk and talk about our impressions about this whole Sleepwalking Vault“ (yeah is a weird kind of date, because is mostly David ranting for like 25 minutes with Penny mostly agreeing with him). So yeah for me this happens between the penultimate chapter(Bill’s Farewell party) and the last chapter of Year 5

BTW(just to piss them off): I’ve read how the date is with Merula, i didn’t liked how a criminal(already stated in a reblog-post what i think about Merula, and what she did for having me think her as a criminal) yet-to-be friend(remember it’s the fourth year, not fifth) teasing and mocking you before discovering that she IS MC’S DATE(for those who have chosen her) the rest is good, not perfect but what should i expect from an arrogant criminal who didn’t say sorry yet(i repeat, is decent, not perfect but good)?...eh eh

Favourite:

The Date side quest! Why?

Because this happens:

no need to explain u.u right? 

(Penny x MC ihihih so happy)

Second Favorite: 

Celestial Ball! Why? JC didn’t let us waltz with our love interest ç_ç (the rest is perfect)

David club dancing level: 

Least Favorite: 

Hard to say, I kinda hate them all(aside from the celestial ball and the date) mostly because the timeline is suuuuch a mess.

The Quidditch one, i am an MCxPenny4forever bitch and you know it but still…this side-quest happens during year 2, with barely Penny in our friend-list, Rowan is still interested in the vaults, MC is not a huge PTSD war-veteran…so why having Penny introducing us to the side-quest? I’m happy that is not Merula(it wouldn’t make sense XD), Ben(in the second year is still afraid of heights and flying in general) or anyone else.

BUT: 

who has a tree farm? Rowan’s Family

what purpose has the wood made from their trees? Wands and Brooms

The point is: at least put penny AND ROWAN, let them bond over a common interest or just use Rowan for the intro of the side-quest and then Penny because she likes quidditch.

Bonus:

Worst Side-quest(is there different from least favourite? Yes because at least it’s a favourite but the last one XD):

Who is the most affectionate?

David is the more passionate, Penny the most affectionate, basically, they’re both the most affectionate but in slightly different ways. Mostly David shows that he cares by preparing food or acts of love(hugs and kisses) Penny is more like “Okay, our friends are giving to much of their problems to handle, i’m gonna kidnap you and have you all for me for the next two hours” (no NSFW-contents intended).

Big spoon/Little spoon?

Penny is the little spoon, i think she likes using David as a personal pillow, except summer or winter(David’s metallic left arm can be quite cold in winter and sticky because the sweat in summer), sometimes though, David is lazy enough to put his head on her lap(usually when he doesn’t want to study or he feels lazy) or her stomach(when he has the “little spoon” feeling).

Most common argument?

David and Penny are quite similar so they both get mad on each other for the same reasons: saying Yes to people too much(and too often), not saying No to people enough to have time to rest, their excessive selflessness(also similar, they’re soo busy in taking care of their friends or their junior Gryffindors/Hufflepuffs, the Vaults and their own homework).

Favorite non-sexual activity?

In Hogwarts: Everything that doesn’t involve Vaults, Curses or angry magical creatures, usually just dating somewhere private(like stargazing out of curfew or in Jacob/David’s room)

AurorDavid!AU(also known as “ and Oh my god!, they are roommates!”): Their free night together and watching random muggle documentaries on TV while snuggling and cuddling(some nights are not so SFW)

Cursebreakers!AU: Mostly after prepared everything for the next day(usually after dinner) they enjoy a couple of hours together randomly talking about everything may jump in their mind, while drinking something(usually tea or chamomille).

Who is most likely to carry the other?

Kind of clichè but is a fact that David is physically strong(I mean, we are talking about a workaholic who wakes up at the dawn, and runs somewhere quiet and has his own morning routine that basically is a full course of exercises and gymnastic, from jogging, flexing to intense shadowboxing) so yeah, Magic can make levitate people but David’s strength can carry anyone like it’s nothing.

What is their favourite feature of their partner’s?

David would start a riot if Penny will not smile(before the celestial ball, I headcanon that David will be like “Penny is smiling, today will be a good day” like he makes predictions about the day based on her face when she shows up for breakfast XD).

I headcanon Penny loves David’s eyes, that passionate amber/gold eyes that express his passion and determination. But if you ask her if she likes David’s body and his scars, she just blushes a lot(during HPHM at least).

What’s the first thing that changes when they realize they have feelings for the other?

David: The first spark of love is when she told him about Scarlett(third year if you guys don’t remember), it may be weird, creepy or horrible but in that moment, David, usually so focused on his own dramas(having his mother tormenting him as a ghost and as a boggart basically tormenting him) discovered that she is not only the girl who helped him in the Ice Vault(willingly) but she is a person, with a background, she is someone who even if she is living some very bad moments, alone, she kept smiling in public, basically David stopped to be so self-centred (even though at that time he has every reason to focus on himself because his family dramas, for more Infos click here but it’s a long text-wall without even mentioning his super needy friends). He got conscious of his feelings during the fourth year(Dementor-side quest), until then is just like “Where is Penny now? Should i ask her help for this potion? Or share my fav-sandwiches with her?”

Penny: The first spark of love is not much later than those moments(during the werewolves side-quest that i headcanon that it happens during year three)she yelled his name instinctively, and he was there, fighting so furiously, like a beast, only for her safeness, but a big part of her feelings came out during the Celestial Ball(i headcanon that David will get his sense of touch after fought the acromantula and the Celestial Ball is more like a “End Year Ball”, in how David is so willing to help her without ranting or whining even when he just got recently his sense of touch(and she knows because David basically re-gained with his own Alchemy in front of the teachers and his closest friends and thanks to Penny making an obvious point that David never thought about it about how gaining it back) and he is not totally used yet, and yet during the dancing he is so delicate even with his metallic left arm, and the after-Ball where he is bringing her back to her dorm basically carrying her on his back.

Nicknames? & if so, how did they originate?

David to Penny: Honey/Sweetheart or Milady(when he feels flirty), Genius(She came up with the solution to regaining David’s sense of touch, i mean it was obvious but David was soo focused on the problem to forgot to consider to give away the Truth about Alchemy for his sense of touch, after all, God actually made that exchange in reverse, during the first human transmutation of David). During the After-hphm era but in the HPHMxDragon Age, David learns the elvhen language and she begins to call her Vhenan( = Heart).

Penny to David: Love(when she feels caring/flirty), Davy(short version of David, mostly when she is begging him, mostly when David is giving her a massage or something very enjoyable but she doesn’t have time for actually enjoying it), Hero(jokingly, even knowing that David doesn’t like being defined as hero of Hogwarts), Gryff(like Gryffindor, because of his hair and eyes that are like the colours of Gryffindor’s house)

Who worries the most?

Which one of them has some sort of passion for fighting creatures and beasts and having adventures? David...

So Penny is the one who worries the most(even though David is strong and fast enough to survive every time)

Who remembers what the other one always orders at a restaurant?

Both have a good memory but Penny is slightly superior to David

Who initiates kisses?

In Hogwarts, mostly Penny.

David is just too polite to just kiss out of nothing, but he is the one who initiates hugs, kinda feel like everything he does, it’s inappropriate so he kinda read her mind searching for consent(this, during HPHM, after HPHM he learned when it’s a good time and when it’s not, and when it’s a good time, he goes for some kisses and hugs)

Who reaches for the other’s hand first?

Penny is more for hand-holding, David for hugs and cuddling.

Who kisses the hardest?

David, after he is in the right atmosphere, is known to be quite passionate, so Penny puts the mood and David goes with her flow.

Who wakes up first?

Like I said, David wakes up at the dawn for his morning routine, every day except weekends(during and after Hogwarts)

Who wants to stay in bed just a little longer?

Penny basically forces David to stay in bed more by sleeping either on him of wrapping her arms and legs around him.

Who says I love you first?

Penny. 

David is most like “I don’t like words because usually, i can’t trust them, i know that you’re honest and i’m happy, so let me show you my love for you by baking a heart-shaped cake with some cheesy compliment written on it” but after some time together he actually said it(it wasn’t S.Valentine, just a random day when David just took enough courage to actually said it”

Who leaves little notes in the other’s one lunch? (Bonus: what does it usually say?)

David is the chef, and mostly in the notes is said something about the food, like “watch it, in this lunch there may be something you don’t like, because we ran out of the usual ingredient, please take care”

David is functional, he shows his love for you by showing interest in your life/health/everything.

Who tells their family/friends about their relationship first?

Bold of you to assume that they need to tell to someone(after the date-sidequest is more possible that Tonks has prepared a party for celebrating the new couple xD) but actually Penny tells stories of David(it’s stated at least with first-year Bea) to the point that in her family are not surprised to know that they’re a couple. David is so obvious about it(he can keep a decent poker-face for serious things like fighting and death-defying adventures...but when he is happy/in love/enthusiastic, you can read him like an open book) so Badea’s family knows almost instantly.

What do their family/friends think of their relationship?

David’s biological father: Don’t care.

Jacob: My Gryffboy, he is finally an adult *making a fake sad face trying to not laugh and start to make jokes about David*

David’s foster father: Good for him, she seems a girl worth fighting for (he’s trying to look cool and epic but he is quite happy)

David’s foster mother: OH MY GOD, MY BABYBOY IS IN LOVE, LET ME TAKE 9999999999999999999 PHOTOS OF HIM SMILING TO HIS GIRLFRIEND!

Friends: [Insert here what every Romione shippers think about any Romione’s moments]/FUCKING FINALLY!

Mr.Haywood: FINALLY! I HAVE A SON! AND HE LIKES TO GO FISHING(MAYBE)!

Mrs.Haywood: Break my daughter heart and i will choke your with your own intestines(She knows David’s biological mother and her ancestors and one of them was a dark wizard/witch, and she is not happy about it...even more after discovering that David’s biological mother cursed him while she was giving birth to him)

Bea Haywood: I’m not sure if i’m mad at her for getting the best guy of her generation or happy because David Fucking Denneth(he will change his surname in Haywood soon as they get married) is going to be my future brother-in-law and i’m going to make everyone else die in jealousy when I'll tell them that my future Brother is the hero of Hogwarts!

Who is more likely to start dancing with the other?

David likes to invite her to waltz from time to time. 

Penny likes to force him to dance something more energetic, but David suuucks in disco/club-dancing(but at least Penny laughs a little, still worth it XD)

Who cooks more/who is better at cooking?

David is talented in cooking like Penny is talented in Potions, AfterHPHM she learned at little, but David can make fancy meals like it’s the easiest thing ever.

Who comes up with cheesy pick-up lines?

David trained himself with Tonks, he is not perfect but sometimes he can actually say some decent pickup lines but most of the times are just weirdly funny. 

Penny is more talented in flirting in general.

Who whispers inappropriate things in the other’s ear during inappropriate times?

David doesn’t want to seem a pervert or a creep, is soo scared to lose her...so usually is Penny to take charge. But during their adulthood, David learns the “do and don’t” and he is quite decent.

Who would sing to their child back to sleep?

Penny with normal baby-songs, David basically sings love songs in a soothing voice, imagine a big guy full of scars everywhere, singing Nothing Else Matters by Metallica but lullaby-style.

What do they do when they’re away from each other?

David is like a sad doggo(influenced by his animagus form: a German Shepherd), makes noises with the mouth closed, and sings love songs in a depressed tone

Penny, mostly panic, because either David is about to be involved in some trouble, or he is already in some trouble. She knows that David is strong and all but he is not immortal(this is basically a good part of her character arc during my idea of the Battle of Hogwarts but with HPHM’s characters)

one headcanon about this OTP that breaks your heart

From AfterHPHM: Either David or Penny just had a rough day, and one of them just came back home and they feel so tired and awful that literally push their face on the partner’s back/neck(It depends bc David is like 1,90m and Penny is 1,75m) and mumbling something “Call the world, say that for today i’m done” and the partner would prepare a bath and a fancy but light meal(something that doesn’t make you feel bloated or like weighing a ton) and go to sleep together with a lot of cuddling and kisses.

one headcanon about this OTP that mends it

1. Who is your MC preferred significate other?

MC(possibily my MaleGryffindorMC/DavidxPenny) for tons of reason

In general they both wear a mask with people, MC is basically the Hated #1, and Penny wears the “Popular Girl” mask(she told us/stated that she doesn’t like so much attention but she use it at her own advantage) and at the end of the day they’re both quiet persons.

Outside the canon moments, David finds Penny a person with a great empathy, a good sense of humor(while David has an absurd sense of humor based on what he deals everyday with the Vaults…so if you don’t know him, you can find him weird), also she cares deeply, (and thanks to JC, MC seems to care a lot about Penny even if you don’t fancy her, someone may hate me for being grateful to JC for this)

9. What song(s) describes their relationship with one another?

It’s more like a playlist: HERE  if you want directly listen (the most important ones are bolded)

- What I Believe(By Skillet)

- Comatose(by Skillet)

- Amaranthine(by Amaranthe)

- Over and Done(by Amaranthe)(not sure if i got the real meaning of the song but is a good song)

- Endlessly(by Amaranthe)

- Nothing Else Matters(by Metallica)

- Still Into You(by Paramore)(but in this case i chose NateWantsToBattle Feat.Amalee because is a duet)

- Be Somebody(by Thousand Foot Krutch)

The main point of all these songs is that they love each other, and they’re happy together to the point to forget about their friends

12. When did they have their first kiss? 

To me(for now) the date-sidequest happens before Bill’s Farewell Part(Y5CH33) also i kinda headcanon Penny’s birthday is in summer(around the 24th August) and for her birthday her parents take her to some relatives who live near a beach(i don’t know where because i’m not from England) but for the same reason David(his birthday is the 23rd but based on the adults’work-schedule they usually celebrate when they have a day-off or something) is there with his foster-family(and probably Rowan, and based on some incompleted headcanons Badea or Liz may be there too because David’s foster-family is either Badea’s or Liz’s, i need more infos about them before i complete the headcanon). The thing is that both families will celebrate together, Mr.Haywood would be in awe about David because they share an interest in fishing(mostly because with David metallic left arm, he can’t swim anymore in salt water so he is trying to have an hobby related to the ocean/sea like fishing), Mr.Denneth(David’s biological father) will be in awe because yay Mr.Haywood is muggle!(is stated in the game btw). So while they’re celebrating the night comes and finally! David and Penny are alone while everyone is going to sleep…they’re just stargazing like during their date, but this time they’re already handholding, and they’re near enough, and they’re just talking, but more they talk and more near they are to an important point that they need to talk about: Their relationship, What they’re to each other, some romantic words here and some cheesy funny lines these and before they knew, Penny is sitting on David’s lap and kissing him while holding his head, the kiss is long enough that even someone trained like David is breathless, and they’re only smiling before David trying to calm himself over the hurricane of emotions is feeling(like joy, happiness, fear to ruin everything, anxiety about what will probably happen after this kiss, etcetera) say some weird but funny puns, she understands him enough to feel flattered and go for some comeback puns about David’s achievements and they’ll go around like that between kisses and puns until late midnight when they go back to their places with a big smile on their faces…and a lot to explain to their parents because they’re awfully late.

17.Do they get jealous easy? And if so, who?

Both of them are jealous but for different reasons

David is jealous because Penny is quite popular as usual BUT he trusts her enough so he never made a scene, just asks some infos, mostly out of curiosity(but he dies inside over jealousy until she comes back). He never made a scene either in private or public, but time to time he asks her to some date somewhere quiet.

Penny is jealous because their friends are sooooo neeeedy and always wanted something from David, her kind of jealousy is related to “I want spend more time together” totally reasonable but sometimes she loses her patience and just “kidnaps” David somewhere quiet (there is a fanfic about it, but it includes nsfw so…i will not link it) David really understands her(i mean they love each other, David is very irrational when Penny is involved…i mean that for her he will do everything to make her happy) but usually he just explains that he takes care of their friends soon as possible so he could happily focus on her. After the first time that this situation/argument happened, they both try to compromise between MC saying no more often and Penny helping MC to fix their friends’ problems.

4. Their favorite physical feature on each other? 

Already Answered Here

7. Favorite date activity? 

With all they’re going through(During HPHM), they both need to chill, so their favorite date activity is anything that sounds lazy, from lazily studying together, to just having a meal in Jacob’s room away from anyone but each other, or going to Madam Puddifoot for drinking something sweet(tea or chamomile)(and this time without Tonks and Charlie around), basically for Penny and David, anything unrelated to school and done together counts as a date.

31. Share anything you would like about the couple!

During HPHM their relationship was quite hated by anyone who considered David a Hero and Penny an Angel, and they wanted them to break up, as matter of fact this “general jealousy” jeopardized their own popularity and strengthen their relationship to the point that they gained more time to spend together, so people eager to have David as Boyfriend and Penny as Girlfriend created a win-win situation for the couple, so they can chill/relax more often than they usually did before this event.