*Warning: All who read. I Hate Sasuke and that will show very much in this, but I had to bring him back for the sake of the storyline. I'll try to keep him in character (not very hard, he's a jerk anyway) but he probably won't be treated very nicely. ^_^ *
Characters belong to Masashi and J.K. Rowling respectively. Except for my and my friends made up characters
Sometime near the end of July in the Village Hidden in the Leaves:
"Aw c'mon, granny Tsunade! Sasuke just got back! Do we have to go on a mission right now?"
The blonde Hokage struggled to suppress her growing annoyance with the orange clad ninja in front of her. "I already told you, this mission takes top priority. As a general rule, missions like this are classified as top ranking and are given to high ranking ANBU teams. This one," she quickly continued as to not let the annoying blonde interrupt, "however, requires a certain age group, namely 15 and 16 year olds."
"Couldn't you send some other team though?" he whined back.
"Naruto, your team is not the only one going."
"Eh? We're not?" Naruto questioned.
"No, you're not. We're sending all available ninja of that age group that we can afford to have away from the village for that long."
"And what makes this mission so important?" cut in formerly missing-nin Sasuke.
"Finally! A pertinent question!" Tsunade rejoiced. "Information sources are sketchy, but we believe Orochimaru and a wizard called Lord Voldemort, more often called things like you-know-who or he-who-must-not-be-named, have joined forces. Their first objective will most likely be to go after a Harry Potter whom you will be guarding along with the rest of the school. Am I understood?"
All of Team 7 nodded their assent. They had been all for it the moment Lady Tsunade mentioned Orochimaru.
"Good now go get packed. You'll be leaving soon."
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It was a normal August day, with a lazy breeze blowing through and the leaves just beginning to brown. A young blue haired girl dashed carelessly through the tranquil forest paying no mind to anything other than the beauty of nature around her. A shadow not belonging to the trees around her crossed her vision for a split second, awakening the ninja training in her. She stopped suddenly and looked up.
With an annoyed shriek, the hawk that had been following her fanned its wings to slow itself down and land on a branch above her. "What does he want now?" the girl muttered as the loyal hawk displayed the message for her. She quickly took it and read the abrupt and to the point message.
Return immediately. You have a mission.
She rolled her eyes and thought to herself How typical of him. Then altered her course and continued running, this time with a specific destination in mind: home. A few minutes later she arrived back at her village and made her way to her house. She threw open the door, walked past her father to the fridge and selected an apple off the shelf.
"Do you use the same paper every time?" She asked idly in reference to the message. He glared over the mission papers at her and she gave him her best mischievous smile. "So what's the mission?" she asked taking a bite of her apple.
"You and Rozlin Alteran will be protecting a boy named Harry Potter for the duration of his school year. The two of you will be under the guise of exchange students from the Specialized American Wand-less Magic Academy," he read off of the papers. When he finished he glanced up and said "Shut your mouth with food in it, Lavane. It's unbecoming."
Lavane, blinked a couple of times, shook her head, and then said "You're joking right? A whole year?!"
"Yes, it's what you might call a boarding school. Now you'd better start packing. Seeing as you'll be turning 15 in a few days, you'll be a fifth year at Hogwarts which works out perfectly seeing as that's what Harry is. The client will return in a few hours. He had to go to something called the Ministry of magic for a hearing of sorts. Any questions?" he concluded.
Lavane was silent for a moment, but began slowly "Will it only be Rozlin and me?"
Her Father shook his head. "There are a few others. You will meet them when you get there. The Katerians and Zasselins are also considering sending someone but," he interjected as Lavane's face lit up, "it's only a possibility. Nothing is for sure yet."
Lavane sighed in disappointment. But, she thought, a possibility is better than nothing!
"Anything else?" he asked.
"No, that's all." Lavane replied and left to go pack. This is going to be an interesting year.
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"Now hold still…" the brunette commanded her patient. He obeyed without complaint. She was performing a delicate procedure in which a distraction could prove very detrimental.
Suddenly, the door slammed open and a boy burst into the room. "Rozlin! Stop what you're doing and come with me!" Rozlin, caught off guard, threw her scalpel.
"What are you trying to do?! Kill me?!" she demanded of her brother glaring daggers at him.
"Sorry, but grandpa needs to talk to you." He replied and without another word grabbed her arm and dragged her off.
"Alright, what's up?" Rozlin asked as she entered the room.
"You and Lavane have a mission." Her grandpa replied good naturedly to her waspish demand.
"What sort of mission?"
"Let's just say this one's 'other worldly'." He laughed.
"We're going to another world?!" Rozlin exclaimed. Her grandfather nodded. "Why?"
"There's a boy named Harry who is in danger. He needs to be guarded, but he is not to know, so you will be attending the school as exchange students. You will be in his fifth year. Now stay on your best behavior and go pack."
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Lavane rested against a tree at the meeting point watching Rozlin struggle with her luggage. She snickered as Rozlin's luggage bounced back down a step then asked "Would you like some help?"
"Yes!" Rozlin groaned. Lavane walked down the steps and grabbed a few of the larger suitcases, threw them over her shoulder, and lugged them up to the meeting point. "Where's your luggage?" Rozlin panted, to which the blue haired girl simply patted her pouch. "You're kidding!?!"
"It's an eternity pouch. Just about anything can fit in it. All Yakanissoku are given one when they're two years old. It's because of our thieving nature." Lavane smirked.
Suddenly, a loud crack sounded startling the girls. Lavane immediately jumped into a fighting stance whereas Rozlin jumped and hid behind her.
They stared at the area where the noise had come from, or more specifically, at the old man who had appeared in the area where the noise had come from. He blinked a few times while getting his bearings then turned and smiled at the girls.
"Good morning. Are you the guards that I requested?" he asked smiling benevolently at them. His eyes seemed to sparkle in everlasting amusement.
"Yes, we are." Lavane said relaxing considerably.
"Alright then." He grabbed each of their shoulders and muttered a few words and the three of them disappeared from the clearing.
They arrived with a bang in the middle of a large crowd. Lavane stumbled slightly because of how sudden it was and Rozlin grabbed her shoulder to regain her lost balance.
"Are these them, Professor Dumbledore?" a sour looking old lady asked.
"They are indeed, McGonagall. If you would please take them to get their wands first, I must now take my leave." And with another crack, he was gone.