I am not a huge fan of writing author notes at the beginning of a chapter, but before you start reading this fic I need to let you know a few things. First, you need to know that this fic takes place a short while after the events of chapter 699 in the Naruto verse and during Order of the Phoenix in Harry Potter verse. Secondly, I have taken 3 artistic liberties:

Sasuke doesn't leave the village in 699 (he does still, however, refuse the prosthetic arm)

The rookie nine are all still around 15, age-wise.

Kohona and the rest of the ninja nations are physically part of the same planet Harry Potter's England is in, I will go further into detail about this later on in the fic though.

Hinata kneeled before Neji's grave and began to wipe it clean. She removed the flowers she had placed there yesterday (a now wilting couple of sunflowers) and put in a fresh bundle of violets. She took a deep breath and took in the morning's silence. Hinata had come to visit Neji's grave every day this week. The visits were not so much about Neji himself anymore; the task of visiting his grave was what got Hinata up in the mornings now, otherwise she would stay in bed the entire day.

Hinata sat and wondered what she should do that day. Kiba and Shino had invited her to come train with them, but she wasn't sure she wanted to be around people right then. The physical activity could be good, Hinata reasoned with herself, get my mind off things. She sighed and her stomach grumbled. Hinata had yet to eat anything today; she really hadn't had the desire to eat anything in the last few days. She only ate when her hunger became too irritable to ignore.

If she went over to the Inuzuka house right now, Kiba's mom, Tsume, would probably make her some breakfast. She was a very caring woman, maybe someone caring was what Hinata needed right now.

"Hey, Hinata."

Hinata turned around to see Naruto standing behind her, an uncomfortable, sheepish grin spread across his face. This wasn't what Hinata needed right now.

"Wh-what is it, Naruto?" she muttered.

"Oh, uh, Kaka- I mean, The Hokage is requesting us to visit him in his office for a mission briefing."

Hinata sighed and stood up, the last thing she wanted to do right now was go on a mission, especially not with Naruto. Maybe she could convince the Hokage to have someone else go. She really wasn't in much shape to go on a mission right now.

She walked in silence next to Naruto for a few minutes until Naruto broke the peace.

"So, uh… How are you, uh, holding up, Hinata?"

I'd be 'holding up' better if you didn't ask. "I'm doing fine, Naruto." Hinata mumbled, keeping her gaze away from him.

"That's good, that's good…" Naruto drifted off. They walked in silence for a few minutes more. "You know, Hinata…" he said, once again shattering the peaceful silence Hinata was content with, "We're all pretty worri-"

"Oh, wo-would you look at that." Hinata interrupted, "We're here." Hinata turned to Naruto and gave him a forced smile. She then walked into the building, keeping a brisk pace ahead of Naruto until she reached the door of the Hokage's office, where she knocked on the door and entered.

Sakura, Ino, Shikamaru, and Sasuke were already in the office, Hokage Kakashi sat at his desk. "Good of you to join us Hinata." he said.

"Sorry I'm late!" Naruto shouted as he burst in behind her.

"Well," Kakashi sighed, "Now that you are all here, I can let you know about the mission,

"There is a school called-" Kakashi squinted at a paper in front of him, "-Hoguwarts, and the country the school is in is on the verge of attack from a terrorist group, who the headmaster of this school believes will target his school. He is willing to be pay an exuberant amount of money for us to protect the school. The issue is, however, that he cannot have us working there openly as ninjas for political reasons. So you six are going to be undercover as students there as part of a cultural exchange program. If the school comes under attack, which I think is unlikely, it is your job to protect it.

"But your other job is one of intelligence gathering. This school is in a place where chakra is used much differently than it is here. They call it 'magic.' The school you're going to teaches this magic, and as students, you are going to learn it. I expect you to gain as much information about it as possible to bring back here. The headmaster is aware of this, and will help you in your studies if you need it.

"Is there anything else I'm forgetting…" Kakashi muttered, looking over his papers once again, "Oh, yes, as you are going undercover, you cannot bring any weapons with you. You're going to go to the school now, while the school is on break to learn as much as you can so you can better fit into your roles. Oh, and the mission is going to last over the course of the year, and possibly the year afterwards if the headmaster thinks we'll still be needed." Hinata felt her gut drop, a year? She was going to be on a mission for a year. "Despite this, you can all pack light because the school will be providing a lot of items for you. Bring maybe a few changes of clothes and any necessities. Shikamaru is going to be leading this mission.

"You have the day to prepare and say goodbye to your friends and family. Tomorrow at noon you will meet here to leave on your mission, it is of the utmost importance that you are not late. You are all dismissed."

Hinata waited for the others to leave the room, then walked up to Kakashi's desk.

"What is it, Hinata?" he inquired.

"Well, I, uh…" Hinata was suddenly very nervous, "I was just wondering if I was really the best option for this mission. I-I mean, I haven't had much experience working with the others you've chosen, m-maybe Choji would be better since he's on team ten with Shikamaru and I-Ino?"

"Unfortunately our client said he wanted and equal number of boys and girls," Kakashi told her, "Said it made it less suspicious. I also thought that a byakugan would be good for this mission, and you're the only byakugan user your age since Ne-" Kakashi stopped to Hinata's relief. "The headmaster of this school is paying more than the S-ranked fee for what is at best a B-rank mission. That rate for a year long mission is enough for you to take a few years off on when you return."

"Okay." Hinata muttered and left the room. Outside the room was an old man that looked very odd. He had a very long crooked nose and his facial features were shaped such a way Hinata had never seen before. He looked at her with blue eyes that almost seemed to twinkle, nodded to her, and entered Kakashi's office.

Hinata sighed, she began to walk to the Inuzuka house. Maybe it wasn't too late for breakfast.

"A whole year!?" Kiba slammed his hands down on the table, causing his miso soup to knock over and spill over the table. Akamaru jumped up from where he was sitting and began to lap the soup up, which disappointed Hinata because he had been resting his head on her lap and she had quite enjoyed it.

"Yeah," Hinata sighed defeatedly. Kiba grabbed a napkin and began to mop up the mess he made before Akamaru could drink it all. "I'm going to s-some school abroad to protect it. Some place called Hackuwarts or something. I've never heard of it."

Kiba shrugged, "Me neither."

Tsume gave Hinata a sympathetic pat on the back. "Maybe the time away will do you good. Let you recover from the war some."

Hinata felt her stomach lurch, she felt the need to flee. "Well, K-Kiba and I should probably get going, Shino is p-probably already waiting for us at the training grounds."

"What? But I'm not done eating yet!" Kiba complained through a mouthful of rice. Hinata gently grabbed him by the arm and pulled him out of his seat.

"Th-thank you for breakfast, Tsume, It was delicious. Come, Akamaru." Hinata left the kitchen with Kiba in tow and Akamaru following contently behind them.

Training with Kiba, Shino, and Akamaru was like going back in time for Hinata. An oasis from the reality of the now. With them Hinata could pretend they were all twelve again and getting ready for the Chunin Exams, not a care in the world, at least compared to now.

"So who are you going on the mission with, Hinata?" Shino asked, interrupting Hinata's nostalgia.

"Oh, um, Sakura, Ino, Shikamaru, Sasuke, and Naruto, are going on the mission, too."

Kiba and Shino collectively groaned.

"Uhg, a mission with Sasuke?" Kiba growled, "God, that guy is such a dick. I mean he literally betrayed the village and now he gets to come back with no consequences for his actions? I mean other than losing his arm, which, honestly, was his own fault anyway."

Hinata didn't say anything, but she agreed with Kiba. She didn't really think she could trust Sasuke, but he wasn't who she was worried about working with.

"Are you going to be okay on the same team as Naruto?" Shino asked as if on queue. "After what happened?"

"I don't know." Hinata answered somberly. "I su-suppose I'll just have to power through it, wont I?"

Shino wrapped his arms around her in a bear hug, "You'll make it through this, Hinata." he told her "How do I know that? Because you are a stronger person than you think."

Hinata felt her eyes well up with tears and she hugged Shino back. She felt something warm press against her back as she realized that Kiba was joining in on the hug too.

"You're going to do great, Hinata!" Kiba exclaimed. With that Hinata started to cry. Kiba and Shino squeezed her tighter and let her cry it out.

Hinata spent the rest of the day with Kiba and Shino. They went to visit Kurenai and her baby, went out for lunch, spent the afternoon in the forest, and watched the sunset together, Hinata curled up against Akamaru. It was without a doubt the best day Hinata had had in a very long time, and probably would have for a long time to come. But it wasn't the same as it used to be; even when Hinata was happy her happiness was somehow dulled, less meaningful than it was before.

Kiba and Shino walked Hinata home and bid her goodbye at the gate of the Hyuga compound with another tight group hug. Hinata was intercepted by her father as she walked to her room.

"I heard about your upcoming mission."

"Oh, y-you d-did?" Hinata stammered in a sudden loss of nerve.

"Yes, it's a going to be a very important mission for the village." Hiashi said, and to Hinata's surprise, he pulled her into a hug. "I... Am so proud of you, Hinata."

This caught Hinata off guard. Proud? Proud of what? Where did this sudden affirmation of her as a person come from? She then realized that it had been about half a minute since her father had hugged her and she had not responded or even hugged him back. She gave him a small squeeze.

"Th... Thank you, father." To her relief, Hiashi finally released her.

"What time are you departing tomorrow?" He asked, a hand now placed firmly on her shoulder.

"At noon." Hinata mumbled.

"Good, your sister just got back from her mission earlier this evening. She's resting now, but you should spend tomorrow morning with her before you go. She's missed you."

Hinata felt her stomach drop. "Of course I will." She told him, hoping her smile seemed genuine, "Well I need to pack up before I go to bed, goodnight, father." With a small bow she said goodbye and walked to her room. When she got there, Hinata collapsed onto her bed and lay there motionlessly until she fell asleep.

"Hinata! Hinata, wake up!" Hanabi shook Hinata roughly, waking her from her sleep.

"Just let me sleep a little longer, Hanabi." Hinata groaned, her face still buried in her pillow. Hanabi tugged on Hinata's leg, pulling her out of bed. Hinata dropped onto the floor with a loud thunk.

"C'mon, Hinata! We have to hang out before you leave on your mission today!" Hinata looked up at her sister from where she now lay on the floor. God she looked like Neji, especially now that she had taken to wearing his old shirts.

Hinata loved her sister more than anything in the word, but she couldn't look at her anymore without feeling an overwhelming amount of guilt. Even now, Hanabi's presence was unbearable. But she wanted to spend the day with Hinata and she couldn't let her little sister down, especially now that Hinata was the only sibling Hanabi had.

Hinata grabbed her pillow from her bed as she stood up and hurled it at Hanabi. "Geez, Ha-Hanabi, be more patient!" The pillow hit Hanabi smack in the face. Hanabi giggled at this. "I'll m-meet you downstairs after I get dressed."

"Okay!" Hanabi cheerfully left the room. Hinata threw on some clothes and grabbed her usual bag for missions and, after removing her weapons and an especially smelly old pair of clothing, threw in an extra pair of pants and a few shirts.

"I thought you were gonna take forever." Hanabi whined as Hinata walked down the stairs, backpack in tow.

Hinata giggled, "You can't be so impatient, Hanabi."

"Yeah, yeah. Let's go! You're treating me to breakfast!"

"O-oh, am I?"

"Yes! We're getting ice cream!"

Hinata reached out and ruffled Hanabi's hair "Dream on."

The morning with Hanabi had been emotionally draining. It had taken a lot of Hinata's concentration to not cry when she looked at her sister; but she had managed to keep up the facade of the happy older sister, so it was a successful morning.

"Well I have to g-go now, Hanabi." Hinata said as they stood outside the hokage's office. Hanabi reached out and hugged her.

"I'm going to miss you." Hanabi said, and though her words were muffled due to her face being buried in Hinata's jacket, Hinata could tell she was crying.

Hinata wrapped her arms around Hanabi and gave her a soft squeeze. "I'm going to miss you too." She pulled away from Hanabi and wiped away one of her tears. "I'll see if I can write to you, okay?" Hanabi nodded with a tear-streaked face.

"Bye."

"Bye."

The rest of her new team was already there when she entered the office. Naruto and Sasuke were huddled together in conversation while Sakura, Ino, and Shikamaru seemed to have been casually chatting. The old man she had seen the day before was standing behind the desk next to Kakashi. And in the middle of the room, sitting on a table not usually there, was a porcelain teapot with a large crack down the middle of it.

"Now that everyone is here," Kakashi began, bringing a swift end to the chatter in the room, "let me start by introducing you all to our client, this," he motioned to the man next to him "is Albus dumbledore. He is the headmaster at the school you're going to."

"Hello." Dumbledore greeted, he checked his watch. "We have three minutes and twenty seconds. If you could, go around and introduce yourselves."

"I'm Shikamaru Nara, I'm the team leader."

"I'm Ino Yakamana."

"I'm Sakura haruno."

"I'm Naruto Uzamaki."

"Sasuke Uchiha."

"I'm Hinata Hyuga."

"Good. This-" he motioned to the teapot, "-is a portkey. In two minutes we are going to touch it and be transported to Hogwarts. There, as I believe you have been told, you will be taught our magic and will learn English for the next seven weeks, until the school term begins. Do you have any questions?"

"Did you just say 'transported'?" Sakura asked.

"I did, and we have," Dumbledore checked his watch again, "-about thirty seconds, so if you all could touch the teapot." Everyone reached out to touch it. Hinata placed a timid hand on the lid. "You'll see what I mean, miss Haruno, in... five... four... three... two... one."

Hinata felt her belly button yank forward as she and the others were lifted into the air. The teapot was now hot to the touch but Hinata's hand was stuck where she had placed it. As soon as it had started it was over and she landed on her feet only to be knocked over by Sasuke, who had, in turn, been knocked over by Naruto.

"I'm surprised so many of you managed to land on your feet." Dumbledore noted as Hinata and the other two stood up. Everyone else had stayed upright but them.

Hinata looked around at the room they were now in, it was a huge room, with four long tables along the length of it and one smaller one at the end. The architecture of it was unlike that of any place she had ever seen. It seemed needlessly extravagant.

As Hinata and the others looked around at their new surroundings Dumbledore smiled, "It's my pleasure to welcome you all to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

Alright, that's the first chapter! If you enjoyed it a review would be appreciated. There might be a bit of a wait for the next chapter as I am going to write the next chapter for my other fanfic next. My guess is I'll finish chapter 2 by sometime in March.