A Whole New World

By Moderation

I don't own Naruto or Harry Potter

-X-

Naruto stepped out of his taxi and began walking towards the ever popular sight of Stonehenge.

Approaching the stone pillars, he noticed a lot of couples and families taking pictures of the monuments.

Naruto frowned as he got closer and closer to the pillars. Something about them felt… off. It was the only way to describe it really. It felt somewhat similar to chakra, yet at the same time it felt like it was missing something. It felt almost…intangible. As if no amount of physical force would do anything to it, which was strange considering ambient chakra behaved somewhat like a weak -or strong depending on the person- mist.

Naruto noticed that the energy was mostly concentrated around the monuments, and peering closely at the stone, Naruto could make out trace letters or symbols. Frowning as he did so, Naruto called up his chakra and willed it to disperse the energy around the pillars. In Naruto's mind, the energy was acting like an illusion, or genjutsu, so perhaps if he…

There!

For a moment the symbols became easily visible, but as soon as he released his chakra, the illusion proceeded to cover it back up again.

Naruto frowned for the briefest moment before he felt someone tapping his shoulder. Turning around, Naruto was greeted with a couple of strange young men about a year or two his junior. They were dressed in strange robes and… were they pointing sticks at him?

"Excuse me sir, would you please come with us?" Naruto was dragged out of his musings by the strange out-of-place feminine voice.

"Ok…" Naruto nodded, trailing off when he was offered an arm.

Thinking it would be impolite if he refused, Naruto grasped the arm lightly. Naruto was unprepared for the strange feeling of being compressed and squeezed through an uncomfortable rubber tube. As soon as it began though, it was over. Now, he was standing in an office before one very intimidating lady sporting a monocle.

"Hello Mr. Uzumaki, my name is Amelia Bones. Please take a seat."

-X-

Naruto wandered through the London streets in a daze. What the hell have I stumbled into now!?

After being sat down by one Mrs. Bones, Naruto was more or less interrogated on why he had almost deliberately exposed the "Magical World" and broke the "Statute of Secrecy". Naruto had no idea what anyone was talking about for nearly twenty minutes before they finally caught on.

"Tell me Mr. Uzumaki, where do you live?" Naruto frowned at her before responding.

"I have been traveling around for most of my life and have only stayed in America for the past two years before coming here." Now it was Amelia's turn to frown.

"So you're an American then?"

"Japanese actually." When Mrs. Bones seemed startled by his response, Naruto emended, knowing that blond hair and blue eyes were uncommon traits for Japanese, "Well my parents were Americans, but I have lived in Japan most of my childhood."

"I thought you just said you moved around a lot."

"I did… In Japan."

"Ah. So I take it you don't know what you did?"

"No…" Naruto's tone of voice asked silently if she would elaborate further.

"You seemed to have accidentally dispelled the Notice-Me-Not charms on the Stonehenge Monument. Not surprising that you didn't know what you did was wrong really, considering that the Japanese Magical Government acts so lax concerning the separation between muggles and wizards."

Naruto remained silent.

"I suppose I can overlook this small mishap Mr. Uzumaki, provided it doesn't happen again. Personally, I'm glad you know about magic, otherwise we'd have to erase your memories." It seemed this was meant as a joke. Naruto failed to see the humor.

Naruto hoped his face wasn't as pale as it felt. "I-I see. Well… seeing as my knowledge on 'British Magicals' is lacking, could you give me directions to where I could procure some books?"

"Of course, just go to the Leaky Cauldron in London and in the back tap once on the brick with the Ministry symbol on it, followed by the third to the top and the second to the left. You'll arrive in Diagon Alley, where most British wizards get their supplies."

Naruto nodded before getting up in an attempt to leave. "I don't suppose you could drop me off back at Stonehenge? My cab is still waiting for me."

"Of course, Mr. Uzumaki. Enjoy your stay in England."

Naruto finally stumbled into the Leaky Cauldron and walked quickly passed the bar to the place where Diagon Alley would be. Naruto was surprised to see the sturdy looking wall, but followed the instructions.

Naruto could only blink as the bricks parted, opening up to a bustling commercial district. Walking in and ignoring the bricks closing up the entrance behind him, Naruto made his way to the only place he could get answers, a quaint bookstore called Flourish and Blotts.

Naruto strode into the shop and was immediately struck by the strong smell of ink and moldy parchment that filled the air. Gagging at the musty smell, Naruto walked over to the selection and perused over a few book. Nodding, Naruto got some beginner's books, as well as a few on subjects that intrigued him, including Occulamency: The Art of Privacy, Legilimency: Gleaning Secrets, Study of Ancient Runes, and The Complete Guide to Magical Theory.

Walking over to the front desk, Naruto politely handed him the books and asked him to ring them up. The cashier nodded before responding. "That will be ten galleons, five sickles, and two knuts."

Naruto looked at him in confusion before pulling out a wad of pounds. The man sighed, muttering something about stupid muggleborns before explaining that most magical stores only accepted magical currency, and that he was lucky that the store accepted muggle currency. Naruto smiled sheepishly while filing away the information for later.

Walking away from the store, Naruto headed towards the Wizarding bank.

Gringots.

-X-

Ironically, no wizards worked there.

Naruto traded in about twenty-five galleons worth of pounds for spending money toward his expenses. According to the goblins who commented on it, Naruto also had to get a wand of all things.

Ah-ha, so that's what those sticks that the wizards were pointing towards him were.

The sleeping Kurama suddenly felt the urge to face palm at his container's idiocy.

-X-

Naruto walked into Ollivander's Wand Shop and looked around. He didn't see anyone inside but…

Closing his eyes and drawing a small amount of Kurama's chakra into his body, just enough for it to barely glow, Naruto quickly located a small man buried beneath a large pile of boxes that were on the floor. Walking over, Naruto reached into the pile before yanking out a small, white-haired, old man.

The man took a deep breath and Naruto put him onto the floor carefully. "Hey sir, are you all right there?"

The man's glassy eyes looked up at Naruto in dawning comprehension, as if just understanding that Naruto had saved him from suffocation.

"Oh my, are you the young man that saved me? Never mind, not important. I take it you're here for a wand, am I correct?"

If Naruto was startled by the man's sudden mood swing, he didn't show it. Instead he responded in the positive as the old man rushed back into the shop.

The man came back several moments later carrying a large collection of boxes. The man sat the blond down on a chair, that Naruto was sure hadn't been there before, and got out a tape measure. "Your wand arm please."

Perplexed, Naruto watched as the man took his right arm and held it steady while the measure flew around and took quick note of his arm length. The old man ran back in excitement and stuffed a wand in Naruto's hand before telling him to wave it.

Naruto gave the wand a small wave, barely a twitch, and the wand blew up in his face. Ollivander looked startled at the reaction, but seemed to grow more and more excited as he placed wand after wand into Naruto's hand and watched it blow up.

Nearly half an hour later and the wands were still blowing up and Naruto was sure they had already gone through most of Ollivander's stock already. I hope this isn't a scam to squeeze money out of me. Naruto thought. If it is I'm bolting.

Ollivander approached him with another wand and placed it in his hand, and Naruto gave it another flick. He was shocked when instead of another dud, an bright blue fox burst out of the tip and began to hover around him. Naruto looked over to Ollivander's face and saw him staring at him with an awed look on his face. The fox then dispersed and the unearthly blue glow that had filled the room previously disappeared.

Ollivander looked closely at Naruto, like he was some obscure puzzle that had several pieces missing. "I say Mr. Uzumaki, I have seen my fair share of strange things in my life, but never have I seen someone produce a Patronus Charm on accident."

Naruto opted to ignore the man and stare at his wand more closely. It was a deep brown in color, with spiral carvings going from the base to the tip, which eerily reminded Naruto of the Uzumaki crest.

"Twelve inches long, made of Ash wood, very springy, and has a Dragon Heartstring Core. This wand will be talented in enchanting and charms. Use it well Mr. Uzumaki."

Naruto looked up at the old man in shock, finally noticing that the man knew his name yet was never given it. The old man gave him a cryptic smile and walked away. "And you may keep that wand free of charge Mr. Uzumaki, for giving me such a wonderful show today."

Naruto was unsure how to respond but decided to just leave before things got stranger.

Walking into some kind of brewery, Naruto was quick to purchase some potion supplies and leave.

Walking out of the Leaky Cauldron, Naruto was surprised to see a crowd of people that were swarming around a giant and a small black-haired boy. Shaking the latter's hand. Naruto chose not to comment on it.

He doesn't care what anyone else thought, the wizarding world is just weird.

-X-

Naruto sat in his small apartment looking at his stack of first year books in disappointment. They were incredibly easy to master, and it only took him a week total with the help of some shadow clones to finish.

He wished he could return the books, but the receipt said very clearly no refunds and he was nearly out of money.

Actually, he supposed that if he sent a few clones to do some low-paying jobs, he could make some money while also staying low under the radar of the government.

Damn tax forms! They just don't mix well with shadow clones.

Opening up one of the advanced books that he got, Naruto began to read.