Sakura punched Naruto in the jaw to calm him down.
"Shut-your-trap!" she said through gritted teeth. No one else seemed to have noticed Naruto's shouting or Sakura's punch. They were all staring up a Master Jiraiya in amazement. Others were whispering excitedly about how cool it must be to be a ninja. If only they knew…
"Hogwarts welcomes your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Lord Jiraiya…or in your case Professor Jiraiya." There was a thunderous applause from all the students in the Great Hall. Sakura figured it was mainly because of Jiraiya's show-offy entrance. When the applause died down and Naruto finally quit sulking, Dumbledore turned to Jiraiya. "Would you like to say anything to the students?"
"Well I don't want to say too much. I want you all to know that we're going to have a great time this school term. I hope I can teach you all a few cool ninja tricks. I'm sure my pupil will be more than glad to help out when needed," he said grinning, nodding towards Naruto. Naruto shot him a look that clearly said 'you wish' before sulking again. The giant toad in which Jiraiya appeared on suddenly disappeared which brought even more loud whispers. Jiraiya nodded towards Dumbledore before taking his seat at the staff table next to some lade Sakura didn't know, who was clearly blushing and doing everything she could to avoid Jariaya's eyes.
"Well if there's nothing else, let the feast begin." Dumbledore clapped his hands twice and the plates filled with food. Sakura just stared at her plate dumbfounded.
"OH WOW! THIS IS GREAT!" Naruto shouted reaching for some chicken legs. His hand ended up bumping another boys hand and he frowned. "Hey…I was reaching for that first!"
"I do believe my hand beat yours to the punch," the red head replied, reaching for the drumstick again.
"Give it back!" Naruto snatched the leg back but Sakura reached over and snatched it from him. "HEY! SAKURA…" Naruto watched as Sakura handed the chicken back to the red-head.
"I'm so sorry about this. Naruto just doesn't know how to act," Sakura stated frankly.
"No, actually it's Ronald who doesn't know how to act." The brown, bushy haired girl that was seated next to the red head had spoken out against him.
"Hey, Hermione you're supposed to be on my side. You don't even know these people," he replied indignantly.
"I don't care who they are. You were being rude and besides, it's not like there isn't plenty of chicken. You know just as well as I do that the plates refill themselves once finished."
"WHAT?!?!? REALLY?!?!" Naruto asked.
"God, why can't you just calm down Naruto? Do I have to punch you like I mean it?" she asked.
"Um…no…I'll be quiet now," he mumbled, stuffing potatoes into his mouth.
"Oh…um…Sakura is it?" Hermione asked.
"Uh…yes."
"I'm Hermione Granger. I would shake your hand but I fear for my life if I reach over someone's food," she replied, eyeing the red head dangerously.
"Oh it's ok. We usually greet each other with a bow. It's nice to meet you Hermione."
"Thanks," she said grinning. "The idiot sitting next to me is Ronald."
"Won," he said.
"Won?" Sakura asked.
"No, it's Ronald. Ron for short. Ron, stop trying to talk with your mouth full of potatoes!" Hermione snapped. Sakura closed her eyes and tried to suppress the giggle but she couldn't help it. Ron looked funny trying to talk with his mouth all gooey with potatoes.
"Wow. It seems you have your own version of this idiot here," Sakura commented nodding towards Naruto. He was stuffing his face with peas and carrots paying no attention whatsoever to his surroundings.
"Naruto…nice name and he is very handsome though he seems a bit…" Hermione paused desperately trying to find the right word to describe him but Sakura shook her head.
"There's no point in trying to find a nice word. Naruto is an idiot. Plain and simple but don't be fooled by his appearance. He's actually pretty special."
"Special?" Hermione asked frowning curiously.
"Yeah…he's…well," she said slowly. She wasn't sure just yet how much information she wanted to divulge even though Hermione did seem nice enough. "I'm sure you'll learn more about him in time, but your headmaster compared him to one of your own."
"Really? Who?"
"Harry Potter."
"Harry?" Ron asked suddenly. He had been so quiet throughout the conversation that Sakura almost forgot he was there.
"Uh…yeah. You know him?"
"Know him?" he scoffed. "Of course I know him! He's my best friend."
"Wow. That's so cool!" Sakura exclaimed.
"He's also my best friend too, but I suppose Won Won here forgot to mention that. Anyway, what made Dumbledore say that?"
"Well, it's kind of a long story but it has something to do with how they both grew up."
"Oh…I see," Hermione said thoughtfully. "Well at any rate, you seem to be a very nice person. I hope we can talk more throughout the year."
"Aye, same here," Sakura said grinning. Both girls started back to their eating with Sakura feeling much lighter than she had been earlier. Maybe everything was going to be alright after all.
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Although Neji was quite impressed with the food, he was in no mood to eat. All he could think about was his cousin being all alone in that Hufflepuff House. How dare they do this to her! Neji found himself watching her all throughout the meal. Every now and then she would glance his way and he would flash her a smile causing her to blush. He loved making her blush and although he could never seriously be with her, he saw no harm in making her feel like the beautiful woman that she was.
"Hey Neji?"
"Hmmm?"
"Are you alright?" Sakura asked.
"Uh…yeah. Why? Is something wrong?"
"No…but…" she giggled. "I don't think I'm ever going to sit next to you again. I feel so…hated right now."
"Why is that?"
"Look for yourself," she muttered.
Neji used his Byakugan to look down the table. He noticed that most of the people at the table were either staring at him, Naruto, or Sakura. The girls were staring his way dreamily and every time Sakura would flick her hair, the guys' jaws would drop. Neji used his vision to see what was going on at Ino's table. At the moment she was indulging the giggly group of girls with Ninja stories and it seemed that a few of them were trying to get her to talk to Sasuke in which she was very quick to tell them he was off limits. He chuckled before using his eyes to see the happenings at the Slytherin. Ahh…It looked as though Sasuke was gearing up for a fight. Hmm…I better keep an eye on this…
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Sasuke took out a pair of chopsticks and began eating his rice. He was well aware of the stares he was getting from some of the people at the table but he didn't care. He was used to people staring at him so it didn't bother him one bit. He was however, a bit annoyed at the constant giggles from the girls. Most days the giggling would have flattered him but for some strange reason it was annoying him. Then again, it could have just been the fact that there was nothing but rich, snobby looking girls sitting at the table with him.
Sasuke glanced over at the Gryffindor table and saw that Naruto was steady stuffing his face. He noticed that Sakura had managed to make a new friend and she was in deep conversation with her. Neji on the other hand, did not look happy at all. He was frowning all the while staring at the Hufflepuff table. From the looks of it, Neji was longing to be there with Hinata. I don't blame him. Hinata's one fine girl. He looked down the Gryffindor table some more but his eyes stopped suddenly when they reached pretty blonde girl. Her long blonde hair was very tantalizing and her eyes were just as enchanting. She was sitting there staring wondrously at the ceiling and Sasuke frowned. What in the world's her problem? He looked up and noticed that the ceiling looked like…the night sky? Wow. That's really cool. He was about to get up and go harass Naruto some more when someone called out to him.
"Hey you." Sasuke looked down the table and noticed that everyone was now staring at him.
"You talkin' to me?" Sasuke asked, glaring at everyone.
"Yeah. I called on you." Sasuke noticed that a boy with wavy, bleach blonde hair was staring at him wearing the most smug of looks.
"So what do you want? If you aren't going to say anything then I'll be on my way."
"I just need to get a few things straight with you. That's all."
"Fine. So talk."
"First of all, this is my table. I expect everyone here to respect me at my table. By sitting here and not acknowledging anyone with a 'hello' or 'how are you' is just disrespectful." The rest of the table began to laugh but Sasuke didn't care. He wasn't about to let some blond headed punk make him look like a fool.
"What's your name?" Sasuke asked.
"I'm Malfoy…Draco Malfoy."
"Oh…I see," Sasuke said, choking back a laugh. "With a name like that no wonder your attitude sucks." The whole table got quiet as Malfoy glared at his adversary.
"You might wanna take that back. I'd hate for your first experience with magic to be a bad one." Malfoy pulled out his wand and twirled it in his hand, apparently trying to intimidate Sasuke.
"A bad experience with magic?" he laughed. "I'm not worried about your stupid magic tricks. You on the other hand might better be careful who you choose to piss off." Sasuke's sharingan eyes flared and the curse mark on his shoulder began to emerge covering half of his face. Draco stared at him but said nothing. He put his wand away and turned to his buddies leading them in a deep, whispered conversation.
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I guess Sasuke took care of it without fighting. Good job. The plates had now cleaned themselves and it was time for them to hurry off towards their dormitories. Neji followed Sakura and Naruto up the stairs but couldn't help using his Byakugan eyes to follow Hinata as well. She looked scared to death but she was being led by some girls up the stairs and was reluctantly trying to have a conversation with them. That's my girl…Neji had not really been paying attention to what he was doing and before he knew it, he had bumped into someone and they both were flailing to the floor.
"Oh…my I am so sorry. I wasn't…"
"It's ok." The girl quickly stood up and began brushing herself off and that's when he realized who it was. It was the girl that Sakura had been in deep conversation with all evening. Pity he had not been paying attention. He felt kind of bad not knowing her name so that he could apologize properly.
"I really am sorry. I should have been paying attention. Instead I was being nosy."
"Really…it's quite alright. I'm Hermione," she said sticking out her hand. Neji took her hand and kissed the back of it.
"I'm sorry. I was taught to always kiss a woman's hand when you first greet them. My name is Neji," he said bowing politely. He smiled at her and noticed that her face turned a light shade of pink. How cute…Hinata does the same thing…There was a brief awkward silence before Neji spoke up.
"So I do believe that I am now lost. I would use my Byakugan eyes to find my friends but I would hate to see something that I'm not permitted to see."
"You can…see through walls?" she asked.
"Yes. I can see through just about any solid at 360 degrees. It's my families' kekegenki…"
"Bloodline trait," she finished.
"Why…yes," he said quite surprised. She grinned at him before blushing once more.
"Uh…well if you follow me then I will show you the way. We all have the same common room we rendezvous in but we'll need a password to get into the portrait hole. Once inside, the guy's dorms are on the left."
"Thank you for the information." She smiled at him before leading him up the stairs to the fat lady.
AN: Okay. Let me clear up a few things. I am not mad at anyone so don't take this the wrong way. I know the top of my story says Naruto/Hinata but that's not the case. I chose those two because they are going to have some of the most important roles in the fic. Plus, since this is a crossover, I couldn't put like Harry/Ino ect. I might go back and change it leaving it blank though. I don't want people to think I am trying to deceive them. I did it to make my story easier to find when someone does a search. If you read my profile then you'll know that I am not the biggest Nar/Hin fan. I am more of a Neji/Hinata shipper so if this bothers you then I am so sorry. If you never read a Neji/Hinata fic, read my "Metamorphosis: A Hyuga Tale". I got 165 good reviews so if you don't believe that it's good, take their word for it. Now then...For those of you who already like, then thank you for the reviews or PMs. I really appreciate them. Although I am not taking this seriously, you should know I'll still do my best to give you quality silliness:P Don't know when the next update will be. Might be a few days...might be weeks. Just depends on my workload. I also have other fics I'm working on so don't get too upset. School first. Review!
