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Ninjas and Wizards, Unite!
Classes
Shikamaru groaned as he scanned the piece of parchment that had his schedule on it. All of the names on the list almost looked like gibberish to him; he really should have paid attention to the books Sakura told him to read. He scratched the back of his head with the hand that was holding his wand. He never really thought that the hocus-pocus stuck was actually real but then again he also knew that wizards didn't think ninjas were real either.
"Touché," he muttered aloud to himself.
"Hm?" Sakura said as she looked up from her schedule.
"Nothing," Shikamaru said and looked at the Hyuuga cousins. They were in a deep conversation over their schedules; no doubt they were trying to figure out what the expectations were of each class.
"Come on, let's go to this…Charms class," Sakura said and walked the direction she remembered seeing it.
Shikamaru followed her and stuffed the parchment in his heavy schoolbag. He trudged behind Sakura and noticed that the boys were surrounding her. He paused for a moment as one tried to drape an arm around her shoulder and she shook it off. He didn't have to see her facial expression to know she was annoyed. To be honest, Shikamaru felt a twinge of jealousy but pushed it aside like it was nothing. He walked up behind her and placed his own arm around her shoulder and said, "Sakura, darling, are they bothering you?"
Sakura immediately knew what he was doing and played along. "Yes but please don't hurt them, I don't want them to end up like the last ones…"
The boys gulped and hurried away. Shikamaru withdrew his arm and smirked alongside of Sakura's laughter.
"Shikamaru-kun, I didn't know you and Sakura were together," Hinata said innocently as Neji and she caught up with them.
"We're not Hinata, just trying to scare away people," Sakura explained with a slightly evil grin.
"Sure you are," Neji said sarcastically.
Sakura gave Neji a look over her shoulder. He stared at her with his x-ray pearl eyes. She finally looked where she was going and turned a corner.
"Harry is kind of cute, Sakura," Hinata said to her quietly and with a rather large blush.
"You should have seen that blond slytherin, he was quite attractive," Sakura told her.
"You mean the one making fun of…?" Hinata questioned.
Sakura nodded in response and headed into a classroom full of students. They took their seats on the Gryffindor side of the room, sitting in front of Harry and his friends.
"Look, all I'm saying is you should tell Dumbledore," Hermione said.
"But it's not a big deal, can't you guys get that? It was only a dream, it's not like he was right outside my room or something," Harry sighed.
"Maybe you should at least tell Sirius," Ron told him.
"That's a great idea!" Hermione said happily, brightening up considerably.
"That's a great idea!" Sakura mimicked with an annoying high-pitched voice. Several students around them snickered and choked down their laughter.
"Do you have something to say to me?" Hermione asked coldly.
"Nope," Sakura said, not turning her head to lock gazes with her. She smirked and twiddled her wand between her fingers.
"Good," Hermione said with a satisfying tone.
"Alright class, let's begin!" The tiny professor announced as he stood on a large pile of books.
Shikamaru groaned.
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"You four have been summoned by the headmaster," The potions master sneered at them from the front of the classroom, "Frankly, I'm quite surprised it's not Potter. Get out of my classroom." The teacher tossed the parchment into a boiling cauldron and a puff of smoke emitted.
The four ninja gathered their things and hurried out of the unwelcome classroom. Hinata looked back at the blond boy that Sakura had been talked about and noticed he was staring at her. He smiled and gave her a generous wink, making her blush. She hurried out of the room feeling pleased with herself.
"I told you," Sakura said gleefully to Hinata.
"You were right Sakura," Hinata said, her blush still vibrant on her cheeks.
They hurried down several corridors, passed many arguing paintings, and had to use the moving staircase.
The statue knew they were coming and allowed them up without requiring a password. They rushed inside the peculiar office and came face to face with the headmaster.
"I understand you're confused about the layouts of the mission," he said without expression, "So I ask of you to be his friend so you may understand where to look for the enemy."
"Why can't you tell us?" Shikamaru asked.
"I'm a busy man and I'm afraid I don't have the talents to find my enemies like Harry can," he said with a small smile that crinkled up his face.
"Do I have to be friends with that know-it-all?" Sakura asked.
Dumbledore nodded and she groaned.
"It won't be that bad, Sakura, she might be nice once you get to know her," Hinata said encouragingly.
Sakura growled but said nothing.
"How do we get him to trust us enough to relay that information?" Neji asked quietly.
"Just be around him, get to know him, eventually he will trust you," came the reply.
"Thank you headmaster," Hinata said with a bow.
"How are classes?" He said abruptly, changing the subject.
"Confusing," Shikamaru said while Sakura said, "Enlightening."
Professor Dumbledore chuckled at the responses. "Go ahead and head up to your dorms, the last bell is about to toll."
The four thanked the wizard and slowly headed their way up to the common room. The halls were silent and empty, it almost seemed creepy.
"I suppose we should practice our magic later tonight and ask the brainiac for help so we can be included in their little circle," Shikamaru said dully as he flipped his wand around in the air.
"I'm going to hate this," Sakura groaned.
