I apologise once again for the long wait but here it is. Also, though I've made it quite clear in Chapter 2, some off you have appeared to miss it so I repeat this hopefully for the last time. There will be NO PAIRINGS. I will ignore all requests for pairings not because I want to be an ass but because:

I suck at writing romance

If I write pairings, there will be complaints from people who don't like the pairing or if they want their favourite character to be with someone else.

Romance has overruled the plot in many stories resulting in what would've been a decent, action filled, butt-kicking story into, well- a crappy teenage, sappy romance novel.

So in a nutshell, to please the majority of my readers pleased, no pairings is the way to go.

Divination with Professor Hyuuga

As time passed over the next few days, it became blatantly obvious that most of the new teachers had little to no experience in their teaching field. It seemed that Hermione was right, they had not learnt a single thing except how to fight wild animals and cultivate Muggle flowers in the past three days.

Harry heard many reports from fellow Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs with similar dissatisfaction with the new teachers. 'I don't know what Dumbledore is thinking?' Hermione complained at the breakfast table on Wednesday, 'I mean, we haven't learnt a single useful thing at all since they arrived! How are we going to pass our exams like this?'

'Be careful,' Ron said warningly, scanning the Staff table worriedly, 'they could hear us.'

'Dumbledore mentioned something about doing a favour for an old friend at the welcome ceremony,' Harry said, tracing over the words in his head.

'An old friend?' Hermione said thoughtfully, 'they seem foreign.'

Ron snorted, 'I think we've all deduced that the moment they arrived.'

'No, I mean, I know Professor Yamanaka told us that they're Japanese but I really don't believe this,' Hermione explained, 'they're definitely hiding something and I'm going to get to the bottom of this,' she huffed and stood up abruptly, the chair made a painful scraping sound as she stalked away, probably towards the library to do research.

Harry and Ron stared after her worriedly, she was almost out of sight when there was a flash and she was stopped right in her tracks by one of the teachers. He was a tall, long haired brunette boy dressed completely in some sort of traditional white kimono shirt and pants. He had pale, pupiless eyes that for some reason felt as if he was always watching you no matter which angle you turned to. He had arrived so suddenly that Hermione promptly crashed straight into him and fell backwards onto her backside with a small yell of surprise.

Even from the distance, Harry and Ron could catch every word. 'Class starts in ten minutes,' the teacher said, his voice was deep and menacing despite his rather feminine appearance, 'Where are you going?'

Hermione squeaked in shock and fear and for good reason too, he towered at least a head above her. 'I-I'm so sorry!' she apologised, 'I left some books in the library last night and I need them for my next class,' Hermione invented wildly on the spot. Neji continued to stare at her in a way that made the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end. Those blank eyes sure were creepy as hell.

'You're Hermione Granger, are you not?' Neji said, tilting his head slightly to the left as he observed her. Hermione jumped, surprised that he knew her name.

'Y-Yes, sir!'

The teacher had a strange, eerie power to make you feel guilty even when you were blatantly aware that you were not in any way at fault. For all Hermione knew, she had every right to march up to the library and do whatever she pleased but for some reason she couldn't suppress that feeling of guilt that was gradually forming in the pits of her stomach. For a few seconds he continued to scrutinise her. Hermione gulped.

'You are not in my class,' Neji said blandly, 'you do not take Divination. I don't care if you are late for my colleagues' classes as long as you are not late in my class. Go get your books, girl.'

'Err-yeah-thanks very much,' Hermione said quickly and scampered out of sight.

'Wow, he's scary,' Ron whispered as the brunette boy began walking towards on of the many doors that led away from the Entrance Hall.

'And guess what?' Harry said grimly.

'What?'

'We have Divination next.'

'Oh crap, we've got to run then!' Ron exclaimed, eyeing his watch like it was going to explode in his face any moment. 'He'll kill us if we're late!'

XxX

Neji was pleased. The tea boiled quickly with the special magical teapot that Dumbledore had given him. He poured himself a good portion, staining the inside of his teacup with a nice shade of green and sipped it gratefully. Before Neji had even arrived at his office, he could smell the strong incense of the room from the silver stepladder. That was never a good sign, if he could already smell it so thickly before he had even entered the room, he doubted he would be able to stand teaching for the rest of the year in a room with such a pungent smell.

His predecessor had also seemed fond of trinkets. When Neji had hesitantly entered the room, holding his breath in, it was only due to his extended ninja training that he did not trip over the numerous pouffes that scattered everywhere at random, knocking over a thousand candles, teacups and crystal balls the process. Neji guessed that whoever this teacher was, she was probably an older woman or at least someone who fancied collection. The room had no sense of order either and the decorations were randomly scattered everywhere in a very disorganised, tangled mess.

Neji immediately ordered a few house elves to clean out the office, emptying all his predecessor's belongings in large, black garbage sacks and packing them away in a closet where he would not have to look at them. Next he had them install lemon air refreshioners but even after three days, the incense still lingered slightly though at least now it was bearable enough to teach in and Neji was convinced that it would eventually disappear all together over time.

There was a small bang as the trapdoor opened and two girls, he recognised to be from Gryffindor emerged. One had tanned skin with long, black hair that was tied in a single plait and looked distinctly Indian while the other had curly brown hair and pale skin, a classic looking British. Neji quirked up an eyebrow, they were five minutes early, 'Welcome,' he said calmly, 'please take a seat anywhere you like on the ground.'

The two girls continued to stare at him in awe for a few seconds and Neji fought to control his eye twitch. He hated being stared at 'Is something wrong?'

'It's so different!' Parvati gasped.

Neji looked up and glanced at the changes to the room. Surely enough, the previously dim room seemed to glow with renewal and freshness. The purple walls had been painted over with layers and layers of white paint and the only trinkets that still remained in the room was a single crystal ball and one teacup though the only reason it was there was because Neji fancied a cup of tea. Large green Tanami mats covered the entire room and several posters of star charts and Chinese zodiac animals covered the walls. The dark, clammy room that Professor Trelawney had created in an attempt to be more 'mysterious' had been completely cleared and refreshed. The room leached more freshness than a cucumber.

'I am aware,' Neji said coldly, 'I do not like repeating myself.'

They chose spots towards the front of the classroom and immediately began chattering amiably. Neji ignored them though snippets of their conversation occasionally reached his ears. However there was nothing really that they brought up that interested him- it was the same old judgements of which guy looked the best and who liked who. The pair reminded Neji uncomfortably of the fan girls back in Konoha.

'Um, professor,' Parvati said through giggles, Neji looked up from his tea with disinterest. The girl was giving him that look that made Neji feel extremely awkward. He didn't like it one bit and it was usually the cue for him to run before a whole horde of fan girls shot him a whole tirade of questions he didn't want to answer.

'Are you in a relationship with Ino?' Parvati asked.

Neji's eyebrows disappeared in his hairline, 'No,' he replied bluntly, 'why would you think that?'

'Well, professor told us that she liked someone so we've been asking any guy who matched her description,' Lavender said. 'Would you happen to know who he is?'

Neji hesitated before replying, 'As a matter of fact, I do,' he said carefully, 'but it is not my business to tell you.'

'Oh, come on! Please?' Parvati battered her eyelashes in a way that made Neji regret revealing his knowledge.

'We won't tell anyone!' Lavender added quickly. Neji highly doubted that. Judging by what he had seen of the girls so far, they seemed like the type who liked to gossip. If he was to give the information away then it would spread across the school like wildfire until even the caretaker, Filch knew about it. He doubted that Ino would've minded but still, he respected her privacy and sealed his lips.

'It's quite obvious actually,' Neji said truthfully, 'I'm sure you will work it out eventually.'

The two girls pouted in disappointment but dropped the topic. Instead they started a new one that Neji was even more reluctant to take part in. 'Say, Professor? Have you ever liked anyone?'

'What would you mean by 'like'?' he said, pretending to be clueless.

'Like, you know,' Lavender giggled, 'a girl?'

'I-,' Neji began but the trapdoor opened once again and Ravenclaws and Gryffindors began to pour in. He mentally sighed in relief, he doubted he could stand another second talking to those two girls. Each student expressed similar surprised glances at the new surroundings and muttered comments and Neji noticed that all of them seemed happy by the change.

'I can finally breathe now,' he heard Dean whisper quietly to his friend, Seamus.

When it seemed as if every mat was filled, Neji began the lesson. He stood gracefully and drifted over to the whiteboard, (he had introduced the technology to Dumbledore because chalkboards were bad for the health) and wrote his name on the board in English, 'My name is Professor Hyuuga-,' he said. He was cut off when the trap door burst open with the greatest amount of force yet. A tuft of bright ginger hair came into view followed shortly by a freckled face. A tall boy with a long nose clambered out of the trapdoor using the most ungraceful movements Neji had ever seen. No sooner had the redhead appeared, Harry Potter, the very boy that Dumbledore had warned him about followed after him and collapsed in a gasping heap beside his friend. It was evident that the two boy had run all the way to the tower and were out of breath. As a Hyuuga, Neji prided himself to always be graceful and dignified and he scrutinised the two boys with a look of disapproval.

'You two are late,' Neji said coldly.

'Sorry, professor,' Harry said, still gasping for breath, 'we ran here as fast as we could.'

'That still does not change the fact that you're late,' Neji continued in the same cold voice that sent shivers up Harry's spine. 'If everyone else can get here on time then why can't you,' he said it flatly like a statement rather than a question.

Harry waited for the punishments. What would the teacher do? Take points off Gryffindor? Perhaps give him a detention?

Neji sighed, 'Just take a seat,' he said finally. Harry and Ron exchanged looks of relief and squeezed up between Terry Boot and Neville. 'However, next time you're late, I will hand out punishments.'

'Yes, sir.'

'As I was saying,' Neji continued as if nothing had happened, 'my name is Professor Hyuuga. This is my very first Divination class so please sit back and listen to my rules, 'which will apply for every single teacher, not just myself and I'm sure you're sick of hearing them all the time anyway. 1. You must always address me as Professor Hyuuga or 'sir' at all times, 2. You will do as I say whether you want to do it or not,' he spoke it like a command, dropping from his lips with ease in a way that indicated to them that he was used to giving a command often and was even more used to seeing it obeyed, '3. You must never be late for class and you must always complete homework and assignments I give you. Shall you fail, I will deduct 20% of your marks every day you are late-.'

'Hermione will love him, he's the strict type that she approves of,' Ron muttered, 'too bad she doesn't take Divination anymore.'

Harry silently agreed but instead turned towards Ron and made a shushing sound as Professor Hyuuga continued, '4. Wands will not be used for spells against each other or on objects unless I give consent,' he said, 'failure to obey these will result in point deduction and detention. Are there any questions?'

Silence greeted the end of his speech and Professor Hyuuga seemed pleased, 'Now, we will continue with the real lesson. Before we begin, can someone please tell me what the word, "Divination" means?'

Most people were stumped by the question. Professor Trelawney had never really focused on the theory and had instead spent the entire lesson with tears flowing from her eyes as she weaved exaggerated stories about Harry's tragic future. Most people took a while to think for an answer however it was not a surprising sight to see Parvati's eager hand waving enthusiastically in the air.

Neji nodded towards the girl who immediately began answering so quickly that even he had to repeat the words in his mouth several times to understand, 'Can you repeat that please, more slowly so that the class can understand you?' he stated coolly. Parvati flushed.

'Divination is the magical art of predicting future events and determining their outcomes,' she said before looking at him expectantly to be praised.

Neji ignored her gaze and turned to the rest of the class, 'Any more definitions?'

When no one answered, Neji sighed and placed his tea down on the desk with nothing but the dregs left inside it, 'That was incorrect,' he said.

Parvati had her mouth hanging open in disappointment while Seamus and Dean sniggered behind her back.

'Yes, that is a general definition for Divination however I'd like you all to think outside the square,' he said. Harry half expected him to finish the sentence with a crazed, 'Reach into your inner eye and search for that vibration of power that will allow you to see-!' However, he didn't though it didn't stop him from smiling at the thought.

'I don't think Divination is real,' Dean perked up. Parvati and Lavender glared at him but instead of looking angry like Professor Trelawney would, Neji was interested.

'Explain.'

'Well, err-,' Dean said, suddenly regretting using his Gryffindor bravery and faltered, 'it's not really very- solid? I mean real Seers are very rare so it's not really possible for regular people to be able to see the future.'

'I like where this discussion is heading,' Neji commented approvingly, surprising the whole class.

'B-But-,' Parvati began, looking very dejected.

'Mr. Thomas is right,' he said, shocking everyone by his knowledge of Dean's name despite the lack of any introduction. 'This is what I call thinking outside the square, well done.' Dean's eyes were wide, never had he expected to be praised for a subject he had never shown much interest in, let alone the subject being Divination.

'My version of Divination is to sceptical of fate,' Neji said, pouring himself another cup of tea, 'there is no such thing as a solid future. The future is composed of a web of complex paths. It is the paths we choose that determine the future. As Mr. Thomas said before, true Seers are very rare but even people gifted with the 'sight' cannot truly see a future. What they see is only one of the paths. In other words, the future they predict will not happen if a different path is chosen.'

Half of the class stared at him with confused looks but a few people were nodding understandingly. However Parvati and Lavender looked devastated.

'But Professor Trelawney-.'

'- was lying,' Neji cut across Parvati, 'I don't know if the teacher I have re[laced was indeed a true Seer but one thing is clear to me. She was an incompetent teacher. I have looked at your past essays and lesson planners in hopes of support but I must say that I was severely disappointed.'

Harry and Ron exchanged smirks.

'I encourage everyone who takes this subject to look to this as a hobby,' Neji continued, 'as it would not prove productive at all of you do not possess the Sight and correct me if I am wrong but I'm sure that a good majority of this class don't. However homework should not be treated lightly and "less important" than let's say main subjects like Transfiguration or Potions.'

'Professor,' Dean said, from the duration of the lesson, he had replaced Parvati and Lavender as the enthusiastic student of the class since the small compliment Neji had given him, 'would you happen to have the Sight?'

'And your eyes,' a Ravenclaw girl piped up, 'you seem too coordinated to be blind, sir. But why don't they have any pupils?'

'To the first question, the answer is, no,' Neji said, 'I do not have the Sight. So we will be going through mostly theory based work this year but every Friday we will have a go at crystal ball gazing and palmistry and other topics. As for the second question,' he paused, 'they're a common trait in my family,' he said truthfully but avoided going into detail.

'Enough with the questions. This term, we will be focusing on Chinese Zodiacs and how their different elements can predict a person's future lifestyle. By the end of this term, I would like you each to submit a horoscope with a detailed explanation-.'

There was an explosion as the wall beside Neji's short Asian style desk exploded. Students screamed and ducked for cover as wood splinters and bits of brick flew everywhere. With the lack of furniture in the room to hide behind besides Neji's tiny desk, everyone was sprayed with bits of wall. Harry and Ron were thankfully towards the back of the classroom and were barely affected but the noise and the wild screaming was enough to startle them into backing up against the freshly painted white wall.

Neji had jumped out of the way just in time but his poor desk was split clean in half, the cup which he had been drinking from had fallen from the table's surface and hit the ground with a loud crunch, shattering into hundreds of tiny pieces, spilling its green contents on the floor.

'NEJI, IT'S TIME FOR OUR SPAR!' a loud voice yelled from amongst the chaos. When the dust cloud had cleared, a boy around Neji's age stood proudly in a tight fitting green jumpsuit with orange leg warmers. He had a bowl haircut that gleamed in the light and the strangest shaped eyes he had ever seen. What appeared to be two, large caterpillars grew on top of his eyes, so thick that it was almost a mono-brow. Harry recognised him from the Staff table though he'd never had the chance to meet him, an outcome that he was now grateful for. It wasn't surprising either since usually people remembered Lee for the rest of their lives once upon catching sight of him. Lee was really one of a kind, there was no one else like him except for his even crazier mentor, Might Guy.

'Lee,' Neji said in a dangerous voice that hid well suppressed rage, though one with a keen eye could tell that he was seconds away from losing control and hitting the man across the face, 'my lesson hasn't even finished yet.'

The man Professor Hyuuga had addressed as Lee looked around, confused as if noticing his surroundings for the first time. 'Oh,' he had his mouth wide open in surprise. A few Ravenclaws recognised him immediately and shrunk even lower into the ground, having already attended his Physical Education Class. 'Sorry about that, Neji!' he said laughing boisterously as if nothing had happened. The students gaped in silence as Neji looked at the ground in fury and shame, his brown fringe cast a shadow over his eyes as a vein visibly popped on his forehead.

'My name is Professor Rock!' Lee said, flashing them a pose that jutted his hip to one side, his arm stuck out with his thumb sticking up. Lee had actually intended for it to be cool but Harry thought it looked rather...well, gay. His teeth sparkled, yes! Sparkled! They were so clean, Harry was convinced that Professor Rock probably didn't even have to bring a torch with him whenever he went camping at night. All he needed was to open his mouth a flash a line of light from his teeth in front of him. 'For those who do not know me, I take Physical Education class!'

'Lee...'

'I look forward to meet all your youthful selves!'

'Lee...'

'So what do you think of Neji, huh? He can be a bit mean sometimes but he's actually a really sensitive person!'

'Lee!'

The spandex wearing demon from hell whirled around, 'Yes, Neji?' he said innocently.

'You broke my wall...'

'Yes, well I find that coming in through the wall is so much more youthful than using the boring old door!'

'You broke my desk...'

'Well, we could always get it repaired in a jiffy! Magic could probably fix this in a jiffy!'

'You trashed my office...'

'The house elves really work youthfully hard you know,' Lee laughed, taking a step back as Neji began stalking menacingly towards him. There was a loud crunch and everyone's attention darted to the broken teacup which Lee had stepped on.

'Whoops...'

'AND YOU RUINED MY TEA!'

Let's just say that class was dismissed early that day. Entrance to the Northern Tower was banned for an entire day while they sent up repairers to mend the damage created by a rampaging Neji and an overenthusiastic Lee.

XxX

'So how was Divination?' Hermione asked as they sat down in the Great Hall for lunch. Neither Ron or Harry spoke a single word since she arrived and they continued to stare blankly into their Sheppard pies. Not even Ron had a fork in his hand, looking as if he had lost his appetite for the first time in his life.

Harry and Ron shot her petrified stares. A gurgling sound began forming in Neville's throat.

I'll be updating my other HP/Naruto crossover a lot more than Replacement Teachers. The story is called, 'Paper Dolls'. Please check it out if you've never heard of it before. Paper Dolls is a lot easier to write than Replacement Teachers. I've already written two chapters for it that I haven't updated yet. I will update the fourth chapter of Paper Dolls alongside with this chapter and wait until the end of the two week holiday break to update the fifth chapter of Paper Dolls.

After Neji, by popular vote will be Sasuke. After that, I want to do Sakura and then Naruto followed by Tenten, Rock Lee and Shikamaru. As for subjects about Arithmancy and Ancient Runes, I don't know enough about the subject to even start writing about them so unfortunately Hinata and Shino won't have a chapter dedicated to their class. Sorry guys.

On a brighter note, I promise that I will write a special chapter dedicated to Hinata and Shino so don't worry if you're fans of those characters because I will not leave them out. But the chapter won't be about their classes. I hope that's OK with you guys. The special chapters will be fitted in every now and then between normal classes.

Don't forget to review! By reviewing, you make me happy and more eager to write stories which will make you happy and create a whole cycle of happiness! So please review!