Yo! It's been a long while hasn't it? For that I am deeply sorry, but as it is I have been sick with some unknown virus that has kept me ill for the past four weeks. (Make that five) X.X I'm certain you can imagine the homework I have to do not to mention its only two months till I graduate so at best expect a new chapter maybe on the weekends or at least sporadic updates here and there, I can't promise any awesome long chapters but I will hopefully be able to make awesome mid length ones. Bear with me if you will. ^^ Now one with SHINOBI MAGIC!

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Recap:

The Professors looked thoughtful once more, "Well, that just means you will have to work harder in your endeavors." McGonagall said as she pushed back from her spot and stood, "I will see you at dinner." She then left the Hall.

Sakura glanced to Snape, "Fancy showing me how to do some potions? It's the only thing I haven't been able to practice with."

Snape looked annoyed but with a huff nodded, "Follow me." He said in a clipped voice as he stood, then strode from the Hall.

Sakura darted after him grabbing her wand off the table as she went and kept just a few paces behind him.

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Chapter 10: The Hogwarts Express if Full of Surprises

Sakura was exhausted, she had spent the remainder of the Hogwarts summer holidays practicing both magic and her ninja arts, which she had to admit were much better than when she first arrived in the wizarding world. She smiled to herself as she lay back on the ground, the slowly coloring leaves above letting a bit of the fading evening light flutter across her face. She sighed in contentment, the school term would begin the next week and she had managed to cram the entirety of Hogwarts first year into her brain within a month and a half, not to mention she and Dumbledore had worked tirelessly on trying to find anything that related what had once been her present, but so far… Nothing.

There wasn't a single document that dated as far back as they needed and Sakura was slowly becoming discouraged at possibly finding anything that would give her any sign of just what had happened to Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi, not to mention everybody else. She closed her eyes listening to the soft sounds of the black lake the splash coming from the squid as it danced through the water its massive tentacles breaking the water every once in a while with a loud slap.

Sighing she pushed up onto her hands and leaned back and stared out across the water, she smiled, hopping up she walked toward the edge and then with a powerful leap she sailed through the air. Then twisting around she landed atop the water a soft blue glow lighting upon the bottom of her feet and allowing her to stand and then stride across the lakes surface. She sped her pace until she was moving across the top of the lake, her hands raised into seals that only a month ago she had been struggling to recall. "Bunshin no Jutsu!" she called.

Five blasts of smoke later five replicas of herself stood before her, each taking their own stance, Sakura dropped back into her own battle stance. She had found that training upon the lakes water was much more effective in expanding both her chakra reserves and increasing her magic ability, as when sparing she would do as much Jutsu as she did magic.

Pulling her wand from a holster on her thigh; just above her weapons pouch, and with that the spar began. The clones attacked swiftly and the real Sakura dodged firing off hexes and curses as fast as she could, green, blue, purple, green. The colors flashed magnificently above the water as the battle continued and soon it became a dual the clone and real Sakura ducking and dodging curses and Jutsu left and right. Until soon the sun was just barely offering any light and the school was lit magnificently as the teachers had already arrived and were reading the school for another year.

Panting Sakura dispersed the final clone with a well-aimed Verdimillious. Satisfied she trotted across the water then taking a breath trudged up the hill and into the castle. She smiled and waved to a couple of the ghosts she passed before entering the hall and heading to the small table already filled with the arrived teachers, (aside from the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher) he had yet to arrive given he had train duty.

Take a seat beside Severus who shot her a pointed look, in which she returned with a bright smile, "Professor, do you think we could have one last Potion's lesson after dinner?" she asked.

He raised a brow but nodded tersely.

She had been constantly brewing throughout the past month to learn all that had been learned by the students the year prior. And she had to admit she was pretty good, given she did blow up a cauldron once or twice, Snape had not been impressed. She scooped up some food and began eating listening to the conversations going on around her until finally Snape stood and strode out, in his usual billowing fashion.

Sakura sighed and quickly finishing off the food went after him waving goodbye to the other Professors before jogging down to the dungeons. She knocked upon the classroom door and then walking in at the growled enter she walked to the already prepared work station.

Snape waved his hand and instructions appeared upon the blackboard beside him, "Prepare it. And do not destroy my lab again." He said darkly then he went and sat behind his desk writing out something or other that probably had to do with the coming year.

Sakura set to work first off copying the instructions down onto a piece of parchment; once finished she quickly darted off into the meticulously arranged storage room and gathered the ingredients for the Forgetfulness Potion assigned. Finally she set to work upon the potion following the instructions as closely as possible until after two hours and a near catastrophe later she handed a crystal vial to Severus.

Snape eyed the potion for mere seconds before nodding his head, "It… is passable…" he finally sneered and then waving his hand; vanished the cauldron clean and it floated to its place on the shelf.

Sakura watched him until he once more looked at her, "Off you go." He dismissed her.

Sakura headed off to her room, dropping down onto her plush, (and now worn) couch that had multiple books from both the Hogwarts library and the Hogsmeade book shop: Tomes and Scrolls. She was pretty sure she would have to look into some shelves if the piles were anything to go by, and she was certain they were bound to grow in the coming years. Aside from that the rooms were quite cozy; the large fireplace connected to the floo so she could go to and from if need be, with express permission from either McGonagall or Dumbledore.

It was like that how she spent her last days of summer, potions, training on the lake and looking through the pages of history tomes that might possibly hold an answer to why the Shinobi Nation's disappeared. But as usual nothing came up, not even a hint of ninja's were mentioned.

So dawned the day of September 1st, to a slightly discouraged Sakura; standing patiently by the gates waiting for Severus to take her to the platform of 9 3/4. Dumbledore thought it would make a lot more sense if she came by the train, so there would be a little less suspicion as to why she was there. Not to mention the train was the best place to make friends. Though she doubted there would be that many at the station yet it was after all only 7:00.

Sakura leaned against the massive gates at the dark professor approached and smiled brightly, "Good Morning Professor!" she greeted.

He shot her a glare of annoyance, probably wondering how he had once more gotten stuck as Sakura's personal tour guide.

Sakura rubbed the back of her head, looking away from him and deciding that one; Severus Snape was not a morning person, in fact she was pretty sure he wasn't any sort of happy person to begin with as she had yet to see anything other than a scowl or sneer upon his face.

She was soon jolted from her musing by the dark man, as he waved his wand causing the gates to swing open and Sakura to almost lose her balance at the sudden loss of support. Quickly regaining it she trotted after the Professor wondering just how bad of a morning person he really was for he seemed much more irritable than ever.

Snape stopped after a little ways of walking and turning to look back at Sakura he held out his arm. Sakura took the offered appendage and grimaced as she felt the navel pulling sensation that was soon sucking them through a dark tube much too small for two people, and then they were standing upon a huge platform and a steaming magical engine stood before them gleaming brilliantly in the morning light.

Sakura stared in awe, "Amazing…" she whispered.

Snape glared at her, "Well, get on the train, I haven't all day to coddle you girl." He growled.

Sakura jumped and nodded, "Yes, sir! See you at Hogwarts!" she said then darted across the platform to enter the train, noting the small crack as he apparated away. Sakura soon chose a compartment in the middle of the train and sat upon the bench waiting for more people to arrive. To pass the time she began reading one of the spell books she had grabbed from the library.

Soon enough the platform outside began to fill with more and more people until finally there were a large number of parents and their children. Sakura sat her book upon her lap to watch in fascination, there were so many people that it was crowded right up to the compartments and Sakura raised a brow as she turned her head to other side as the door opened and a young girl around her age entered. "Do you mind if I join you?" she asked smiling brightly.

"It's fine with me." Sakura answered then went back to her own book having lost interest with the crowds outside.

The girl eyed her, "I Hermione Granger. Pleasure to meet you."

Sakura looked up again, "Ah, Sakura Haruno." She replied, "I'm a transfer student from Japan."

Hermione looked astonished, "Transfer student? There hasn't been a transfer student at Hogwarts in almost thirty years! I know because I read about it!" she exclaimed.

Sakura raised a brow once more, "Oh?" she asked.

Hermione smiled brightly, "It's a pleasure to meet you! Do you know what house you might be in? Or do you want me to explain Hogwarts to you?" she asked before continuing before Sakura could even reply, "Well you've got Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin." She scowled when she said the last house but brightening once more she continued on, "I'm a Gryffindor. Hogwarts was founded by Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, and Salazar Slytherin in 990 A.D. it's been open for wizards and witches to learn the art of Magic." She lectured.

Sakura stared at the girl shocked, she was like an encyclopedia! And Sakura couldn't even get a word in. By the time the train had departed and an hour or two after that, Sakura still hadn't managed to even get a syllable in before the food trolley came by.

Hermione finally took a break to get a few sugar quills and Sakura got some chocolate frog's, (she had taken quite a liking to the animated little creatures and not to mention she had taken up collecting the cards too.) when she finally managed to speak, "Ne. Hermione, I already know most of that stuff…" she said chuckling.

Hermione looked aghast, "Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't even think to ask if you knew!" she exclaimed.

Sakura smiled, "It's alright."

Hermione blushed at that, before she suddenly turned her attention to a whole new problem that it seemed she only now noticed, having been too absorbed in her history lesson. "Where are Harry and Ron?" she mumbled.

Sakura tilted her head, "Harry and Ron?"

"My friends… they should have been here, a long time ago… Maybe I should go loo-" she cut off mid-sentence her eyes wide as she looked out the window. A blue car was flying alongside the train a boy dangling out precariously, "HARRY!" she shrieked in horror pressing against the window.

Sakura stared, mouth agape in shock, "What in the world?!" she exclaimed watching in shock as the boy struggled to hold onto the driver's, (who was also a young boy), hand. And he was slipping.

They watched in shock as the car swerved and swung about around the train accelerating then decreasing in speed at random intervals as the boy in the driver's seat attempted to pull the dangling one in. Hermione shrieking each time the dark haired boy slipped until finally he was hauled in and the car went flying under the bridge that the express had just began crossing.

The two bolted from the compartment and into the opposite side to see as the car swooped back up and high up into the clouds above.

It was nearly twenty minutes before the train quieted down to lower tones of excitement as rumors began filtering about. Hermione and Sakura had returned to their compartment and Sakura was trying to comfort the now hysterical girl. "They could have died!" she cried.

"Well, they didn't… So they're going to be fine." Sakura told her uncertain how she could really comfort her.

"And even worse! They'll be expelled! Oh… Gryffindor won't be the same! Oh! When I get my hands on them!" she cried again.

Sakura pulled back and raised a brow, wondering just how expulsion would be worse than death. She decided to put it down to the girls immense hunger for learning and knowledge, and was decidedly rather worried what would become of the two boys if she got her hands on them.

It had only been a little while after Hermione's tirade when the compartment slid open and three boys stood sneering in the doorway. "Well, well, well… So it's true, that was Potter dangling out the side of that atrocious machine. And the only other person who could have been flying it must have been Weasel." He laughed maliciously. "Wait till my father hears about this! Weasley will be out of a job in minutes!"

Hermione was up in seconds, "Sod off Malfoy," she shrieked angrily.

Malfoy laughed, "Oh, and what does the Mudblood think she can do to me?" he sneered, "Nothing! Nobody will help you once Potter and Weasel are expelled!"

Sakura stood her eyes narrowed, "I don't know who you are but you have no right to say that!" she hissed.

Malfoy turned to her, "And who's this? Another Mudblood?" he sneered again.

Sakura glared, "Haruno Sakura, Japanese exchange student." She answered, "Now do as Hermione said and sod the hell off." She ordered darkly, "Or I will give you something to cry to your daddy too."

Draco stepped back in shock at the killer glare her was receiving from the pink haired girl, "Why you!" he pulled his wand only to have a fist connecting with his face. He yelped as he tumbled backwards into the closed door of the opposite compartment with a bang.

His hand flew to his nose, and Sakura starred at him her eyes fierce and mouth set in a grim line, "Don't think I'm scared of a little boy with a wand and a Daddy Complex." She hissed, "Because I am more than willing to beat it out of you." She sneered at him.

Draco stood still holding his throbbing and bloody nose, (he was pretty certain she had broken his nose), "You'll pay for that! My Father-" he trailed off as Sakura raised a brow at him.

"Yes? What will your Daddy do? Hmm? He can't sue me, I'm from a completely different country that prides itself on not only wand technique but physical fighting ability. I can claim self-defense, and I have a larger number of witnesses than you do." She said motioning behind him to where the compartment curtains had been pulled open and students peered out as well as a number of heads had appeared gazing out at them from down the hall.

Draco sneered and stormed away ordering Crabbe and Goyle to follow him back to their compartment, where he soon went to the small infirmary compartment to have his nose fixed.

Sakura smiled and leaned back on her heels taking a seat back on the bench as Hermione starred at her wide-eyed. "You punched Malfoy!" she exclaimed, "That was amazing!"

Sakura shrugged, "It's no problem really I mean he was just a overconfident brat."

Hermione continued to praise Sakura for another thirty minutes before finally they moved onto more interesting topics, or in one case, the magnificence, (Sakura really see magnificence when noting the man in a sentence), of Gilderoy Lockheart. That was how the rest of the train ride was spent with Hermione now extoling the virtues of the 'amazing', 'handsome', and 'courageous' man that was to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

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Well… okay maybe that was longer than I expected, but I hope you all enjoy it and again I am deeply sorry for the incredibly late update. R&R I love reviews. Oh and if any of you have a Wattpad account or just want to check out my own Personal stories, my pen name is Celestial_Kitsune