A/N: So...here it is. Now you can't shoot me, because I brought it to you. Sorry for the long wait, hopefully the time between this chapter and the next won't be as long...It's summer time, so...you know, I should have all the time in the world to be working on it. . .

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Or Harry Potter. You can not sue me. Na, na, na.


Team Seven and the trio sat in the library on a very windy September night, looking up potions for Snape's class.

While the trio was almost entirely focused on school work and what to do about Umbridge, Team Seven was concerned with training, information gathering, and stealth missions. On a weekly basis, they were reporting to Tsunade who had been, regularly, sending them advice and more information about Orochimaru's movements.

Naruto had continued to have bad dreams – some of them resulting in a ripped pillow in the morning, the other three were constantly worried and had taken him to Madam Pompfrey's to get sleeping medicine or sometimes went as far as to put him under a genjutsu.

The mission was taking its toll, but they were managing.

All seven of them sat a table in a secluded area where no one would be able to listen to what they were talking about.

Naruko cocked an ear when Hermione spoke suddenly.

"So Harry, I was wondering...whether you had been thinking any more about Defense Against the Dark Arts." Her voice was very careful.

Harry flipped a page, "Course." was his short reply.

Sakura watched Hermione and Ron look at each other, and Hermione bit her lip, "No – I'm talking about the idea that Ron and I -" Sai looked at Ron who gave Hermione an alarmed, half-threatening look, and she frowned, "Oh all right – the idea I had about your teaching us."

Sasuke and Naruko looked at Harry who flipped another page, biding his time, therefore not answering at once. Truth was, he had given the idea thought; he'd given it a lot of thought over the past two weeks since Hermione had mentioned it. At times, it just seemed like a ludicrous idea, and then at other times, he'd found himself thinking of the most useful spells that had helped him against all manner of dark creatures...and the Death Eaters – in fact he'd been planning lessons, subconsciously of course.

"Well..." he started off slowly, "I have thought about it – y'know...a bit." was his halted reply.

Sai looked at Hermione who's whole body responded eagerly, "And?"

Playing for time, he shrugged then looked at Ron who said, "I thought it was a good go from the start," He was a little more comfortable now that he was sure Harry wasn't going to bust out in a yelling fit.

Naruko looked down at her book and sighed, "I'm not sure I understand the idea of this whole thing, but Harry – if you're good at what you're doing, what's the point of pretending you're not?" Harry looked at her with a face that said "you're not helping" and Sasuke glared at him.

Sakura tapped her teammates with her foot from under the table, "Ki wo shizumete, ochitsuite. (Calm down, calm down.) she said.

Hermione sighed and said, "Well, what do you think? Will you teach us?"

"Just you and Ron, right?" he asked carefully.

This was when Hermione went looking a bit anxious, "Don't go and fly off the handle again, please Harry...but I think you ought to teach anyone that wants to learn – because we're talking about defending ourselves against V-Voldemort -" Ron cringed at the mention of the name, "-it just doesn't seem quite fair if we don't lend the the chance to others."

Harry thought about it for a moment, "...Then again, I don't think that anyone other than you guys would want to be taught by me – I'm a nutter, remember?"

Sakura lit up in apprehension, "I know!" and the other six looked at her, "That trip is the first weekend in October right? You guys should tell everyone who's interested to meet us somewhere there." she explained.

Hermione smiled, "That's brilliant Sakura!" she said.

But Ron was confused, "Why would we have to do it outside of the school?"

"Well think about it, would that Umbridge lady be very happy if she found out what we were up to?" Sai said, opening another book.


"So," said Sai looking out the window of the carriage the four of them were in, "Do you think anyone is going to turn out for this meeting?"

It was a cold day in the first weekend of October and they were off to Hogsmade – or that's what they called it anyway... Team Seven had the luck of getting their own carriage, and the trio was in another.

Sasuke seemed bored, "Under the circumstances Harry is in, I think this whole thing'll be a bust."

Naruto (who finally had a break from being a girl) attempted to swat Sasuke upside the head but failed because Sasuke caught his hand and with a smirk kissed it. Naruto yanked it away, "You're so faithless Sasuke-teme. For all you know, a bunch could show up!"

"He's right, Sasuke." Sakura smiled, "I don't think people in this world are that judgmental."

Oh Sakura-san, so naïve. Sai smiled, "We'll just have to wait and see until we get there."

They had all reached Hogsmade and began to fallow Hermione to somewhere she said was perfect for their purpose, and apparently it was on the outskirts of Hogsmade.

"Where are we going anyway?" said Harry, who was finally the one to ask. "The Three Broomsticks?"

"Oh -" said Hermione, coming out of thought, "No, it's always too noisy there. I've told the others to meet us at that other pub – the one called the Hog's Head."

They walked passed many stores that Team Seven didn't know and Naruko noted that Fred and George were in front of one, and when she looked at the trio, they didn't seem surprised.

They fallowed the trio into what looked like a small inn, and a worn sign hung on a bracket over the door, (Sakura noted that the sign was repulsive) Hermione hesitated and Harry ended up leading the way in.

This place was much unlike the Three Broomsticks, Harry observed that it was small, dingy, and very dirty room that smelled like...goats? Daylight wasn't making its way in any time soon – the windows were so covered with grim, so there were candles sitting on all the rough tables. It was very...earthy.

"I don't know about this Hermione," Harry muttered, "Did it...I don't know...ever occur to you that the woman over there could be Umbridge?"

Team Seven automatically looked at the woman Harry was implying and Sai replied, "She's too tall."

Hermione picked it up from there and went into an explanation of how she had checked all the school rules, and nothing that they were doing was violating them, "It just wouldn't be a bright idea if we went parading what we're doing." she finished.

The barman slunk toward the seven of them from some backroom. Sai and Sasuke studied him closely and decided he was no threat, but also noticed he looked vaguely like Dumbledore.

"What?" he grunted.

"Seven butterbeers, please." Harry said quickly.

"Fourteen sickles."

"I got it." said Naruko, reaching into her pockets. Sasuke stopped her and reached into his own pockets and pulled out a Galleon and handed it to him, "Keep the change." he said.

Ron was looking around when something occurred to him, "Know what? I bet we could order anything and this ol' bloke'll give it to us. I've always wanted to try firewhisky, I -"

"You – are – a – prefect." Hermione said sternly.

"Ah..." And the smile faded from his face, "Right..."

"Right. So who did you say was supposed to be meeting us?" Harry asked, taking a swig of his butterbeer.

Team Seven looked at the drink, "Is it...like sake?" Naruko asked.

"They're drinking it." Sakura said, "But isn't beer the 'American' equivalence of sake?"

Sasuke sniffed it, "I don't think it's alcohol." he said and Sai took a drink (a/n: way to take one for the team Sai!) and he nodded.

"It makes you warm."

"Just a few people," Hermione replied, checking her watch again.

About ten minutes later...

Harry stood awkwardly in front of several people from school.

Realizing Harry wasn't going to do anything first, Hermione spoke, "Well – er – hi." Her voice was slightly tight and higher than usual – she was nervous.

The group's attention went to her instead, though eyes darted over to Harry regularly.

"Erm...well...you know why you're here...Harry had the idea -" At this, Harry threw here a sharp look, "I mean I had the idea...that it may be good if people who really wanted to study Defense Against the Dark Arts – I mean, I mean really study it, not that rubbish Umbridge gives us -" Sakura noted that Hermione was becoming slightly more confident, "- you can't call that Defense Against the Dark Arts."

"Here, here." called Anthony Goldstein, and Hermione looked refreshed.

"I thought it would be good if we...well...took matters into our own hands." She paused and looked sideways at Harry, then continued, "By that, I mean learning how to properly defend ourselves – not theory, but real spells -"

"Assuming you still want to pass your O.W.L.s, I bet?" said Michael Corner.

"Of course I do." said Hermione immediately, "But it's more than that...I want to be trained properly because...because..." In front of all these people, she could seem to finished.

Naruko stood and they all looked at her, "Because Voldemort is back."

To Sasuke, the reaction was immediate and predictable. All of them then looked at Harry attentively, even eager.

"Ah, well...that's the plan anyway." Hermione said, "If you want to join us, we need to know how we're-"

"Where's the proof You-Know-Who is back?" said a blonde Hufflepuff player in the back.

"Well, Dumbledore believes it -" Hermione tried.

"You mean Dumbledore believes him." He nodded at Harry.

"And who are you?" asked Ron rudely.

"Zacharias Smith," the boy said, "and we should know what makes him say that You-Know-Who is back."

"Look," Sakura started, trying to intervene, "That's not really what this meeting's about -"

"Sakura..." Harry said and she looked at him, "It's okay." He'd just realized why all these people had come. They should've seen this coming, some of them, maybe even most of them, had come in hopes of hearing Harry's story – from him himself.

"What makes me say he's back?" he said, looking Zacharias straight in the face, "I saw him. And Dumbledore told you all. But if you don't believe him, and you don't believe me, then I'm not spending an afternoon trying to make you believe me."

You tell them, Harry! Naruko grinned.

And for a while after that, it was quiet. Hermione was about to say something again, but Luna got there first.

"Is it true that you can produce a Patronus charm?" she said.

"Yes..." Harry replied slowly, and was prepared to be on the defensive.

"Blimey Harry!" And they looked at Dean Thomas, "I didn't know you could do that!"

Fred grinned at Harry, "Mum told Ron not to spread it around, said you'd been getting smothered with enough attention."

"And she's not wrong..." Harry mumbled and a few laughed. Sasuke noticed the cloaked witch shift slightly.

"And you know that sword, in Dumbledore's office?" Neville chimed in, "He killed a basilisk with it in second year!"

Everyone was just so in awe of all of Harry's achievements that Sakura wouldn't have been surprised if they had hauled him off on top of their shoulders.

Harry sure is amazing... Naruko thought. Why are we here again? If he's done all this stuff by himself – then he sounds more than capable of protecting himself.

After some others had threw in what amazing things they'd heard about Harry, he said "Look," and they all fell silent, "I'm...not trying to be modest or anything, but most of that stuff...I had help with it..."

"Not with that dragon last year, you didn't." Michael Corner said at once, "That was a cool bit of flying you did there."

Harry felt it would've be bad-mannered to disagree. Naruko and Sakura noted that maybe he wasn't used to this much praise from so many people, so Naruko tapped him on the hand. He looked at her and she gave him a thumbs-up.

"Right." he said quietly, "Okay...I know I did bits and pieces without help, but the point is -"

"Are you trying to talk your way out of not having to teach us?" Zacharias Smith said.

Naruko stood again, "Here's an idea," she said loudly, "How about you sit there and keep your mouth shut?"

Zacharias reddened, "See, we've all showed up to learn from him and now he's telling us he can't really do any of it."

"That's not what he said." Naruko retorted, "Would you like me to clean your ears for you?" At this, George pulled out a long and lethal-looking metal instrument out of a bag.

"Naruko wa, suwatte!"(Naruko, sit down!) Sakura hissed.

"Right, well..." Hermione said rather hastily, "Moving on the point is, are we agreeing to take lessons from Harry?" There was a general mumbling of agreement, "Right." Hermione sounded relieved that something had at last been settled, "Now we just need to figure out how often we're going to do it. Once a week seems kind of pointless - "

"Hold off," Angelina said, "We've got to make sure this doesn't clash with our Quidditch practices."

"Nor with ours." Cho said.

"Nor ours." Zacharias added.

"I'm sure we can find a night that suits everyone." Sakura said, somewhat impatient.

"Well, once a week sounds cool," Lee Jordan said.

"As long as -" Angelina started.

"We'll work our way around the Quidditch." Hermione said, slightly tense, "And the other thing to be decided on is where we're going to meet." This was when the group fell silent.

"The library?" Katie Bell suggested after a bit of silence.

"I'm not sure Madam Pince would be too pleased with us doing jinxes in the library." Sai noted.

"Maybe an unused classroom?" Dean put forward.

"Hmm, McGonagall might lend us hers, she did last year when Harry was training for the Triwizard..." Ron said. But Harry wasn't so sure she would be too fond of accommodating this time...

"Right, well...we'll try to find some place." Hermione said at last, "Word will be sent to everyone once we have a time and a place." She then reached into her bag and brought out paper and a quill, then looked as if she was trying to build herself up to say something, not being able to bring herself to say it, she looked at the Shinobi.

"I think that we should write all of our names down, so we'll know who was here," Sakura started, "And we shouldn't go telling the world what we're up to –"

"That means," Naruko interrupted, "that if you're signing, you're agreeing to not tell Umbridge, or anyone else for that matter, what we're doing." With that said, she took the paper and quill and was the fourth to sign, after Harry, Ron, and Hermione. She handed it off to Sasuke and the other two and they signed.

Some people were hesitant and others signed right away, the whole thing went smoothly for the most part.

After everyone signed, Fred said, "Well, time's ticking on and George, Lee and I have got items of a sensitive nature to purchase, so we best be on our way." Then everyone began leaving in twos and threes.

Sasuke looked at an Asian girl who's name he thought was Cho – it seemed she was making more a fuss about fastening her bag than necessary. All the while, her friend had her arms and was clicking her tongue in impatience, so Cho had no choice but to leave with her. When she did though, she turned and waved at Harry.

Sakura clasped her hands together and smiled at Hermione, "I think that turned out very well!" she said, smiling happily.

The seven of them began walking out of the Hog's Head in a somewhat cheerful mood, still holding the butterbeers close.

While Ron and Hermione made conversation, and Harry sort of looked off into space, Naruko grabbed Sasuke's hand with her free one and when he looked at her, she smiled, "I told you, just have some faith."

"Hush dobe." he replied shortly.

This made Naruko happier and Sakura giggle, "Haha, you're just irritated because you were wrong." she said, "And Naruko was right."

While everyone (with the exception of Sasuke) was cheerful, they were oblivious to the fact that their plan could be ruined – by Educational Decree Number Twenty Four.


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