A HP/Naruto crossover idea that I bet you've never seen before.


Anko was scouting out Training Area 44. She was desperate to make Chuunin, do some missions solo, and try and build up a name for herself, distinct and separate from "Orochimaru's Apprentice." She'd heard that 44 was popular with the Examiners when the Chuunin Exams were held in Konoha (it was Konoha's turn, next, and Anko wanted the home turf advantage.)

/Hey,/ a voice called out to her.

She halted immediately, pulling out a kunai and holding it in a guard position. "Who's there?"

/Someone who wants to, possibly, work with you,/ the voice said.

"Oro.. oro... Master?" Anko whispered. The voice had a 'feel' to it (for lack of a better word) of snake, to her.

/No,/ the voice said, now sounding distinctly annoyed as well as male. /In the tree ahead of you. Yes. This one./

Anko studied it. "But there's no one there, not even an animal except for... no way..."

The massive reticulated python lowered his head to eyelevel with the genin apprentice girl. She knew that animals in Area 44 were bigger than normal, but it took a non-summon snake with eyes as big as cricket balls for it to sink in. Knowing personally just how fast snakes could strike, Anko did her best to appear non-threatening and also not food.

/Yes,/ the snake hissed. /I want to work with you./


Anko stared at the snake. She didn't care if staring was rude, it was her own apartment and if the snake didn't like it, she had good reason.

"I can speak snake?" she asked, still unsure.

/Yes,/ the snake said. He said his name was 'Harry'. /I was once a human snake-speaker myself - it's called Parseltongue, by the way, and people who can speak it are Parselmouths./

"Hold on," Anko said, waving her arms. "You're not a human snake-sp- er, Parselmouth. You're a giant python."

/Given enough time, Parselmouths don't die so much as pass onto another form,/ Harry-python said, sounding amused now. /Except for those who twist and abuse their soul and their talents./

"This is sooo cool," Anko grinned. "Now I'm glad that Sen-no, Orochimaru didn't let me sign his stupid contract."

/Manda's contract? The contract to the Vipers?/ Harry asked. /They're assholes. The Python contract is a lot better. I think some of my descendants joined that clan, after they passed on./

"Where'd I get this ability from?" Anko asked, fascinated with the idea that she could speak to any snakes, not just the summoned ones like everyone else.

/Family bloodline, probably,/ Harry said. /My great-grandmother was an Indonesian Parselmouth that my great-grandfather married while he was travelling overseas, and the talent was passed on from her. It was latent, though, until it became active in me at 15 months old./

"We're going to kick so much ass," Anko grinned. "Just wait till we beat the crap out of that stupid chuunin exam!"


A/N: Voldemort never turned into a snake because of his immortality research and Horcruxes. Not a canon idea, just something I came up with. It explains why Slytherin left Hogwarts (not an argument, just not wanting to hand out 'family secrets' to all of Wizarding Britain.