"Talking"

Thinking (you may have to decide what is emphasis and what is thinking but I'll assume smartness on your parts)

Japanese (when not in Naruto verse-its too hard)

Kyuubi speaking

'Beast-speaking' (may be hard to tell apart from kyuubi but please do try to dissociated)

A few days later a wave of students had accosted the Great Hall.

"Now, Professor Dumbledore had granted me permission to start this little duelling club, to train you in case you ever need to defend yourselves as I myself have done on countless occasions." Draco snorted slightly as Naruto muttered something along the lines of 'countless because there's none to count.' Lockhart, oblivious to the general dismissal of his abilities, continued to introduce Snape as his assistant. As was in great amusement for the group, and dismay for the fangirls, Lockhart's words were soon rebuffed and he himself flung across the duelling stage by a simple disarming spell.

"Do you think he's alright?" Hermione squeaked with the rest of the fangirls.

"Who cares?" Harry, Ron and Naruto said together, laughing as Lockhart struggled with his over elaborate costume. It had gotten tangled around his legs and he was hopping around the stage.

"Right time to pair up!" He said, finally stepping out of the coils of cloak. Harry turned to say something to Naruto, only to find a mass of students being quickly paired off by Snape.

"Potter you're paired with Malfoy, Miss Granger you can partner with Miss Bulstrode, Weasly, Finnegan. Uzumaki-" Harry glanced back over his shoulder to find Naruto already facing off with a student he hadn't met. Probably a first year. Snape narrowed his eyes at the pair and strode back to the duelling stage where he'd be able to keep an eye on things.

Lockhart raised his hand for silence.

"On the count of three you will try to disarm your opponent. Only disarm." The club rolled their eyes, already prepping spells to use in their minds. "One-two-"

"Expelliarmus!" Draco's voice ran out through the hall, starting everyone else on their duels.

Snape watched the duelling with a critical eye, Malfoy had been sneaky to begin but this was not a time for it. A Slytherin had to uphold the pride of duelling –that and he kept leaving himself open for Potter to curse-. Potter's spells were strong, but like Malfoy he was leaving himself open to the next attack, if he did that with the dark lord then there wasn't much hope for him in this world. Granger and Bulstrode had abandoned their wands and were wrestling, he'd have to talk to Bulstrode later about lady like behaviour. Ron had just messed up thanks to his broken wand, Finnegan looked like he was half way to death. Bell was duelling well, but her foot work was off, Wood was a good duelling partner except he kept letting her off when she revealed openings through her defence. Stupid Gryffindors and their chivalry. Uzumaki... Uzumaki was currently duelling perfectly and the only student going by the rules, excluding his partner. Though try as he might Snape couldn't place the boy's face, which was idiotic as his memory had served him well enough with every other student to pass through his class. Both were using expelliarmus, but were pulling everything off like pro duellists, no movement was uncontrolled, no opening left unguarded, they were fighting in complete sinq. Uzumaki he expected this from -he had little doubt that Uchiha was giving him defence lessons- however the unnamed boy, whom he was positive wasn't even a student, was matching him blow to blow, practically mirroring every action. Was the kid an acrobat or something? With the hyperness of a five year old? Uzumaki had just cart wheeled, backwards somersaulted and frog leapt over his opponent to dodge and counter attack. The more surprising thing was as the expelliarmus hit the not so student, his opponent burst into a cloud of smoke. A curse came from Uzumaki's mouth, but he didn't have time to reprimand the coarseness of his language as Potter and Malfoy's match was getting out of hand.

Lockhart was, as usual, failing to do anything.

"Finite incantatem!" Lockhart moved around the groups, Snapes incantation had silenced the hall and the battle royal was over.

"Hey Naruto where did your partner go?" Dean asked the blond as he helped Seamus to his feet, the boy's face was still ashen and Ron hadn't finished apologising since five minutes before.

"He left, I don't know why all we were using was expelliarmus." Naruto pouted, he was annoyed that his clone had been banished so quickly. But his attention was quickly grabbed by Lockhart pulling Draco and Harry up onto the centre stage. This'll be good. Lockhart was trying, and failing, to teach his cousin a spell.

"Just do what I did Harry." Naruto physically held in the laughs.

"What, drop my wand?" Okay that didn't work. Naruto held his stomach and laughed as silently as he could, Lockhart hadn't even heard but some of the students caught it and gave him odd looks.

"Three-two-one-go!" Lockhart waved, always having to be in the centre light. Draco smirked and with a sweeping slash shouted his spell.

"Serpensortia!" A black snake flew from his wand, landing in the centre of the stage. It sat hissing, head darting from side to side. Dick move, that's a coluber constrictor. The snake slithered across the stage, hissing venomously at the students around it. Naruto's focus was so entirely on the snake he missed the teachers' discussion and the snake was whipped out of sight. Dick-er move that snake's pissed now. Naruto flinched as the snake slammed back onto the stage. Kyuubi was right, the snake was pissed.

It glared out of its golden eyes, as if trying to guess who'd sent it flying. It alighted on a boy Naruto didn't really know, whose name was Justin. Naruto's eyes widened as Harry's demeanour changed, the boy's emerald eyes were narrowed and he moved towards the snake like a wraith. The snake hissed threateningly at the Hufflepuff and the blond was about to jump out to stop the lizard from striking when suddenly Naruto heard his cousin speak.

"Leave him alone" Naruto's eyes bulged as he listened to the creepy hissing lilt. The snake's head turned to Harry before swinging back to Justin.

"My prey" It hissed swaying its head at the Hufflepuff. Harry took another step, Naruto crawled under the stage. The snake didn't seem to be willing to take commands.

"Leave him!" Naruto pushed Justin away as the snake retracted to the centre of the stage. It bowed its head slightly to his cousin.

"Hey! Why are you attacking people anyway?" Naruto asked, trying not to shiver at the change in his voice. "Justin didn't attack you, ol' Goldylocks over there did." The snake followed his finger to the shaking DADA teacher. "So what's your name? I'm Uzumaki Naruto and this is my cousin Harry Potter." Harry stood watching his cousin converse with the snake, Naruto had a smile on his face as he prodded the snake with questions, revealing the snake was a constrictor, called Hess and had been summoned from his home in Albania. The travel had left him testy apparently.

Snape rolled his eyes at the display of the Potter cousins. Waving his wand the snake dispersed into black smoke. Naruto blinked at the sudden disappearance, looking from the spot the snake had been to the potions master.

"What did- What did you do to him!" The blond yelled, climbing onto the stage and facing down Snape. The two Slytherins glared at each other for a second before the elder rolled his eyes.

"If you imagine I killed the animal Uzumaki you are sorely mistaken, I simply banished it." Naruto stature drooped slightly.

"Mah sorry Snape-sensei, I shouldn't have doubt you." A toothy smile was revealed before the blond turned and marched towards Harry. "Why didn't you tell me you could speak a different language!"

"Err? What?" Harry glanced around, confusion riddled over his face.

"You know the snake language, the one you saved Justin with just now." Naruto rattled on, tugging the sleeve of Harry's robe until he was following after the first year. "We need to talk, I have to hear where you learnt it." They were halfway down a random hall as Harry shook off his cousin.

"I have no idea what you're talking about! What do you mean snake language?" Naruto stared at Harry before letting out a weary sigh.

"Don't tell me you just instinctively knew the language."

"What language?"

"THIS LANGUAGE" Harry looked at Naruto and narrowed his eyes.

"All I can hear is you speaking in a hissy kind of generic cartoon snake way." Harry snapped, flapping his arms slightly as though to emphasise his words. Kid he's telling the truth, this language is ingrained into a person's DNA, almost, it's a mark of the 'heir of Slytherin'. Didn't I tell ya? Salzar had created his own secret code. A snort resounded between his ears. Arrogant wizards never realise just how powerful I am, it's not that hard to speak. Naruto didn't bother to mention the Kyuubi's own arrogance, just refocused on his cousin.

"Harry-nii you can speak a whole different language, the snake language." Parseltongue "What?" Shh! I'm inside you remember?

"What, what?" Naruto groaned inwardly.

"Nothing, you can speak parseltongue, have you ever talked to snakes before?" Naruto asked, changing the subject and grabbing his cousin's sleeve once more.

"Yeah, I kind of accidently set a snake on my cousin at the zoo once."

"What's your cousin like?" Naruto continued, running very much away from his slip up.

"He's a whale." Naruto stopped and stared at Harry in disbelieving awe. Harry knew that look. "I mean he's as large as a whale, my aunt and uncle spoil him." Harry shook away the thoughts of his family at home. "Anyway what is parseltongue?"

"I already said. Snake language. You just start hissing weird sounding words at snakes and they understand. It's kind of Salazar's thing so people say it's a sign of being the Heir of Slytherin." Hey don't go taking credit for my brains!

"But I'm a Gryffindor." Naruto pushed past the Ravenclaw tapestry.

"I know that Harry-niisan but it's a really good thing! Okay not as good as being able to beast speak because that's a wider range of magical animals, but parseltongue still allows you to talk with snakes, it's a valuable insight." And maybe now you'll understand that hissing noise.

What?

Forget it.