Dispelling a Spell
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The next morning was a busy one. Mrs. Weasley was scolding George-or was it Fred?-about fake wands or something. They had all learned everybody's names the night before.
Harry was putting on grey, knobbly socks, and Ron was shivering in the corner pointing at a fairly small spider. Sasuke and Neji were ALREADY dressed, as they were the perfect young men. Naruto scowled as he too pulled on white socks. These socks were pretty old, about 2 years old, and after much running and fighting, many holes were visible in them in the faintest of light.
After what it seemed was an hour, breakfast was served and they were ready to go to Diagon Ally! ...Wherever that was anyway.
They were traveling by floo powder again.
All of them arrived with ease, except that Harry got his glasses broken (Mrs. Weasley fixed it) and that Naruto almost cracked open his head at the landing.
"Well, that's Gringrotts right there; the wizard bank--I wouldn't try to steal anything from there, you know, VERY tight security," George explained, "And that's the pet shop, where you can buy pets like owls, rats, or cats. Toads too, but they are the most uninteresting--"
"--Oh, and there is Flourish & Blotts right there. It's where we get our books, you have your list, right?" Fred finished.
Naruto checked his pockets and discovered he HAD no list. Well, it wasn't HIS fault, they didn't have any list for him. Yeah, that's what he would say later.
"Oh, don't worry dearys, I have your book lists for you three." Mrs. Weasley said, noticing the looks on the three nins' faces.
As they entered the book shop, Mrs. Weasley gave the ninjas their lists and everyone scurried off, deep in search of the books they needed. Everything was going well for a moment, they were on the last book of their lists when--
"Oh look, it's Potty, the Weasel, and the MudBlood. Who are those 3 other losers, MORE mudbloods?"
Naruto realized that a young boy about his age with silver-blond hair was talking. Whatever he said, they were still insults. He marched towards the boy, and apparently, Ron had thought the same thing. His ears were steaming red.
"Draco Malfoy! You fucking asshole! Who said YOU could come here! They should band people like you, thinking their all cool because they have 2 magical parents..." Ron went on and on and on, but only the twins' hold on him (Naruto too) kept the boy from punching the living daylights out of the blonde in front of them.
"So! Carrothead, tell me who they are." Draco motioned at Naruto, Sasuke, and Neji.
"They're exchange students from somewhere else. I heard that they can turn people into ferrets too, you know." Hermione's voice rang out clear from a pile of books walking towards them. Draco's face whitened noticeably.
"Master Malfoy! Please! Don't run away! The Mistress said to keep you in sight at all times! Wait for me for goodness sakes!" A squeaky voice called out from the street. A maid came in. She looked how she sounded; like a mouse. Her eyes were wild and her figure--err--stick-like.
Draco's face grimaced. He nodded a faint "fine" and walked out.
"Glad he's finally away." Hermione declared when he was out of earshot.
"Who was he, anyway?" Neji asked. "A rival?"
"The bloody hell not! He's the son of a rich man who is also working for you-know-who." Ron said.
"You-know-who?"
Hermione piped up, "Voldemort." The redhead jumped at the sound of the name, like a lot of people. Could this Voldemort character be that bad?
Ginny, snug in the corner with a book, noticed the silence and finished explaining about Draco, "You forgot to mention that Draco's dad was captured. But anyway, from what we've heard from Harry, the ones who were captured will be freed again anyway. He HATES us and other people because he hates heros. By the way he was raised, it seems he supports the dark side. Mudblood is an offensive term for a person with muggle parents. I just thought you should know that."
The three nins smirked. They were going to get revenge on Draco, sooner or later.
"Hurry up, young ones! You're going to miss the train!" Mr. Weasley explained. He had been working at the ministry less and less. And now he had time to escort the students to the train. It was currently 10:53 right now and the train leaves at exactly 11:00.
"Oh, you have everything packed, dears!" Mrs. Weasley said right before they walked pass platform nine.
"YES, MUM, this is the TWENTY-SEVENTH TIME you asked!" Ron said between gritted teeth.
They stopped at a bit of wall between platform nine and ten. Where was nine and three quarters?
"Go on! Naruto, Sasuke and Neji will learn how to get in when they see you guys pass through!"
Fred and George ran into the wall. The result was not a bloody mess, they passed RIGHT through!
Sasuke figured out what happened quickly. He formed a seal while everyone was gaping there and elbowed Naruto. Neji had figured it out too.
"Dispell" they muttered under their breath. The illusion covering the wall stopped. They could see that a bit of the illusion still remained. But it was not transparent and they could see a platform there with a scarlet train stating "THE HOGWARTS EXPRESS."
Looking around, they ran through when Mrs. Weasley nodded to them.
After finding a seat with Harry and Ginny (Ron and Hermione were both prefects again), they bought some pastrys and chatted about how different their lives were. Sasuke and Neji were careful not to slip out any revealing details, but Naruto almost mentioned the word, Ninjas.
A boy about the age of 15 peered through. "Hi! I'm Colin Creevy! I'm in 5th year Hogwarts! Are you three the transfer students?"
Before the three had time to answer, Colin spoke up again. "Mrs. McGonagall said to meet you three up front. You guys need to be sorted. Because that's what they usually do to the foreign exchange students. Mixing them in witht he first years are embarrasing, they said. So they get sorted before school, and..."
The ANBU slipped out while Colin was still explaining. Boy, he was a chatterbox.
A witch they reconized from the grimmauld place was at the front. It was Professor McGonagall.
"This hat is a speaking hat. So do not be surprised. It will tell you what house you oughta be in. Though you are all going to to be in Gryffindor, where Harry is, Dumbledore said to try it on anyway, and see what we can learn from it."
Sasuke was the first to try it on. Even though McGonagall said not to be surprised, that didn't stop him. He heard a voice from inside the hat.
Now even though you'll oughta end up in Gryffindor, you're VERY intelligent. Ravenclaw would be really good for you. However, you have great ambition which--
'What the fuck? Are you really talking inside my head?' Sasuke thought.
Yes, now let me continue. You have great ambition which means you should really be in "SLYTHERIN"
The last word he said out loud. Which surprised Naruto AND Neji. McGonagall didn't have a care and lifted the hat and put it on Neji.
Another interesting one. You have great ambition also, but hmm... you are very smart when it comes to the human body. You will sacrifice many things to gain something, making you hardworking. But your ambition, like the last one, strikes me hard. "SLYTHERIN"
Neji sat up. It was not as surprising now that he's seen it in action with Sasuke. It was Naruto's turn now.
Hmm... your ambition is strong, but not as strong as your effort to gain it. Clearly, your hard work will someday reward you. I say, "HUFFLEPUFF"
Naruto was dazed a moment, but the professor had a wondering face. She then told them briefly that to protect Harry, they will be at the Gryffindore table. So when anyone asks, they will say that the hat said Gryffindor.
"Hurry up and go back," she said, "I expect you wanna get to know Potter a little more."
"So, the hat placed ALL three of you in Gryffindor? That's a coincidence." Hermione stated during the feast.
"Not JUST a coincidence, it's GREAT! You wouldn't want to be in any other house. Especially Slytherin." Ron interupted. Sasuke and Neji had a curious look on his face.
"I don't really understand the houses, may you please explain them?" Neji asked quietly.
Harry answered the question. "Hufflepuff is for the ones who work hard, Slytherin is for the ambitious ones, though what I've heard is that no one comes out of Slytherin who isn't bad, Ravenclaw is for the smart ones, a Gryffindor is for the brave ones. They're like house teams. And each house has points. Teachers can add or take away points. Whoever has the most points at the end wins the house cup."
Naruto said suddenly, "I wonder what house that Toru guy is in?" Everyone but the Hyuga and the Uchiha looked at Naruto questionly. "That old bird McGonagall said that the Ministry forced on another exchange student named Toru."
"I don't know where, but I'm sure we'll find out soon." Hermione said.
"Anyway, great food, huh?" Harry said, feeling the tension.
"Yeah, really great. Who cooks this stuff anyway? Or is it magicked?" Naruto asked.
"Oh, they have house elves who work here."
"...House elves...?"
"They're elves that do the work for a certain family. They are to stay with the family until they are freed. They're freed by if their masters give them clothes."
Naruto was confused for a moment, but let it go. This was the magic world anyway.
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