Description: AU Naruto/HP Crossover. When Voldemort looks east for allies, the east decides to send guards for Harry Potter. What happens when Chakra meets magic? And what happens when someone that knows both comes into the picture?
Disclaimer: I'm putting this here and saying it once: I don't own Harry Potter, I don't own Naruto. Anything that comes from either series is not mine, including spells, characters, some bits of plotline I took from HBP, Jutsu, and anything else I'm missing that first appeared in either Naruto or the Harry Potter Book Series. Anything that looks to be new and different, however, IS mine, and should be treated accordingly.
Disclaimer 2: Like I said, this is completely AU. For the Naruto Fans, I took the characters right after Naruto went off for the Fifth and learned Rasegan (I butchered the spelling of that, I know) and I made them 16. Also, I decided that I want the Hogwarts Students to have robes in their house colors. There was another Fan Fic that did that (don't remember where) but I decided I liked it, so I'm tailoring the robes in the same factor. The other big one is that I'm ignoring what JK did with Blaise Zabini and playing with him on my own. There will be other small things I probably change, just keep in mind this is AU and go with it, K:) Also, in response to any questions about ships, I divulge none of them. :-D
A few Author's Notes:
Just a few things. First, an explanation as to why I described some things way too much - Originally this was going to be in the Harry Potter section. Most unfortionately for that idea, I ended up focusing on Sasuke more than anyone, so it ended up here. I didn't take the time to go back and edit for that. If someone wants to beta it for me, just ask. Otherwise I'll go back and do it later.
A note on Kimi: Everything will make sense eventually. Why she's attaching herself to Sasuke even though she barely knows him (and is therefore NOT in love with him), why she's capable of wand magic...everything. Despite the way things may seem right now, Sasuke and Kimi will not be paired up right away. Her actions that might make it seem like it in this chapter will be explained in the next chapter, I promise. :) So SasuSakura fans, put down the torches and the pitchforks for now, as I haven't decided who I'm pairing Sasuke-dearest up with yet.
Also, another note. Those who read my profile can just continue reading. For others, let me share a quote from it:
"There ARE a few details that seem unnecissary in this one, but they will be necissary in the other version I'm posting. Basically, I had originally intended for this to be a two sided huge story. There will be bits and pieces posted from the Gryffindor perspective in this, but not tons of details. This isn't because I hate the Gryffindors, it's because there's pretty much two story lines that are going to merge together at a few points, including the end. Basically I'm going to write this one for a while, turn around, and write the next one for a while, and so on and so forth."
So basically, things like the play won't be heard from much in this one. But in the next one it might be more instrumental. Allow me to rephrase: In the other point of view it WILL be more instrurmental.
So read. I like reviews, if only so I know who's reading. I'm open to plot ideas if you want, so feel free to post, just don't be offended if I don't use them. This includes ship-ideas, as I don't have all of them figured out quite yet. Enjoy.
Chapter Four: Announcements! Busy times
"Kakashi, what should we do about this Kimi?" Gai asked as they walked down to breakfast. "We can't let everyone know she's not supposed to be here without blowing our cover."
"I realize. But her presence isn't nearly as troubling as her skill," Kakashi replied. "I've never seen a ninja that knew how to use their magics as well."
"Well, I have her schedule here," Jiraiya said, pulling out a sheet of parchment. "It accounts for her skill with the wands, it's got her taking Charms, Transfiguration, Potions, Herbology, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Ancient Runes, and of course our class. Full schedule there."
"What about the other distractions Dumbledore has planned out?" asked Kakashi. "With the added class work, they won't have time…"
"They won't participate in anything major except Quiddich and possibly that ball," Jiraiya replied firmly. "They won't have time, it's bad enough they need to catch up. In fact, they wouldn't be participating in the three smaller ones if it wasn't for the fact that they would look suspicious otherwise."
The three ninja nodded as they entered the Great Hall. It was mostly empty, but they did see Neji sitting at the Ravenclaw table eating some toast and reading what Kakashi recognized as one of the text books for the Potions class. At this early hour the Hufflepuff table was empty, along with the Gryffindor table. The Slytherin table seemed empty, until the doors opened again, permitting Sasuke and the blonde boy he had sat next to the night before. The blonde seemed to be asking Sasuke about something, and Sasuke was mostly nodding, every once in a while answering with a short answer. About a minute later, Hinata walked in along with the blonde whose hair Kimi had changed the night before, a red head, and Kimi herself. They seemed to be seriously discussing something, and Kimi took out her wand again. Kakashi casually pulled up the band over his eye, revealing a scar that went down through the eye, and a red eyeball with a black pattern in it. This was the Sharingan, an ability usually considered to be a blood line, but that Kakashi had somehow managed to acquire partially (in one eye). It gave him the ability to copy any jutsu (ninja move) that another person did. He watched carefully as Kimi flicked the wand at the red head, but while he could copy the arm movement, and while he could focus his chakra in his arm, he couldn't replicate whatever she was doing.
"Go get Hinata and Sasuke," Kakashi said as Shino entered the hall alone and went to sit with the small group at the Slytherin table. Gai nodded, got up, and walked down just as more people began filtering into the great hall, mostly professors.
In fact, Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall walked into the hall just then, and it looked like they were arguing.
"Albus, I just don't see how this stuff will help? I mean, Quiddich, sure, but the other thing? How are people going to have time for both?"
"With all year to practice, I daresay they'll find a way to find time. Besides, we'll be monitoring their grades, if they slip and don't immediately recover, then we'll pull them. I mean to have this inter-house unity spread to the entire school Minerva, not just to those who are blessed with the talent for Quiddich. Period," Dumbledore responded firmly.
"Alright, Albus. It is your school after all," McGonagall sighed as she took her place at the head table.
Jiraiya turned to talk to Dumbledore just as Kakashi walked out of the hall into the anteroom. In the room was a portrait of a woman who kept batting her eyelashes at him, and until he asked her to please leave, wouldn't stop trying to flirt. Soon after, Hinata and Sasuke entered the room.
"Hinata, have you used your Byakugan ability on any of these people, including Kimi?" he asked. Byakugan was an ability Hinata and Neji's family used. Veins popped up around their eyes, but then could see the flow of chakra in other people and things.
She nodded.
"Kimi was showing someone some spell, and I did it quietly. It's strange. You can see her chakra focusing itself into her arm, and you can see her putting it through to the wand, but as soon as it hits the middle of the wand it changes into something different. It looks the same when other people do it, except they don't tend to have as much control over the amount of Chakra they put into the wand." She reported.
"Sasuke, have you been able to copy any of their magic?" Kakashi asked.
"No, I tried this morning. The people in the room thought it was 'cool' that I could turn my eyes red," he said.
"I thought so," Kakashi said.
"Um…last night she said that she had a private tutor," Hinata said quietly. Kakashi looked over at Hinata.
"What impression do you two get from her? You two have good instinct when it comes to people."
"She doesn't seem evil," Sasuke said. "She doesn't seem particularly charitable, but not evil. I don't think she's here to hurt us, but I also don't know if she's here to help us either."
Hinata nodded.
"She is most definitely not vicious; you can tell it in her eyes. They're kind, but guarded. She doesn't volunteer much about herself, really, even though she got most of the girls in the room to tell her about themselves. It's funny, a bunch of them seem to have parents that are Death Eaters, but none of them want to become death eaters…" she trailed off for a second hesitantly, and continued when Kakashi beckoned for her to do so.
"It's funny. She doesn't use chakra to go and get things out of people, she just sits and talks. Soon she had the whole room admitting that they really didn't want to be death eaters, and she barely said a word. I was almost afraid she'd talk to me, because if she did, I was half afraid I'd spell out secrets…but on the other hand, I just have a feeling that even if I did tell her everything I knew, she wouldn't say anything to anyone."
"She also has a mind reading jutsu she can use," Sasuke said after Hinata finished. "She used it on me; in the Slytherin rooms they have some type of mechanism that changes the room to resemble a peaceful scene. It would have been strange if I left such a nice thing blank, but we don't have wands, nor do we know how to use them. She does have a wand, and she does know how to use it. I was trying to question her, and didn't give her what she wanted, so she just got annoyed and hit me with it."
"What's it like when she hits you with it?" Kakashi asked.
"It's…it's like seeing my life flash before my eyes. She controlled it too, speeding past bad memories, and lingering on peaceful ones."
Kakashi nodded.
"I think it's best to treat her as if she was a member of the team, but don't tell her anything classified until after we get the chance to interrogate her. She seems interesting." Both ninja nodded as Kakashi dismissed them. He stood there for a moment in thought, before walking out into the now much fuller great hall.
As everyone filtered into the Great Hall, when it seemed full, Professor Dumbledore stood up again, just before the teachers started going around to hand out the schedules.
"I have another announcement for you all," Dumbledore said. Immediately the students quieted down and looked at him curiously – Dumbledore never had announcements for the first day of classes.
"First, a few more details on the ball – It will be held on New Years Eve. For those of you who wish to spend Christmas with your families, we will have a special run of the Hogwarts Express on December 29th. There will be a feast for the entire school that day. Those from forth and fifth years will be free to stay at the ball until ten o'clock unless you are attending with someone from the sixth or seventh years. Also, it will be a masquerade. This means that everyone there will have their faces at least partially covered in some way, shape, or form."
Dumbledore paused as the school immediately broke out into an excited chatter before raising a hand to quiet them down and continuing.
"To further inter-house spirit, in addition to the three secret events that will be scheduled throughout the year, there will be two major events to look forward to at the end of the school year. We are placing these in June because they will require so much work; it will take all year to do. However, before I announce them, a few stipulations.
First, this is considered an extracurricular activity. Any slip in grades or attendance that is not immediately corrected will result in you being suspended from the activity. Both activities will require try outs, and the people who are chosen are not to be harassed by those who were not."
Now for the activities: First, at the end of the year, there will be a Quiddich game, with a team of the best of the best from Hogwarts versus our friends from Japan." An excited chatter went up among a good portion of the student population, the most jubilant being from the Quiddich players from the house teams.
"And second, for the non-quiddich players, we will be putting on a play to be performed for the rest of the school and for other, carefully selected people from the Ministry and other various places. Keep in mind that we will need more than just actors; we will need artistic and skilled students to create the scenery and run the play as back stage crew. The play was written by a muggle named William Shakespeare, it is called 'Romeo and Juliet.'"
At this announcement, there was a roar of approval from the student body, at least from most of it. Dumbledore sat down as the entire school happily chattered over the new events.
Over at the Slytherin table, Sasuke looked up and could barely stifle a groan. Coming at him from the Ravenclaw table was Sakura, and from the Gryffindor table was Ino. He had an idea of what both of them wanted, and he was not interested in going to this stupid dance with either of them.
"You don't seem happy, Sasuke-kun." He turned to his left and where there had been an empty seat suddenly sat Kimi. He didn't answer her, merely raised an eyebrow, just as Ino and Sakura appeared on either side of him.
"What are you doing here, Ino?" snapped Sakura.
"I was asking Sasuke-kun to the dance," Ino said smugly.
"Actually, you're a bit late; Sasuke-kun is going to be going with me, not you. Right, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked, leaning over his shoulder with a smile.
"Why would he ever want to go with you?" Ino replied. "He's going with me!"
"Ino-pig!" Sakura seethed.
Sasuke sighed and rolled his eyes, he didn't want to get into this at all.
"Actually, you're both wrong." Sasuke, Sakura, and Ino all looked over at Kimi, who stared at them with a raised eyebrow.
"Excuse me?" Ino and Sakura said. Sasuke just sort of stared at her.
"You see, Sasuke and I made arrangements last night, he'll be attending the ball with me. However, schedules seem to be going around, and you wouldn't want to miss those, would you?" With a grin, Kimi leaned over and put a light kiss on Sasuke's cheek before getting up.
"If you'll excuse me, I believe I was discussing something with Pansy." Sasuke, Ino, and Sakura all stared at her.
"Is this true, Sasuke?" Sakura asked.
"Seems like it," chortled Blaise, who was sitting across from Sasuke and witnessed the whole thing. He turned to watch Kimi walk a little down the table and start talking with Pansy and Daphne. "So that's what she pulled you into your room about last night. Sasuke, you lucky dog, I was going to ask her." Ino and Sakura's eyes flashed, and both of them stormed off to their separate tables.
"But…I never said yes…" Sasuke said in a broken, confused way.
"She didn't exactly give you a choice. Good luck mate, looks like you're stuck with her. Don't look at me like that, I'd switch places with you any day," Blaise said, holding up his hands as if to ward off the glare he got from Sasuke.
Draco, meanwhile, seemed suddenly busy writing a note. He glanced at Blaise, who seemed very caught up in congratulating Sasuke on his luck, and everyone else seemed busy. When he was sure of this, he folded the note into a tiny paper swan, and tapped it with his wand, muttering quietly. The paper swan spread its wings, and flew high up towards the ceiling before gliding down across the room and finally resting in front of someone. Sasuke noticed this, however, and a few minutes later, he noticed what looked to be a purple ball of fluff hop up onto Draco's lap and drop a note before hopping back on the floor and scuttling away. Now that Blaise decided instead to start trying to get a word or two out of Shino, Sasuke glanced over and saw a small piece of parchment sitting on Draco's lap before he slipped it into a pocket.
Schedules came around soon after, and Sasuke looked at his. He was up for Potions, Herbology, Arithmancy, Care of Magical Creatures, Ancient Runes, and of course the class he would take with just the students from Japan. Looking around as everyone from the sixth year dorms compared schedules, he saw that while Shino and Hinata had the same schedule he did, Kimi was instead taking Transfiguration, Potions, Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, and Ancient Runes. He wasn't all that surprised, as she was capable of using a wand, unlike the rest of the group. Shaking his head, Sasuke attacked his meal, so he could make sure to get to Ancient Runes on time.
After Dumbledore made his announcement, Harry immediately launched into a discussion with Ron, Ginny (Ron's younger sister), and Seamus about who was going to make the Hogwarts team. Naruto was too busy to join the conversation; he was busy shoveling food down his throat.
"Dean, are you going to try for Quiddich?" Hermione asked.
"The Gryffindor team, but not the Hogwarts Team," he replied. "I'm a decent chaser, but I've got nothing on blokes like Davis, or even Ginny." He grinned at his ex-girlfriend, who was one of the best chasers he knew. They had decided over the summer that being a couple wasn't working, though they were still close friends. Both were just happy that they ended the relationship before it could wreak that friendship.
"I think I'm going to try out for the play, myself," Hermione said.
"Backstage? They'd be lucky to have you, you're the cleverest witch in school, with your expertise the stage will look amazing. I'm going for stage crew too, I want to design the sets," Dean replied.
"Actually, I was thinking about trying out to be IN the play as an actress." Ron heard her and immediately stopped the talk about Quiddich.
"AN ACTRESS? YOU?" he howled, beginning to laugh. Harry's eyes went wide, and he immediately turned to Professor McGonagall who was waiting to go over his schedule with him.
"I think Miss Granger will make an excellent actress," the stern professor said, looking down at Ron like he was one of the stupidest creatures on the planet. "Now, Mister Potter, I have you down for Charms, Transfiguration, Herbology, and Defense Against the Dark Arts. I was very pleased with your Transfiguration score, by the way," she said, offering Harry a rare smile, "but I see that you aren't down for Potions, is there any reason? Surely you haven't given up your dream of being an Auror?"
Harry almost quailed at the look in her eye, she had declared to Umbridge last year that she would do anything it took to make sure Harry achieved the necessary requirements to become an Auror, and he hadn't forgotten the screaming match that resulted from it.
"No Professor, but you told me I needed an O in Potions to continue, while I only got an E."
"That was when Professor Snape taught it. Professor Slughorn is perfectly willing to accept students with an E. I must say, I was very impressed with that grade too, Mr. Potter. Here is your schedule."
Harry broke out into a pleased grin, as McGonagall moved down to Ron to set him up with the same classes she'd given Harry.
"Hey, Naruto, what classes are you taking?" Ron asked the blonde Japanese boy.
"Potions, Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures, Muggle Studies, and a class for the people from my school," he listed off.
"Mine's the same," Kiba added. He had a small bowl filled with what looked like raw chicken that he put down for Akamaru, who was gobbling the small pieces up as fast as he could.
"What are you feeding your dog?" Hermione asked, curiously.
"Raw chicken," Kiba replied promptly. "It's the best thing for dogs. It can be hard to get, but I talked to Kakashi-sensei and he got the house elves to send up a bunch of fresh meat in the mornings and at night for him to eat. It's one of the best things you can feed a dog to keep him in top condition." Akamaru barked, and Hermione grinned before cooing over the dog.
"Isn't it a conflict of interests to be mooning over a dog, with Crookshanks and all?" grumbled Ron.
"I happen to have found Crookshanks curled up with Akamaru in front of the fire in the common room early this morning," Hermione said with a huff. She turned again and smiled to Kiba.
"So you're in Herbology and Potions with me, and if you need help in Muggle Studies, just ask. I'm muggle born after all." Ron glared at Hermione behind her back, just as Kiba grinned and said he'd do just that.
Meanwhile, Ino seemed to be talking in earnest with Lavender and Parvati. Harry didn't hear most of it, except for Sasuke's name a few times and once or twice Kimi's name. His mind and eyes wandered over to the mysterious girl with the purple hair and eyes. His eyes scanned the Slytherin table, before landing on her and the girls she was talking with, Daphne Greengrass and Pansy Parkinson. Harry had to admit, the new burgundy streaks in Parkinson's hair suited her, though he never was a huge fan of blondes. Red heads though…
"She's a looker, eh mate?" Ron asked, following Harry's gaze. "I saw her plant a kiss on that Sasuke's cheek though, I bet she's taken for the dance already. Pity."
"Huh? Yeah. Erm, do we have a class first thing?" Harry asked as a group of people from the Slytherin table including Sasuke and Kimi left the Great Hall.
"Nope, we get a free period," Ron announced triumphantly. Kiba got up and walked out with Hermione, the two of them discussing the differences between dogs and cats.
"I thought Kiba wasn't in Ancient Runes?" Harry asked, turning towards Naruto with a questioning look. Naruto shrugged.
"Once you get him talking about dogs, good luck getting him to stop. He'll talk her ear off all the way to the room, mark my words. Mind if I hang out with you guys?" Naruto asked.
"Not a problem," Harry said immediately. He had taken a liking to the blonde boy, and he could tell that Ron had too. They passed the rest of the free period with Ron and Naruto comparing various favorite foods until Kiba walked into the common room, then Harry and Ron passed the rest of the time regaling the two Japanese boys with stories of Hagrid's pets, including Fluffy, Blast-Ended Skewrts, Buckbeak, Norbert, and Aragog.
"I think I'm surprised I'm not dead yet," Kimi said in a dazed voice as Slughorn's potions class was dismissed from their first class.
"What makes you think you're going to die?" asked Goyle.
"Oh, I don't know, it could be the looks of death she was getting from those two other Japanese girls…what were their names again?" Draco asked.
"Sakura and Ino," Shino supplied. Sasuke almost smirked, Shino managed to speak just enough so these talkative British wouldn't get suspicious of him, or not like him, yet still manage to be quiet. Sasuke didn't have that luxury, something that seemed to continually amaze him. Hinata managed to stay pretty quiet too, but only because Kimi managed to chat easily with the witches and wizards of this new place, so she was just seen as shy.
"Oh, then there could be that look of doom she got from Granger," Blaise chortled. "I don't know that I've ever seen her out answered so much."
"I didn't know it would be a problem," Kimi said with a worried look in her eye. "We've got time before our meeting for today, I should find her and apologize if I offended her."
"Why bother?" asked Draco with a shrug.
"I came to this country to make friends, not enemies, Draco," Kimi said coldly. She held Draco's gaze for a moment before he sighed and nodded.
"She's probably in the Library," he offered.
"Thank you. Hinata, Sasuke-kun, Shino – would any of you like to accompany me?"
"I need to stop back at my room," replied Shino.
"Me too," Hinata said with an apologetic nod. Sasuke was about to turn to go with them, but froze immediately upon seeing Ino and Sakura turning the corner in that direction.
"I'll go with you," he said quickly. Kimi smiled at him, and almost against his will he found himself smiling back before the two groups split up, with Pansy giving them directions to the library.
Meanwhile, Ino and Sakura slid to a halt when they saw the group split up.
"HINATA!" Ino hissed, pulling the green robed girl close to her when they passed. The group stopped a few steps down the hall to wait for their housemate.
"Y-yes, Ino?" she replied.
"Did we just see Sasuke smile at that girl?" Ino growled.
"Yes, you did." All three girls looked to see an irritated Shino staring at them. "He's allowed. Come on Hinata." She nodded and went back with the green robed group. A quick glance back showed that the two girls hadn't moved, they were busy seething at Kimi and Sasuke who were walking down the hall.
"He's probably just staying with her 'cause she might be an enemy. That's got to be it! After all, she's not competition for US" Ino muttered in Japanese.
Hinata stiffened as she moved around the corner. This could get ugly.
Sakura didn't say a word. She merely stared in the direction Kimi disappeared in before going to the library. She had some thinking to do, and one of the best ways to help organize her thoughts was to work on some homework.
