Hello all Storm here with a new story! Here we'll be seeing Fem!Harry, along with things taking place later on in the story rather than starting out in First Year, and the appearance of a very different Naruto as well. So, without further ado.
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Ember Potter was tired.
She was tired, annoyed, and most of all, she was done with the Wizarding World!
'I'm also done with cleaning this Merlin and Morgana damned house!' Ember thought as she entered the small library of 12 Grimmauld House, the ancestral home of the Black Family and the current headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix.
The Potter Heiress being sick and tired of having to help clean the place, along with everyone blocking her out of what's happening with Voldemort and his followers. Not to mention how for the entire summer, she'd been ignored and blocked by everyone. Leaving her alone with only her relatives and her own thoughts of what happened in the Tri-Wizard Tournament.
Now when she's finally brought back and learned just why everyone was ignoring, all Ember wanted was to be alone. The green-eyed girl not being interested in hearing more excuses, being treated like a child, or empty apologies. Ember wasn't even interested in being part of the Wizarding World, after everything that's happened since she first learned about her heritage.
When Ember had first learned she was a witch, that her parents were a wizard and a witch, she had been excited. Not only at finally learning about her parents, rather than the lies her relatives fed her. But that she'll be able attend the same school they did and learn about magic, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Sure, she'd still been sad to also learn how her parents died, really murdered, by some lunatic Dark Lord that felt threatened by a baby. But Ember was still relieved to know the truth that he was also dead, and she could finally escape her relatives.
Then she spent the last four years getting a very brutal wake up call.
It was because of her surviving against the un-survivable Killing Curse and "vanquishing" the Dark Lord Voldemort, or You-Know-Who as everyone was too terrified to say his name. That she was known as the Girl-Who-Lived and was renowned as the savior of the Wizarding World. At least, as long as she acted like a good little girl and did everything she was told, otherwise she's public enemy number one.
Her First Year as Hogwarts had been alright for the most part, with Ember being happy at getting the chance to finally make friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Getting to attend classes and learn how to perform magic, even if her Potions Professor, Severus Snape, got on her nerves at times, he was still a good teacher. She had even been able to get a spot on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team as a Seeker.
But with the good came the bad, in the form of her new bully, Lyra Malfoy, who seemed to be the wizard version of her cousin Dudley. But Ember supposed she could have been worse, only throwing a few insults her way, nothing she could really get mad about.
Not to mention an incident with a troll breaking into the castle and almost killing Hermione, along with them almost getting eaten by a giant three-headed dog.
Though despite this, Ember still enjoyed her time at Hogwarts, even becoming a rising star and popular with her Housemates for her skill in Quidditch. Only for all of it to take a sharp turn when she and Hermione were caught out past curfew, smuggling a dragon out of the castle, with Ron having gotten bit and needed to see Madam Pomfrey. The dragon having been a pet of the Groundskeeper Hagrid, the person who also introduced Ember to the Wizarding World. Resulting in them each losing fifty points each, along with their Housemate Neville, and having to serve detention. Causing Ember's sudden popularity to vanish, with no one wanting to be seen with the "dumb First Year" that cost them the House Cup.
To make matters worse, she learned that Voldemort wasn't actually dead, but still alive as a wraith and possessing her Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Quirrell. And was trying to steal the Philospher's Stone in order to truly resurrect himself. With Ember, Ron, and Hermione going to stop them, though originally believing Snape was the thief, after McGonagall didn't believe them.
With them somehow succeeding in stopping him, Ember now seeing just how lucky they were to survive, especially when she came face-to-face with Voldemort himself. While her touch seemed to burn him, allowing her to kill Quirrell and send Voldemort running away as a powerless wraith.
After that, she was once again seen as a hero and everyone wanted to spend time with her, this being Ember's first clue that the Wizarding World wasn't really all that great, as she first thought. But she ignored the feeling, instead simply being glad to feel like she belonged somewhere.
Though with each passing year, Ember began seeing a pattern in her life, since entering Hogwarts.
The year would start out fine, things would be somewhat safe and normal, until partway through the year when a new threat would pop up. In the Second Year, it was the Chamber of Secrets being opened, with Ember being exposed as a Parseltongue. Then in her Third Year, it was the Dementors and at the time everyone believing her godfather Sirius Black was trying to kill her, having believed that he was the one who sold out her parents to Voldemort. Though she later learned that he was actually innocent and was framed by the real traitor, Peter Pettigrew.
And each time Ember herself was made out to be the bad guy or an attention seeking brat, as everyone believed she was the Heir of Slytherin, or marked for death for some curse told by Trelawney.
Then she'd have to jump through dozens of rings and nearly die to prove she was innocent, against a Basilisk, and then a horde of Dementors. Afterwards, she'd once again be seen as a hero and savior, as if no one noticed or cared that she was innocent the entire time, no one believed her.
Finally, there was Fourth Year, which had Ember knew would quickly turn into a disaster the moment Dumbledore announced the Tri-Wizard Tournament. And after everything else she went through in the previous three years; Ember wasn't even surprised, when her name came out of the Goblet of Fire. Instead, simply wondering who was trying to kill her this time or make her out to be a bad guy.
And like clockwork, the entire school once again turned on her, believing she put her name into the Goblet and "stealing" the glory of being the Hogwarts Champion from Cedric Diggory. Who thankfully didn't blame Ember, even trying to get his Housemates to leave her alone. And stop wearing badges that someone made to say, "Potter Stinks" and "Support Cedric Diggory The Real Hogwarts Champion".
While Ember was thankful for Cedric's help, along with doing everything she could to give him an advantage in the Tournament. The Potter Heiress had learned to just let any insults, taunts, or gestures bounce off her, accepting that no one will believe her until she nearly dies. Even her supposed "best mate" Ron turned his back on her, with only Hermione seeming to stick by her side through it all.
Then the First Task came, which involved the Champions needing to get an egg from a dragon's nest, guarded by very large and very deadly dragons. With Ember once again not being surprised she got the most vicious one, the Hungarian Horntail, but miraculously was able to get her egg without being burned or bitten.
Afterwards the students began thinking that maybe she didn't put her name into the Goblet Fire, just to enter a tournament she could be killed in. And just like always, Ember left things as they were and kept her true feelings hidden, as she hadn't been interested in creating even more problems for herself.
Next was the Yule Ball, where all the Champions were required to dance, to Ember's annoyance and embarrassment. Given she couldn't dance to save her life nor was she interested in even attending, along with how she wasn't really interested in taking anyone to a dance, rejecting any guys that asked.
Surprisingly though, Ember got help from Lyra of all people, who taught her how to dance and was even willing to be her date to the dance. But only so she didn't "embarrass" Hogwarts any more than she already has, which normally would have led to a fight between them. With Ember having held back since she was just thankful for the help. Thankfully, the Yule Ball went off without any problems, only getting some stares due to her and Lyra arriving together, but aside from that everything went smoothly.
While for the Second Task, Ember learned from the clue inside her egg, it would involve the Merpeople in the Black Lake taking something she treasures. Only to learn it wasn't a thing, but a person, specifically the Champions dates to the Yule Ball, except for Fleur, who's sister was taken instead. With Cedric, Viktor, and Ember all managing to save their targets, with Ember also going back to save Fleur's sister, which earned her the gratitude of the Beauxbaton Champion.
Finally came the Third Task, and when things really went straight to hell for Ember.
The Third Task was a maze filled with creatures that the Champions had to navigate through to the center and claim the Tri-Wizard Cup, which sounded simple compared to the last two Tasks. And for the most part it was, up until Ember reached the center at the same time as Cedric, both of them grabbing the cup together to make it a Hogwarts victory, only for them to learn it was a Portkey. One that took them to a cemetery, where Ember saw a very familiar name on a tombstone.
Tom Riddle Sr.
By the time Ember realized what was happening, it was too late as the rat Peter Pettigrew arrived with a wrapped bundle, before then killing Cedric right in front of her. With the green-eyed girl then being restrained and forced to watch as Pettigrew performed a ritual, taking her own blood for it, and resurrecting Voldemort right in front of her.
It was only by sheer luck Ember managed to escape, grabbing the Portkey and Cedric's body with her being teleported back to Hogwarts in front of everyone. With everything becoming a blur for her afterwards, still in shock at Cedric's death and Voldemort's return. Only learning that the one who put her name in the Goblet of Fire was Barty Crough Jr., disguised as the new DADA Professor Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody.
Then came the summer before Fifth Year and the start of even more problems for Ember, with it only being made worse by the nightmares and flashbacks she had of Cedric's death and Voldemort's return. Along with how she was being blocked, both by her friends and the Wizarding World in general, the only contact she had being the Daily Prophet, which did nothing to improve her mood.
The Ministry was saying she was lying about Voldemort's return, that Cedric's death was a "tragic accident", and that she was nothing but an attention-seeking brat. And what's worse, Ember knew everyone was going to believe it, as that's just how she's learned the Wizarding World worked.
No one seeming to notice or care about the strain and pressure Ember goes through each year, being loved one second and hated the next. The fact she's now become indifferent to the possibility of dying given all the times she's almost died. And that she had to witness Cedric's death, someone she saw as a friend and even a brother for helping her in the Tournament, when he had no reason to. Along with living with the fact that her own blood was used to resurrect his killer and the person who killed her parents.
With it not helping that she's still being forced back to the Dursley's every summer to suffer their own abuse as well. Along with her cousin and his friends' game of "Witch Hunt", which is what they had actually tried doing before Ember had been brought to Grimmauld Place.
But before they could start, Ember felt the familiar chill and despair that she's only felt a few times before, with her then seeing the familiar sight of Dementors descending from the sky. While only she and Dudley were able to escape, his friends weren't so lucky as Dementors weren't ones to pass up free meals, sucking out their souls before chasing after them. Showing Ember this wasn't a random attack, and they were really targeting her, with her cousin and his friends simply being a bonus.
Which also forced Ember to use the Patronus Charm to drive them off, only to nearly be branded a scapegoat by her aunt and uncle, along with receiving a Howler about being expelled from Hogwarts. Ember was then found by Remus and several other familiar faces to be brought to 12 Grimmauld Place, headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. A group founded by Dumbledore in the last Wizarding War against Voldemort and his followers, with it having been reformed to fight him again.
But it wasn't just the Order that was there, but her friends as well, learning the reason they didn't contact her was because Dumbledore ordered them not to. Making things tense between Ember and the majority of those present, with the only ones she still somewhat trusted being Sirius, Remus, Snape, and Hermione.
Though barely for the latter, given she didn't bother calling Ember, sending her an email, or even a text, none of which were likely to be tracked by any Death Eaters. Given how most Purebloods, and even some Half-Blood Wizards, were complete technophobes or didn't even knew how to use technology.
The only reason Ember was willing to give Hermione the benefit of the doubt, was due to her being one of the few people among their peers that didn't turn on her during the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Not to mention the brunettes inability to question or say no to authority figures.
'Note to self; break Hermione out of that in the near future, very near.' Ember thought, while looking over the books, knowing she needed to help Hermione start making her own decisions, rather than letting books and authority figures make decisions for her.
Now though, Ember simply wanted to be left alone, not dealing with Mrs. Weasley getting them to clean Grimmauld Place, nor deal with anyone else trying to talk to her or talk about her upcoming trial.
'Trial? As if.' Thought Ember scoffing, as anyone could see the trial would be nothing but a farce, one she honestly didn't care if she won or not, as she could always continue her Magical Education somewhere else.
Like Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, especially since from what Ember's heard, it seems like America has become more progressive with their Magical Government, than Britain has. Not to mention The Clock Tower, she's heard about and seen referenced in a few books before. The most endearing fact being that Magical Britain had no authority over it, or what they did. But even then, the Potter Heiress wasn't even sure if she wanted to be part of any Magical World, anymore.
As to be honest, Ember is just tired. Tired of how backwards and corrupt the Ministry of Magic is. Tired of how she is seen as Magical Britain's Golden Child in one moment, then a pariah and attention seeking brat if she does something they don't like in the next moment. Or even just seen as a convenient scapegoat, should anything bad happen.
'Is it too much to ask to just finally get a chance to not be judged for everything I do?!' Ember thought in frustration, kicking the side of the fireplace, before mentally cursing at doing that as pain blossomed in her foot.
Only to be surprised, when the fire suddenly extinguished itself, while the stone she kicked slid inward. The girl only being further surprised, when the section of the wall began sliding down and into the floor, revealing a hidden staircase leading down.
'…Because of course there's a hidden passage, here! Why not!' Thought Ember, wondering why she's even surprised a Wizarding Family would have secret passages in their home.
Looking down the stairs, Ember contemplated on what she should do, having learned from Sirius that his family was one of the most twisted and evil family's in the Wizarding World. Even going as far as to say that if Voldemort never showed up, then a Black would have simply been the next Dark Lord, instead. So, there's no telling what exactly a family like that could have hidden away, but knowing whatever it is, is nothing good.
"Fuck it, it wouldn't be the first bad decision I made." Ember muttered as she started down the stairs, wanting to find out what was being kept down here, while the wall raised back up and closed itself behind her.
Once Ember reached the bottom, she was surprised to find herself in another library, though bigger than the one upstairs. With the books looking ancient, along with there even being a good number of scrolls as well. Going up to one of the shelves to see what kind of books these were, the green-eyes girl immediately recoiled in shock and horror at what they contained.
"Dark Arts, all of these are…Dark Arts." Said Ember in shock, not believing the Black Family had books like these, only they were much worse than anything she'd seen before.
Ember thought the worst kind of magic she'd learn about were the Unforgivable Curses, to inflict pain, control someone, and cause instant death. But what she's seeing now, it made those spells look like parlor tricks in comparison.
'Blood Magic, Necromancy, Shadow Magic, Sacrificial Magic, Possession Magic, Voodoo, Curse Manipulation.' Thought Ember, feeling disturbed as she saw more and more books, along with what they were about and what someone like Voldemort could do with all this.
Along with seeing that Sirius wasn't kidding, when he said the House of Black was one of the most twisted and evil family's around. That is, if Sirius was even aware of what was sitting right below his house, which Ember doubted he did.
Though Ember stopped at one shelf and was shocked that it was filled with different types of rituals, some of which she had no interest in finding out what they did. Before noticing an old scroll amongst the books, making her curious of why it seemed to be tucked away.
'What's one more bad decision, on top of all the others?' Thought Ember as she grabbed the scroll and unraveled it, wincing when she got a papercut on the edge, not noticing a few drops of her blood dripping onto the floor.
"What the hell even is this?" Ember muttered, not understanding anything the scroll said.
Narrowing her eyes, Ember began repeating what was written down to try and figure out what the purpose of the scroll was. The Potter Heiress not once noticing that the drops of her blood on the ground were now slowly moving on their own, forming a shape.
After repeating the writing a few times, Ember still wasn't sure what the scroll was or what it was supposed to do. Though she didn't have time to further think on it, before taking notice of a dark purple light behind her. The girl quickly turning around, only for her eyes to widen in shock at what she saw.
A large, intricate circle, made of blood, which was glowing before black flames erupted from it. With Ember soon realizing what the scroll did, it was a summoning ritual!
'And I just activated it!' Thought Ember, nervous at what she could have just accidently summoned, only hoping whatever it was didn't immediately kill her.
Ember quickly stepped back when the flames shot up to the ceiling, before fading away after a few moment, with the Potter Heiress now seeing just what she summoned, or more specifically who.
It was a teenage male, with Ember guessing that he was either eighteen or nineteen-years-old, with spiky stark white hair, pale skin, pointed ears, three whisker-like marks on his cheeks, and small, curved horns sprouting from his head. With his attire consisting of a black coat with light neon blue serpentine patterns and three separated coattails with slightly tattered edges. A black sleeveless zippered-turtleneck beneath a midnight blue formal vest, charcoal gray fingerless gloves, black pants, and dark boots covered by teal gaiters with several straps.
'Okay…that's just not fair.' Ember thought, blushing at the sight of the handsome teen.
While she may be more cynical, and uncaring she's still a fifteen, soon-to-be sixteen, year old girl.
However, Ember tensed when the teen inhaled deeply before exhaling, as he opened his eyes revealing they were a dark purple color with slit pupils and black sclera. Which then locked onto her, making the girl shifted a little nervously, even more so when he approached her.
"Tell me girl, who are you to summon me?" Said the stranger, with Ember gulping since she knew she had to choose her words carefully.
"I uh…E-Ember Potter." Ember replied, while the stranger smirked, before taking her hand and kissed the back of it.
"A pleasure to meet you Ember. I am Naruto Uzumaki, King of Demons." Naruto said, shocking Ember that she had just summoned the King of Demons, while Naruto looked her up and down.
Seeing Ember had pale white skin, neck length black hair with red tips that curved towards the right side of her face, with Naruto seeing just hints of a scar on the right of her forehead. With her most striking feature being her emerald green eyes.
Though he noticed she still seemed rather short for her age, along with wearing baggy clothing, but he could still see that despite the unflattering clothing, Ember was still an alluring girl.
"Now tell me, why did you summon me?" Demanded Naruto, wanting to know why he was summoned, while the ravenette became nervousness since she hadn't even meant to summon a demon, let alone their king, and doubting he'd be happy about that either.
"Uh well…you see…the thing is, I didn't actually…mean to…summon you. I just…found this old scroll and read what it says to figure out what it was, and then…you appeared." Ember replied, making Naruto narrow his eyes at her.
"How old are you?" Naruto said.
"F-fifteen, a-almost sixteen in July." Answered Ember nervously, which only increased when Naruto smiled in amusement.
"A fifteen-year-old witch actually summoned and bound me as a Demonic Familiar, without even knowing what she was doing." Stated Naruto, making Ember even more nervous that she didn't just summon the King of Demons, she bound him to her as well.
"A-are yo-y-you u-up-upset?" Ember asked, while bracing herself for what she believed would be her inevitable death.
"Upset? Why would I be upset at something like this? If it was anyone else, they'd already be dead. But you, Ember my dear, you certainly intrigue me." Naruto replied, surprising Ember, though she still didn't let her guard down.
"I…do?" Questioned Ember, wondering if this was just a trick, while Naruto only nodded while looking around frowning at their surroundings, before looking back at Ember.
"Well Ember, if you'd let me, how about I take us somewhere more comfortable and you can tell me more about yourself." Said Naruto, wanting to know more about the witch that somehow summoned him, with it being a while since he's personally been in the mortal world.
Ember letting out a yelp, when Naruto wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her against him, the girl looking up at him with wide eyes.
'What just happened?!' Ember thought, before both she and Naruto vanished from sight.
So, what did you think, good. Yep we see Ember is reaching her breaking point with everything that's happened to her, all the way up to the disaster that is Fourth Year and the Tri-Wizard Tournament, along with recent events during the summer, with how the Ministry is making her out to be an attention seeking brat, her friends blocking her out, and being attacked by the Dementors. Before she's taken to Grimmauld Place, with things being tense between her and the others, along with not holding any illusions of her trial being anything but a farce. Then we see Ember discovering a secret library filled with books that show why the Black Family were one of the most twisted and evil family's, even a ritual to summon a demon which Ember accidently uses and summons/binds the King of Demons, Naruto himself, who's thankfully more amused than angry before teleporting him and Ember away. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
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