Welp, we're finally getting to the canon part of the story. But before that let me address some stuff.
Someone was a bit mad that I had McGonagall check on Naruto in her cat form. I gave a reason in the previous chapter for that. Both Dumbledore and she knew that they couldn't ignore what just happened. Naruto is an anomaly and they merely check on him. It's not like I had her give Naruto lots of gifts and have her constantly watch over him. There is no favoritism compared to Harry so don't worry about her favoring Naruto over everyone else.
As for Naruto's shinobi powers and Kurama. Naruto doesn't know that he is a shinobi and that he has chakra. He hasn't used any of it whatsoever meaning he can't even run out of it causing Kurama to come in and help. We also saw Naruto unable to use Kurama's chakra unless he specifically forces him to use it or his emotions run high making it easier for Kurama to come in. As of right now, he hasn't experienced an event where Kurama could come out and that's why they haven't contacted each other yet. Although both Thea and Oliver know that Naruto, for some reason is much stronger than other kids his age but they don't know why that's the case because literally no one knows about his origins not even Naruto himself. (For anyone that wants to know if he will, yes! Of course, he will but not now.)
Kurama wanting to mold Naruto into someone like Hagoromo? Kurama, right now wouldn't give two squats about that. He's seen that Naruto is a kindhearted person but right now, he doesn't care! He only wants to get out of his cage although he does think about Naruto very often seeing as he did see the Shinigami call Naruto a child of prophecy. Kurama also won't teach him anything because I don't want him to use any Jutsu and Kurama would know that humans would just become like in his world. He knows that what Hagoromo did was intended to use for peace but didn't work out because they used it to wage wars. That's why he won't teach him squat about jutsu and stuff. I do have plans for Kurama but they aren't going to happen for now.
The OC's, Thea and Oliver. Yes, I got their names, Thea Queen and Oliver Queen from the CW show called The Arrow. They're not the same characters, just the names are the same. Except for Bailey. That's just a name that came to my mind lol.
Now, enough of my rambling! Let's get into the chapter!
Actually before that, ;_;! Disclaimer: I own neither Harry Potter or Naruto. They are owned by J. K. Rowling and Masashi Kishimoto respectively!
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Naruto sat on the couch next to parents while the headmaster of Hogwarts sat opposite of them sipping his tea made by Thea.
He had introduced himself as "Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore" which Naruto found to be a very long name. Thankfully he said Albus or Dumbledore would be fine. Although his parents kept calling him professor.
"Not to be rude professor" started Oliver after clearing his throat "but may I ask what you are doing here?" he asked his previous headmaster.
"Ah, the reason I am here is for Naruto" he said giving the blonde a mysterious smile that made the blonde fidget a bit on his seat.
"Me?" the whiskered blonde asked pointing at himself in confusion. He had never seen or heard of this guy. So why was he here for him.
"Professor, are you saying that…" Thea said slowly glancing between Naruto and Albus.
Albus nodded "Yes, Naruto here is capable of magic."
Both Thea and Oliver were thrown for a loop at the declaration. Never would they have thought that Naruto was actually a wizard. They thought that Hogwarts was something they had left behind but here they are with the person who they had adopted being a wizard without them knowing it all the time.
Naruto stood there confused and intrigued as to what he just heard. Him being capable of Magic? What the bloody hell were they talking about magic?
"There are many things that are unknown about Naruto here but one known fact is that he is able to use Magic" Albus once again said before continuing "And as such, there is the option to attend Hogwarts-"
"Wait just a second" Naruto interrupted his speech as his mother gave him a stern look.
"Naruto, don't be so rude as to cut off professor Dumbledore's speech" she chided him as Naruto looked apologetic.
"Sorry mum" he mumbled before looking at the elderly man "I apologise for interrupting you sir," the blonde said and Dumbledore just waved it off with a smile "But what do you mean by magic, is like that abracadabra or like hocus pocus jumbo?" he joked slightly causing the other three to chuckle in amusement.
"Well, it's not like what you think but Magic does really exist" the bearded man said in a serious tone as Naruto still looked unconvinced. "A demonstration is needed perhaps" he half asked and stated.
Oliver sighed "Naruto" he called out getting him to look towards him "Professor Dumbledore is correct. Magic really does exist and there is a whole another magical world out there hidden from the muggles in here" he explained.
"Muggles?" Naruto asked in a confused tone. He didn't understand what was going. How did his parents know about this?
"Muggles are non-magic people incapable of performing magic."
"A simple spell will do perhaps" Dumbledore said before taking out his wand from his robes and proceeded to do a spell first year learn which was "Wingardium Leviosa" to lift hist cup teacup making Naruto look at it in shock and awe.
"That's wicked!" Naruto exclaimed absolutely awed by what he was seeing. The cup was literally floating! How sick was that?! "How'd you that?" he asked.
Setting the cup back down, he put his wand away and gave him a cheeky smile "Magic!" he replied getting a pout from the teasing he got.
"But Professor," Thea said getting him to look at her along with the others "Wouldn't the student get a letter as an invite to Hogwarts?" she asked wanting to know why Dumbledore himself came here to inform them of this.
She wasn't going to restrict Naruto from going there. He had seemed to be sceptical about it at first but after the display, he certainly believed in it. But was intrigued her was Dumbledore coming here to inform them about something as simple as this. Why did the headmaster of the school come here of all people? She had a feeling that she wouldn't like the reasons for it but still wanted to know about them.
Dumbledore sighed at that question getting them instantly to have a bad feeling. He proceeded to give an explanation of how Naruto was found during the night that Voldemort went out to kill the Potter family but failed to do so. After the explanation both Thea and Oliver were not thrilled to send Naruto there but were also scared of not doing that exactly.
They understood that Voldemort might have nothing to do with this but there was always a chance of it. And if Voldemort was out there to get Naruto, then Hogwarts was the safest place for him to be. There were plenty of strong Professors there with one of them being the strongest wizard Dumbledore. But there was still more dangerous stuff out there in the wizarding world.
Naruto didn't really know why his parents were so fearful all of a sudden when that Voldemort's name was muttered. Sounded like a cliché villain name to him if he was being honest. The concept of him joining a magic school was way too cool to pass on.
"I can't wait till the semester begins" he said excitedly as his parents looked still wary and undecisive.
"Are you sure about this Naruto?" Oliver asked not wanting to put him in danger.
Naruto gave him a confused look "Yeah, it's not like Voldemort will come after, right?" he joked slightly while his were surprised that he said his name so casually. Though Dumbledore had a smile after hearing him say that. Even if Naruto knew only some of the things the dark lord had done, he still wasn't scared of saying his name instead of You-know who.
"Don't joke like that" Thea said sternly taking Naruto's hand in hers not liking that kind of situation.
After some talk, they had finished everything and agreed with Dumbledore taking Naruto to Diagon Alley to get everything he need for his first year at Hogwarts. At first, Thea and Oliver wanted to go with Naruto there but Dumbledore insisted on going there and paying for Naruto's stuff which took some convincing but he managed to do so.
Now both Naruto and Dumbledore had just apparited to Diagon Alley to get everything they needed. There first stop was at Gringott's Wizarding Bank to get some money for everything they would buy.
People would glance at them sometimes and pay their respects to Dumbledore and some would just give a him a nod and be on their way. He saw that a lot of people seemed to know Dumbledore.
'Has to be a pretty good professor' the blonde thought not knowing he was walking with the headmaster and one of the most famous wizards of all time.
Naruto felt a bit ashamed for having to make Dumbledore pay for his stuff but the bearded man just waved it off saying it isn't much. So, after doing that, they had gotten a cart to put all the items they would need into it. Pushing the cart forward with Dumbledore who was thinking about something he moved forwards towards their next destination. Which was buying the proper clothing.
It took a bit of time for them to get the proper measures and the appropriate clothing that fitted Naruto. Dumbledore had told him he needed to go somewhere and would see him back at Gringott's. He did leave all the money so he can pay for his stuff. After doing so and paying for it, he left the shop but forgot where he was supposed to go and wandered around but nearly bumped into someone else. Thankfully Naruto managed to turn his cart in just the nick of time to not bump into the person.
"Whoa, sorry for that" he apologised and looked at who he nearly bumped into. It was a girl the same age as him with brown eyes and lots of bushy brown hair. She had some casual clothes on and was also dragging a cart along with her.
"It's no problem, I should have been paying more attention to where I was walking" she said waving it off his apology. She noted his lost look and raised an eyebrow "You seem to be lost" she commented a bit amused at his lost look. He looked cute with that.
"It's that obvious?" Naruto chuckled slightly "I'm supposed to find my books next but I don't really know where to go from here" he said slightly embarrassed at that. He cursed Dumbledore for leaving him because it took a bit longer than expected at the clothing shop.
"Books?" she asked with a bit happier tone than Naruto expected but nodded nonetheless. She gave him a smile "I can help you with finding what you need" she said.
"Are you sure?" Naruto asked looking around not seeing her parents "I don't want to impose on your time."
"It's fine, my parents already bought everything needed. Plus, I was going to the bookstore anyways."
"Oh, in that case" he held out his hand for her to shake "My name is Naruto Bailey. I'm a first year" he introduced himself.
"Hermione Granger" she shook his head and took notice of the strange markings on his face and his oriental name but decided to ignore it in favour of helping him. Turning around not giving him any time she said "follow me."
Naruto was a bit surprised but followed her nonetheless striking up a conversation with her on the way towards the bookstore to get all he needed for the first year. Hermione had gotten some books for herself which confused Naruto a bit since she said her parents had already gotten everything for her but figured she was interested in more stuff.
They had gotten most stuff and only needed 2 more while at some point she had taken off the list from him and Naruto noted that her voice came of as slightly bossy and she looked like a bit know it all but it was fine with him seeing as she helped him when she didn't really need to.
"Next stop, Magical Menagerie for a pet" she said as Naruto just nodded dumbly following.
"So, what kind of pets are there?" Naruto asked curiously.
"There are lots of them. It depends of which kind you want but most people get owl's for themselves" she answered as Naruto nodded again.
"And which one did you get?" he asked but she looked sad and miffed when he asked that.
"We didn't have enough money left to buy a pet so I had to leave that out" Naruto almost chuckled at her tone and face. She was almost pouting but he felt bad for not being able to get a pet. Arriving at the store they saw lots of different animals and species around. Naruto looked around in awe seeing so many different kinds of species. Hermione was also looking around the store but looked more at the part where the cats were.
Naruto certainly didn't miss her longing look and nudged her softly "You like that one?" he asked referring to a ginger part-Kneazle cat not that Naruto knew that it was a Kneazle but he saw her taking glances around but paid more attention to that one specifically. He got a nod in return making him smile "So let's buy it" Naruto said but she had the wrong idea thinking it was for him. They went to pay for the cat and once it was done Naruto handed the cat over to her making her look confused at him.
"It's yours" he stated with a smile getting her to blink in surprise.
"Naruto you don't need-"
"It's fine," he cut her off and smiled wider "Think of it as a thank you for helping me around" he said before looking around missing Hermione's look.
Nobody had really bothered to do something like this for her. People often thought of her as bossy and a know it all which was true to an extent but apart from her parents, nobody had been this kind to her. She smiled to herself 'he's a good person' she thought hoping they could stay friends and be in the same house.
Naruto was still looking around and finally found something very unsettling but also very cool looking in his opinion. It was a pitch-black owl with orange eyes that looked like they were glowing. The owl tilted its head seeing him getting closer to his cage and saw him bringing out his hand as if wanting to pet it. Letting him run his index finger over his beak, the owl hooted softly and Naruto smiled seeing that.
Hermione was watching the exchange between the two curiously and saw Naruto's eyes lit up at seeing the owl acknowledge him. The owl looked very different from the others she could see. Not only because of him being completely black but those almost glowing eyes seeming enchanting yet so eerie. Naruto came back to her with his smile on his face.
"I'm taking this one" he said and she nodded. She wasn't going to judge him for his choice. The owl seemed not be hostile but only a bit creepy looking. Getting to the front so they can pay once again but the woman at the counter looked surprised at seeing Naruto with the owl.
"Did not think I would be able to sell that one?" she said with her voice showing her surprise along with her face.
Naruto looked confused and raised an eyebrow "Why is that so?" he asked.
"Many people tried to buy that one but failed because of them not being able to get close to him. He would not even let them get close to his vicinity, the fact that you managed to not only get close but pick up his cage is astounding" she said still surprised.
Naruto looked at his owl with his stare being returned with those eyes but Naruto found them really nice looking. He went up to open the cage making the cashier and Hermione tense up slightly but the owl just calmy landed on Naruto's shoulders and nuzzled his head against Naruto's cheeks surprising the cashier even further.
That got the blonde to smile and turned towards the cashier "We both like each other very much" he said and paid so they could leave. Getting out of the store with the owl on Naruto's shoulders they decided to go to their next destination which was Ollivander's wand shop.
"Have you named your cat yet" Naruto asked walking alongside Hermione while pushing his cart.
"I named him Crookshanks" she beamed while petting her cat who let out content purrs. She looked towards his pet and asked "What about yours?"
Naruto looked at his pet and once again marvelled at how it looked. It was literally pitch black and that got him to think back on some of the stuff he read about which was Greek Mythology. Thinking of a certain goddess and looking at the feathers and glowing eyes he nodded his head having decided his name.
"Nyx. After the goddess of the night from Greek Mythology" he said as Nyx let out a hoot and nuzzled into his cheek once again.
Hermione laughed a bit seeing that and the owl looked at her curiously. Naruto noticed her getting weary from the piercing gaze and held out his hand for Nyx to land to which he did. He put out his hand forwards and told her "Don't be afraid, I think he likes you" he said as Hermione with some reluctance went to pet him and finally managed to do so.
She giggled slightly when he leaned into her touch much to Naruto's amusement. It was the first time he saw her do something girly. It was nice to see her not being so uptight.
"Alright!" Hermione said feeling much better now after all that and took out the list "Last stop, Ollivander's wand shop" she said, a bit eager and excited to see what kind of wand Naruto would get. Naruto was in the same boat as her as they hurried off to Ollivander's.
Entering the shop, they saw an old man with pale silvery eyes and white skin. Naruto found his eyes to be really cool. He hadn't seen eyes like that from anyone. Granted many people said his eyes were very beautiful and special, he found those silver eyes really sick! But there were some shelves that were knocked over and some broken stuff on the floor.
"Ah welcome, don't mind the mess here, choosing a wand tends to make a mess" he said letting magic clean up the place in favour of helping the new customers "Ms. Granger" he greeted and looked towards the person next to him "and Mr…?"
"Bailey, sir. Naruto Bailey."
"Bailey hmm. Yes, I remember now, Oliver Bailey, your father perhaps?" he got a nod in return as he smiled "Well then, let's not waste further time in searching for a wand" he said and disappeared off to find a wand. A couple of seconds later he came back with a box in his hand and opened it up revealing the wand.
Taking the wand into his hand, he stared at them not knowing what to expect "Well, go on give it a wave" Ollivander advised as Naruto had a sheepish smile and did exactly as told. Unfortunately, in doing so a couple of shelves were knocked over making the owner shake his head. Naruto set it down not wanting to damage the store further. The elder man paid it no mind and went back looking through his wands for a correct one. He stopped at seeing a box which was isolated from the rest and made his way towards it. Blowing away the dust that had settled on it he reluctantly brought it forwards.
Setting it down slowly, he opened it up to a wand that was dark brown, almost black with it being 13 inches. Taking it into his hands he put it out towards the blonde "13 inches… elder wood and Curupira's hair. Be very careful with this one Mr. Bailey" he informed him slowly and advised him at the end.
Naruto looked at Hermione seeing her giving him a nod of encouragement and he gulped and went to take it. Once he grasped the wand into his hand, the wind picked up slowly making their hair fly upwards along with most of the stuff in the store. Naruto felt something course through his body and it felt warm as slowly it died down and everything went back to normal.
"How curious" Ollivander muttered in shock and surprise.
"Sir?" asked Hermione wanting him to clarify.
The owner narrowed his eyes "That wand right there is one of the most powerful and yet one the most dangerous wand's I've ever made" he revealed much to their shock. "I never would have thought that I would sell that one" he said still reeling in from the shock.
"What does that mean?" Naruto asked curiously.
"It is made of Elder wood, which is the absolute rarest wood you can find out there but the core is made of a Curupira's hair which makes it very unstable and chooses only talented wizards. Very powerful but also unpredictable" he finished as Naruto gulped once again. "As I have said Mr. Bailey, be careful with this one but you will do great things with it" he said before adding in his thoughts 'Just like Mr. Potter.'
Paying for his wand, they both got out of the store and stood there absorbing what they had heard a bit ago.
"It does looks very beautiful" Hermione commented looking at the wand in her friend's hand. Ollivander had informed them that it should be only used by Naruto because Elder wood scorn to remain with any owner who is not the superior of his or her company. But it was a very beautiful wand if she could say so. Much more than what she had seen from the others.
"There you are, Hermione" a voice said making them turn around to see Hermione's parent's making their way towards her.
The brown-haired girl turned towards her friend and gave him a smile "I'll see you tomorrow at the station then" she said getting a nod and left off with her parents. Naruto walked away before stopping and palmed his face.
"I forgot to ask her which way Gringott's was" he mumbled and cursed under his breath before asking someone else and finally made his way there to see Dumbledore standing there waiting for him.
Dumbledore smiled upon seeing Naruto walking towards him but narrowed his eyes slightly seeing the wand in his hands. It somewhat resembled his but yet looked so different. Paying it no mind he greeted the first year and apparited him back to his house.
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The Bailey family were walking through the train station towards platform 9 ¾, which completely confused Naruto because he had never seen something like in a train station. Thea and Oliver both had this mysterious smile on their faces when he asked about it.
"I still don't understand how there is this platform 9 ¾" the whiskered 12-year-old grumbled walking next to Oliver who was dragging his belongings with him.
Oliver rolled his eyes at his question "As I've told you, you will see for yourself in a bit."
Naruto pouted slightly but went with as they into the lane between the trains and stopped at platform 9 and Naruto was confused when his parents stood a bit away from a brick wall in front of them.
"Hold on now, Naruto" Thea said taking Naruto's hand with hers and told him to run along with her and Oliver and Naruto panicked slightly when they were literally running into the wall but they just passed through it and came up to see platform 9 ¾ and a train and lots of people standing next to it saying their goodbyes to their children.
"Come along now" Thea nudged the awed blonde forward and stopped in front one of the entrances to the train she turned him around and crouched down slightly to look him in the eyes. She cupped his face with her hands "Now I know I've told you this many times but be careful when you're there-"
Naruto rolled his eyes at his mom's protective and worrying nature "Yes yes, I know mum, stay away from the dark forest, respect my teachers, don't play too many pranks and don't wander off at night" he listed of some of the things his mother had been saying to him.
Thea sighed hearing that and kissed him on the forehead while smiling at him. She gave him a hug and Naruto reciprocated the hug as they held each other for a while before pulling back. Oliver gave him a grin and ruffled his hair much to Naruto's displeasure. Saying their goodbyes to each other, Naruto boarded the train and a minute later he found an empty compartment to sit in.
A minute later his door opened slightly and someone his age with untidy jet-black hair that covered his forehead and green eyes poked his head in. "Excuse me, is it alright if I sit here?" he asked.
Naruto smiled slightly "Go ahead" he said and the boy entered and Naruto noted that he looked a bit skinny.
Sitting down, the boy gave held out his hand and introduced himself "I'm Harry Potter" Naruto shook his head and did the same.
"Naruto Bailey. Nice to meet you."
Harry smiled seeing Naruto not going all wow once he heard his name. He didn't really have anything against everyone knowing him but it got a bit annoying. To see someone not making a big deal out of it was a nice change of pace. They talked a while getting to know each other a bit before they heard the train let out a whistle indicating it was leaving.
Naruto turned to look through the window and saw Oliver and Thea both waving at him with smiles on their faces. Naruto himself smiled too and waved back at them as the train started moving.
"Were they your parents?" Harry asked after Naruto turned back towards him.
Naruto nodded his head "Not biological parents but they adopted me from a young age" he answered as Harry had a sad smile on his face and told him a bit more of his background and about his parents. Not long after that their door opened once again to see a tall boy their age who had fiery red hair with a freckled complexion and blue eyes.
"Excuse me, do you mind if sit here? Everywhere else is full" he asked as both Harry and Naruto turned to look at each other and back to him telling him it was okay.
"I'm Ron, by the way. Ronald Weasley" he introduced himself with the other boys doing the same. Ron was shocked though when he heard Harry's name confusing Naruto.
"Are you really Harry Potter" he asked getting a confirming nod. He pointed at Harry's forehead "And have you really got the… you know…"
Harry understood what he meant and pulled up his bangs to show the lightning shaped scar on his forehead. Ron stared at it in wonder while Naruto was surprised to see that and was still confused as to why Ron was so shocked by Harry's name.
"So that's where You-Know-Who…?" the freckled boy trailed off.
"Yes" confirmed Harry "But I don't remember any of it."
"Wait, are you talking about Voldemort?" Naruto asked curiously but Ron gasped at him when he so casually said his name making Naruto lift his eyebrow in wonder "What?"
"You said You-Know-Who's name" Ron muttered, his tone sounding both shocked and impressed by that.
"I know he was supposed to be some sort of dark lord but is it really that bad to say his name" Naruto asked glancing at both Harry and Ron.
Harry commented "People fear his name but Hagrid was also startled when I said his name. I don't really know that much about the wizarding world" he said with a worried tone.
"Me neither" said Naruto relating to him "I only discovered Magic 1 day ago" he declared shocking Ron and surprising Harry.
They went on to have a conversation with each other before an old man came in asking if they wanted to buy something. Harry decided to buy a lot when he saw what Ron had with him. They all shared their food with each other while talking and laughing amongst each other. Ron introduced them to his sleeping fat gray rat and mumbled about it sleeping a lot much to their amusement.
A knock on their compartment door caught their attention and they looked over to see a short, chubby boy with a round face and blonde hair "Sorry" he said "But have you seen a toad at all?"
All three boys shook their heads and the chubby boy groaned a bit "He keeps getting away from me!"
"He'll turn up." Harry said trying to comfort him a bit.
"Yes" the boy said a bit dejectedly "Well, if you see him…" he trailed off and left afterwards.
They went back to their conversation until Ron decided to demonstrate a spell that would turn his rat yellow getting them to look interested.
Raising his wand, he was ready to cast the spell until their compartment door opened once again and a familiar voice to Naruto called out "Has anyone seen a toad? Neville's lost one" she said in her usual slightly bossy tone.
Naruto blinked in surprise seeing her. He had not managed to find her in the station and thought he'd see her when they arrived at their destination but here she was "Hermione, where were you? I couldn't find you at the station."
"Oh Naruto, I'm sorry but we were a bit late so that's why" she said.
"No problem" he waved it off a with a small smile. Hermione saw Ron holding his wand and a curious look crossed her face.
"Are you doing magic? Let's see it, then" she said sitting now to Naruto as everyone turned to look at him in expectation.
Ron was a bit nervous and cleared his throat "Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid, fat rat yellow" he said with a wave of his wand but nothing happened. The rat stayed the same and was still sleeping.
"I don't think that was a real spell" Naruto said and felt bad seeing his new friend's embarrassment.
"Indeed, it wasn't really good. I've only tried a few simple spells myself and they've all worked for me, I'm Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you?" she asked looking between Harry and Ron.
"Ron Weasley."
"Harry Potter."
"Are you really?" she asked shocked and surprised "I know all bout from all the books I've read, I've got a few extra books, for background reading…" she trailed off slightly as Harry and Ron looked a bit dazed by her while Naruto was used to her talking like that.
"So, those extra books you bought were about that" Naruto muttered and the girl nodded.
"Do any of you know what house you'll be in? I've been asking around and I hope I'm in Gryffindor, it sounds by far the best. I hear Dumbledore himself was in it" she said and Naruto found himself wondering the same. He had asked his parents which house they belonged in and they told him that they were in Hufflepuff when they attended Hogwarts.
Naruto didn't really mind which house he would have been sorted in, as long as the people were good to him in there, it didn't matter to him. He also didn't really know that much about the wizarding world because he did not have much time. His parents had told him a bit with Hermione also doing the same but now he understood how much more Hermione knew about all of this.
"I should've read more" Naruto muttered.
"I did tell you that" Hermione said shaking her head "I better get going and look for Neville's toad" she turned towards Harry and Ron who were still in a daze from her rapid talk "You two had better change" she turned back towards her friend "oh and Naruto there is a bit of chocolate near your lips" she licked her thumb and wiped it off before saying goodbye and left the compartment.
The whiskered blonde sat there a bit stunned at what happened. He was already used to Hermione but now he found his cheeks reddening slightly by what she did. Ron sighing and sinking into his feat broke him out of stupor.
"Whatever house I'm in, I hope she's not in it."
"She's not that bad" said Naruto rolling his eyes at him.
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After some hours, the train finally arrived and let out a whistle indicating it stopping. The students came out of the train. Naruto had changed his clothes into his school robes after a while along with Ron and Harry. Harry noticed Hagrid and motioned his 2 friends to follow him but Naruto looked for Hermione and waved her over and followed after Harry when she joined him.
They were put into boats and had to cross a lake. Naruto stared in awe at the huge castle in the distance during the rowing. It was a while later that they finally arrived and went inside meeting Professor McGonagall waiting for them at the stairs. Naruto along with Hermione, Harry and Ron were close to each other as the Professor addressed them before leaving into the hall.
"So, it's true then" a voice said making them look at a boy with pale skin, slicked back pale blonde hair and two other boys behind him "They're all saying that Harry Potter's in in here. So, it's you, is it?"
"Yes" answered Harry not knowing where this was going and looked at the boys behind him.
"Oh, these two are Crabbe and Goyle" the boy said before introducing himself "My name's Malfoy, Draco Malfoy."
Naruto had an amused smile when Ron coughed slightly trying to hide his snicker but Draco frowned at him "Think my name's funny, do you? No need to ask who you are. Red hair, freckles, must be a Weasley" he looked towards Naruto who was amused by Ron's antics "And what is, this trying to imitate a cat with your marks."
Naruto scoffed at him "Big talk coming from someone who looks like a chalk with dried up spaghetti on his head as hair" Naruto mocked getting Draco to go red in embarrassment and the students who were near had to suck in their lips from refraining to laugh while Harry let out a smile grace on his lips hearing his friend's witty comeback. Hermione just shook her head at them.
"Y-Y-you…" Draco said stuttering slightly as Naruto raised an eyebrow at him.
"What I didn't stutter like you, did I?" Naruto once again mocked him as Draco glared at him and some started laughing while Ron snickered at him. Draco wanted to say something but just then Professor McGonagall came back and told them to follow her but she also hid a smile having heard some bits of the conversation.
The students entered the Great Hall and were awed by the sight. There were four long tables with lots of students already seated at them and floating candles with the roof appearing as the night sky with many beautiful stars in it.
"It looks real but it's not, it's bewitched to look like the sky outside. I read about it in the book 'Hogwarts, A History'" informed Hermione seeing their awed looks but she also thought it was very good looking.
"I might have to read one of them sometime" Naruto muttered under his breath 'Or maybe I could just ask Hermione all the time' he mused in his head.
Professor McGonagall placed a stool in front of the first years and put a pointed wizard's hat on top of it. A rip near the brim opened wide like a mouth and the hat began to sing.
They all listened with rapt attention seeing the hat sing and once it was done, the whole hall burst into applause for the fantastic performance. After that the Professor called out names and the hat would sort the person into one of the four houses. Naruto didn't have to wait to long till his name was called.
"Bailey, Naruto!"
Hermione, Ron and Harry looked at their friend who seemed a bit nervous and walked forward not caring that much about everyone at the hall staring at him. Sitting down on the stool, the hat was place on his head.
"Hmm, a difficult choice, very difficult" a voice said in his ear "Very ambitious, cunning and unpredictable, would fit very well in Slytherin, but you're very loyal too and hardworking, just what a Hufflepuff needs. Hmmm" the voice hummed again as Naruto gulped a bit "Ah very courageous and daring, a good heart, yes I know where you should go…" he said as Naruto held his breath waiting for his assortment.
"GRYFFINDOR"
Cheers came from the Gryffindor table and Naruto smiled to himself. McGonagall took off the hat and Naruto made his way towards the table while his clothes changed into that of someone from his house. He sat down at the table as some greeted him. He saw his 3 friends looking at him and gave them all encouraging smiles hoping they would be in the same house.
And his hopes weren't dashed because all of them were sorted into the same house. They were glad for that and listened to their Headmaster's speech and Naruto was actually surprised having found out that he had gone to Diagon Alley with the headmaster of all people. After the speech they had finally started to eat their food while talking and joking with each other.
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And that's it for Chapter 3 of this fic. This is the longest chapter I've written. 6k+ words, not that long but still the longest I've done.
Ah and yes the pairing is Hermione. No, I will not change it or make it a harem. It's already set-in stone, nothing will change my mind so there you go.
Gryffindor was what I went with at the end. I was struggling between Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Gryffindor but in the end, I went with the last one. Some people might think I chose the wrong house but, in my opinion, with how I've written this Naruto so far, Gryffindor is the best choice.
What do you guys think about Nyx and his wand.
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