the whole defense against the dark arts class except kakashi, Naruto and Sasuke were frozen in the doorway. Naruto, Sasuke and Kakashi had walked into the room without a care, but the rest of the class were stunned speechless.

the classroom had been re-done completely. you'd never think it used to belong to mad-eye moody or any of the others. it was completely and utterly different!

there were sharp weapons strapped all along the walls, there were occasional books scattered on cupboards and bookcases, there was a huge japanese poster of a woman kicking a man holding a bunch of flowers in the face, numerous dogs and puppies waddling around the room and a huge mastiff cross bullterrier sitting on Kakashi's desk.

"stop gaping, kids. just sit down and we can get on with it." Kakashi said, sitting on the edge of his desk next to the mastiff cross, waving his arms to get everyone's attention, Naruto and sasuke already sitting at their desks.

there was slight hesitation, but everyone finally stepped into the room and took their seats.

as soon as harry took his seat in between ron and hermione, a pug-like dog hopped onto the desk and lay down, looking at Harry with lazy eyes.

"awww... he's kinda cute." smiled hermione, looking at the pug.

"oi. girlie. don't call me cute." said the pug in a gruff voice.

Hermione let out a shriek of horror, jumped to her feet and fell over backwards. Harry and on were just about the same, but they were still sitting at their seats, staring at the pug, their eyes nearly popping out.

"oh! i'm sorry!" sweatdropped Kakashi, walking over and helping Hermione back to her feet. "i'm sorry everyone! all these dogs can talk! i should've told you earlier." grinned kakashi goofily, helping a shaking hermione back into her chair.

Kakashi picked up the pug and set him on the windowsil, the pug lying own and dragging it's bored eyes over all the students.

"right. well, you all know my name, i'm Kakashi Hatake." the professor started, standing in the front of the class, taking out the book that dumbledore took from him at the feast, flicking through the pages. "i'm here to be your next defense against the dark arts teacher." Kakashi continued, finding his page and stretching the book's covers ever so slightly so it will stay at that page.

Seamus Finnigan raised his hand.

"yes...? umm... what's your name?" asked Kakashi, looking over at seamus.

"Seamus Finnigan, Professor. i was wondering, what's that book about?" he asked, pointing to the book Kakashi was reading.

Kakashi's eyebrows raised under the bandage and he looked around the class with his uncovered eye, the whole class seemed to be wondering the same question as Seamus, except Sasuke and Naruto, of whom were looking away, their cheeks tinted light pink.

"errrm..." started Kakashi, wondering if he should tell them.

Kakashi's eyes fell on naruto and he grinned under his mask. "i'll let naruto read one of the pages to you!" kakashi grinned, seeing Naruto gape at him and turn beet red.

Naruto slowly stood up and walked over to kakashi, taking the book and looking at one of the pages, his face going redder than ron's hair. "uuuummmm..."

Sasuke snickered.

"URUSAI, TEME!" naruto yelled at Sasuke, his cheeks burning. sasuke merely shrugged and smirked.

"o... okay..." Naruto started reading out one of the pages, but to the classes dismay, he was reading it out in japanese. they were all bursting in curiosity.

Naruto finally finished the page, his face redder than any tomato in existence.

"you were reading it in japanese, dobe. you have to read it again in english now." smirked Sasuke, his cheeks a little pinker than before.

Naruto gaped and looked up at Kakashi, of whom was beaming happily, a tint of pink on his cheeks.

Naruto whimpered and took a deep breath and read from the book in english this time.

((TBC))