So… I got my first flame ever! WOW. I was waiting for it. But… I'd rather hoped it would be about my writing, not subject matter.

"i really dont know why u think gay is cool then u r a retard ok if it was up to me anyone who was a gay should go die in hole full of donkey shit" – naruto7332

Well… First off, I'd love to congratulate him on his amazing grammar. I've never seen anything better. I'm pretty sure my 6 year old nephew has better spelling and grammar. Secondly, I'd like to thank yet another closed minded jerk. This person is an author on . If you have anything to say back to him, please, go ahead and leave him a nice message. I'm kind of hoping you all spam him to death… but if not, I still have my revenge right here.

REPORTED FOR ABUSE.

I know I'm not the best, but really… To insult my choice and opinion as a person… Whatever. I guess not everyone is as comfortable in their own skin as I am. And for that, I feel sorry for him.

Okay. I'm done venting now. I kind of laughed when I first got this message. I hope you all get a good laugh too. On to the next chapter!

Chapter 9

"You mean to tell me that she had ANOTHER premonition?" McGonagall sighed. "She's a crackpot for anything except when it comes to something that seriously involves the entire wizarding world."

"Wait… you mean she's not crazy?" Naruto crossed his arms in annoyance. "What's all this supposed to mean anyway? I don't get it."

"I'm not sure exactly…" She replied through the hands over her face. "The one who is not the dark lord… that could be anything…"

"If I may interrupt…" Neji stepped forward with one hand on Naruto's shoulder. "We have experience with a snake."

Naruto's head snapped around and his eyes narrowed.

"Guess we need Sasuke for this one eh?" He chuckled mirthlessly.

"Yes. I think we will." The brunet nodded.

"What is going on?" The headmaster leaned forward over her desk. "What do you mean?"

"One of the legendary Sannin, Orochimaru, could summon snakes and use many of their abilities. Shortly after Sasuke became a genin, he defected from our village and joined him. We spent many years trying to get him back and he finally came back on his own after he'd killed Orochimaru." Neji paused to take a breath. "Orochimaru attempted to take over Sasuke's body with his immortality jutsu but was unable to best him. Sasuke absorbed enough of his body to gain some of his powers… But Orochimaru is considered dead."

McGonagall rubbed her temples harshly.

"This is all starting to sound like Horcrux business again…" She sighed wearily. "We're going to need our resident experts…"

"Who're they?" Naruto suddenly perked up.

"Harry, Hermione, and Ronald spent all of last year tracking down Voldemort's Horcruxs and destroying them. I'll let them tell you the story of course… And maybe we should continue this conversation after classes. If you will join me for dinner in the kitchens we shall discuss this then."

The two ninja nodded and poofed out of the room and the woman stared at the spot they had been in.

"How do they do that?"

-

Shikamaru massaged his temples lightly under his mask as well as he could while he sighed for the millionth time. He'd been reading up on the magical history of the school they currently resided in and was not entirely pleased with what he was finding. This 'Voldemort' person sounded an awful lot like Orochimaru and was causing his left eye to twitch slightly.

The masked Nin closed 'Hogwarts: A History' with a light thump. "This is so troublesome." He muttered under his breath and went in search of the nearest Naruto clone. Once he found one he said, "Hey, make another clone. I need to get a message to Naruto quickly."

The clone nodded and made a quick seal. The new clone looked at Shikamaru intently.

"I'm in the library. We have a few things to discuss, namely Orochimaru and Sasuke. Get your ass here pronto and bring whoever you can find."

The clone smirked and poofed out of existence. Shikamaru felt a small surge of chakra indicating he'd been understood loud and clear.

He settled back down at the table and crossed his arms. This mission had started out as tedious. It had now progressed to a full fledged 'troublesome'.

-

Naruto paused in his food shoveling for a few seconds. No one at the table aside from his fellow ninja noticed anything amiss.

"What is it Naruto?" Neji prodded his lover casually. The other Nin looked at him.

"Deer wants us in the library…" He looked sadly at his barely touched lunch.

Sakura huffed. "We're going to be late to our next class!"

Naruto and Kiba grinned at each other and proceeded to lay waste to their food.

Ron looked puzzled for a minute but then spoke. "You mean that bloke with the mask?"

The group of Nin all stared at Ron before nodding.

"Yes. He's our leader here basically. While we're away from home, he's in charge. Even over Iruka-sensei and Kakashi-sensei." Hinata murmured. "We'll be as quick as we can."

Hermione looked like she was about to ask more questions when they all disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"See? I TOLD YOU!" Ron and Harry both exclaimed to Hermione's shocked face.

"How did they do that?" She fairly squeaked.

-

Edward shuffled the papers in his hand and set them in an orderly stack next to a well of ink. A clap of his hands and a touch to the papers had the whole stack sporting a simple transmutation circle. He reshuffled them and set them aside for his next class. In the middle of making another stack he heard a tapping noise at his door. He opened the door to an irate looking owl with a rumpled paper in its beak. It dropped the paper and hooted angrily as it took flight back down the hallway.

"The hell?" Ed scratched his head and watched the owl disappear. He picked up the paper and closed the door. As he walked back to his desk he opened the paper to find a hastily scrawled note.

"Mr. Elric, please join me in the kitchens for dinner. We have a few things to discuss." The blond read out loud. "From McGonagall? Okay I guess…" He shoved the note into his coat pocket and looked at his watch. Lunch was almost over. He had a few more classes and then he was free for supper.

"I wonder what it's about." He murmured as he sat down. The bell sounded throughout the castle and with it soon came the voices of many students. Outside his door there was suddenly a loud bang and a lot of screaming. His door flew back and several frightened students ran in to hide under the desks.

"What the hell is going on?" He yelled to one of the cowering students as he ran to the door to investigate for himself.

"It's Slytherin! They're attacking us!" Screamed one of the girls from Gryffindor.

Edward scowled. He clapped his hands as he reached the door and slammed them into the ground. Stone arms shot from the walls and encased every single person left in the hallway. He walked among the shocked faces of his pupils and stared each one in the eye.

"So what's going on? Do I have to threaten with detentions? I'd have thought you seventh and eighth years would be old enough to know better." He crossed his arms.

"They started spouting pro-Voldemort shit and we just told them off. Then they tried to hex us!" Harry seethed as he tried to get out of the stone surrounding him. It was tight enough that his wand was pointed right at his own foot.

"I see." He dropped one arm to his side and the other rested on his hip. "So who started it?" He looked at the Slytherin students. "Come on, don't be shy."

The entire Slytherin group dropped their gazes away from each other and to the floor. Their lips were sealed tight.

"So no one's talking? That's okay. You can all stay in there until someone does." The blond smirked as he walked back into his class and shut the door.

-

So… the first sign of actual trouble! Sorry it's so short again… but I think this is the length I'll be able to write about once every week or so. Hopefully. No promises really. Hope you all liked it! And if you're going to flame me… ha. Go right ahead. Just make sure it's about my crappy writing and not my subject matter. Thanks.

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