I, Silent Kage, do not own Harry Potter or Naruto.
AN: You guys are amazing, I swear! Just hit the 2000 views mark for this story, so virtual cookies for everyone!
Warnings: Naruko's cliché Animagus form, Naruko's ability to defy anti-apparation wards, Naruko and Snape's prank war continues, and Naruko prepares for her first classes! Also, just going to point out the obvious. I didn't put the entire first year sorting down, because I'm lazy, and that's too much effort.
On to the story!
A nine tailed crimson colored fox darted between the legs of the many children that were exiting the Hogwarts Express. The fox sniffed the air and quickly dodged to the side when a color changing charm was sent its way. It turned and snarled at the blonde haired boy that sent the charm at it, only to find the boy laughing with his friends. Deciding not to stick around any longer, the fox hightailed it out of the crowded area and darted behind a tree, where the fox transformed and morphed into Naruko. Straightening out her grey teaching robes, she glared over her shoulder where she knew the blonde haired boy would be.
"The nerve of some children!"
With another huff, she apparated into the Great Hall with a loud crack, only to appear next to Minerva, who was just leaving the Hall. Startling the older woman greatly, she started apologizing profusely to her. Minerva merely waved her off.
"Even though I still don't understand how your Chakra Apparation can bypass the Magic Apparation Wards, just remember to watch where you land, Naruko."
Naruko sheepishly scratched the back of her head, "Sorry, Minerva."
Minerva nodded and left the Great Hall, most likely to go and wait for the First Years at the Entrance Hall. Making her way over to the Professor's Table, she spotted Severus already sitting down and marched her way over to him.
"As soon as your Godson is sorted," started Naruko as she sat down next to him with a huff, "I'm taking away 10 points for abuse of animals and a misuse of magic."
Severus merely raised an eyebrow as he sipped on the tea he was drinking, "I'm not even going to ask what he has done now."
Both fell into silence and watched as the other Professors took their seats. A few moments later and the large doors of the Great Hall swung open to allow the 2nd through 7th years entry. The automatically went towards their own House tables and sat down to begin talking to each other. She saw some of the children whispering to each other and looking at her, but her eyes seemed drawn to the Weasley Twins for some odd reason. It could have been that their hair was only a few shades lighter than hers, or maybe it was for the fact that they were waving their hands high in the air at her. Giggling, she gave a small wave back at them and watched as some of the Gryffindors around them question who she was.
"Only you could attract the attention of the Weasley Twins on the first day."
Naruko sent Severus a bland look, "On the contrary, I met them when I was picking up a package for Minerva a few days ago in Diagon Alley. That and I channeled my Inner-Snape to scare their First Year brother. I thought you would be proud."
Severus snorted into his goblet, "Inner-Snape, really?"
"Well, it's said that your personality is based off of the five people you spend the most time around. I guess that would be you, Albus, Minerva, Pomfrey, and Gamakichi… Oh god, that's a weird combination. If I start wearing neon robes or if I ever have a twinkle in my eye, please slap me."
"You're giving me permission to slap you."
Naruko turned to him with a dead serious look on her face, "Yes, right across my cheek. I don't care if it's a back hand slap or if you bitch slap me. If either of those happens, your hand will meet my cheek very painfully."
Severus gave a slight chuckle, "That is a promise that I will remember."
Another few minutes passed before the doors opened again and Minerva walked through followed by a long line of First Years. She quickly spotted the red head that she had scared at the bookstore and just behind him was Harry. When they all lined up in front of the Professors Table, Naruko noticed that Harry was staring over at her. She gave him a slightly more discreet wave than she gave to the twins and gave him a small smile, which he returned. None of this was missed by Severus.
Tuning out the song of the Sorting Hat, she looked around the hall again before checking the pockets of her robes for something. After making sure the item was still in her pocket, she started to pay attention to the Sorting Ceremony, which had already started.
"Granger, Hermione."
A bushy, brown haired girl walked up from next to Harry and sat down on the stool with the Hat on her head. After a few moments the brim opened up to shout-
"Gryffindor!"
The girl gave the Hat back to Minerva and went to the cheering Red and Gold table.
"Longbottom, Neville."
"Gryffindor!"
"Malfoy, Draco."
Here, Naruko elbowed Severus, making him give a small grunt.
"Slytherin!"
"Potter, Harry."
The whispers started up again as he approached the stool. When he sat down, and the Hat covered his eyes, the whispers stopped. Everyone held their breath and when the Hat opened its brim…
"Gryffindor!"
The Gryffindor table exploded in cheers and whistles as the Boy Who Lived sat down with them. When he looked back up at the table, Naruko was politely clapping and gave him a nod of her head.
"Weasley, Ronald."
The red haired boy scrambled up to the seat and it wasn't long before-
"Gryffindor!"
He gave a sigh of relief as he moved to the table where his brothers sat. As Minerva put the Hat and stool away, Albus stood up from his seat.
"Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you."
The new First years seemed to share a look at Albus' short speech, but it was soon forgotten when the food appeared on the table. Naruko helped herself to the chicken and potatoes as did Severus, though he also stabbed some carrots onto his plate. The conversations around the hall seemed to hold to a low roar, none higher than the other, though Naruko, with her advanced hearing, could pick out every conversation that was going on.
It was when she reached for her goblet, and she saw Severus stiffen in the corner of her eye, that she knew something was up. Slowly wrapping her fingers around the lip of the goblet, she made to draw it back towards her, but found that it wouldn't budge from its spot on the table. Tugging again at it, she found that the cup was completely stuck in place. Slowly, she turned her head towards Severus, who was steadily scanning the crowd of students, looking everywhere but at her.
"You cocky little son of a-"
"The very best of evenings to you! Now… to our new students, welcome, to our old students, welcome back! Another year full of magical education awaits you here at Hogwarts, but first, there are a few announcements to make…"
Naruko tuned Albus out as she glared at Severus before she reached over and stole his goblet from the table. He obviously wasn't expecting her to do that, with the slightly shocked look on his face when he watched her sip the tea he had been previously drinking.
"…Other than Professor Quirell, we have a new required class that students in every year must take. I have invited Miss Naruko Uzumaki from the Hidden Continent to come here and teach the class on Physical Education."
Almost as a single body, the entire Hall groaned. Naruko looked offended as she sat at the table.
"Seriously? Had I known that they'd be like this, I would have brought Lee or Gai with me. That'd give them some motivation to run… well, it'd be more like running away, but still…"
When Albus' speech ended, the students began to head out of the Hall and towards their respective dormitories. Both her and Severus stood up at the same time and as they began to walk down the Great Hall isle, she carefully reached into her pocket and grabbed the item. Putting it into the palm of her hand, she slapped him on the back. Only feeling her hitting his shoulder, he didn't notice the small, almost invisible string that quickly wove its way into his robe.
"That's for sticking my goblet to the table, you ass."
Severus merely smirked before leaving the Hall, his cloak fluttering behind him. She waited a moment, making sure he was completely gone, before humming to herself.
"Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na, BATMAN!"
It was almost the end of breakfast the next day when Severus came storming into the Great Hall with a scowl on his face. Naruko hadn't seen him since the night before, and he hadn't showed up for breakfast, so when he showed up with only minutes to spare, she had been surprised.
The surprise was overtaken by a fit of laughter when she realized what had gotten him in such a bad mood. The string she had enchanted had done its job during the night, because now, instead of his teaching robes, Severus now wore a fully padded Batman outfit: suit, cowl, cape, and fake muscles included. What really had her laughing was the musical effect she had put on the fabric. Where ever he went, the suit now constantly played the Batman theme song to go with his looks.
He obviously knew who did it, and with the sticking charm she had put on it, she knew that he knew that only she could get it off him. Marching right up to the table, he snatched her wrist and dragged her out of the Hall, leaving all of the Muggleborns laughing behind them.
"Change me back, now."
Naruko was having a hard time controlling her laughter, "I don't know, Sev. You look pretty awesome in that costume."
He gave her a glowering stare, one that easily made him look more like Batman, "Now, Naruko."
"Fine, fine. You're such a spoil sport, you know that, right?"
She waved a Chakra covered hand over him and they both watched as the stitches of the suit seemed to disappear until he was left in his teaching robes. She plucked the string that had started the entire problem from his clothes and tucked it away into her pocket for safe keeping.
Walking past him, Naruko patted him on his cheek as she continued down the hall towards her classroom. She could practically feel him fuming, but it just made her laugh. If she could survive Madara's Evilness, she was pretty sure she could deal with his little glare.
As she entered the DADA Tower, she noticed that Minerva's classroom door was open, and when she peaked inside, she saw Minerva in her Animagus form walking across the desk. Laughing when her paw got stuck on a sticky envelope, Naruko entered the class to help her friend.
"Seems like you've gotten yourself into a sticky situation, Minerva. Whatever happened to curiosity killed the cat, hmm?"
Once the envelope was removed, Minerva quickly transformed into her human self.
"I had planned on showing off my Animagus form to the students, but it seems that I forgot about that letter I had left open."
"Want any help with your first class? I don't have a first period."
Minerva looked over at her before nodding, "Of course you may, but only for the first few minutes. These are First Years, so no scaring them too badly."
Naruko snickered into her hand and was about to reply when they heard the sound of students making their way down the hallway. Both Professors glanced at each other before quickly transforming into their Animagus forms: a brown Tabby Cat for Minerva and a Crimson, Nine tailed Fox for Naruko. Just as Minerva jumped back onto the desk and Naruko jumped onto Minerva's chair, little first years started pouring into the classroom. They all took a seat and, seeing as there was an assignment on the board, started copying it down. Naruko took notice of Severus' Godson, Draco, and his goons pointing at her from their desks.
'Bloody twits must recognize me from the train… well, let's just hope they shit their little britches when they realize that I'm really their Professor!'
She also noticed, however, that two seats were still open, and that Harry and the youngest Weasley hadn't showed up yet. Naruko looked over at Minerva, who must have realized the same thing, because her tail was flicking back and forth irritably across the desk. The mischievous part of her saw Minerva's tail and a light bulb clicked on inside her mind. Crouching down in the chair, Naruko wiggled her rear in the air for a moment before she jumped across the desk towards Minerva.
As a Fox, though, Naruko's aim was terribly off, and instead of landing where Minerva's tail was, she ended up sliding past on a piece of parchment and off the front of the desk.
"Yip!"
The class giggled at Naruko in her Fix form as she laid sprawled out on the floor in front of the desk. Minerva didn't seem as amused as the children from the look she was sending her over the lip of the desk, but she saw a small Cat like grin make its way onto her furry face. It was then that the door at the back of the classroom opened and the two furry Professors watched as Harry and Ron scurried in before closing the door.
"Good, she not here yet."
Just as Ron finished his sentence, Minerva leapt off of the desk, transforming in midair, and approached the two awestruck boys.
"That was bloody brilliant!"
"Well, thank you for that assessment, Mr. Weasley. Perhaps it would be more useful if I were to transfigure Mr. Potter or yourself into a pocket watch? That way, one of you might be on time."
The class snickered at their expense, and the boys took their seats in the front row. Minerva finally turned back to her desk, only to find a now human Naruko sitting on the corner.
"Out you go, Professor. I have a class to teach now."
Naruko sighed and made her way out of the classroom, "Never would I have thought that you'd ever kick me out of your classroom. By the way, I wish to talk with you later."
Minerva made a shooing motion with her hands, "Yes, we'll talk during lunch."
Naruko left Minerva's classroom behind and made her way down the hall to her own classroom. It was a large, open floor classroom with charcoal wood stained floors and ashy grey walls. All of the tables had been pushed against the walls and transfigured into countertops that were mounted on the wall. The chairs were also changed into tall barstools, black metal frames with white padded leather for the cushion. In the center of the floor was a large white mat that was 20 foot by 20 foot. There was a small brown fence that surrounded the outside of the mat to keep people from stepping onto it. At the front of the classroom was her desk, which resembled Tsunade's desk back in Konoha, but it had wooden carvings in it. The entire Gama family was carved into the front along with the kanji for Toad Summons on the sides.
Walking around the outside of the mat, Naruko made her way over to her desk and sat down before reaching into one of her drawers and pulling out a few sheets of parchment. Summoning a quill and ink to her hand, she dipped the quill into the ink and splattered some on the parchment before she began to draw. Large, arching curves and short brisk strokes began to take the shape of Severus dressed up as Batman, and even though it was still only a rough sketch, she knew she would end up framing it.
Some time passed in the quiet classroom, with only the sound of quill scratching on parchment echoing throughout the room, before she heard the sound of shoes on stone, indicating that her second period was on their way. Putting the parchment into the top drawer of her desk, Naruko sat back and propped her feet up on her desk, waiting for her 4th years to enter.