Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Naruto, only this plot and made up characters.
"Uh Jade...you okay" Hermione said hesitantly when she saw the thunderous expression on her best friends face "your score's can't be that bad" she said only to cower as Jade turned a death glare on her.
"It's not the scores I'm upset about…it's my damn potions mark" Jade hissed.
Hermione looked over Jade's shoulder and made a confused noise "but isn't that good…I mean you wanted to be an Auror right…and you got an Outstanding" she said.
"But this means I'm stuck with Snape for another two years" Jade whined not bothering to tell Hermione she didn't want to be an Auror anymore. I mean come on she was a trained Shinobi why would she want to be part of the wizarding police.
Hermione rolled her eyes in annoyance…trust Jade to think of that.
"Sucks to be you then" Ron grinned "I got an EE" he said.
"Wow you actually managed a high mark…congratulations" Jade said dryly.
"Oh shut up" Ron grumbled his ears going red making the girls laugh.
"What's with all the noise" Mrs Weasley said walking into the room followed by Ginny and the Twins.
"O.W.L's" Jade said cheerfully.
"Oh good" Mrs Weasley said "let me have a look dearies"
They handed them over wordlessly and looked at their booklists…that was when Hermione noticed an extra piece of paper.
"Hey cool we have new classes this year" she said when she'd looked it over.
"What" Ron said.
"Well there's an apparition class…a politics class...a class for animagus training and a hand to hand class" she said bugger I only need one of those...and I technically don't even need that Jade thought miserably.
"What's hand to hand?" Ron asked.
"Fighting with your hands and feet instead of with wands or swords" Jade answered.
"What's the point in that?" he asked.
"Idiot what are you going to do if you lose your wand in a battle" Jade said rolling her eyes.
"Oh" Ron said dumbly.
"Oooh…I'm definitely taking the Animagus training" Hermione said excitedly "wouldn't it be fun to turn into an animal"
Before Jade could speak she felt something on her lap. Looking down she saw Akamaru looking at her pathetically.
Laughing she reached down and scratched him behind the ears. He obviously liked it if his wagging tail and tongue were any indications.
She smiled...seemed like she'd made a new friend...though she did wonder where Kiba was.
"Oh Ron...you got seven O.W.L's...congratulations" Mrs Weasley said suddenly "that's more than your brother's combined" she said giving her youngest son a bone crushing hug.
Jade sniggered at her friend's misfortune only to gasp as she was drawn in next "and you...you got ten I'm so proud" she said.
"Yeah...um Mrs Weasley she's turning blue" Hermione said trying to save her friend.
"Oh sorry dear" Mrs Wesley said letting Jade go.
"It's okay" Jade smiled slightly, after all these years she was still awkward with the hugs.
"Hey Jade...want me to sign you up for all four extras?" Hermione asked.
"Not the politics...or...the animagus class" Jade grimaced.
"What, but I thought you'd love to be an animagus" Hermione said shocked.
"I already do" Jade shrugged.
There was absolute complete silence. Jade shifted uncomfortably as they all stared at her.
"What!" she snapped...she really hated being stared at.
"Y-You're already an animagus?" Ginny asked.
God dammit I don't need this Jade thought scowling "yes" she muttered.
"Why didn't you tell us" Ron asked hurt.
"I don't need to tell you lot everything" Jade snapped...she hated it even more when someone tried to pry into her private life.
"Hey Mrs Weasley, when can we go too diagonally?" Jade asked sweetly changing the subject before anyone else could speak.
"Tomorrow Jade" Mrs Weasley said already fixing lunch.
"Hey that means you" Fred
"Can visit our shop" George.
"You finally got it up and running?" Jade asked perking up...just what she needed she was quickly running out of Zonko's products from her last Hogsmead visit.
"Yep we opened up a week ago" Fred said.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner I could've have snuck out and visited" Belle whined.
"You whine too much J" a voice said from the doorway.
Jade looked up in shock when she heard the familiar voice, sure enough in the doorway stood her tutor in magic along with her older sister figure, Alice Hiroshi.
"Alice" she said in surprise.
"Hey kiddo" Alice said in a distinctive American accent that she'd never seemed to lose.
Jade smiled and rushed at her and practically tackled her to the ground in a hug.
"Ouch...hey, hey I'm not as young as I used to be you know" Alice complained.
"You've been spending too much time around Kogane-Nii" Jade snorted.
"Well he is my husband" Alice said smirking.
"Why are you here anyway?" Jade asked having completely forgotten about everyone else.
"Albus managed to convince me to teach defence against the dark arts this year" Alice said in Japanese.
"Really" Jade squealed.
"Yep...so I get to torture you all year long" Alice said cheerfully.
Jade sweat dropped and shook her head as she stood up.
"You are hopeless" she murmured with a little grin.
"But you love me anyway" Alice grinned slinging an arm over her shoulder.
"God knows why" Jade sighed but she was smiling when she said it.
"Uh Belle...who's she?" Hermione asked.
"Oh Hermione...sorry didn't see you there" Jade said.
Alice rolled her eyes "and you think Kogane's bad" she muttered only to get punched in the arm so she shut up and pouted petulantly.
"This is Alice Hiroshi...she lives around Surrey and I've known her since I was five" Jade said smiling "Alice these are my best friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley...these are some other friends Ginny, Fred and George Weasley and this in their mother Mrs Weasley...oh and this is Akamaru" she introduced. Akamaru barked happily and wagged his tail.
"Oh please call me Molly" Mrs Weasley said giving Alice a hug.
Does it to everyone Jade mouthed to Alice who looked bewildered.
"Hey there you are Akamaru" Kiba said walking into the room.
Akamaru barked and ran up to his partner and jumped up placing his paws on Kiba's shoulders.
"He wasn't any trouble was he?" Kiba asked pushing the huge dog down.
"Not at all" Jade said.
She saw Alice looking at Kiba's headband curiously. She gave Jade a look that plainly said why is there a Shinobi here?
Later Jade mouthed.
Suddenly Alice remembered something and tried not to wince.
"Hey Jade" Alice said innocently...a little too innocently.
"Whaaat" Jade said warily looking at Alice suspiciously.
"Well you see I uh might have...accidently...told Kogane about what happened...you know with the practice swords and...all" she trailed off with a nervous laugh.
Jade paled her nice tan complexion going pasty white.
"Y-You did what!" she shouted causing Alice to wince...she definitely didn't want to be on Jade's bad side...unfortunately she kinda was at the moment "do you have any idea how much he obsesses over those things...of course you do and yet you still tell him I accidently vanished them to the Sahara" "yeah how did you do that?" "Shut it" Jade snarled causing Alice to cower...everyone else was just bewildered "oh man I am in so much trouble...what if he decides to up my training...it's already hellish enough as it is" she said before stopping...damn she said too much.
"Training Jade...what training?" Hermione asked.
Jade sighed in annoyance "martial arts" she said simply.
"Huh" Ron said.
"I said I've known Alice since I was five right" she said, they nodded "well her husband runs a dojo...he offered to teach me and I accepted...simple as that" she shrugged...okay so she omitted a few things but she wasn't about to reveal her Shinobi training or her ties to Orochimaru...especially in front of a leaf Shinobi, and considering there were more coming down the stairs.
"Hey Kiba you find Akamaru?" Naruto asked as he walked in with Sasuke, Sakura and Hinata.
"Yeah I found im" he said.
"Hello who are you?" Sakura asked Alice politely when they noticed her.
"I'm Alice Hiroshi" she said grinning and shaking their hands.
"Nice to meet you Alice-San" Hinata said "I'm Hinata Hyuuga and these are Kiba Inuzuka, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Namikaze" she introduced.
"Nice to meet you all too...and please drop the formalities...I don't like em" Alice said with a grimace making Jade snicker.
"So wait...you've had training and you didn't tell us?" Hermione asked scandalised.
Jade glared at her "like I said before I don't have to tell you lot everything" she snapped "come on Alice" she said leading her sister out of the room.
The Shinobi all shared a glance, she was definitely hiding something.
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Next day
To say the air was thick with tension was an understatement. Ever since the outburst yesterday Jade had resumed being an ice cube and would only talk to Alice and Remus.
She'd also given the Shinobi a few things to think about. It had been confirmed that she could speak Japanese confirmed by Akamaru who had been in the room at the time so they'd have to be careful if they spoke Japanese around her. Another thing was that she had said she'd been training in martial arts since she was five. They knew there was more to her training than she was saying...but she was tight lipped and so was Alice.
Right now everyone was gathered in the Kitchen ready to Floo to diagonally to get all their school supplies.
"Alright dears everyone ready good gather round" Molly said when everyone that was going had gathered. They were Jade, Alice, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Mrs Weasley, Remus, Tonks, Mad-eye, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata and Kakashi...Alice was just going along for the ride though.
"Okay Remus, Tonks, Alastor you first followed by Jade, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata and Kakashi...then I want you lot to follow" she said to Alice, Hermione, Ron and Ginny.
"What are we supposed to do?" Naruto asked.
"Just do what Remus does" Molly said "Remus if you will"
"Of course Molly" he smiled before grabbing some powder and throwing it into the flames which promptly turned green. Stepping into the flames much to the amazement of the Shinobi he called out the name of his destination and vanished in a plume of flames.
"Whoa" Naruto murmured.
Soon all of them had made it through with no detours this time from Jade.
"Alright Gringotts first" Molly said leading them to the back and to the entrance to the ally. Tapping the bricks the Shinobi were greeted with the sight of Wizarding Britons magical shopping centre...for all intents and purposes.
"It's a bloody ghost town" Jade muttered looking around. The place was not nearly as crowded as it usually was and a couple of the shops were bordered up. It had been like this as well when Alice brought her here a few weeks ago for clothes shopping.
"Yes well everyone is afraid Voldemort will attack so they don't venture out much anymore" Remus said ignoring the winces as did Jade.
What's there problem...it's just a name Naruto thought.
Didn't you read the mission info brat, it said most people were too scared to call him by his name and call him you-know-who or he-who-must-not-be-named Kyuubi said.
That's just...sad Naruto thought and don't call me that!
I know...and I'll call you whatever the hell I want Kyuubi snarled.
Damn fuzz-but Naruto mumbled...Kyuubi chose to ignore him.
Jade sighed before moving forward towards the bank the others quickly following.
The Shinobi quirked an eyebrow when the saw the sign on the front of the big, white building.
Enter stranger, but take heed
of what awaits the sin of greed
for those who take but do not earn
must pay most dearly in their turn
so if you seek beneath our floors
a treasure that was never yours
Thief, you have been warned, beware
of finding more than treasure there.
"Yes" the Goblin said when they reached a teller.
"We'd like to visit the Weasley vault please" Molly said "Jade do you need to visit yours"
"No Mrs Weasley" Jade answered. She'd already gotten a withdrawal when she'd visited Gringotts earlier in the summer with Alice and Kogane.
"Actually our director would like to speak with Lady Potter about her inheritance" the Goblin said.
Jade twitched...what would it take for them to stop calling her that...maybe she could bribe them...no that would be just playing into their hands.
"Fine...I shouldn't be long" she said to everyone else.
"This way my lady" the goblin she identified as Shorak said making her twitch again...much to Alice's amusement.
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"Rangorak pleasure to see you again" Jade said bowing politely in front of the old Goblin.
"And the same to you as well Lady Potter...please, take a seat" he said motioning to one of the chairs in front of his desk.
"Now I'm sure you already know why I want to talk to you" he said snorting when she just grinned.
"Okay I have the paperwork finished so that you can claim ladyship over the houses of Potter, Black, Gryffindor and Emrys" he said only to be interrupted.
"Wait Emrys...isn't that Merlin?" she asked in shock.
"Yes now can I can continue" she nodded dumbly "alright and these papers will guarantee your emancipation just like your Godfather wished in his will" he said. Belle's eyes saddened, Sirius really was expecting to die. In his will he made her his heir and had emancipation papers made up in case something happened to him...and people called him dense...they were the idiots.
"Alright where do I sign" she sighed.
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"I hate paperwork" she muttered walking back into the foyer and up to the group "alright I'm done let's get this shopping over and done with" she said slightly louder when she reached them.
"Is everything alright Jade?" Molly asked.
"Everything's fine Mrs Weasley" Jade said smiling reassuringly.
"Hey what's with that Goblin calling you Lady Potter?" Naruto asked sidling up next to her making her squeak and blush lightly...to which Alice grinned when she realised her lil sis was growing up and had her first crush.
"It's just a stupid title" she mumbled looking down shyly.
Hermione and Ginny saw the look and shared a secret wicked smirk...match making time. Sakura saw the smirks and vowed to help the girls...god knows both Naruto and Jade deserved some happiness, and what better way to get it then from each other.
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"Where to first Mrs Weasley?" Hermione asked when they were back in the street.
"The Apothecary first...gets the nasty stuff over and done with" Molly answered.
Jade snorted but followed after getting her potions ingredients without paying attention much.
Ten minutes later she walked out with a disgusted look on her face. Thanks to her animagus forms, four in total, her senses were better than any humans, and being in an apothecary was not her idea of a walk through a garden. She wasn't the only one disgusted; Naruto and Kakashi had taken one step in and quickly stepped out, their noses being the most sensitive of the lot.
"I hate going in there...the place reeks" Jade muttered sullenly worse than Orochimaru's dungeons and that's saying something she thought in disgust.
"It's not that bad" Hermione said only to sweat drop at the look Jade gave her.
"Not that bad my ass" she muttered.
She continued to sulk as they made their way through Madam Malkins, the stationary store and Flourish and Blotts.
"Are we done yet?" she asked...she was incredibly bored and wanted to get some training in. A few hours ago she had fixed her training problem. She couldn't believe she'd forgotten the trunk that Alice and Kogane had given her for her birthday.
It was a very special trunk. It was multi-compartment and was disguised as her silver fox pendant on her chocker.
The first compartment was like a normal trunk only slightly bigger on the inside.
The second was a storage room that she was planning to move any heirlooms from her family vaults into when she could sneak out.
The third was like a plot of land with a two story house smack dab in the middle. The surrounding land included a forest, a lake, a few rivers and animals and a pool. The first floor of the house had a living room, a kitchen, a dining room, and a family room, a deck with a spa, a study, a games room, two bathrooms, a laundry and three bedrooms with adjoining bathrooms. The upstairs held three more bedrooms with adjoining bathrooms, a den a loft and her room, the master suite. What was cool was that her room had a small kitchenette, a spa room with skylights and a sauna.
The last compartment was a circular room with doors leading to different rooms. One led to a potions lab, one to a library. There were also a gym, one half for fitness the other for Gymnastics. There rest led to various training fields for various terrains. Like snow and ice, forests, desserts, water, mountains and the like. There was also a final training room that she practiced her hand to hand, this room also held an obstacle course.
The good thing about her trunk other then the wards rejecting anyone not keyed into the wards was the time feature. With it she could train for a month straight and only an hour passed outside...this would help a lot.
"We still need to visit the menagerie, and Fred and Georges shop, but we have to get you lot some clothes for that hand to hand class first" Molly said ushering them in a random direction.
Jade sighed, she didn't need workout clothes she already had plenty...this shopping trip was boring...maybe if she could sneak away. She glanced at the Shinobi with them and quickly scratched that thought...she'd never be able to sneak past a Byakugan or Sharingan user...plus Kakashi seemed to have an excellent sense of smell and hearing and Naruto's seemed to be on par with her own, she was stuck.
May as well duke it out she thought miserably stuffing her hands into her pockets.
"Hey Jade" Alice said suddenly.
"Hm" Jade said absentmindedly.
"Where's Hedwig...I haven't seen her yet?"Alice asked.
Jade blinked...she hadn't expected that.
"You know the present you got me for my birthday?" she asked "yeah" "she's in there" Jade said.
"Oh" Alice said "what's she doing in there?" she asked with a raised brow.
The others were thoroughly confused but decided not to pry…she was mad enough as it was.
"She found herself a mate" Jade grinned and Alice cacked up laughing.
"I feel sorry for the poor bird" she laughed "that is one fussy owl" she said.
"Tell me about it" Jade muttered before realising they'd reached the shop.
"How can I help you today?" the clerk said when they entered.
"We need workout clothes for them" she said pointing to Jade, Hermione, Ron and Ginny.
"Actually just them I already have some" Jade said "remember I've been doing martial arts since I was five do you really think I wouldn't have clothes to workout in" she said when they looked at her.
"Why are you taking the class if you already know how to fight?" Hermione asked as Ginny went up to get measured.
Jade shrugged "it's always good to learn new styles" she said.
"Oh" Hermione said before going up to get her measurements taken.
Alice meanwhile was looking at her little sister closely. She noticed unlike everyone else that she was handling her left arm carefully...like it was hurting her and Alice was the only one that knew why.
"Is it acting up again?" Alice Asked in Spanish one of the few languages that Jade had learned, the others being Japanese obviously, French, Latin, Italian and Swedish.
"Yeah" Jade replied softly while the others looked on curiously...none of them spoke Spanish.
"Jade" Alice began.
"I'll be fine Al" Jade said cutting her off waving her hand.
"You can't hide it forever...and who knows maybe they have a way to get rid of it...they do come from the Hidden Countries" Alice said.
"I don't want them to know about what I was doing while I was stuck there" she said.
"I know they might have some animosity with that bastard...but I don't think they'll hold it against you...especially since you weren't willing" Alice said softly trying to get Jade to open up to new people...well Naruto mainly, hey who said she couldn't try a little match making too.
"I know" Jade said but didn't say anything else.
Alice sighed and stopped trying...for now.
"You don't think you could talk in something we can all understand could you" Ginny said sarcastically.
Jade kept silent and Alice sent Ginny an apologetic glance.
Unfortunately for Jade, Alice wasn't the only one that had seen her hold her left arm; all the Shinobi had seen it too.
Why do you think she's holding her arm like that sensei Sakura signed in the ANBU sign language.
I don't know Kakashi frowned Hinata use your Byakugan he ordered.
Hai Kakashi-Sensei Hinata activated her Dojutsu discreetly and looked at Jade's left arm only to frown.
What is it Hinata? Naruto asked when he saw her frown and form the seal used to dispel illusions unnoticed by everyone but her comrades.
This is strange she finally gave up and told them what she saw she has a bandage on but I can't see past it, it goes all blurry she informed them.
She's able to hide something from the Byakugan? Sasuke signed shocked but not showing it outwardly.
Looks like Kakashi frowned question is what is she hiding and how does she know how to fool the Byakugan?
This was going to make things more difficult for them. Jade was like a bundle of mysteries instead of just a single one and it was getting really annoying.
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"Wow" Jade said looking up at Fred and George's shop, Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.
Set against the dull, poster-muffled shop fronts around it, the shop hit the eye like a fireworks display. The left hand window was dazzlingly full of an assortment of goods that revolved, popped, flashed, bounced and shrieked; Jade was getting dizzy just looking at it. The right hand window was covered with a gigantic poster, purple with emblazoned flashing yellow letters.
Why are you worrying about You-Know-Who?
You should be worrying about
U-NO-POO –
the Constipation Sensation that's Gripping the Nation
Jade and Naruto both burst out laughing at the sign. Jade heard a weak moan beside her and turned to see Mrs Weasley gazing at the poster, dumbfounded. Her lips moved, silently mouthing the name, 'U-NO-POO.'
"They'll be murdered in their beds!" she whispered.
"No they won't" Ron laughed "this is brilliant"
He and Jade quickly led the way into the shop. It was so packed with customers that Jade couldn't get near the shelves.
A space cleared in the crowd and Jade pushed towards the counter, where a gaggle of ten year old girls were watching a tiny little wooden man slowly ascending the steps to a real set of gallows, both perched on a box that read: Reusable Hangman – Spell It Or He'll Swing!
"Patented Daydream Charms..." Hermione had managed to squeeze through to a large display near the counter and was reading the information on the back of the box bearing a highly coloured picture of a handsome youth and a swooning girl who were standing on the deck of a pirate ship.
"One simple incantation and you will enter a top quality, highly realistic thirty minute daydream, easy to fit into the average school lesson and virtually undetectable (side effects include vacant expression and minor drooling). Not for sale to under sixteens." You know," said Hermione, looking at Jade, "that really is extraordinary magic!"
"For that Hermione" said a voice behind them "you can have one for free."
A beaming Fred stood before them, wearing a set of magenta robes that clashed magnificently with his flaming hair.
"Glad you could make it" he said "come on we'll give you a tour"
Jade and Alice followed him to the back of the shop where they saw a stand of card and rope tricks. Naruto and Sasuke followed her while the other Shinobi stayed with the rest of the group...they were still guards after all.
"Muggle magic tricks!" said Fred happily, pointing them out "for freaks like dad, you know, who love muggle stuff. It's not a big earner, but we do fairly steady business, they're great novelties...oh, here's George..."
"Giving Jade the tour" George grinned "come through to the back, that's where we're making the real money – pocket anything, you, and you'll pay in more than Galleons!" he added warningly to a small boy who hastily whipped his hand out of a tub labelled: Edible Dark Marks – They'll Make Anyone Sick!
George pushed back a curtain besides the muggle tricks and Jade saw a darker, less crowded room. The packaging on the products lining the shelves was more subdued.
"We've just developed this more serious line," Said Fred. "Funny how it happened..."
"You wouldn't believe how many people who work at the ministry, can't do a decent shield charm" said George "course they didn't have you teaching them Jade" Jade rolled her eyes...she could very well believe that many in the ministry couldn't do a decent shield charm...they were all incompetent idiots...cept most of the Aurors at least...and Mr Weasley.
"That's right...well; we thought Shield Hats were a bit of a laugh. You know, challenge your mate to jinx you while wearing it and watch his face when the jinx just bounces off. But the ministry bought five hundred for its entire support staff! And we're still getting massive orders!" said Fred.
"You'd think they'd try to work more on their spell work instead of relying on hats to defend themselves" Jade said dryly "no offence the idea is great" she said to the twins who only grinned...they loved it when she bad mouthed the idiots of the Wizarding world...showed she wasn't a goody two shoes "what if a death eater throws a torture curse at them that the hats can't block, like a curse that boils your innards or melts your bones" she said unflinchingly.
Alice, Fred and George all grimaced while Naruto and Sasuke raised their eye brows "Charming Jade" Alice muttered.
"Hey I'm just stating the truth" Jade said indignantly.
Fred rolled his eyes "anyway we expanded into a range of Shield Cloaks, Shield Gloves..."
"...We know they wouldn't stand up to the more gruesome curses but for minor ones..." George trailed off.
"And then we thought we'd get into the whole area of Defence against the Dark Arts, because it's such a money spinner" George continued enthusiastically "this one's cool, look, instant darkness powder, we're importing it from Peru. Handy if you want to make a quick escape" Jade was definitely going to get some of those.
"And our Decoy Detonators are just walking off the shelves, look" said Fred pointing at a number of weird looking objects that were indeed attempting to scurry out of sight "you just drop one surreptitiously and it'll run off and make a nice loud noise out of sight, giving you a diversion if you need one"
"Very handy" Jade sad impressed.
"Here" George said catching a couple and throwing them at Jade who caught them effortlessly.
A young witch with short blond hair poked her head round the curtains. Jade saw that she was wearing Magenta staff robes as well.
"There's a customer out here looking for a joke cauldron, Mr Weasley and Mr Weasley" she said.
Jade snorted at that. It was weird hearing them being called Mr Weasley.
"Right you are Verity, I'm coming" George said "Belle help yourself to anything you want, all right? No charge"
"I can't do that" Jade protested having already gotten out the card that allowed her to draw money directly from her vault from the shops.
"You don't pay here" Fred said firmly.
"But-" Jade said.
"You gave us out start up loan remember" George said "take whatever you like, and just remember to tell people where you got it, if they ask" with that he swept off through the curtain to help with the customers and Fred led them back into the main part of the shop to find Hermione and Ginny still pouring over the patented daydream charms. Kakashi was watching over them while Sakura and Hinata had wondered off to look at nearby displays still keeping the girls within viewing distance.
"Haven't you girls found our special WonderWitch products yet?" Fred asked "follow me ladies"
Near the window was an array of violently pink products around which a cluster of excited girls were giggling like maniacs. Hermione, Ginny and Jade hung back, looking wary.
"There you go' Fred said proudly "best range of love potions around"
Ginny raised an eye sceptically "do they work?" she asked.
"Of course they work, for up to twenty-four hours at a time depending on the weight of the boy in question-"
"- And the attractiveness of the girl" said George suddenly reappearing "but we're not selling them to our little sister" he added suddenly stern "not when she'd already got about five boys on the go from what we've –"
"Whatever you've heard from Ron is a big fat lie" said Ginny calmly leaning forwards to take a small pink pot off the shelf "what's this?"
"Guaranteed ten-second pimple vanisher" said Fred "excellent on everything from boils to blackheads, but don't change the subject. Are you or are you not currently dating a boy called Dean Thomas?"
"Yes I am" said Ginny "and last time I checked; he was definitely one boy, not five. What are those?"
She was pointing at a number of round balls of fluff in shades of pink and purple, all rolling around the bottom of a cage and emitting high-pitched squeaks.
"Pygmy Puffs" said George "miniature Puffskeins, we can't breed them fast enough. So what about Michael corner?"
"I dumped him, he was a bad loser" said Ginny putting a finger through the bars and watching the Pygmy Puffs crowd around it "they're really cute"
"They're fair cuddly yes" conceded Fred "but you're moving through boyfriends a bit fast, aren't you?"
Ginny turned to look at him, hands on her hips. Jade started sniggering when she realised how much Ginny looked like her mother right now.
"It's none of your business. And I'll thank you" she added angrily to Ron who had just appeared at George's elbow, laden with merchandise "not to tell tales about me to these two!"
"That's three Galleons, nine sickles and a Knut" said Fred, examining the boxes in Ron's arms "cough up"
"I'm your brother" Ron said indignantly.
"And that's out stuff you're nicking. Three Galleons, nine sickles. I'll knock off the Knut"
"But I haven't got three Galleons, nine sickles!"
"You'd better put it all back then, and please put it back on the right shelves"
Ron dropped several boxes, swore and made a rude hand gesture at Fred that was unfortunately seen by his mother, who had chosen that moment to appear.
"If I see you do that again I'll jinx your fingers together" she said sharply.
"Mum, can I have a Pygmy Puff" said Ginny at once.
"A what?" Mrs Weasley said warily.
"Look they're so sweet..."
Mrs Weasley moved aside to look at the Pygmy Puffs.
"Come on you can pick out five things and I'll pay for them" Jade said to Ron.
"But I-" Ron protested.
"No buts" Jade snapped glaring at him "I like doing nice things for my friends...you don't want me to be sad do you?" she asked bringing out her puppy dog eyes.
Ron seemed to wilt "n-no" he stuttered. Why did he have to have two best friends, which were girls and could make him do anything just by looking at him, Hermione by glaring and Jade by pouting and glaring.
Naruto and Sakura snickered...he was so whipped.
"Great" Jade perked up and dragged her friends off "you too Hermione and don't even bother protesting...you know I always get my way" she said grinning wickedly.
Hermione just sighed and allowed herself to be dragged.
XXXX
"Alright dears just the menagerie than back home" Mrs Weasley said ushering them in the direction of the shop.
"What kind of animals do they sell?" Naruto asked Jade, hands behind his head as he walked.
"Owls...though not as many as Eyelops...that's the owl store down the alley...they also sell cats, toads, rats, tortoises, ravens, snails, don't ask...snakes" she ignored their flinches figuring it was about Orochimaru. She mentally sighed people seemed to be uneasy around snakes in both worlds, she didn't know why she personally liked snakes despite her past...they were the best conversationalists and never lied to you "magical rabbits various lizards, stuff like that" she shrugged.
I think I'm going to get another animal she thought seeing as Hedwig lives in my trunk most of the time.
Walking into the shop she smiled when she was greeted with the sounds of hooting, mewing, hissing and the like. No matter the smell she loved this shop.
"Alright so we need owl food and cat food. Do any of you wish to buy something?" Mrs Weasley asked the Shinobi.
Sakura and Kakashi shook their heads. Sakura had a cat back home and Kakashi had his nin-dogs. Naruto, Sasuke and Hinata on the other hand wouldn't mind some animal companions.
They walked further into the shop browsing the selection...well not Sasuke he went straight for the ravens making Naruto roll his eyes.
Hinata was quickly drawn to a playful kitten in the far corner of the shop and decided she liked her. Naruto meanwhile was following his nose. He'd picked up the scent of fox and was going to investigate.
Walking into a deeper part of the shop he eventually came across a small cage. Bending down he peered in curiously only to be met with two glowing golden orbs of a fox kit.
"Hey there" Naruto whispered not wanting to scare him.
The little fox crawled forward cautiously sniffing the strange human in front of him. He looked like a human but smelt like one of the great ones, the ones that had multiple tails and had great amounts of power at their disposal. He remembered the stories his mother had told him and his siblings about the tailed beasts before he was taken away.
"Aw he's cute" a voice said from behind Naruto making both Naruto and the Kit jump in shock.
Damn how'd she sneak up on me like that Naruto thought incredulously looking at the mischievous smile on Jade's gorgeous face.
Getting off track Kit Kyuubi remarked amused by his container.
Oh shut up Naruto snapped.
"What are you doing back here?" Naruto asked standing up.
"Looking for something to buy...I know I've got Hedwig and all but seeing as she has a mate now, I don't have a pet" she pouted cutely.
"Oh" Naruto said trying not to blush "anything in particular you're looking for?" he asked.
"Not really...I'll just see what catches my attention" Jade said walking around "like this" she said her face lighting up as she stopped in front of a cage a few metres down.
Naruto looked at her in awe as her whole face lit up.
Why does she have to be so damn beautiful he thought miserably why can't I protect someone I'm not attracted to...who am I kidding he thought mentally rolling his eyes.
Looking into the cage she smiled looking at the two cubs in the cage. They were so cute. They were tiger cubs; both white though instead of having black stripes one had light blue almost white stripes and was female and the other had dark blue and was a male.
Hey I've heard of these she thought as she fit her hand through the bar for the cubs to sniff they're element beasts, similar to tailed beasts seeing as they have power, but these guys only control an element and don't come in different species...if what Alice told me was correct there are only Tigers, Eagles, Foxes, wolves, otters and some type of monkey's
"What are these guys?" Naruto asked coming up with the fox cub in his arms after having the store clerk get him out for him.
"There element beasts" Jade answered before the clerk could "there are only six species in all, Tigers, Eagles, Foxes, Wolves, Otters and Some type of monkey" she explained "they each can control either one of multiple elements" she continued "the otter's can only control water and the Eagles can only control Wind and the Monkey's can only control Earth. The other three however have three types each" by now the other Shinobi as well as Hermione, Ron and Ginny had found them "for the tigers there is water, Ice/snow and Earth, for the foxes there is Fire, Lightning and shadow and for the wolves there is Earth, Fire and Light" she said "these two are Water and Ice respectively and that little guy is fire...you can tell by their colouring what element they control" she said pointing to the Kit in Naruto's arms.
"You're very knowledgeable on these creatures Miss Potter" the clerk said clearly impressed.
"I like studying animal of all kinds, magical or mundane...my favourites just happen to be the elemental beasts...well those and tailed beasts" she shrugged noticing that the Shinobi had tensed up at the mention of the latter.
"Are you interested in those two then?" the clerk asked.
"I am" Jade smiled
XXXX – week later, one week before start of term.
"Potter!" a voice bellowed through the house "if you don't control these pests I'll use them for potions ingredients"
Jade's eyes narrowed at the threat if you do you'll find out exactly what I learned with Orochimaru she thought as she went to go fetch her familiars.
She walked down the stairs calmly face completely expressionless and walked down into the kitchen. The only people in there were Snape of course, Remus, Tonks, Mr and Mrs Weasley, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Naruto, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Tenten and Shino.
"Yuki, Dante come on, you don't want to get grease in you beautiful fur do you" she said in amusement though she didn't show it.
Both cubs raced towards their human and sat at her feet obediently.
"Potter" Snape snapped.
"What" Jade said carelessly.
"If those two bother me again you'll never see them again" he threatened.
She levelled an icy glare at the potions master making most in the room flinch as the room literally became colder.
"Threaten my familiars again and you'll find out why Voldemort broke down screaming at the last death eater meeting" she said venomously "have a nice day" she said cheerfully and walked out of the room with her familiars following.
"W-What did she m-mean by t-that" Tonks stuttered completely freaked out by Jade's mood swings.
Snape shuddered and closed his eyes as he remembered what had happened at the meeting two days ago.
The meeting had started of normal enough with Voldemort torturing his loyal followers and plotting attacks. But then he'd started taunting Potter whom only he could see through their connection whilst torturing some muggles that had been caught at the last raid. Next thing any of them knew the dark lord had started screaming in pain and clutching his head as he fell of his throne. That was a terrible sight to behold...the dark lord screaming in pain for no apparent reason, but Snape knew it was Potters doing; question is what did she do?
The Shinobi had all gone silent when they heard what had happened and the others were so shocked that they never noticed when the Shinobi literally vanished from sight.
XXXX
Jade sat on her bed with her familiars draped across her lap deep in thought.
Ever since the clothes shop the Shinobi had being eyeing her strangely. It didn't take her long to figure out that they'd probably seen her clutch her left arm like it was paining her.
Damn it seems almost impossible to keep my secrets with them scrutinising everything...and why the hell did I mention what I'd done to Voldemort at his last meeting...why do I keep slipping up I was trained better than this she thought, furious with herself.
Sighing she flopped back on her bed careful not to disturb the cubs why does my life suck she thought miserably before drifting off to sleep.
Whew man this took forever. Well hope you enjoy and please review.