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After his detention with McGonagall and dinner, Naruto decided to visit the Gryffindor Common Room. Initially, his reason to be there was that he wanted Hermione to go over his homework. Lucky for him, she did, and Naruto only had a couple problems with his assignment. Said problems were slight translation problems, so Naruto had to slightly change the Japanese wording and re-translate it in order to have the proper answer. The second reason was that he wanted to know Sirius' answer to Harry's letter. However, Sirius wasn't going to answer by mail; Naruto saw Sirius' head in the fire for a few moments, and figured that he wanted to answer Harry's letter personally. Soon, it was almost time for bed, and Naruto left a clone to talk with Harry and the others about their day, as well as participate in Sirius' talk.

NaruClone had a little bit of trouble with Professor McGonagall about staying past bedtime, considering what happened last night. But NaruClone convinced her he was a clone that would pop when Harry and the others went to bed, and reminded her that the prank war against the Weasley Twins was over. When he saw she was skeptical, he promised not to prank anyone else that night, or set up a prank that night or the next morning, as well as remain in the common room. With those promises, she finally allowed it.

Soon, a large owl appeared at the window, and Ron let it in. 'A back way in!' NaruClone thought. 'The original plan, should I ever want to get in here, was for Peeves to scare away a student after they reveal the password. I would then transform into the student and use the password to get in. But now, I know a back way in, without any prying portrait eyes! Then again, it may be enchanted for Delivery Owls only...' While Ron read the letter, everyone leaned over his shoulder to read it. 'So Percy is the Redhead from the trial and from the boggart. He reeks of pompousness and pride, at least he doesn't have Sasuke's emo-ness to top them off. ... Ron was wrong earlier; it doesn't seem like the Minister is keeping him as a family or Dumbledore spy. Leverage, maybe? Or a hostage? ... What does he mean, Dumbledore won't be in charge for much longer. What is Umbridge up to? ... Better view of Harry's behavior my 1000 Years of Death! Have said people actually met, or even known Harry? ... OK, add Kiss-Up to the list of qualities. ... Wait, something about me and Pa in the paper tomorrow?! I may actually have to get a copy.'

After Naruto and Harry had a couple jokes about the letter, Ron ripped it to shreds and threw the pieces into the fire. Surprisingly, the fire spat them back at Ron. It was then that the quartet saw Sirius' face in the fireplace. "Sirius! What are you going here, this is reckless!" Hermione whisper/shouted. "What if somebody saw you?"

"Well, I think two people saw me a few hours ago. But I vanished before they could figure out it was me."

"Someone saw you?" Hermione gasped. "Then why'd you keep come back? Who saw you?"

"Uh, Hermione," NaruClone spoke up. "You didn't really think Boss would leave me here just to hear you tell Harry and Ron what they did wrong on homework, did you?" Hermione started to calm down, realizing what he implied. "Either way, you should thank me. Boss distracted the girl that glimpsed him, and I intended to make sure you guys stayed down here long enough to get his message. So Sirius, what is the message?"

"Well, I got Harry's letter." Hermione looked like she wanted to speak up, but NaruClone shushed her. "I didn't want to write back in breakable code, so I came here myself. Now, about your scar," Hermione stopped Ron from interrupting, "I don't think you should worry about it too much. Now that You-Know-Who's back, and with a body, you can be sure it'll hurt more often than before. As for Umbridge," surprisingly, Ron was the one who silenced NaruClone, "I know her reputation. She's no Death Eater."

"She's as bad as one though," Harry growled. The other three silently agreed.

"But the world isn't only split between good and Death Eaters," Sirius said.

"That's true," NaruClone spoke up. "There are many shades of grey. Why, when I first got here, you guys thought I was dangerous. Would you say so now?" All he got in return were murmurs. "HEY! Just because I use chakra doesn't mean I'm going to kill you in your sleep! Do you consider me an enemy?" Now he got the response he wanted, even from Ron. "So, what's the deal with Umbridge?"

"She hates, and I think fears, half-breeds. She is the one behind the anti-werewolf law that all but makes it impossible for Lupin to get a job. Last year, she wanted the Ministry to waste time, Galleons, and people to gather and tag every Mermaid in Great Britian. Seriously, she should focus more on fowl creatures like Kreacher!" Ron laughed at that remark, and Naruto couldn't help but agree, at least in part. He saw Kreacher while in the Order HQ, and he didn't seem like a very loyal house elf. Hermione tried to tell Sirius to treat him better, but Sirius didn't want to hear it. "So. Is she teaching you to kill half-breeds?"

"I wish," NaruClone said. "If she were, she'd have to teach us something! But if she did, she'd better not make me hurt the Mermaids here!"

"We're not learning anything in her class," Harry clarified.

"That was my second guess. Our latest news is that the Minister doesn't want you guys to learn curses and other spells for combat."

"Combat spells?" Ron asked. "Bloody hell, does he think Dumbledore's building an army of First Years?"

"When you put it like that, it does sound ridiculous," Sirius admitted. "But yes, he fears an army or a fortress taking on the Ministry of Magic and usurping his power."

"So he doesn't want a war with an enemy he already knows," NaruClone began, "but prepares for war with an ally that's only trying to make him see sense, possibly challenging him with things he doesn't know? That makes no sense at all!"

"Fudge is getting more paranoid by the minute, and doesn't want to admit that the world's greatest evil has returned," Sirius told NaruClone. "You-Know-Who started the very first Wizarding War. Never before in the entire history of wizards has there been a war on anywhere near the same scale as his. He'd prefer the enemy to be smaller and more easily taken care of, and Dumbledore fits the bill for that perceived threat."

"Speaking of Dumbledore," Harry asked, "do you know if he's in tomorrow's Daily Prophet?"

"Sorry Harry, but we don't have anyone in the Daily Prophet. Also, nobody has been here for a week, so I don't have any recent news."

"Yeah," NaruClone said. "If we did have somebody in the paper, there wouldn't be nearly as much slander and lies in that paper!"

"What about news on Hagrid?" Harry pressed, hoping for good news.

"He was supposed to return before school started," Sirius revealed. "However, he and Madame Maxime got separated during their journey back. ... If Dumbledore's not worried, then you shouldn't be either. He must still be okay." Sirius was hiding something, but NaruClone figured he shouldn't call him out on it. 'If Hagrid was dead, Sirius would have told us. Better we have some hope for Hagrid than be worried about a possibility of his demise.' "Don't ask about Hagrid anymore. If Umbridge hears too much about him, she'll get suspicious and alert the Ministry to find him." That did nothing to help the mood. "Hey Harry, want to meet me at Hogsmeade? My dog disguise..."

"... was discovered," Naruto cut him off. "Malfoy Jr. knew you were there at the platform. His father, a Death Eater, must have told him and the Daily Prophet."

Sirius was shocked at that news, but quickly shrugged it off. "It was just an idea. I'm sure you guys can use a little fun together with me!"

"No! I don't want you locked back in Azkaban!" Harry said, forcefully.

Sirius gazed at Harry, as if Sirius had lost something he thought he always had.

"You're less like your father than I thought. He would have loved the risk."

"But Harry loves you more than the risk," NaruClone spoke up. "You spent 12 years in Azkaban knowing Harry was alive and all right. Harry recently found out he has a person he can truly call family, and he doesn't want to lose you. Believe me, I understand what it's like to grow up without a family. If Old Man Hokage came back from the dead, I would do everything to make sure I wouldn't lose him again, no matter how capable he was of handling himself. Sirius, would you want Harry to risk his life to see you?"

This pronouncement didn't effect Harry, since he heard most of it before. But the other three were shocked. Pa had only told the Order about Naruto's past, not the youngsters. Hermione and Ron were shocked to learn he grew up on his own without anyone he could call family, yet lived this long and was still cheerful. Ron felt some sympathy for the blonde, and started to like him a little.

Sirius was surprised at the way Naruto put it. And what shocked him the most, he understood and agreed. "... No, I wouldn't. I'll go now. You're right Hermione, this was too reckless. I'll write when I can next see you guys via fireplace, if we ever should meet like this again." With an agreement made, Sirius sunk back into the coals.

"So, we learned almost nothing from Percy, nothing from Sirius, and I didn't learn anything new for my homework?" NaruClone summarized. "Why did Boss even leave me here!?"

"But we did learn a lot," Hermione said. "The Ministry is beginning their attack on Hogwarts. The Order cannot help us, since they're spread too thin. At least one war is on the horizon, and we are in the middle of both. What's more, we are not learning to defend ourselves. If Umbridge won't teach us, we must teach ourselves. We have to form a club with a proper teacher."

"I agree! Is it Gryffindor only, or should I invite some of my friends?"

"If you don't mind Naruto Clone, I don't want other Slytherins in the club," Hermione told him. "While I trust Naruto, and would love to have him there, I'm not sure about the rest of the Slytherins. Many of them seem to be taking her side."

"Oh, OK. And just call me Naruto. When I dispel, he'll get the memories as if it was him here the whole time. So... where's our first meeting? Somewhere outside of Hogwarts and away from Umbridge, perhaps?"

"How about a small pub known as the Hog's Head?"

"I know that place! The barmen's a little rough, but he's kind once you get to know him. He won't betray us to Umbridge. And the painting in the main part of the pub..." NaruClone caught himself. He promised not to tell about her. "... isn't very talkative at all."

"Then it's agreed. We'll meet with potential Club members this weekend." With the time and date set, NaruClone dispelled, letting Naruto know what occurred.

During breakfast the next day, Naruto borrowed the next morning's paper when Adrian was done with his. It had a revelation about the Ministry's invasion plan. Fudge, the cowardly Minister, pushed and passed a new decree that gave him more control over Hogwarts. Said decree gave Umbridge power over the other teachers, via interviews with staff and students, in-class evaluations, and even had the power to give them the pink slip. All the other Slyterins were sucking up to the new position, either because they wanted the power or because they wanted Dumbledore and/or other teachers sacked. Naruto couldn't even trust Adrian about the club, even he couldn't escape the idea of a better school. Naruto saw the genius of the plan. If Dumbledore had hired a teacher that is actually good, or teaches something the Ministry doesn't like, then Umbridge can sack the teacher. And due to the last Educational Decree, since Dumbledore won't likely be able to find a substitute before the next class period, the Ministry can import whoever they want! Over time, the only teachers would be ones like Umbridge, whose only desire was to squash the education of students and prevent an attack that would never occur anyway.

But the article Naruto was curious about was the one about himself and Pa that Percy mentioned. It took awhile, but he found it. It was a relatively small article without a picture attached. 'Dangerous Secrets Leaked from the Department of Mysteries!'. Naruto started to read the article and pick up the general gist. Apparently, this Department of Mysteries was a secret organization of scientists within the Ministry. While acknowledged, the Ministry has very little say in what goes on in there, and has no idea what's in there. However, a 'Unspeakable' got hold of Fukasaku and Dumbledore's book and read it. The 'Unspeakable', who wanted to remain anonymous, said that the book was actually one of the many secrets in the Department of Mysteries that wasn't fully uncovered or understood. Said secret was too dangerous, or to unknown, to reveal to the Wizarding community. It said that Fukasaku must either be a rogue 'Unspeakable', or that he sneaked into the Department, stole the knowledge, and called it his own discovery, and got it published by Dumbledore, who was now looking more and more likely to be staging an attack with this knowledge. However, a trial was in planning for the offending Fukasaku about whether or not these ideas were really from the Department of Mysteries or if he discovered them on his own.

'Really? They're grasping at straws now.' Naruto fumed. 'Seriously, someone who isn't allowed to say what his job is comes out and says what his job is? But if they're telling the truth, for once, Pa is going to be in trouble. He'll have to prove he learned that stuff from somewhere else. He'll either have to reveal something not already in the book and that the Unspeakables haven't discovered yet, or reveal that he and I are from another dimension! If he does, we can be branded as invaders and either spies or the frontal assault.'

After breakfast, Naruto looked up to the stands. Pa wasn't there, and was probably on his way to his trial. Dumbledore wasn't there as well; he must be helping Pa like he helped Harry. Worried about his Sensei and his Headmaster, Naruto decided to try relaxing at the lake. Soon, his friend was there, along with two strong guards. "Greetings; Naruto of the air-space, I give! ... Why; the appearance of sadness, you have?"

"Oh, hello Syrena," Naruto returned the greeting. "I have some bad news. But for you to understand, I better start at the beginning. A few months ago, Voldemort was revived. He has returned." The two guards shrieked, and Syrena recognized the name, even if she was too young to comprehend it. "The Ministry doesn't want to believe that he's back, and instead claims Dumbledore wants to overthrow the Ministry and rule over the Wizard population of Great Britain. They claimed he started said rebellion by spreading lies about Voldemort's return to make the Wizarding community confused and fearful." The shrieks were escalating. How could anybody imagine kind Dumbledore doing anything like that? "And my teacher, Pa, is going on trial. He's been teaching students how to use the energy I use for Shadow Clones and water walking, and they don't like it. They claimed that a secretive group of the Ministry said chakra is a secret too dangerous for the Wizard world to know, and accused him of stealing the knowledge from them. Fudge also fears that Dumbledore is building an army of unlearned students to fight the Ministry."

At this point, Naruto couldn't hear himself over the wails of anger coming from the Mermaids. After a few minutes of screeching, the Water People calmed down. "Confusing; the ways of the Ministry, they are. Chaos; if they so continue, will come," Syrena told Naruto.

"You've got that right! The Ministry, to make sure we won't learn anything we can use to fight them, sent a teacher who refuses to teach us. This morning, they gave her the power to fire the other teachers. If she doesn't like a teacher, or the teacher is teaching us stuff we can use in battle, she can have them replaced with another teacher like herself who refuses to teach."

"Bad; lack of knowledge, it is," Syrena agreed. "Purpose; meeting place of us for learning, is for. Identity; teacher of the Ministry, what is?"

"That's the thing. I learned last night she doesn't like what she calls half-breeds." That word raised angry shrieks from the guards. "Her name is Dolores Umbridge."

If the shrieks a few seconds ago were merely whispers, these ones were almost making his ears bleed. Even Syrena was wailing with the guards. Apparently, they knew about her 'spear them all through with a tag' failed legislation. A few minutes later, Naruto removed his hands from his ears and heard a guard speak. "Decision; meeting place like so, will remain. Finish; meeting place of Land and Water, will not be."

"I agree. Until Umbridge is no longer a member of the Hogwarts Staff, it's not safe for your people to be around students. When she leaves, we can finish this dock. Until then, we can't meet together on the surface like this so often." Naruto then turned around and started leaving. "See you in the Common Room windows, Syrena."

"Sad; this parting of us, I feel. Understand; the reasons for sadness; I know. Later; my self and Naruto at the warm ice, we may see."

Here, my friends, is the 8th wonder of the world. The backside of an AN!

Important Review Responses:

Corvus corax alba: He's still dumb about Hinata. Hence why he thought "Why didn't Harry notice Ginny? Is he that blind? I'd notice if somebody from Konoha has similar feelings towards me, believe it!"

princessbinas: Just because he CAN doesn't mean he WILL.

Alexishunter: I'm sorry to announce I have a month or two left before a TWO YEAR LONG HIATUS. Don't worry, I will return and finish my X-Overs!

Ldsprincess: Thanks. I was rather going for a language that had 3 part sentences and simple phrases, like Disney's Atlantis. ( en . wikipedia wiki/ Atlantean_language # Word_order . Trust me, what they say is rarely a direct translation, or even makes sense in English directly.). They set up the pool that first night. That's why Dumbledore didn't come to Naruto during his study training to have him summon Pa. It was more like Syrena (know where I got that name?) wanted to know more about Naruto, his world, and the Wizard world. I think Naruto's pranking standards are too high for dungbombs. Seriously, I think the inventor got the idea from watching monkeys.

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