:D I'm back! Yeah, kill me. I'm a horrible person. I will try to never ever ever leave a story for that long again. Sorry! If there is anyone still reading this, here's the next chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Harry Potter! Although, I do own a Gryffindor pillow that I got for my birthday.

The next morning was even more awkward than the night before. The ninja were all trying to observe each member in the house and determine their character. Each ninja had their own way. Most were based off judging posture and personality to see how each person would act in a battle.

There were the few oddballs though. Frog decided to base his on how YOUTHFUL! each person seemed to be.

Raven based his assessment on his first impression. His thought process went a little like this: "Weak, weak, weak, fighter, clever, weak, brat, brat," and so on.

Fox differed from everyone in that he didn't judge anyone until he had found out about their past and what they were like around their friends. He decided that Harry would be quite useful in a battle, depending on the circumstances. Fox was also one of the only boys to remember that the people they were around were not ninja, but wizards.

After eating breakfast, which was a quiet affair apart from Tonks knocking over a salt pot and whispering from the Weasley twins, the ninja split up.

Robin, Raccoon, Slug and Deer joined Harry and Mr. Weasley as they left for the hearing.

Lioness, Dragon and Swan decided to get to know Ginny and Hermione better.

Fox, Beetle and Frog agreed to help Mrs. Weasley with the chores.

Dog, Boar and Ant tried to get to know some of the older wizards, but gave up and sat on the floor talking and checking on their equipment.

Raven and Hawk found a small table and began to play a game of shogi, attracting the attention of several wizards who were passing.

The rough-looking man who asked about their names sat down and watched them play. Hawk remembered his name was Sirius. Apparently he was Harry's godfather.

They all sat in silence for several minutes while Raven considered his next move. He moved his rook forwards. Sirius looked curious.
"What is this game? Is it like chess?"

Hawk was the one to respond. "It is called shogi. It is like chess, but it has different pieces and rules."

Sirius nodded. "Is it hard to learn?"

Raven scrunched up his forehead as Hawk took one of his pawns with a lance. "It is not hard to learn. It is hard to play."

Sirius raised an eyebrow. "So it's based off strategy. And the better your strategy, the more likely your victory is."

Hawk nodded. "In most circumstances. Deer is the best at fabricating strategies, and can only be beaten by Fox-taicho out of all of us."

Sirius frowned. "Really? No offence, but I didn't pin your captain as the thinking type. Or patient."

Raven smirked. "He's not. That's how it works. He plays ridiculous and reckless moves that Deer never expects, all because he wants the game to end faster. And even if he is trapped in a corner, he still manages to pull of moves that none of us would even consider because of the risk to our victories."

Sirius nodded. "He seems interesting."

Hawk rolled his eyes. "You have no idea."

Fox sneezed and nearly fell off the wall he wall standing on. He shook his head and went back to dusting the ceiling. "That's funny." he murmured. "Never got a cold before."

Frog leaned up from where he was scrubbing the sinks. "FOX-TAICHO! I HOPE THAT YOUR FLAMES OF YOUTH ARE NOT DIMMING! IF THEY ARE, THEN I SHALL RUN UP A MOUNTAIN 5 TIMES WITH A BOUDER STRAPPED TO MY BACK, AND IF I CANNOT DO THAT I WILL DO 1000 PRESSUPS WITH ONE FINGER, AND IF I CANNOT DO THAT THEN-"

"Thanks Frog, but I think my 'Flames of Youth' are just fine. Beetle, how are you doing with pest control?"

Beetle nodded at Fox and quietly said, "Fine. With minor persuasion the insects are contented to withdraw themselves from the current premises. They have no existing quarrel with the wizards."

Fox grinned. "Perfect. I'm glad we could help Mrs. Weasley. It must be hard to keep the whole house clean when there's so many people in here."

Frog nodded. "YOSH! I WONDER HOW DOG, BOAR AND ANT ARE DOING! THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH SOME OF THE YOUTHFUL OLDER WIZARDS!"

Fox tilted his head. "Were they? Last time I saw them they were sitting cleaning their stuff. Well, whatever. At least we aren't bored."

"MAN I'M BORED!" Dog's loud voice rang out through the house. Boar ignored him, munching on his crisps.

"Well." said Ant. "Find something to do."

"That's easy for you to say." grumbled Dog. "You have to keep all your puppets clean. That takes ages I'm sure. Akamaru takes care of himself these days."

"Where is Akamaru?" asked Boar.

"He's with the girls. He likes them because they're always hugging him and giving him treats. He's gonna get fat soon if he doesn't watch out."
"Maybe you should both do some working out." mumbled Ant. "You're looking a little bit podgy there yourself."

"WHAT WAS THAT?!"

Boar sighed. He really wished he could find somewhere quiet to sit and eat his chips, but separating from these guys would mean he would have to either do chores or get to know people. No, he would leave the diplomacy to the girls.

Said girls were having a great time talking with Hermione and Ginny. The two girls were pretty clever, so they were really useful in terms of getting to know what this new world was all about. Each of the kunoichi were taking turns between asking questions and stroking Akamaru. The witches had been a little scared of the dog at first, but soon grew to love him.

Dragon, Lioness and Swan were the primary information gatherers in the team. This was largely due to Swan's history as a gossip and the persuasive personality of each girl.

"Sooooo." said Dragon. "What's your favourite weapon to use?"

Hermione looked confused. "Do you mean spell?"

Lioness nodded. "Yeah. You have spells, we have other stuff."

Hermione looked curious, but answered the question. "My favourite spell is probably Reparo. It was the first one I learnt, and I use it a lot. What about you Ginny?"

The youngest Weasley bit her lip, thinking. "Not sure. I don't really have a favourite spell. I like hexes though."

Swan laughed. "You go girl! We're all about proving girls are better than boys."

Hermione nodded. "Is where you live different then? How are girls treated there?"

Swan winked at Hermione. "You'd make a great interrogator. Always pushing for information."

Hermione blushed and Ginny giggled. Akamaru barked for attention.
As Dragon scratched the dog behind his ears, Swan tried to explain while not letting any real information out. "We're treated largely the same, although there are generally less girls than boys. On a team of three, there is almost always two boys and one girl. We also have different classes when we're younger."

Hermione smiled. "That's really interesting. What do you like to do in your spare time?"

Lioness and Dragon grinned slightly at how the girl made herself seem uninterested and pushed in different directions to gain more info.

"Well, I like to do flower arranging." Swan said.

"I like to buy clothes and help my dad run his shop." said Dragon.

"I like spending time with my boyfriend." This comment from Lioness lead to protests from the other two girls that that was what they all did and to pick something better.

"Wait." said Ginny. "You all have boyfriends?"

The kunoichi stopped arguing at turned to look at Ginny. "Well, sure." said Dragon. "Is that wrong?"

Ginny and Hermione sighed. Swan's eyes glinted. "I smell gossip. Tell me everything..."

Back with Harry and Arthur Weasley, the ninja were getting bored. Or, in Deer's case, more bored than usual.

Raccoon had a small amount of sand hidden in his palm and was making shapes from it.

Robin was using the masks they had on to her advantage and had her Byakugan turned on to watch over everything.

Deer was yawning and analysing everything with half-closed eyes.

Slug was trying to make small talk with Harry while they followed Mr. Weasley through the streets of London.

"So, do you do any sports at your school?"

Harry nodded. "Yeah, we play Quidditch. I'm the Gryffindor Seeker."

Slug giggled. "I have no idea what any of those are. I'm not from around here. Remember?"

Harry frowned. "Well, what sports did you do where you come from then?"

Slug frowned as well. "We don't do any sports. Not as such."

Harry was surprised. "Really? Then how do all of you stay so thin? It's not like you stint yourselves when you're eating." Then he blushed a little at what he'd said.

Slug laughed. "Don't worry about it, it's true. We eat a lot because we do a lot of exercise, so we need to keep up our energy levels."

"I thought you said you didn't do any sports."

"We don't. Not like you do anyway. You have clubs for each sport, right?" Harry nodded. "Well, we have exercise as part of our jobs. It's just what we do."

Deer approached and tapped on Slug's shoulder. "Don't you think you're giving too much away? Maybe?"

Slug coughed. "Whatever. I'm not saying anything in full, and most of it is word play anyway." She looked at Harry. "Sorry, but I'm not just going to give out classified information as a freebie."

Harry frowned then shrugged. "Doesn't matter. I'm getting used to people not telling me stuff."

Robin, who had been quiet so far, approached to speak with them, just catching the last thing Harry said. "Don't blame them Potter-san. They can't tell you some things because they are too dangerous for you to know."

Harry snorted. "What kind of information is too dangerous to tell someone?"

"Information that will get you tortured or killed because somebody else wants it." The deep voice of Raccoon rolled out over the conversation.

Harry started slightly as he heard Raccoon speak. He hadn't heard the red-haired ninja speak before, and his voice surprised him.

He frowned as he realised exactly what Raccoon had said. "I still think..." He petered off and turned his face towards the ground.

The group reached a red telephone box and squeezed in with great difficulty. Mr Weasley grabbed the receiver and stretched to input a number.

"Mr Weasley, I think it's broken." said Harry. The ninja looked on with interest.

"No, I'm sure it's fine. Now, six, uh, two... four... four again... and another two..." The dial whirled back into place and a cool female voice rang out.

"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic. Please state your name and business."

"Er..." said Mr Weasley, unsure of where to hold the receiver. "Arthur Weasley, Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office, here to escort Harry Potter, who has been asked to attend a disciplinary hearing, and Raccoon, Deer, Slug and Robin, who are guards."

"Thank you," the voice droned. "Visitors, please take the badges and attach them to the front of your robes."

The ninja and Harry collected the small silver badges and pinned them on. The female voice began to speak again. "Visitors to the Ministry, you are required to submit to a search and present your wands for registration at the security desk, which is located at the far end of the Atrium."

The floor of the box shuddered. It began to move downwards and the ninja all drew their weapons. Mr Weasley shook his head and explained. "No need to worry. It's an evalator. That's the right word isn't it Harry?"

Harry smiled slightly as he replied. "Elevator, Mr Weasley. It just takes us up and down." The ninja nodded and returned their weapons to the relevant pouches, but remained alert.

The elevator stopped after about a minute, and a patch of golden light rose from the floor and coated all of them. The door then opened with a ping, after the voice rang out again. "The Ministry of Magic wishes you a pleasant day."

The group exited and made their way to the end of the Atrium. They stopped at a desk labelled 'Security'. The wizard looked up put down his newspaper.

"Escorting visitors Arthur?" Mr Weasley nodded. "Step over here then."

Harry moved over and stood on the spot indicated. A long golden rod was moved up and down his body then a hand was held out. "Wand." grunted the wizard. Harry handed it over.

The man dropped it into a dish and the machine began to hum and shake. He grabbed a strip of paper as the machine spat it out. "Eleven inches, phoenix feather core, been in use four years. That correct?"

Harry nodded nervously.
"Well, I keep this," the wizard said, pushing the paper onto a brass spike, "And you get this back." he said, handing Harry his wand.

He looked at the others in the group. "Who's next?"

Arthur hurried forwards. "Ah, they don't have wands. We'll be going now Eric."

The group followed Mr Weasley through the huge set of golden gates through to the smaller hall beyond. There were at least twenty lifts behind golden grills. Mr Weasley headed to a small crowd around one of said lifts.

They all streamed in to the cramped lift. The ninja became disinterested with everything happening, instead focusing on something entirely different.

The voice of the elevator droned out each floor before the assemblage reached their required exit point.

"Level Two, Department of Magical Law Enforcement, including the Improper Use of Magic Office, Auror Headquarters and Wizengamot Administration Services."

"This is us everyone. Come on, everyone out."

Slug nudged Deer before beginning to speak in Japanese. "Well? What do you think of everything?"

"What do you want me to say? This is a very interesting society. I don't think it's nearly as effective as ours though. There is too much focus on some areas, and people are more likely to choose their jobs than be assigned to them. It leads to unhappiness and therefore poor quality of work."

Robin nudged Deer as Mr Weasley and Harry rushed off.

"Mr Weasley had mistaken the time for the hearing. We are late."

Deer sighed heavily. "Can you track them through the ground?"

"Yes, but I won't be able to track them for much longer. We should follow them immediately."

Deer nodded and signalled for everyone to move.

As Harry exited the courtroom, he noticed that the ninja, who they had left behind, were now with Mr Weasley. Had he gone to fetch them while Harry was inside?

"Well Harry? What happened? Dumbledore didn't say-"

"Cleared. Of all charges."
"That's wonderful Harry! Of course, I knew they couldn't charge you, but still, it's fantastic that you..."

Raccoon turned to Slug. "How many people were in that courtroom? Was that the whole court?"

If Slug was surprised by the amount of words from the Kazekage, she didn't show it. "Maybe. I suppose Harry-san is quite important here.

Deer shook his head. "I thought people liked him. Even so, for a case such as the one described, it was only a minor offense, and shouldn't have quantified the entire court to be present."

"Well." said Robin. "I suppose that's another question for Dumbledore-san when we finally meet him properly."

So, there you go! It wasn't much, and it was kinda in bits, but I enjoyed writing it. The next chapter will be out whenever my brain starts screaming at me. Bye, and review if you want!