"Harry, Harry," he could hear someone calling his name but it didn't register, his eyes fixed on a girl with shoulder length brown hair and bright blue eyes.
"Harry!" at this Sakura turned her head and saw him she gave him a smile and started walking over to him.
"Hello Harry I never expected to run into you," she said smiling but that was a complete lie considering that she had been following him since the summer.
"What are you doing here?" Harry asked still surprised to see her.
"I came to meet up with a friend," she answered both Rita and Hermione watched the two with interest.
"Harry don't be rude introduce her. Is that your girlfriend? Very pretty isn't she," Rita said itching to start writing about this mysterious girl who had just appeared before them.
"No I'm not his girlfriend, I am just someone he met on the road of life," she said smiling.
"Does this road have you two cross paths a lot?" Rita asked.
"No this is only the second time we have met," Harry answered, "and her name is Sakura," Harry said not thinking of the consequence for telling Rita this bit of information.
"But you won't write anything about her because that is not why you are here or have you forgotten," Hermione said in a threatening tone that caused Rita to frown. Harry decided that he should finish the interview quickly. Naruko sat listening with interest as he finished recanting his tale, they parted ways with Rita.
"When are you meeting with your friend?" Harry asked in an offhand tone.
"Not until much later," she said falling into step with him Hermione on his other side.
"So why did you show up so early then?" Hermione asked.
"Because I get lost easily," she said as if it was common as if everyone was bad with directions.
"Who are you meeting, is it your boy friend?" Harry asked still trying to act if he didn't really care.
"No, I don't have a boyfriend, why?" she asked innocently.
"No reason, I just don't know much about you," he answered.
"How about we go somewhere warm and then we can talk," Naruko said.
"Like where?" Harry asked.
"How about the Hogs Head, I heard that interesting things happen there," Naruko said, Hermione could have sworn that she saw a smirk appear on her face as she glanced over at her. So they entered into the pub.
"So Sakura, you are from around here?" Hermione asked as they sat down at a table.
"No I am from somewhere far way," Sakura said.
"So where is somewhere far way?" Hermione pressed on.
"It doesn't matter if I told you, I promise you won't have heard of it and even you find any books on it so there is no point in telling you," Naruko said smiling sweetly.
"Do you go to school where ever you are from?" Harry asked.
"I did," she said turning to face Harry.
"Are you on break?" Harry asked wondering why she was here if she had school back where she was from.
"No, I am done with school I graduated when I was twelve," she said shocking both Harry and Hermione.
"You must be really smart," Harry said in disbelief.
"Not particularly, you see a lot of people finish school at an early age. I know someone who finished school at the age of six," Naruko said remembering what she had heard from people about Kakashi.
"Isn't that too young?" Hermione asked trying think how old they would have to be to start school early enough to be done with school as such a young age.
"I heard he was the youngest person to finish school. How old will you be when you finish school?"
"Seventeen," Harry said.
"Eighteen," Hermione answered. They spent time explaining how the educational system worked here, she thought it all sounded a bit easy but she would rather not spend seven years in school, it just seemed like too much work. Then they told her what they planned on doing when they finished with their education, Hermione wasn't sure what she wanted to do yet and Harry wanted to be an Auror.
"An Auror what's that?" Naruko asked.
"They are Dark Wizard catchers they are the best," Harry said.
"It sounds like ANBU from where I am from," Naruko said.
"So since you are done with school what do you do?" Hermione asked.
"I am a liaison for my Government," she said which wasn't a complete lie she was the go between for Konoha and Suna.
"So what are you doing here?" Hermione asked with mistrust etched all over her face.
"I am on vacation," she answered.
"How did you get a position like as a liaison?" Harry asked.
"I'm likeable," she said simply. But she wanted to know more about Auror. "Tell me more about these Aurors. Harry then told her everything about the Aurors that he knew Hermione putting in her two cents here and there.
"What does ANBU stand for?" Hermione asked.
"ANBU Black Ops or Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai," she said thinking for a moment.
"In English please, ANBU means Dark side and Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai means…" she said pausing for a minute, "Special Assassination and Tactical Squad."
"So they kill people," Harry asked in disbelief.
"Not always, they do capture too, but you have to be really dangerous to warrant ANBU coming after you," Naruko said shrugging.
"What happens if they do catch you and don't kill you?" Harry asked sounding afraid to ask.
"Interrogation," she said simply.
"What kind of interrogation?" Hermione asked.
"It all depends on what you did or what you may have to offer and how cooperative you are," she said.
"Do you know anyone who was in or is still in ANBU?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, I am sure I do," Naruko, "but you never see the face of an ANBU."
"What do you mean you never see the face of ANBU?" Harry asked.
"They were animal mask," she said, "but that enough about that tell me about Hogwarts."
They told her all about Hogwarts and the adventures that they had during their stay at the school, until it was time for them to go back to school. The following week things went to hell quickly the interview that he had given was published and he had been banned from going into Hogsmeade. Umbridge wanted to give him detention but she couldn't because he had not been on school grounds. The only bright spot was the DA. There had been more people who had joined, and like always Naruko watched them from a dark corner of the room remaining out of sight.
When something unpleasant happened there were voices outside the room, the voice of Umbridge. The door began to open and the second it did Naruko casted a Genjutsu over the new arrivals.
"Can they see us?" Ron whispered to Harry and Hermione.
"I don't think so," Harry said in a hushed voice.
"They have to be in here," Umbridge said looking around the room.
"We will find them," Filch said looking around the room.
"We should get out of here," Harry said to everyone they all snuck around Umbridge and her Inquisitorial Squad. The second the last student left Naruko released the Genjutsu and vanished without a sound.