Everyone's eye were fixed on her but she was use to it she just smiled and waved, soon everyone's attention shifted back to Dumbledore as he spoke, "she will be assisting Professor Snape this year and teaching a foreign History class on the weekends… I would recommend to the older student sixth and seventh years… but I am sure if you are younger and ask kindly she will accept you into her class."

"Another class blimey, I don't know if I can handle it…but it might be worth it to spend a couple of hours with her," Ron said Hermione shout him a nasty look from the corner of her eye.

"But it might be interesting learning about foreign History rather than just a magical History," Hermione said looking at Harry and Ginny.

"Ginny are you going to ask if you can take her class?" Harry asked.

"I don't know, it depends on who I know that is taking the class," Ginny said glancing at Harry, something that didn't go unnoticed by Hermione who smiled to herself.

"Do you think she will be as bad as Umbridge?" Dean asked.

"No she is really nice," Harry said.

"But I think she will be different know that she is our teacher, I mean she has to be doesn't she?" Hermione asked remembering how she acted when she had met her last year.

"I don't know Hermione look," Harry said pointing to the head table and Naruko was talking to Snape laughing about something Hagrid was beside himself, Dumbledore was chuckling, and even Snape and McGonagall gave little smiles of amusement.

"I wonder what she said," Ron said wondering what could have gotten Snape to smile like that.

At the end of the feast Harry and Ron wanted to have a word with Naruko but when she left she was walking along side Snape, he had usual cold expression were she was beaming brightly. Harry and Ron both thought that it would be best to talk to her some other time, preferable when Snape wasn't around.

As Naruko made her way with the office Snape beside her, "you have played your hand well so far," he said in his cool tone.

"What does he suspect so far?" she asked softly.

"He thinks you are here about the Shinobi that saved Potter last year," Snape answered.

"So you think this was the right move?"

"I do, there was only a matter of time before Dumbledore learned of your presences… he was already getting suspicious last year."

"Does he suspect you?"

"No, he had no idea who had hired you...you have no idea how much it worries him that a trained assassin could get so close to Potter without his knowledge."

"And even closer still," she said as they stopped in front of her office.

"Just remember to tread lightly and make it look as if you are looking for this Shinobi that way it will confirm his beliefs about you."

"Very well…Goodnight Snape-san," she said as she walked into her office. Changed and got into bed but she couldn't sleep with all the thoughts running thru her mind.

Kakashi unlocked the door to the loft and the three younger Shinobi followed him in, they looked around, "who did you say lived here?" Shikamaru asked when he didn't see any personal effects in the house.

"A Shinobi on a mission but they will be away until next June so they said we could use this place until then," Kakashi said tossing his bag by the door.

"Where is this Shinobi from where?" Sakura asked hoping to figure out who the place belonged to.

"Is it that Toad," Shikamaru said.

"What makes you think that?" Kakashi asked quickly.

"It's the most logical choice," Shikamaru said, while inwardly Kakashi was cursing how smart this kid was, he wouldn't be surprised if he figured who Toad really was.

"We should get some rest we have a long day ahead of us," Kakashi said inwardly thankful there was no orange but he thought too soon when he saw her bedroom he placed his head in his hand, if the others saw this they would know who Toad was.

The next day after breakfast Harry was met by Professor McGonagall, "So, Potter, Potter…" she said looking thru, "Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Transfiguration…all fine I must say, I was pleased with your transfiguration marks, Potter, very pleased. Now, why haven't you applied to continue potions? I thought that it was your ambition to become an Auror?"

"It was, but you told me I had to get an 'Outstanding' in my O.W.L., Professor."

"And you did when Professor Snape was teaching the subject. Professor Slughorn however, is perfectly happy to accept N.E.W.T 'Exceeds Expectations' at O.W.L. do you wish to proceed with potions.

"Yes, but I don't have the book or any ingredients or anything," McGonagall said handing him his schedule. "Oh by the way there are about twenty Gryffindor hopefuls that have already put their names down. I shall pass the list to you in due course and you can fix up trails at your leisure."

Soon Ron was cleared for the same class and they left together.

"Look," Ron said delightedly, looking at his schedule, "we've got a free period now…and a free period after break… and after lunch…excellent!"

They returned to the common room, which was empty apart from a half dozen seventh years, including Katie Bell, the only remaining player member of the original Gryffindor team that he had joined his first year. He had a quick chat with her about the Quidditch.

An hour later they made their way down to the Defense Against the Dark Arts class room four floors below. Hermione was already in line outside the class, carrying an armful of heavy books and looking put-upon.

"We got so much homework for Runes," she said anxiously when Ron and Harry joined her. "A fifteen inch essay, two translations, and I've got to read these by Wednesday!"

"Shame," Ron Yawned.

"You wait; I bet Snape gives us loads."

"Professor Snape," a voice corrected her she turned to see Naruko standing there.

"Sakura," Harry said almost forgetting that she would be working with Snape.

"No it's Namikaze-Sensei," she corrected again but still smiling. The door opened and Snapped stepped out into the corridor, his sallow face framed as ever by two curtains of greasy black hair. Silence fell over the queue immediately.

"Snape-Senpai you should try smiling more often," everyone one turned staring at Naruko who was unfazed by this.

"Inside," he said and everyone did so without a word. Harry looked around as they entered. Snape had imposed his personality upon the room already; it was gloomier than usual, as curtains hand been drawn over the windows, and was lit candlelight. New pictures adorned the walls, many of them showing people who appeared to be in great pain, sporting grisly injuries or strangely contorted body parts. Nobody spoke as they settled down, looking around at the shadowy, gruesome pictures.

"I have not asked you to take out your books," said Snape, closing the class room door and moving towards the front of the class. Hermione put her book back into her bag. "I wish to speak to you, and I want your fullest attention."

His eyes roamed around the class, lingering for a fraction of a second longer on Harry's than anyone else's. "You have had five teachers in this subject so far, I believe." Harry glared at him.

"Naturally, these teachers will have had their own methods and priorities. Given this confusion I am surprised that so many of you scraped an O.W.L. in the subject. I shall be even more surprised if all of you manage to keep up with the N.E.W.T. work, which will be much more advanced."

"The Dark Arts," he said in barely more than a whisper, "are many, varied, ever-changing, and eternal. Fighting them is like fighting a many-headed monster, which, each time a neck is severed, sprouts a head even fiercer and cleverer than before. You are fighting that which is unfixed, mutating, indestructible."

This didn't improve Harry's mood as he listened to Snape talk about the Dark Arts as if it was a lover. Snape continued to lecture until he had them break off into pairs.

Harry who was paired with Ron waiting for a jinx he was would never come, heard something that he thought he would never hear in one of Snape's classes. "Very good Miss. Granger," Harry turned to see Naruko smiling at Hermione.

"Pathetic, Weasley," Snape said, after a while. "Here…let me show you…"

He turned his wand on Harry so fast that Harry reacted instinctively; all thought of nonverbal spells forgotten, "Protego!" His shield charm so powerful it knocked Snape backwards.

"Do you remember me telling you that we were practicing nonverbal spells, Potter?"

"Yes," Harry said stiffly.

"Yes, sir."

"There's no need to call me 'sir' Professor." At this realized how much trouble he was in.

"Detention, Potter," but it was Snape who spoke it was Naruko all trace of smile gone. Snape looked beyond angry but he didn't object that it was his assistant who gave him a detention. Harry could help but feel a bit relieved that it was Naruko giving him the detention, but it was short lived, "when I am finished with you, you will have wished that Snape-Senpai had given the Detention," Harry felt the bottom of his stomach drop out wondering what was going to happen to him.

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