Naruto didn't wait much longer. As soon as she finished her drink, she packed everything back into her lunchbox. She then climbed onto the seat and opened her trunk. Having to stand on tiptoes was a bit challenging, but luckily, Turtle had placed all her uniform items at the top.
Harry and Ron did the same, but they didn't put their uniforms in the trunk like Naruto did, which made things even easier for them.
Naruto took off her orange sweatshirt and the T-shirt she had underneath at once. She grabbed the white shirt and, while figuring out how to unbutton the buttons, heard a gasp. "What happened here?" Ron asked, pointing to a particular bruise Naruto had on her stomach.
"Oh, that's from training," she wasn't lying; that injury was indeed from training. Although it's safe to say she'd been attacked more times than Naruto could count on her fingers.
She messed up buttoning the shirt, making Harry laugh. She pouted. "Sorry," he approached and unbuttoned the buttons to do them properly this time.
The pants felt tight, but Naruto knew it was because the fabric was new, as were the shoes. They were different from what she was used to, and she couldn't stretch her feet comfortably. In short, they were uncomfortable for walking.
Harry helped her tie the tie, though Naruto wasn't paying much attention as she looked out the window, seeing that they were approaching a stop.
The blazer felt soft but made Naruto feel like she was wearing too many layers. Finally, the long black robe felt like she would trip over it any moment. She kept her kunai pouch and kept her wand there.
"A wand case?" Ron asked curiously, and Naruto shrugged.
"Not exactly, although I use it for that," she replied.
A familiar voice caught Naruto's attention, and when she looked out the window, she saw Hagrid holding some kind of lantern. "All first-year students, follow me, I repeat, all first-year students, follow me!" Naruto rushed out without waiting for her cabinmates.
"Naruto," Harry said, but the young witch was already gone.
When they exited the train, Naruto leaped off and saw Hagrid with his back to her. "Hagrid!" she shouted, making the man turn around.
"Oh, Naruto, good to see you," Naruto smiled brightly at him, while Harry came out and noticed Hagrid walking quickly to catch up with them, leaving Ron a bit behind.
Naruto felt a bit shy as the other students started to exit, but her excitement overshadowed it when Hagrid led them to some boats. "Wow," the lights from that impressive castle, which Naruto could never have believed existed, even from a distance, looked enormous. "Harry, Harry, it's huge! The castle could easily be the same size as Konoha!" (she was exaggerating, but who could blame her).
"Ron, can I carry the lantern?" The young Weasley looked at Naruto suspiciously; the boat was shaking a lot because of the girl, and Harry looked like he might jump at any moment to keep her from falling into the water.
In the end, they managed to reach the castle without any major incidents, aside from Naruto splashing water around or shaking the lantern.
Upon entering the castle, Naruto could only see the moving statues and paintings, which kept her quiet for a while...
"Oh, but if it isn't Harry Potter," Naruto recognized that voice... the boy from the clothing store.
She heard whispers of "the boy who lived" and other things, but she just wanted to get to the center of all the students to find out what was happening.
"No, thank you; I've already made my decision..." Naruto finally managed to get closer. The boy she had met in the clothing store was dressed like her.
"Ice cream thief!" Naruto shouted, making Draco jump. Harry raised an eyebrow at Naruto.
"Oh, the one from the clothing store," the pale blonde looked surprised that the other bright blonde knew his name.
"Do you know him, Naruto?" Harry asked, and Naruto nodded.
"Look, look, I was sitting there, waiting my turn, when someone bumped into me. When I turned around, he didn't say anything and just looked at my ice cream. He was planning to steal it!" she laughed without really believing herself.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Draco responded with a sharp look.
"Be careful!" another boy exclaimed when Naruto felt something on her head. It wasn't very heavy, but it wasn't something she'd carry around as an accessory for life. She grabbed whatever it was on her head and looked at it. It croaked, and she realized it was a frog.
"I'm really sorry," a short, chubby boy approached Naruto, who was still staring at the frog. Naruto wasn't trying to intimidate him with her expression, but the boy seemed a bit intimidated anyway. Naruto was just comparing him a little to Chouji but shook her head and smiled.
"It's okay, dattebayo," the boy blinked a few times when Naruto stretched out her arms for him to take the frog. He didn't take long to do so.
Someone cleared their throat, and at that moment, Naruto realized that she had become the center of attention. When Naruto looked up, she saw a woman dressed in a green robe and one of those pointy hats that always made Naruto giggle. "Well, now that I have your attention, welcome to Hogwarts. In a moment, you will pass through these doors to join your fellow students. But before that, you will be sorted into houses—Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. While you're here, your house will be like your family. Your achievements will earn points for your house, and any rule-breaking will lose points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points will win the House Cup." Naruto narrowed her eyes; she understood what the woman was saying, but at the same time, she didn't. All she managed to register was "family," "points," and "rule-breaking," which left her even more confused.
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