Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Naruto

Okay so this is a Harry Potter and Naruto crossover. Now, I'm doing this because I can. If you don't like it then don't read it. My story will be a bit different.

There might be some anachronisms in the form of technology and the sort.

Oh and I'm not going to write everything from the book word for word. That would be illegal, I think. So I'm going to tweak things here and there.

Italics – 'Thoughts' , flashback, or timeskip

Bold – Spells or beings of great power

Underline – Emphasize and reading

"It's official. I hate this country. I have no idea how such a country has let itself get so far behind the times. I mean really, using quills and parchment when they can use pen and paper? I can understand not using electricity because it goes all crazy when near large sources of magic, but why do they not modernize at least some of the country? Most of the homes that I've seen are being held together through magic and you know that's a disaster waiting to happen. Plus they don't seen to take any precautions in anything. And whatever you do don't let me get started on the culture and government of this place!" Finishing his rant, a young man of 16 with bright blond hair began to pant as he took in much needed oxygen.

If a person had looked at him it would looked like the young man was talking to himself, but in reality he was talking to his friend Udia. Udia was his best friend, but Udia wasn't human. Udia was a red tailed hawk.

What was strange about this hawk was that it was a bit bigger than normal and it had a very strange coloring. Most of its plumage was a deep red, however some of it was a bright azure, an extremely bright white, a black that was comparable to the void of space, and a very bright violet. Currently, Udia was circling above Naruto's position and was trying to avoid attracting attention to herself.

'Well if you hate it so much, why are you here?' The telepathic bond that she had with Naruto was a result of their familial bond. It resulted from Naruto trying to find a way to mix chakra and magic. He wasn't really trying to do anything in particular he was just wanted to see what would happen when he mixed them together. The end result was an explosion that caught him and a red tailed hawk that was in the vicinity. It led to Udia gaining human level sentience, an intelligence that most humans couldn't compare to, and the ability to use fire magic.

'I'm here cause I wanted to experience the magical education that Britain seems to hold in high regard. I never expected that all of those rumors I heard about the place to be true. I mean really, what kind of country lets itself be taken over by one maniacal man without calling for help? This 'Voldemort' wouldn't have been able to live long after the UN's magical army set its sights on him. Then there's the way the country works. It's corrupt and the man in charge is weak as hell. He's a spineless coward who would rather save his own hide than stick his neck out for the country he's in charge of. Plus all of the discrimination against people born of non-magical parents, it makes me sick that I have to be here for an entire year.' Finishing his conversation, Naruto stuck out his leather covered arm so that Udia could land on it.

He tried to have her land on his shoulder once before, but her sharp claws cut through his clothes, skin, muscle, and it scratched his clavicle. He was lucky she hadn't tried to fly away when he gave that grunt of pain, or he would have been missing part of his shoulder.

Once she was on his arm, he began to walk through the forest he was in. When he was walking through the forest he was amazed at everything he had found. In all of the places he had been to, not many had the immense diversity that this forest did. After all, what place had an acromantula nest, herds of unicorns and thestrals, a tribe of centaurs, bowtruckles, kneazles, hippogriffs, fire crabs, and many others. There were even some creatures that looked like lobsters but had sparks come out of their behinds.

He was so amazed with all of the creatures that he didn't notice that he had left the forest until he was halfway to the castle. Seeing the castle in his view he let Udia fly to the castle while he walked there. 'Let's see, do I have everything? I have my staffs, wand, awesome badass cloak, sealing scroll with my stuff sealed inside, my music player, letter from the Queen, and the letter from the Board of Governors. I think I have everything.' Finished checking off his mental checklist, he looked toward the lake and was amazed that he didn't notice the ship that appeared on the lake or the fact that carriages had arrived there.

'That must be the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang schools. Seems like I'm late. Better speed up then.' Grabbing his staff from his back, he concentrated his magic to speed up his movements. Feeling the magic wash over him, he knew the spell worked and started running toward the school.

As the students from all three schools began to toward the school, Hermione looked toward the Durmstrang ship and as she was taking in the details of the ship she was distracted by what seemed to be a dust cloud heading their way. "What in the world is that?" While Hermione had meant for her question to be private the students around her were able to hear what she asked.

As they turned to look in her direction they took saw the dust cloud approaching. "Professor Dumbledore, do you know what that is?" The identity of the speaker was impossible to determine as all of the gathered students began speaking. When Dumbledore turned to look at the dust cloud he was frowning as he tried to think of something that could cause the phenomenon. However, as the cloud got closer he could see a person running. Taking off his glasses to clean them and putting them back on he was surprised that there really was a person running their way.

"Students and faculty, it appears that we have a guest that will be joining us soon." With that Dumbledore stood and faced the cloud as it got closer. From his position and the magic of his glasses, he could tell it was a young man a little older than Harry with bright blond hair. He could see that he was wearing an orange cloak with a staff on his back. As he waited he could tell that the curiosity of the students and faculty was growing.

Naruto knew that he had everyone's attention when they stopped moving toward the castle. Smirking, he decided to give a small showing of speed. Channeling chakra to his feet, Naruto grinned when he saw a cone form in front of him.

The students jumped when they heard a boom and Hermione realized what that sound was when she saw the cone form around Naruto. "He's going faster than the speed of sound!" All around her people were staring at her wide eyed, but she didn't care. She didn't know how it was possible for a human being to travel at mach speeds without the aid of a vehicle and she was going to make sure she found out.

Seeing the young man moving much faster Dumbledore readied his wand in case things began to go south. Seeing that the young man was going to arrive in a matter of moments, Dumbledore moved forward so that he would be able to meet the young man first.

Seeing that he would arrive in a few seconds Naruto wondered if he could jump all of the lake in a single jump. Seeing that it would freak out the students more, he jumped. At the speed he was going he easily cleared the lake and as he landed he took a knee to help reduce the shock on his body. Dusting himself off, Naruto turned to look at the old man in front of him. He could easily feel the power he had, but with the man's advanced age, it wouldn't be as great as it was in his youth.

"Hello! I'm looking for a man name Albus Dumbledore. I was told to deliver him a letter." He could tell that people were shocked that he didn't know who Dumbledore was, but he didn't really care about that.

"I am Professor Dumbledore. Now who might you be?" The fact that the young man didn't know who he was made him raise an eyebrow, but he was curious why the letter wasn't mailed though owl.

"Oh, right manners. I'm Naruto Uzumaki and I have a letter to you from the Queen of England." Pulling the letter out from an inside pocket, he handed to Dumbledore as the people around him stood confused.

Opening the letter, Dumbledore was surprised to see that it really was from the Queen.

To Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore,

Mr. Uzumaki is a wizard who has been traveling around the world in order to learn and expand his horizons. Recently, he asked me if he could witness how Hogwarts teaches students in order to better learn how to teach some of his future students. I would have sent this letter to you sooner, but I felt that if Mr. Uzumaki himself gave you his letter it would allow you to see what I saw in him.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary

Queen of England

"Mr. Uzumaki, it seems that the Queen has quite the respect for you. Any other time and I would have gladly allowed you to observe how our classes are taught, but this year we have a very important event that has not happened for quite some time and I can not make this decision alone." Dumbledore could tell that the person in front of him was powerful. He didn't know how powerful, but if he was traveling by himself and he had the Queens approval then it must meant that he was competent enough to survive by himself.

"Hmm, I can see where your coming from, but I can't do this any other time. Next year I'm going to be going to a different country and I won't be able to come back for years. Is there anyway that I can stay? I've mastered many different subjects so maybe I can be an aide or even another teacher?" Naruto really wanted to stay this year. He had found out about the Triwizard Tournament and he knew that such an event wouldn't occur again for a long time.

"I'm sorry Mr. Uzumaki, but I can not allow that. You see this year we have two other schools here as well and I must take their education into consideration as well." Dumbledore had wanted to give the young man a chance, but he couldn't just think about his school. He had to think about the other two schools as well.

"If he wants to stay why not allow him to stay Albus? You don't have to take our school into consideration because we will thrive no matter the situation. Besides, what's one more person going to do?" Igor Karkaroff's unexpected entry into the conversation stalled Dumbledore as he began to contemplate the suggestion. Looking toward Olympe Maxime to see her opinion, she only made a shooing motion showing that she didn't truly care. Sighing, Dumbledore looked towards Naruto and he could tell that he truly wanted to stay for the school year. Sighing once more, Dumbledore nodded towards Naruto who raised his hands in the air.

"Very well, you can stay for the day, however whether you are allowed to stay for the entire year depends entirely upon the Hogwarts Board of Governors."

"Actually, I already have approval. See? This is their letter of approval. I just wanted to make sure I had your approval because then it would have been awkward to have to force you to accept me here. The letter also states that if you want I can hold an extra credit class about various subjects." Naruto scratched the back of his head as he could tell the Dumbledore had been surprised by his cunning.

Chuckling and shaking his head, Dumbledore signaled for all of the students and faculty to go inside the Great Hall to eat.

Naruto was lost. He didn't know where to sit. Looking at the head table, he saw that Dumbledore had noticed his predicament and with the wave of his wand, another chair appeared at the head table. Nodding to show his thanks he went and sat himself down. Leaning his staff against the table, he was surprised to notice that a bowl appeared in front of him filled with ramen. Grinning and giving thanks, Naruto dug in. When he finished the bowl he wished he had another when it was filled once more. Blinking in surprise, Naruto continued to eat his fill.

He didn't notice, but everyone was staring at him as he continued to eat his ramen. The stares stayed because they noticed that he just kept eating bowl after bowl of soup. Many people stopped eating from nausea. Others were mesmerized by the amount of food he ate. Ron was just staring at him like he was a god. Hermione was amazed and disgusted, because he ate so much and nothing was ever spilled. Harry just wondered where he put it all.

Finishing his food, he looked around and saw that he was being stared at. Looking at everyone he asked, "Is there something on my face?" After that everyone just stopped staring at him. Shrugging, he crossed his arms as he frowned. For some reason it felt like he was forgetting something. Then it hit him, it was October 30th. Getting up from his seat, he approached Dumbledore.

"Professor Dumbledore, can I use this hall tomorrow night? Oh and where are your kitchens?" Naruto meant to ask this quietly, but everyone around him heard him. "May I ask why?" Dumbledore was wondering for what reason Naruto would want the hall, but came up with nothing. "There's a ritual that can only occur on November 1st and 2nd but it needs to be done from midnight to the morning. It's nothing bad, it's actually something like a National Holiday in Mexico. It's called Day of the Dead, and it allows the spirits of deceased loved ones to visit for 24 hours before they return back to the afterlife." Naruto could tell he was getting incredulous stares from everyone including Dumbledore.

"I can show everyone in school how it's done so, think of it as a lesson." "Well, you are allowed to hold a class. Am I to guess that this is your first lesson?" Nodding his head, Naruto knew that Dumbledore would really want to know what he had in store. "Very well, however it will have to wait until after an event we already have planned." "Oh, you mean the Triwizard Tournament right? The Board told me and don't worry, what I have planned won't happen until late in the evening."

"Alright then, now do you want me to tell the students or will you Professor Uzumaki?" Chuckling at the title, Naruto told Dumbledore he would do it.

Walking in front of the podium, he could tell that he already had everyone's attention. "Okay then, while I might have been an unexpected addition I am a Professor here. Now my first lesson begins tomorrow at around 10 at night. Anyone can come and it's optional. The reason that it's optional is because what I have planned will allow you to speak with people who have long since left this world."

Naruto knew that everyone was already connecting the dots, however he knew he had to make one thing clear. "Now, before we go on, I must stress that this is not 'dark' magic. It is a sacred ceremony that can only be done on November 1st and 2nd. It allows the souls of deceased loved ones to come to this world for 24 hours. Afterwards, they will return to their world. I know that everyone here has lost someone in their family and that is why I want to teach this lesson. If you do choose to take this lesson, then please be respectful towards everyone. If I find that you are being disrespectful toward someone because of how they react to seeing a deceased loved one I will send your loved one back and you will be banned from attending any more of my classes. Now that that is done, I believe that Professor Dumbledore has something to say." Nodding towards Dumbledore, Naruto got off the podium and walked towards Dumbledore.

Getting the directions toward the kitchen Naruto left the Great Hall. As he made his way toward the castle he really hoped that the people in the kitchen would be able to make all of the food that would be required for the ceremony. Approaching the large picture of fruit, Naruto tickled the pear and turned the doorknob that appeared there.

Looking inside, Naruto was surprised to see all of the house-elves in the place. Looking around, he stopped one elf that had an absurd amount of clothing on itself. "Hello, I was wondering if you guys could do me a favor." "Yes, sirs! Dobby can do anything that you need!" The elf, now named Dobby, seemed very happy to do the favor.

"Well Dobby, I need a lot of help and I think you will too. I need a lot of food prepared by midnight tomorrow. The food will be used in a ritual, but the food that I need has to be specific to each person. So I wanted to know if it would be possible to have all of the elves pass out a survey to all of the people in the school. The survey needs to ask them if they will attend the international lesson class and if they do, to write the name of the person or persons they want to see, to write that person's favorite foods, and if they have a picture of the person to bring it to the class." As Naruto was telling Dobby, Dobby had conjured up a quill and parchment and wrote down everything that Naruto told him.

"Like this sirs?" Taking the parchment, Naruto read everything and nodded toward Dobby for doing it correctly. "Yes, this is perfect. Now, if the student or faculty doesn't know that person's favorite food, tell them to ask other people. So if they are alumni tell them to ask the professors. If they can't find out then tell them to use general foods." Writing the last bit down, Dobby showed Naruto the survey again. "Yup this is it. Oh, for me can you make a big pot of salt ramen and a cake in the shape of this?" Taking out an old headband, Naruto showed Dobby the shape. Dobby took more parchment and wrote down the order and the shape and wrote cake next to it. "Thank you very much Dobby." Grinning as he thanked the small elf, Naruto was unprepared for Dobby to begin crying and saying he was as great as Mister Potter. Looking at the other elves for help they just told him that they will take care of everything and to let Dobby cry.

Nodding while still confused, Naruto left the kitchen in order to ask Dumbledore something important. As he arrived to the Great Hall, he found all of the students leaving and as he fought his way through the crowd, he saw Dumbledore and signaled to him that they needed to speak. Finally free of the crowd, Naruto walked up to Dumbledore's waiting form. "I forgot to ask where I'm going to sleep in." Blinking and realizing they had forgotten, Dumbledore motioned for Naruto to follow him. As they walked they stopped in front of a suit of armor that was more extravagant than the ones next to it. Waving his hand, the suit of armor moved out of the way and a brick wall moved to show an empty room.

"I believe that these will be your quarters for the school year Professor Uzumaki." Looking around he found a nice room with everything that he needed. "Thank you Professor Dumbledore, and sorry for intruding like this." "Think nothing of it. After all, your showing everyone something they might never would have seen otherwise." Leaving through the door, Dumbledore left Naruto to his own devices.

Sitting down on his bed, Naruto opened communications with Udia. 'Hey were are you?' 'I'm in the owlery in the West Tower. Please tell me that I can go to you now? Everyone here is dreadfully boring except for one owl named Hedwig. She was telling me about her wizard and that he always gets himself into trouble.' 'Yeah, it's clear.' 'Finally.' A few moments later, and a flash of multicolored fire and Udia was in the room with Naruto.

'So are you going to do the ritual again this year?' "Yeah, I want to see mom and dad again and tell them what I've been up to." 'What about everyone else?' "Pfft. The last time I called them they got mad cause I hadn't gotten into any sort of world changing fight. So I told them I wouldn't call them until that happened. Besides they told me to call them every other year even if no giant fight happened." 'Well its your call. Now if you'll excuse me I am going to sleep.' With that Udia put her head behind her back and if anybody walked in they would think that she was decapitated.

Snorting at her answer, Naruto prepared himself to go to sleep and then slept.

Timeskip-Morning

'Okay, the elves have all of the surveys done and are going to pass them out later tonight. Right now they are working on the food. So that's done. After the Goblet of Fire ceremony I'll have 2 hours to get the hall done and then wait for everyone to come.' Finished with his checklist, Naruto walked around the castle trying to familiarize himself with the place. Looking around to see if anyone was near, Naruto jumped from floor to floor up until he reached the seventh floor.

Closing his eyes and going into sage mode, Naruto found the source of magic that he had been looking for. Letting sage mode dissipate he walked up to the wall. Looking around it he found that it was opposite of a portrait of a wizard trying to teach trolls ballet.

Putting his hand on the wall, he focused on the magic he felt and he began to understand the magic that was used to make the place. Taking his hand off the wall, he imagined his bedroom and waving his hand, a door appeared. Opening the door, he smirked when he found an exact replica of his room. Closing it and letting the magic fade away, Naruto jumped down to the first floor and made his way toward the Goblet of Fire.

Looking at it and then at the ground, he found Dumbledore's age line. Looking at the line like a challenge, he focused his magic and tried to figure out how it worked. A few moments later and he knew that it worked by calender age and not physical age. That gave him a problem. His calender age was older than his physical age. Therefore, was he allowed to go through the line? Shrugging, Naruto stepped over the line and waited for the results. Standing for a minute and seeing that nothing happened, Naruto found his answer.

Walking out of the age line, Naruto went back to his room to prepare for the ritual that night.

Timeskip-Night

Carrying his bag full of everything he needed Naruto made his way toward the Great Hall. Once inside, he found that everyone was whispering to each other. Looking around he found that some people were missing from the head table. Shrugging, Naruto made his way over to them.

Hermione was frozen in shock. Harry had been entered into the Triwizard Tournament against his will. Then Ron believes that he was lied to and acts like an immature brat. She knew that Harry hated all of the fame he had, so the logical conclusion was that he wouldn't want anymore fame. Therefore Harry didn't enter himself. However, Ron wouldn't believe that. He allowed his jealousy to get the better of him.

Shaking her head to try and focus she saw their new professor arrive in the hall with a bag. She was still full of questions about the things she saw him do. She tried to think of any sort of combination of spells that would allow someone to go faster than sound, but she couldn't find anything. There was no record of a spell that allowed someone to move faster. So the only thing she could conclude was that it was a spell that he created. However, for him to have created such a spell meant that he was extremely skilled in many different forms of magic. She could tell that he was near the same age as her, so that meant that he had mastered many forms of magic when he was younger. So if Harry was going to have to participate in this tournament, then the best bet he had at surviving was the new professor.

Sitting down, at his spot at the table, he saw Dumbledore tell everyone to return to their common rooms. Standing up, he approached Dumbledore. "Professor, where do I put all the tables at?" Seeing Naruto, he remembered about the new class. "Ah, you can put them against the wall if you need to."

Nodding his thanks he turned and walked toward the tables. Using his hands, he moved the tables toward the walls and then he stacked them in 2's. Finished with that he turned toward his bag, while missing the incredulous stares he received from his colleagues, and he had it fly into his hand. Digging around inside he pulled out several candles and one large black one. He placed the candles on the head table. Afterward he pulled a framed photo out of his bag and placed it on the table. Turning around, and leaving the hall, he went towards the kitchen. Seeing that the elves were almost finished with the food he went back to the hall.

In the hall, Naruto called Udia and had her make some of her fire. Seeing the multicolored flame, he grabbed it with his magic and concentrated it between his hands. He kept feeding the flames until they glowed a strong emerald color. Slamming the flame into the ground, the flame began to carve symbols and circles into the ground. As the circle finished, Naruto stood up and examined his work.

Hermione was concerned, she couldn't find Harry after Dobby had given him the survey. When he was told about the class later that evening he had taken off towards his trunk, taken his photo album, and then he left the common room. She knew he probably went to ask one of the professors to learn more about his parents, but she really hoped that he didn't get his hopes up. While it was possible to summon spirits she didn't know of any way to do it without it crossing over into dark magic. If this ritual failed, she was going to tear that new professor a new one.

Checking the grandfather clock in the common room, she saw that it was a few minutes before class began. She left the common room to see if the ritual actually worked or if it was just some joke. However, if it did work she was going to get that professor to explain it to her. As she got closer to the Great Hall, she could tell that there was going to be quite a crowd to see how this new professor was going to teach.

As she reached the entrance of the hall, she saw that people had lined up along the wall if they weren't participating. As she walked closer she found Harry. Harry was conversing with the professor and then he placed his placed a photo on the head table. Going to his side, she saw that he was glad that she was there.

Naruto saw that people had finished walking in and was happy that some of the professors were there. It looked like even Dumbledore was going to participate. He had placed a photo of a young woman on the table and then stepped back with someone who looked to be as old as he was.

Seeing that it was nearing the time, Naruto began to gather everyone together. "Alright then, everyone here who is going to participate please line up at the front. Those who are only going to observe, please line up along the wall. Now as you have probably already noticed, I have carved this circle into the stone, don't worry it'll disappear once I'm done with it. This circle is called the Merlin Circle. What it does is that it helps to concentrate your magical energy. Normally this isn't needed for the ritual, but because of the amount of spirits that are going to be summoned I'm going to need a little help. Now, if you look at the symbols inside the smaller circles, those all represent a category of magic. They represent transformation, mind, time, motion, matter, and the elements. When this circle is activated, all of the person's magical energy is concentrated to help them perform more advanced and powerful spells. Now, observe."

Focusing on the Merlin Circle, Naruto activated it. Instantly the circle lit up. The outermost circle lit up an emerald green color. The lines between the symbols were this color as well. The circle and symbol for elements lit up yellow. Transformation was blue, mind was pink, time was green, motion was azure, and matter was orange. Finished with the activation Naruto began to explain the final part of the ritual.

"Now that the circle is activated, all that's needed is the offering. The offering is why everyone was asked to take the survey. It will serve as the energy source the spirits will use while they stay in this plane. If you filled out the survey, then the offering has already been taken care of." As he finished the head table was instantly filled with all kinds of delicious food. In the center of it, was the leaf cake that Naruto had asked to be made.

"The offering is here, and the final part of the ritual is ready to begin. If you ever want to do this ritual by yourself remember that all you have to do is let your magic reach out while thinking of your loved ones. Your magic will reach across the boundary of this world and that world and it will draw their spirits here. After 24 hours, they will return no matter what. If you do not allow them to return they will get angry, and it is quite possible that they will never try to return if you do the ritual again. So all everyone has to do is think about your loved one and I will provide the magic." Seeing that everyone was following his directions, Naruto closed his eyes and thought about his parents. Using the circle and drawing his magic, he used it to summon the spirits that were being called.

For the first minute or so nothing happened, however people gasped when they saw a spirit start to appear from the legs up. He looked confused as he was looking around, but he later grinned when he spotted Naruto. Looking around him, his grin got larger when he saw his wife. Grabbing her hand, he lead her towards Naruto, who was still concentrating, and waited as even more spirits began to appear.

Hermione couldn't believe it. The professor hadn't been lying. He had summoned the spirits of the dead without resorting towards dark magic. She was shocked when she noticed the similarities of the first ghost that appeared and the professor. In fact, she was sure that they were family and it was confirmed when he walked over to him with an attractive woman. She gasped, when she saw the second pair of ghosts appear. She had seen Harry look at their picture often and she would know them anywhere. It was Harry's parents.

Looking towards him, she could tell he was shocked as well. "Go Harry, you've always wanted to see your parents. This will be your only chance before you have to wait another year." Seeing that her words had an affect, she gently pushed him forward to help him walk. Looking around, she could tell that some of the professors were also amazed by what they were seeing. Even Professor Snape was staring at the ghosts.

Blinking, she had to make sure she was she was seeing what she was seeing. Professor Snape, was crying. It was true, he was there crying. If she had to guess, he probably didn't even know that he was crying. Following his line of sight, she could tell that he was staring at Harry's mother, but she didn't know why. Looking towards Professor Dumbledore, she was shocked to find him on his knees crying in front of a young girl. Not being able to see him like that, she turned her head and stared at the touching scene of Harry and his parents. Every once in a while though, she would turn to look at the professor that had caused it all. She had a strange look on her face whenever she looked at him.

Wow, this is the longest chapter I have ever written. Does that mean I'm getting better at writing? Tell me what you think. And yes, I did take things from other places and I will continue to do so and I will give them credit.

So what did you think about me adding in the Dia de Los Muertos event? Tell me if I got the date wrong cause I'm not entirely sure if it's right.

Disclaimer: The Merlin Circle belongs to Disney.