Why hello there. To any new readers, welcome!

To my old readers, sorry if you thought I was updating the story with a new chapter. Actually, that will come later. After rereading this story, I realized I really do want to write it to its' eventual completion after all, and so here I am!

...at chapter one. If you are confused, I will clarify.

when I reread it, I was filled with the fire of passion. Specifically aimed towards rewriting this because I was disappointed with how I wrote it. Thus, I am starting this journey by rewriting the already written chapters to my satisfaction, and then, and only then, will I continue the story.

the updates will be slow; I will not lie. I'm really scatterbrained, and I lose interest in things really easily, so it will take me a very long time to do this, but I hope you will be patient with me!

I hope you will enjoy the new version as much as you all enjoyed the old version, and if you are reading this after I have replaced all the chapters, I suppose I'll leave what the original chapters were like to your imagination.

the premise and plot will stay the same, but there will be differences, and the story will probably move much more slowly than before, so if the new version of a chapter is completely different than it was before, that is why.

Also, I'm removing the romance from this story completely. Sorry if any of you liked it, I'm just not confident with my ability to write romantic relationships. I'll figure something else out for the second task.

so, without further ado, we begin again!

A seventeen year old girl walked serenely down the street, making her way home after a hard day of school. It was hot-despite the cool breeze-and her brown hair was pulled back in a high pony tail in an attempt to stave off the heat.

A small dog yelped aggressively at her as she walked past its gated yard, where it was tied to a little dog house. She calmly ignored it, by now being completely accustomed to insistent loudness.

Other than the little dog, she observed with slight suspicion, the area was almost too quiet. She was unnerved. She was only about a block away from her home, but she heard strangely nothing. Usually by the time she got this close to her house, she would start being able to hear yelling, screaming, explosions, or some other nonsense quite easily.

She listened more closely, but there was still nothing. Her eyes narrowed. There was something very much wrong, and she had to find out what it was.

She picked up speed, endless gruesome and horrific possibilities filling her mind as she made her way quickly past her neighbors' houses and turned into her own front yard.

She stalked bravely up to her front door and threw it open with impressive force, eyes wild with worry.

"MOM?!"

"You're late, Tsuna. Your walk home should have taken at least two minutes less than it did."

"Wha-?" Tsuna looked down. There, in all his glory, sat Reborn, drinking tea in her entranceway as if he belonged there. He smirked smugly at her surprised face, relishing in her shock and confusion. "I-what are you doing here, Reborn? Where's my mom? And the kids? I thought the ninth called you out for a mission-"

"They went out shopping. And he did. That's why I'm here." He said. He held out a Manila folder that clearly held quite a bit of messily stacked papers. It had the word classified stamped on its front in big red letters, followed by authorized personnel only. Tsuna considered the folder for a moment before reaching down and taking it from his outstreched hand. She didn't open it, instead she opted to simply hold it until she could pry some more information from the baby standing before her. If she opened it before she got more information, she would condemn herself to going on the mission without choice.

"What does your mission from the ninth have to do with me? I thought you said you would handle this one on your own so I could stay here and spend some time trying not to flunk out of high school?" She kicked off her loafers as she spoke, and then used her free hand to pull off her socks, balancing on one foot at a time. She closed the door fully-she didn't want to let any bugs in-and then stepped past Reborn into her home.

He followed her into the kitchen, where they sat down at the table. She crossed her arms and rested them on the table, raising an eyebrow at Reborn, prompting him to answer her question.

"I'm afraid that that promise is moot point now, because this mission is for all of us." He said, giving her a look that warned her not to order him around or there would be consequences. She gulped, but otherwise showed no sign of fear. Tsuna had learned a long time ago that Reborn would take advantage of her fear, and she was quite done with being attacked on the fly by an angry man-turned-toddler.

"All of us?" she queried. "All of the guardians, you mean?"

"Yes, all of the guardians," He said. She made to say more, but was interrupted by Reborn speaking again. "All of the Guardians, as well as the ninth and I."

"I-the Ninth?! But-why? I've basically already succeeded him! Why would he go on a mission with us?" She said, looking worried. This had to be a really big deal if the Ninth was going on a mission with them.

"This mission was actually a request from an old friend of his. In order for the mission to proceed smoothly, the Ninth has to join us." He replied, before she could ask anything else, he held up a small hand, easily silencing her. "Save any questions for after you've read through the details, Dame-Tsuna, your questions will probably be answered while you read. Meanwhile, I'll gather your guardians for a briefing. I should be back with them within the hour. I expect you to be finished reading by the time I get back."

Reborn stood up and finished his tea quickly, and then he jumped off the kitchen table and strode out of the room and the house before Tsuna could make any protest.

She sat for a moment, her mind catching up with her situation. Recently, she had been going on many missions at the request of the Ninth, who felt she should get some more experience before she fully assumed her role as Leader of the Vongola. Her grades as well as attendance in school were suffering in turn, and the school had been told that she was sick. Whenever she returned there were concerned classmates all around, asking if she was okay. She had just finished a mission a few days ago, and returned home injured and in need of rest. When, three days ago, she got a call from the Ninth telling her in a very apologetic voice that her assistance was required for yet another mission, Reborn took pity on her, and told her that he would take care of the mission this time.

Saying she was relieved was an understatement. Just two days ago she returned to school with a new vigor that her classmates had not seen in a very long time, followed closely by Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Kyoko, her beloved friends. She was so happy to be without a bloody reconnaissance mission that she even threw a cheery greeting to Hibari in the hall, to which he replied with a slightly confused and annoyed grunt, before stalking off to monitor another hallway.

But, as all things, her happy days came to an abrupt end when she discovered Reborn at her front door. Reborn, who had only left two days ago for a mission. Reborn, who told her that, in fact, she had to participate, however unwilling.

This sucks.

She realized with a start that she had wasted a good five minutes of her reading time reflecting on her unfortunate but unavoidable situation, and that if she didn't start reading through the folder now, she wouldn't finish in time.

She opened up the accursed Manila folder and began reading the mission details.

Mission briefings with the Tenth Generation Vongola Guardians were always a messy affair, and this one was no different.

Five of the guardians sat in varied places around the small living room, all waiting for either Tsuna or Reborn to explain why they had been gathered at their leader's house.

Hibari had separated himself from the main group, sitting in a corner and glaring daggers at the four herbivores crowding nearby. The only reason he tolerated them was because the baby promised him a fight with both himself and Sawada Tsunahime if he accepted this mission, whatever it was. He smirked. The way the baby had talked, this mission was going to be interesting.

Chrome had wisely chosen a comfortable spot next to the floor fan, and was quietly appreciating the cool breeze. Kokuyo Land had no electricity, so she wasn't about to let this rare chance go, even if the wind made it hard to hear the others. It appeared that they were having a debate, so she felt decidedly good that couldn't hear them. The wind was a comforting sound. She was pulled from her serene thoughts when a strand of her hair poked her in the eye, the wind having blown it into her face. She reached into her pocket for a hair tie while absent-mindedly rubbing her eye with her other hand, but was disappointed to find none.

She must have forgotten them in her bag, she mused. In her other pocket was a pencil and a pen left over from school, so she improvised. Pulling it into a tight bun, she stick the writing utensils into her hair, holding it in place. When she let go, it loosened considerably, and felt like it was going to fall out if she moved too much, but at least it was out of her face for now.

She wondered if there would be snacks.

Gokudera sat grumpily at the coffee table, attempting to tune out the two idiots sitting on opposing sides of the table who were having a heated discussion about whose sport was better. He grimaced. Controlling his anger was hard, especially around these two, but he had promised the Tenth that he would work on it, and he didn't want to disappoint her. She was truly a glowing beacon of grace and power, and he honestly had no idea how she could deal with thing 2 sitting to his right. Alas, he was a member of the family, so Gokudera would just have to accept it. He tuned back in to the conversation when Thing 2 abruptly changed the subject.

"I wonder what kind of EXTREME mission this will be?!" Said Ryohei loudly. Across from him, Yamamoto nodded his agreement.

Chrome adjusted her sitting position so she could hear them more clearly, having caught Ryohei's loud comment over the roar of the wind in her ear.

"Yes," she agreed quietly. "if all of us have to go as well, it must be very important."

Yamamoto shifted, resting his chin on his right hand, which was curled into a loose fist. "A little while ago, I thought I heard the baby mention something about the Ninth under his breath. You think maybe the mission is direct from him?" He theorized. Usually their missions were assigned or requested by third parties, and the Ninth only sent them the information.

"Stupid, why would the Ninth send something like that to us? If it was something that important he would have his own guardians do it. They're more experienced than we are." Gokudera said, rolling his eyes. Yamamoto laughed and happily told him he was right, which only served to irritate Gokudera more, but he withheld a response when Tsuna and Reborn walked into the living room from the kitchen, clearly having just finished an intense conversation, judging by the smug look on Tsuna's face, and the scowl on Reborn's.

"Good EXTREME afternoon, Hime!" Ryohei shouted from his seat. She grinned at her sun guardian.

"Hello there Ryohei. How is college going?"

"EXTREME!" he yelled, pumping his fists in the air like this was the best news.

"That's great!" She said cheerily to him, then she turned to address the rest of the gathered guardians. "Hello everyone. Sorry for the delay; Reborn and I needed to...discuss the lineup of guardians going on this mission. It was decided that Lambo would not participate, because he is too young." She smiled sweetly.

Reborn scowled. Obviously he had wanted all of the Guardians to go, but Tsuna was adamant, and somehow convinced him to let Lambo sit this one out. Chrome giggled. Hime was too kind.

"What exactly is the mission, Sawada?" Hibari asked.

Tsuna smiled at him, and walked towards the coffee table. She bent over, and set down a manila folder in the middle.

"This is a long one." She said, standing back up, and moving back to her spot at the door, so she could see all five of her guardians. "It's gonna take a year."

Gokudera sputtered. "A-a year!? But what about school?"

"Hime that is EXTREMELY too long!"

"You expect me to leave Namimori for a year, omnivore?"

"I-I don't know if I should leave Ken and Chikusa for that long, Hime..."

"Tsuna, I won't fight you on it, but my team is depending on me. It'll be really hard to leave them."

Tsuna sighed. She knew the would be upset. "Look, I know you're upset about this, so am I, trust me, but there's nothing I can do. From what I read, this is a really important mission, and we're the only qualified ones who are young enough to do it."

"Young enough, Tenth?" Gokudera asked, glancing questioningly at the manila folder sitting innocently in front of him. Chrome shifted uncomfortably. She wasn't sure about this.

"Yes. I suggest you all read through the folder. It'll give you all the details." Tsuna said, nodding at him.

Reborn spoke up. "The short and sweet version is that we're going to Scotland with the Ninth, posing as participants in an interschool competition. Our objective is to observe and protect a student named Harry Potter, who is quite...famous where he comes from."

Gokudera and the others looked more than ready to start firing off questions left and right, and Tsuna could guess what many of them were, seeing as they were the very same questions she had asked when she learned of this.

"Hold your questions for now, guys." She said, jumping in before chaos ensued. Her guardians relaxed a little, and she nodded at Reborn to continue. He smirked. He has been waiting for this moment.

"The school we will be going to is called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

Their reactions were even more glorious than he had imagined.

Aaaaaaand that'll have to be it for chapter 1! Hopefully the rewritten version is better than the old one! Please let me know what you think if you have time!

to any new readers, feel free to ask if you have any questions! For convenience, I'll include the explanation I wrote at the beginning of the original first chapter here, just in case:

"okay so, this story takes place three years after the current ark. Tsuna has already been appointed as boss of the vongola, but for now, it's only in title. She has decided to finish high school and then take over. So, for now, the ninth still takes care of mostly everything."

well, i you all enjoyed it, and I'll be working on the next chapter sometime soon.

Until then!