A/N: I am SOOOOO sorry it's taken me so long to update! I feel so bad!! But there IS a reason, believe it or not. I had this story saved on my UBS stick, and it broke in half so I lost over 100 stories, and I was kind of discouraged and couldn't get up the energy to retype this. HOWEVER, the GOOD news is that what I had completed on my UBS I had already printed off, so it's just been a matter of getting up the energy and motivation to retype it. I'm a senior taking four college-level classes right now, plus I have to work on my college applications and all that, so I haven't had the energy to type this up recently. However, I'm going to try to keep this updates SOMEWHAT regular, although I still really have no motivation for this or any idea where I'm going with it. So read this slowly, and make it last. -smiles cheesily- Enjoy!

Chapter Two

"So, tell me again where we are?" Yusuke asked glancing around the inside of the dark, gloomy pub the group was in. "And why are kids here? I thought kids under eighteen weren't allowed in pubs in England."

Botan giggled.

"This isn't just a pub, silly! It's also an inn and the entrance to Diagon Alley, so kids /have/ to come in here. They just aren't allowed to drink alcohol! Oh, I think that's Professor Dumbledore. Come on!" Botan urged, beaming her usual much-too-cheerful smile. She led them over to an elderly man with a very long white beard and hair, and twinkling blue eyes. "Hello, sir. Would you be Professor Dumbledore?"

"Yes, I am Professor Dumbledore," the man answered in perfect Japanese. "and you must be Botan?"

"Bingo!" the blue-haired deity replied cheerfully. "Okay, this is the group you requested. If you need anything, they can contact us. Bye!"

She vanished. To the surprise of the group of five Japanese, no one in the pub seemed to notice. Either that, or they didn't care.

"Okay, ya mind telling me what the hell's going on?" Yusuke asked. Dumbledore chuckled.

"So Koenma didn't tell you?" he asked. Yusuke snorted.

"Pacifier Breath doesn't tell us anything," Yusuke told him. "All he told us was that we needed to get to England."

"I wonder if he didn't tell you because you technically aren't a Spirit Detective any more, so you're not supposed to be in Spirit World unless you're dead and he's not supposed to visit you," Keiko suggested thoughtfully. Yusuke shrugged.

"Well, whatever the reason, we still don't have a clue what's going on. Mind explaining?"

"Please, all of you, sit down," the professor said. The group of five each took a seat around the table. "Your mission is in this world, the wizarding world. I am a wizard. In this world there is a war going on. There is a horrible, powerful wizard named Lord Voldemort, although few people call him by name. They normally call him You-Know-Who or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Voldemort is trying to destroy anyone who is not a pure-blooded wizard. One of my students, Harry Potter, is the one destined to finally beat Lord Voldemort. However, while Harry can hold his own against Voldemort, the rest of the school cannot. I asked Koenma as a favor to send his strongest employees to help protect the school and the students until the Dark Lord is defeated."

"And he sent us, only we're not his employees," Yusuke finished, nodding his head in understanding and sighing quietly.

"Is this magic that's surrounding us?" Kurama questioned politely. "There's some sort of shield around us. Is that part of your magic?"

"Some of it, yes. I put a shield around us so that no one working for Lord Voldemort would be able to hear what we talk about and report to him. Your arrival and the fact that you're helping protect the school won't go unnoticed for long, but I figure that until school starts we can keep it quiet," Dumbledore replied. Kurama nodded, and returned to scanning the room around them for a moment before facing the professor again. Hiei had completely ignored them, studying their surroundings apathetically. "I had you meet me here rather than at the school because I thought you might prefer to have a look at one of the most magical societies in all of England before you came to Hogwarts. There's a very interesting book store called Florish and Blotts, and another student's older brothers have a wonderful joke shop called Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, which I think you might find amusing. However, if you would rather, I can bring you right to Hogwarts. Otherwise, we can book rooms for you here, and you can stay here until school starts up or you wish to come to look around."

"I'd like to stay here. I can't wait to look around the bookstore!" Keiko said, her eyes lighting up at the thought. Yusuke groaned.

"You just /had/ to tell her there was a bookstore here, didn't you?" he asked Dumbledore, who chuckled. "She'll never let us leave, and we'll /never/ get to the joke shop!"

"It sounds like Miss Yukimura would get along well with Miss Hermione Granger, and you, Mr. Urameshi, would get along well with Mr. Ron Weasely and Mr. Harry Potter," the headmaster observed. "Well, while you go look around, I'll book your rooms. Ask Tom, the barkeeper, when you want to contact me. First, however, these are translation charms." He handed each boy a small, gold-stud earring, and he handed Keiko a matching set. "You can still speak Japanese if you wish to, but otherwise they'll let you speak and read Enlgish. I'll show you how to get into Diagon Alley in a minute. When you get into the alley, straight ahead is a large, white marble building. It's called Gringotts, and it's our bank. Koenma set up an account there for you, and you can get money out of your vault. Yen isn't accepted here. Give me a moment, and I'll show you to Diagon Alley."

Dumbledore left them and walked over to the bar, where the hunch-backed, bald, creepy-looking bartender was standing. Dumbledore spoke to him for a few moments, then came back to the group.

"Alright, you're all set. Here are the keys to your rooms. Miss Yukimura will have her own room, and you four boys will share two rooms," he said, handing Keiko one key and Kurama two. "Come, I'll show you how to get into the Alley. Have Tom help you if you can't get back to the Alley when you want to go back."

He led them out back and tapped a certain brick with his wand. The wall rolled back to show the bright, bustling Diagon Alley.

"Cool," Kuwabara said, his eyes wide as he stared around.

"Sir, you know that Keiko and Kuwabara are the only two humans among us, correct?" Kurama asked quietly. Dumbledore nodded, smiling.

"Yes, I know. I trust you won't eat my students or staff, though." Kurama smirked, and Dumbledore vanished with a loud crack. The group of five entered the Alley.

A/N: I hope you liked it! Next chapter, people meet people and the fun starts! It's going to be quite a funny chapter, I think. …. Only thing is, it's not done. I'm getting there, though. Also, after this, I'm going to be going off my memory of the YYH characters. I haven't watched an episode or read the manga (I only have up to number eight so far, anyway), so if people are out of character or I get things wrong, don't persecute me, 'kay? I don't mean to. I have to start getting some of the DVDs….

Anyway, hope you enjoyed! Ja!