I don't own Bleach, or Harry Potter. Enjoy.
By the way, I was asked in one of the reviews just what time line this is for Bleach. Well, I'll leave that up to you. Personally, with how I'm going to have to go with this story, I would think somewhere along the lines of after the winter war and after the Fullbring arc.
Oh, and I know that technically Ichigo's really 16 or 15 in the show by the time of the end of the war, but since this is Fanfiction, as the author I am bending the rules a bit. I just thought I would warn you of Ichigo's sudden change of age.
Ichigo didn't know how Kisuke convinced his dad to let his 17 year old son go to some unknown school in the west. Ichigo didn't really care, because right now he just wanted to leave his whining father behind before he's late.
"Shut up! I have to leave old man, so stop acting like a kid!" Isshin, of course, completely ignored Ichigo's shout and decided to attack his boy with an aimed kick at Ichigo's face. Isshin's fatherly love had a unique way of showing through.
Yuzu, bless her little soul, started to yell at the boys to stop fighting, only to have them ignore her. Sighing, Karin stared at the scene with a bored face.
"Oi, Ichigo, weren't you supposed to be there an hour ago?" Ichigo cursed and looked at the clock when Karin's words reached his ears. Ever the polite one, Isshin took his son's distraction and kicked the boy in the gut with a smile.
"Never forget you family Ichigo! And don't disappoint your father!" Isshin posed, with his right leg on a chair, and his right hand in the air pointing to the ceiling. Needless to say, his children thought he looked ridiculous.
"Quite acting stupid Goat Face. You're embarrassing me." Karin's cold words seemed to deflate Isshin's mood, as he ran crying to a giant poster of his late wife. "And take that poster down while you're at it!" Isshin cried more at Karin's harsh tone.
Grumbling, Ichigo got up and grabbed his duffle bag, scowling. Saying last goodbyes to the girls and ignoring his father, ("Oh Masaki, our children are growing up too quickly...!") Ichigo left.
"Don't forget to write Ichi-nii! And be sure to not skip any meals!" Yuzu shouted, as Ichigo ran down the sidewalk, heading towards the Urahara Shop. Looking over, Yuzu saw her silent sister watch Ichigo leave. "Karin, aren't you going to say goodbye?"
"Nah, I don't feel like wasting my time in shouting, besides, he's to far away to hear me. Plus, our idiot father will say goodbye enough times to cover me." Karin's bored words confused Yuzu, until the door to their house was shoved open.
"ICHIGOOOOOOO! HAVE FUN AT YOUR SCHOOL! DON'T DISGRACE THE FAMILY HONOR!" Isshin continued saying goodbye, shouting with his eyes closed, despite the fact that Ichigo was no longer in sight. Sighing, Karin looked to her twin.
"See what I mean." Sighing again, Karin turned to her father, kicking him in the stomach. "SHUT UP GOAT FACE! THE NEIGHBORS ARE WATCHING!"
"Karin!"
Ichigo walked up to the beat up shop, seeing no Jinta and Ururu, and opened the door. "I'm here." Kisuke was leaning against his desk, fan hiding his face.
"Glad to see you make it Ichigo. For a moment I thought that you weren't going through with it." Scowling, Ichigo shut the door behind him and walked to the shopkeeper.
"You didn't give me a real choice. Besides, why do I have to go shopping this early if the school doesn't start until September? It's June now!" Kisuke merely tipped his hat in reply. Turning, the blonde led Ichigo to another room where some tea was awaiting the pair.
"Because, despite your age and the fact we managed to convince Hogwarts to admit you into fourth year instead of seventh to avoid any major testing they do in that and the sixth and fifth level, you are below the first year level. You don't even have a wand." Kisuke took a sip out of his glass, smirking at Ichigo.
"So, that doesn't answer my question." Irritated at Kisuke's beat-around-the-bush answer, Ichigo ignored his drink. Knowing the man in front of him, the drink was probably poisoned.
"I would think the answer would be simple, even to you." Ichigo felt his eye twitch at that comment. "You need to read up to at least the fourth year level, otherwise the mission is bound to fail. All you have to do is find the items on this list, it won't be in your way because all shops you need to go to have the items. Oh, and get your pet last please."
Handing over a list, Kisuke watched in amusement as Ichigo went over the items.
"Ichigo, Tessai will be joining us shortly, mind filling his glass for me?" Raising an eyebrow, Ichigo wondered why Kisuke could just do it himself. But, knowing him, if asked the man wouldn't answer. Sighing, Ichigo grabbed the kettle, getting ready to ask what was wrong with the shopkeeper.
It was then that Ichigo realized two things.
One: The tea kettle was empty.
Two: He was sure that the pulling sensation at his naval wasn't normal.
Ichigo had the sensation of falling, despite the fact that he was just sitting down only three seconds ago. That, was something he wasn't too fond of. Especially when he opened his eyes to see nothing but air and the ground coming dangerously closer by the second.
Ichigo did the only thing he could at that moment.
"DAMMIT URAHARA!" Curse the one who did this to him.
Hitting the ground was not how he wanted to start this mission. Groaning, Ichigo sat up and flung the tea kettle in his grasp away. Shaking his head, Ichigo got up and dusted himself off and looked around. He was in some dark alley, and by the creepy looks some of the people were giving him, it wasn't a friendly alley. Glaring at the dingy people who stared at him, Ichigo started to walk in a random direction, ready to leave. Only, he saw the tea kettle that transported to this weird place. Normally he would ignore the offending piece of metal, but the top was gone and he saw an envelope sticking out of the kettle. Grumbling about annoying shopkeepers, Ichigo grabbed the envelope and stuck it in his pocket. Looking at the kettle(without touching it of course) Ichigo tried to see if there was anything else. Seeing nothing, Ichigo left.
After several turns and many curses later, Ichigo found a sign, and another alley, only much more popular with odd looking people. Looking at the sign, Ichigo saw that he was wandering around what was called Knockturn Alley.
"What kind of name is that?" Snorting, Ichigo joined the crowd and pulled out the envelope. Opening it, he saw the two lists he needed, a note, and some gold key. Taking out the note, Ichigo read whatever message Kisuke left him.
"Hey Ichigo! Hope you got there alright,("Yeah right bastard.")I just thought you should know to go to the bank Gringotts to get your money. Just show the bank teller your key and everything will be okay! Good luck!"
Crumpling the paper, Ichigo shoved it into his back pocket and started to look for something that resembled a bank. Not seeing anything of the sort, he tapped someone on the shoulder, trying to act as if knew what he was doing.
"Uh, excuse me, but could you show me where Gringotts is?" The woman was wearing a purple cloak-like dress and a match purple witch's hat that topped her long blonde hair. Blinking, the violet eyed woman smiled.
"Oh, it's just down this road that a' way." She said, pointing down the road in the direction he was heading. "It's been awhile since I've been here myself, I forgot where good ol' Ollivander's was! Don't get lost now!" Winking, the blonde walked away and stepped into a store called Apothecary, whatever that was.
Scratching the back of his head, Ichigo made his way down the road, ignoring the stares he was getting. Sighing, he knew what they were all staring at. Despite the weird clothes, bright colors, and odd signs, Ichigo's hair color was strange. The only difference, was that people only stared for a moment, then seeming to come to some weird conclusion, they look away and go about their own business.
Doing his best to stay out of people's way and find the bank, Ichigo saw the largest building he's ever seen in his life. Well, apart from the buildings in his inner world that is.
White marble and the engraving Gringotts, Ichigo figured he found his bank. Walking up the white steps, he saw two...midget things in armor, guarding two large bronze doors. Slowly, Ichigo opened one of the doors while eyeing the creatures. They were odd things, and Ichigo briefly wondered why they were guarding the outside of the bank, instead of the vaults.
Slipping in, Ichigo found himself in a small hall that held another set of large doors. This set was silver, and had something engraved upon the stone that sent a chill to Ichigo's spine.
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.
Faintly, Ichigo wondered what else, apart from treasure, would a thief find. Shaking his head, Ichigo opened these doors with his usual scowl and stopped once on the other side.
The place was filled with more of the creatures that were guarding the outside of the bank. Walking slowly, and looking around, Ichigo found himself at a large desk that loomed over him.
"What do you want?" Creeped out at the wrinkly face of the creature that leaned over the desk to see him, Ichigo held out the gold key.
"I need to make a withdrawal from this account please." Deciding to be polite once, Ichigo watched as the creature grabbed the key and look it over. Looking back down, the creature asked Ichigo with a nasal voice,
"Wait here Lord Shihoin." With that, the creature disappeared behind the desk. Ichigo didn't pay attention to that however, and was going over the name the thing called him.
Lord. Ichigo was the farthest from nobility, just ask Byakuya, he'll tell you every un-noble thing about the carrot-top.
Shihoin. Ichigo was fairly sure his last name was Kurosaki, and that he was in no possible way related to Yoruichi.
Ichigo had no idea that the stupid cat was a noble, or that she had an account here at the wizard bank. Just when he thought he knew those two former captains (Kisuke along with the cat.), he was shown that he was deeply wrong.
"Right this way Lord Shihoin." Looking down, Ichigo saw another small creature, he really needed to know what they were, start to walk off with his key. Following, Ichigo decided to ask some questions.
"So, what exactly are you?" The creature looked up at him with an, unpleasant look, and looked back forward.
"Goblin sir." Opening a door that had come up, Ichigo followed the Goblin into a dark room. In front of them seemed to be a track for miner carts. Climbing in, the Goblin waited for Ichigo to do the same. Raising an eyebrow, Ichigo stepped in and sat, wondering if the device was safe.
"Keep you hands inside the cart at all times and don't let go." Blinking, Ichigo began to ask what exactly the Goblin meant, when he felt his heart drop to his stomach.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
