Chapter One

"This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard of," 17 year old Ichigo Kurosaki said simply. His girlfriend half Japanese half English Arisa Uchimani rolled her eyes highly annoyed with her strawberry.

"Look, if you don't want to go don't go," she said as busy Londoners flew past them in an underground station after coming off the subway. Arisa pulled a piece of heavy yellow parchment from her jacket and opened it.

"Follow me," she ordered him and he obeyed. The last thing he wanted was to disobey a direct order from his captain. They left the station and wandered around London for a while. Ichigo hoped Arisa knew where she was going because he didn't have a clue at all. Up one street down another, north south, east, and west she led him all around the city. It was nothing like Karakura at all. After about twenty minutes Arisa stopped in front of a dingy-looking pub.

"Here it is," she said with a triumphant grin. Ichigo looked at her.

"You're kidding right?" he asked, she shook her head.

"This is the Leaky Cauldron. It's famous; Amy had her first Bar Fight here two years ago. Plus it's the only way to get into Diagon Alley to buy our school things," Arisa said opening the door and walking inside. Ichigo found it hard to believe that someone in the Fourth Division would even set foot in here, let alone get into a fight. But then again she was Amy.

The inside was just as dingy as the outside. Strange looking people crowded around the bar and the tables sipping drinks and casually chatting. Arisa looked around until she spotted a group a familiar people. Grabbing Ichigo's had she dragged him over to them.

There were several people at the table, most of whom Ichigo knew. The third company captain Jake Emmerson and his identical twin brother Jack Emmerson were there as well as Rukia Kuchiki, Ichigo's best friend and sister-like figure. Also there was Tenth Company Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya and Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto. The other two could only be twins much like the Emmersons. They both had brilliant orangey-red hair and mischievous expressions. Arisa Jake and Jack seemed to know them.

"Kurosaki-kun," Jake said drawing up two chairs with his wand, "Risa-san."

"Hey Jake," Arisa said sitting next to one of the raven-haired twins. "What's up?"

"Hey Risa," the other set of twins said together.

"Fred, George," her face broke into a grin. "How was your summer?"

"It was alright," one answered. "Mum's worried sick about our being here."

"Guys, this is Ichigo Kurosaki," Arisa said to the twins. "Ichigo, this is Fred and George Weasely, they're in our year."

"Hey Ichigo," Fred said.

"I didn't know we had family in Japan," George said taking in Ichigo's hair color.

"All of our family has this hair color," Fred explained to a confused group of people. Jack snickered.

"There is a reason why we're here," Toshiro said becoming serious. "And it's not to make comments on Kurosaki's hair color." The group exchanged glances.

"That's right," Rangiku said jumping up and glomping her captain. "SHOPPING!" Rukia's violet eyes widened, Arisa grinned and the boys rolled their eyes and groaned. All except Jake who went to pry Toshiro from Rangiku's iron clutches. When the short white-haired taichou was released he glared at his second.

"Never again!" he hissed at her. Rangiku pouted, Arisa giggled.

"Well we best be on our way, lots to buy," she said getting up from the table and pulling Ichigo up with her. He was annoyed at her sudden hyperness. When Ichigo wasn't looking Arisa whispered to Toshiro, "Toshiro is everyone else coming?"

"Yes, we scattered their arrivals so not to arouse suspicion."

"Very well."

Ichigo was utterly confused at Risa's sudden switch from serious captain to bubbly teenage girl. She raced out of the pub followed by Rukia and Rangiku to the back door. The boys looked at each other. Fred and George said something about having to meet their mother bade their goodbyes and parted, leaving the small party of male soul reapers alone to face the wizarding world. Jake charged forward after the girls and the other followed. Outside they came to a solid brick wall. Toshiro and Ichigo exchanged confused looks, this was where the girls went but they weren't here. Jack pulled out his wand and tapped the third brick from the right of the garbage can. The wall began to shift into a giant archway large enough for Komamura to get through. Through the archway was a small cobblestoned street packed with people, old young middle aged, and teenage. The sun shone brightly overhead and their search began. The four boys agreed that they would find the girls and then buy their school supplies. Jake scoffed at this plan; he had already bought his stuff.

"Where would the girls be?" Toshiro asked Jake.

"Anywhere…oh my god, the new premier Firebolt Chaser series XR-7" Jake answered running over to Quality Quidditch Supplies.

"ADD much," Ichigo said watching Jake enter the store. Jack followed his brother nearly tripping over his feet trying to get a better view of the broom. Toshiro shook his head.

"I can't believe they made Emmerson a captain," he said pulling out his school list. "I guess that we're not going to find the girls so I suggest we get our things."

"Do you have any idea what the hell half these things are?" Ichigo asked consulting his list.

"Nope," Toshiro said. "Dumb and Dumber over there have a clue but they're too busy staring at brooms to help."

"Hey," a voice from behind them made both Ichigo and Toshiro jump. The speaker was female with long brown hair pulled back into a pony tail, her black long-sleeved under-armor read in Kanji "San Seki Division Six." On the back in kanji it read "Bletchley."

"Hey Jen," Ichigo said. "What are you doing here?"

"Same thing you are," she answered. "You both look completely lost." She spoke with a British accent.

"No we aren't," Toshiro snapped at her.

"Testy much Snowball? Calm down. Get your books?" she asked cocking an eyebrow. "Wands, potion supplies, robes?" Each time she named an item both boys faces became blanker.

"I guess we do need help," Toshiro mumbled. Jen looked at the two of them.

"Jen, could we find Risa, Rukia and Rangiku first?" Ichigo asked Jen. "They kinda ran off on us."

"Did you search for them via reiatsu?" Jen asked. Ichigo glared at her.

"You know I can't do that," he told her. Jen rolled her eyes.

"You'd think at least Snowball would think of that," she muttered pulling out her black chocolate cell phone and fiddling with the buttons. Ten seconds later the phone buzzed and Jen flipped it open.

"I thought electronics didn't work at Hogwarts," Toshiro asked Jen. She ignored him much to his displeasure.

"They're at Flourish and Blotts, the bookstore," she announced and starting to head off. "Come on let's go."

Toshiro and Ichigo followed Jen to a small bookstore in the middle of the street. Sure enough Risa was inside a heavy book open in her arms, eyes moving across the page. Toshiro moaned. Rangiku could not be seen in the small shop. Risa beckoned them to come in.

"Hey guys," she said putting the book down. "Hey Jen"

"Where are Rangiku and Rukia?" Toshiro asked. Risa pointed to the back of the store where Rukia was looking at books. Rangiku was farther behind them flirting with the young wizard at the counter.

"Figures," he mumbled.

They picked out their school books and paid for them. Rangiku wrote her pager number on a slip of parchment and gave it to the cashier.

"He's never gonna call you back," Jen said. "He probably doesn't know what a phone is."

After the books they went to Madame Malkin's to get their uniforms. Jen left them here to go catch up with her family.

Inside the shop they were all measured for sizes.

"First year?" the elderly lady asked Toshiro when she sized him.

"Seventh," he replied rather coldly.

"Be nice," Risa hissed from her stool. "They don't know you here. You'll get a lot of that."

They left the shop each which three sets of robes for day wear. After a brief lunch at a café they headed out again. Risa stopped every once and while to chat with classmates, which she introduced to Ichigo, Rangiku, Toshiro and Rukia. Ichigo noticed how many of the boys looked at him with jealousy when Risa said that he was her girlfriend. By the look of it she was quite popular.

Finally after a long day of shopping they retired back to the Leaky Cauldron.

"Arisa," Toshiro said when they were all seated. "What are we going to do about wands? It says we need them on our lists but you never took us to get any" the blonde captain smiled.

"I talked to Dumbledore and Yamamoto, when you get to Hogwarts all the soul reapers will get their wands. Special wands based on the owner's Zanpaku-to."

Toshiro looked relived. After dinner Toshiro Rangiku and Rukia went up to their rooms at the inn. Risa and Ichigo were left alone at their table and the pub was completely empty.

"Risa," Ichigo asked as Risa pulled out one of her books.

"What's up?" she asked.

"Every time you introduced me to a guy they all looked at me like they hated me or something," he said setting down his glass.

"Are you the jealous type?" she asked playfully.

"No," he snapped. "I wanna know how many asses I'm gonna have to kick when I get there."

"At Hogwarts I'm the starter on the Slytherin Quidditch team," she said resigned to explain her twisted relationship with every boy at Hogwarts. "Every boy acts like they're the shit and tries to hit on me; you don't have to worry. They're all so superficial it's not funny, you're nothing like them and that's why I'm with you." She ruffled his hair playfully.

Ichigo got up and stretched muttering something about getting sleep and that they had a long day tomorrow. Risa agreed and packed up her things. Ichigo took her bags in one hand and wrapped the other around her waist. They headed up to the rooms together.