Life at Hogwarts

"Well how are we supposed to get tickets huh?" Yusuke said tilting his head towards the sky, like Koenma would answer him. And sure enough he did. Kurama felt something slip into his hand and looked to find three tickets to London on the next plane.

"With these, I believe Yusuke." He stated. Really though, the tickets were almost like an afterthought.

It took far too long and an ice cream cone to get Hiei on the plane and they had to let him have the window seat. Yusuke wanted the aisle seat so he could 'have a little leg room'. This left Kurama in the middle between two boys. Oh Joy.

Thirty minutes into the flight Kurama wanted to hit both of them. Hiei refused to do anything but stare out the window and Yusuke had fallen asleep. So much for the team's social skills. He settled, instead of hitting them, for reading one of his favorite books. Before he knew it they were there and he had to wake Yusuke up. To do so, he not so gently slapped him upside the head.

"Hey!" But before Yusuke could say anything else, Hiei and he had already started down the aisle.

Hiei had only his sword to get from luggage, though how he got it through I'll never know, and Yusuke had a backpack full of clothes and another of other items like a toothbrush and toothpaste while he had three large suitcases of clothes, one of accessories, jewelry, and shoes, and one of recreational books, paper, and other such objects. By the time he'd gotten it all he'd had to ask Yusuke to help him carry them. His new body wasn't used to all the weight his other body could take. He had to admit, he blushed when Yusuke smirked at him because of it. Before rolling his eyes and walking away, that is.

"Here are the little things Koenma gave us." He gave them the devices and made sure they put them in their ears, "We're supposed to be looking for a place called 'The Leaky Cauldron' to rest up for tonight." He said. "Help me look for it." It wasn't a request, by the way.

After about thirty minutes and several circles later, they were walking through the door. Only to be pushed out of the way by a tall blonde man in a hurry. They'd fallen in a heap off to the side in his wake.

"Hey!" Yusuke said immediately up and shaking his fist at the man who had now turned around to glare at him. Everyone in the place seemed to be staring now. "Who do you think you are punk?"

"I am Lucius Malfoy child." The man sneered.

"Good for you! I'm Yusuke. Now what gives you the right to push people out of the way!" People were gawking now and the man's sneer grew.

Kurama thought that was quite enough and got up off Hiei who had cushioned his fall then brushed himself off. He walked over to Yusuke, who was now in the blonde man's face, and put a hand on his arm. This brought not only Yusuke's attention but the attention of the blonde man too. "That's enough Yusuke. It's not that important, some people are just like that. Now calm down and let's go get our rooms, yes?" He told him. Kurama gave the blonde man a look and walked up to the counter where a rather chubby man was waiting and asked for two rooms. This spurred Yusuke into action and he joined him at the counter; Hiei stayed where he was. After receiving the room numbers and keys they set up the stairs. They split up into the two rooms, Kurama in one and Yusuke in another with Hiei on Yusuke's window sill. They had apparently decided to skip dinner and go straight to sleep, which was just fine with Kurama as he gracefully flopped down into the bed, curled up into a ball, and quickly dozed off.

Was today really necessary? Honestly, was it? Negative thoughts were running rampant through Kurama's mind this morning, when he woke to a blast of sunlight in his face. Oh well, he needed to get up anyway. He trudged his way to the shower and gratefully got under the hot spray. Sighing in the pleasure he began to wash his hair and then his body, and stopped dead at the feel of the extra flesh on his chest. His eyes opened wide and then he remembered. Oh yeah. Koenma had given him a sex change.

He sighed. He'd just have to get used to it for now he supposed. It wasn't like he had a choice. He finished his shower and put on some plain white cotton underwear and a matching strapless bra. A beautiful blue, Chinese style, high collared, wrap shirt with two frog style ties at the neck and a simple pair of light grey slacks were put on his small, but rather tall frame. A pair of single fine chain earrings and simple matching bracelet and a pair of black strap high heels. Keiko had insisted on the outfit before he left, claiming that it would make the perfect first impression. Personally he thought he looked like he was going to a job interview. He'd leave his hair down, he decided. It would be to cliché to put it up with chop sticks and that was the only up style he could think of that would work.

He did his make-up exactly like it was yesterday, seeing as how he didn't know any other way to do it. After tidying his room back up he made his way over to Yusuke and Hiei's room to see if they were up yet. He knocked. And didn't get any response so he opened the door to see they weren't there. Good. The inn keeper must have gotten his request to wake them.

He quickly made his way down stairs his heels clicking on the hard wood of the steps and announcing his coming to anyone awake and in the dining room. When he stepped into the main room all heads were turned his way. Most stayed tuned on him as he made his way over to where he'd spotted Yusuke and Hiei sitting. Yusuke had a breakfast wrap and Hiei…He rolled his eyes, he had a bowl of chocolate ice cream. Who gave him that for breakfast? He knew Hiei could be intimidating but really!

As soon as he sat at the table the inn keeper, Tom he thought his name was, came over and asked him what he wanted for breakfast. "Just an orange. Maybe some tea. I'm not really all that hungry." He smiled at him; the man looked like he'd have a heart attack as he went to get it. He turned his attention to his companions. Hiei was dressed exactly like he was everyday minus the cape due to the heat of the tavern. When he thought about it, it did make sense. Yusuke was sitting there, also in the same clothes from yesterday only rumpled as he'd probably slept in them. When asked he'd tell you he'd only barely worn them yesterday because of the different time zones. At least he could trust that Hiei had washed his.

They'd finished eating and had begun to talk when an enormous man came through the door followed by a group of red-heads and two other children behind him. His eyes skimmed over the people before settling on them. His eyes widened slightly and he made his way over. "R' ya tha exchange students?"

"Yes. My name's Kurama. This is Hiei and Yusuke." He said while pointed them out to the newcomers.

"Ah! Good. We'r' suppose' ta take ya school soppin'. Well follow meh. We'v got alo' ta do today." He started trudging out but was stopped by a red-haired lady.

"Now, now Hagrid we all need to introduce our selves." She turned to them and said, "My name is Mrs. Weasley, dears and this is my husband" she said pointing to a thin red-headed man. She gave the large man a look.

"Meh name is Hagrid." And so it went. There were twins, Fred and George though he'd probably never be able to tell them apart, and red-headed boy named Ron. There was a red-headed girl named Ginny, and bushy brown haired girl named Hermione and a black haired boy named Harry. Harry and Hermione weren't apart of the large family apparently.

Hagrid led all of them out to a brick wall, which Hiei scoffed at, and then taped what appeared to be three random bricks with what looked like a wand. The bricks rearranged themselves to form an opening which everyone proceeded to go through, some with more caution than others, into a busy street. The people didn't spare them a glance as they went on about their business.

"Well, why don't we split up into groups? Who needs what?" Kurama pulled out his list and winced when everyone else started talking. "Alright! Listen if you have all your books, but need other supplies, come stand over here." Fred and George went to stand at the indicated spot. "Anyone needing only books, please stand over here. No one? Good. Anyone that needs to go to Gringotts please follow me and Arthur." And she set off slightly northeast, presumably in the direction of Gringotts. Whatever that was.

Was it him or was the tall red head, Ron he though, staring at his butt. It was rather disturbing, especially when combined with Hermione's glare. The English were starting to creep him out.

They were walking to Madam Malkin's at the moment to get some robes, they had said. He hoped they meant the robes he'd seen the other wizards wearing he was beginning to feel a bit like a…what was the word... spectacle? Yes that seemed to fit. People were even stopping in the middle of conversions to stare at him. Although he had to wonder if that was because of the way he was dressed.

They walked into the shop and stopped in front of a frazzled looking woman. She sighed when she saw them and said, "Ok dears, everyone needing robes follow me to the back."

There were five or so stools set up back there. Harry, who'd grown a few inches over the summer, took the first one. Ginny (who was lucky because she didn't have any sisters to have hand-me-downs from as her mother was far larger than her) took the second stool. Yusuke took the third, Hiei the fourth, and he took the last stool.

Madam Malkin through a large black robe over everyone and started hemming Harry's robes while two more witches came out for the back and started hemming Ginny's and Yusuke's. When Madam Malkin finished with Harry she moved on to Hiei, who glared at her the entire time, but didn't say anything as they'd already bribed him with 'sweet snow'.

Personally, he found the whole experience exasperating and was glad when they were finally out into the fresh air. Mostly because the lady who'd done him had apparently not liked him very much and had pricked him several times with the needle.

"Alright children, we'll be going to Ollivander's to get the exchange students their wands. Feel free to look around but don't go far and…" They were already half way down the street toward the shop with several brooms in the window.

Kurama, Hiei and Yusuke walked with Mrs. Weasley into Ollivander's wand shop. There was a crash from the back and an old man came out coughing the dust out of his lungs.

"Well, I do believe you three are our oldest children to get new wands since we opened." He gave them a wide smile and Mrs. Weasley sat down in a chair to wait. "Alright now, who's first?" Yusuke stepped up cautiously. "Please hold out your wand arm" He held out his right arm and the man started taking measurements, sometimes in the weirdest places. After trying several wands they settled on an 11 inch phoenix feather in birch.

Hiei had a 6 inch dragon scale in pine, and he had a 9 inch shadow fox tail hair in rosewood.

With that done Mrs. Weasley instructed them to go get some ice cream at a shop two shops down and wait there while she went to gather the rest of the children. After getting Hiei the sweet snow promised for his silence, Kurama decided he wasn't going to wait anymore and proceeded to get the rest of his school supplies.

His final stop was Flourish and Botts for school books. While the man behind the counter was ringing up the books he'd gotten for Yusuke, Hiei and himself, as he'd been doing the rest of the shopping for all of them so they could have more time to go over the mission, he heard some whispering coming from behind one of the bookshelves.

Shrugging it off as the nothing arguments of children he turned back toward the man and paid for the books. As he was picking them up off the counter and flash of blonde near the door caught his eye and he turned just in time to see that man from yesterday walk off down the street. A few seconds later and black haired man with a rather large nose followed him out. 'Hmm' he wondered what they were whispering about.

When he returned to the small table Yusuke and Hiei were still sitting at he noticed Mrs. Weasley and company asking about his whereabouts. He coughed slightly and the turned to him. Mrs. Weasley had a relieved smile on her face when she saw him. In a voice that was far too light and gentle to be his, he said "I'm sorry, but I thought it would be better if I went to get the rest of the items we needed, seeing as how we need so much more than the rest of you. I wouldn't want to slow you down, after all. The only thing we've yet to get is a pet. I thought it would be better for us to pick out our own." The twin red heads, oh he'd forgotten their names, were staring at his lips as the moved to form his words and he had to be thankful they weren't staying with them.

Mrs. Weasley clicked her tongue at him and said, "You weren't slowing us down dear. But what's done is done. So let's go get you those pets and then we can go. Dumbledore asked us if we could keep you for the next few days before you ship out for school and we agreed so the sooner we get home the sooner we can work out sleeping arrangements." Dear Enma, he'd spoken too soon. What had he done to deserve this? Oh right. That. Damn.

There were two pet shops to choose from. One with just owls and another that stocked other kinds of pets as well. Yusuke chose a brown owl from the first shop and he had chosen a small white kitten. Hiei had chosen not to get a pet, claiming he didn't want to have to look after it all the time. Kurama was starting to feel a certain foreboding feeling as they all walked back through the brick gateway and Mrs. Weasley told them to go get their things so they could head back to 'the burrow'.

Once they gave their keys back to the man behind the counter they went over to the fire place where the others were waiting and, after watching the rest of the children go, went through the floo. He landed on Yusuke, who promptly caught him, with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley behind them.

Once everyone was seated at what he assumed was the dining table Mrs. Weasley asked for rooming suggestions. Later, when he looked back on this, he'd realize that the explosion of chatter that stemmed from that one question was really inevitable