Kurosaki Ichigo knew of three worlds and lived in two. Magic, the Wizarding World, Muyo*, the Non-magical World, and the Afterlife. Whichever world someone is sent to when passed was something Ichigo was not told of explicitly, mostly due to her young age.

Ichigo thought it was stupid when she was six years old, and she still thinks it's stupid now that she's nine years old. She is not amused when her mother laughs, when her father lies, and when Death watches silently each time she asks.

She stays quiet after Masaki is killed. Death does not explain, but Ichigo understands. Afterlife will be something she will learn of when she is older. Death promises, and Ichigo knows she won't break that promise.

Ichigo continues through life in Magic and Muyo, ostracized in both even though she doesn't care. And then some stupid rumors come up that she's practicing the Dark Arts and Ichigo gets expelled from Mahōtokoro* with her wand snapped at age 11.

It was completely stupid! She didn't even get caught when she was practicing the Dark Arts and it was because of a fake rumor that got her expelled! It even got the twins expelled, and that made her pissed. Ichigo is not amused when Death just laughs and gives her a frostbitten kiss.

Well, she never really needed a wand to perform magic. It was just safer, especially when she experimented. Her younger twin sisters are not amused by the burns and cuts on her hands and arms every night.

At least she can catch up with her Muyo friends now. Or, her Muyo friend. It was after she attends Muyo school for the first time that she even noticed only her first friend and best friend had stayed waiting for her.

Ichigo didn't deserve Arisawa Tatsuki, but she will never take it for granted. If Tatsuki wants to stay with Ichigo, then Ichigo will let her. She would never force her friends to stay with her or to leave her.

Ichigo left the Wizarding World after she and her sisters were wrongfully expelled. They searched for them, scared that the rumors were true, but wizards were backwards and stunted, even in Japan. It was easy to hide among the Muyo as a somewhat normal family.

Her family has been doing it ever since she could remember. The only difference, is she doesn't have a place that she can showcase her magic freely anymore. It made life normal, if a bit bland.

That's okay, though.

Ichigo looks up from her book, blinking rapidly when she sees a black swallowtail butterfly flutter into her room. She glances at her window and sees that it was still closed. She watches with wide eyes as a girl, appearing around her age, fades through her bedroom wall and silently lands on the floor.

She was dressed in an odd garment of a black kosode and black hakama with a sheathed katana attached to her left hip. She wore tabi socks and waraji sandals on her feet, making Ichigo tilt her head.

"A spirit?" Ichigo turns in her seat and closes her book.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" Ichigo asks as the spirit looks around. The spirit doesn't even spare a glance towards the orange haired teenager.

"It is near..." She states softly to herself. Ichigo scowls at being ignored and stands up.

"What's near?" The spirit still doesn't even look at Ichigo. "Hey, I'm talking to you!"

Ichigo growls with a scowl and raises her foot. The spirit yelps in surprise as she falls to the floor after Ichigo kicks her backside.

"When you break into someone's room, it's rude to ignore them, spirit!" Ichigo states loudly, lowering her foot with her hands placed on her hips.

The spirit looks over her shoulder as she scrambles to sit up. "You–you kicked me? I mean to say, you can see me?"

"I wouldn't have kicked you if I couldn't," Ichigo says with a small eye roll.

"B-but, you–you are only human... How are..." The spirit trails off, standing up to face the orange haired teenager. Ichigo raises an eyebrow before scoffing.

"Do spirits really not realize that some people can truly see the dead? Or do you all just think all those people are phonies? I mean I don't believe in that kind of stuff, but I can't really pretend you don't exist when you bother me all the time," Ichigo states with a scowl. The spirit blinks before an affronted expression appears on her face.

"I am no ordinary spirit, Human. I am a Shinigami."

"And I am no ordinary Human, spirit." Ichigo blinks rapidly when the information sets in. "Wait–Shinigami? As in Death Gods?"

The Shinigami raises an eyebrow. "Is that what you Humans call us now? Well, we are not immortal, but I suppose that would be a close interpretation of us."

"So the Afterlife is protected by a type of spirit! What do you do? What is the Afterlife? What does it look like?" Ichigo rattles off her questions with bright eyes and a sharp grin.

"You... are much more put together by this than I had expected. Though, I didn't expect being able to be seen at all," Rukia states with a narrowed gaze. Ichigo feels a warmth creep up to her ears and she quickly scowls to cover up her sudden excitement.

She can already hear Her teasing. "Always so eager to learn of my domain. You always seem to forget to be patient, my Sacred. You will learn in time."

"Well, it is against the rules to tell Humans of Soul Society and Shinigami, but you are no normal Human. And if you are able to see me, you will be able to see Hollows. I am sure your safety will be taken into consideration if they find out..." The Shinigami nods her head to herself and sits down on Ichigo's bed. Ichigo blinks when the female takes out a sketchpad from nowhere.

"Yes, I will explain. With illustrations." Ichigo suddenly hopes that the Afterlife had more common sense than the Wizarding World.

"So, to sum it up, there's two spirits that roam this world. Pluses, or what Humans call ghosts, and Hollows, evil spirits. Shinigami have two duties to perform when in the Living World. Send Pluses to Soul Society with your Soul Burial and to extinguish Hollows," Ichigo starts with her eyes closed and her arms crossed. The Shinigami smiles smugly, still holding up her horrible drawings meant to help the Human female understand.

"Can I ask why your drawings suck so much?" Ichigo yelps when she is kicked off her bed. She lands on the floor with a harsh thud, a handing covering her throbbing cheek.

"What the hell was that for?!" Ichigo exclaims, sitting up with an aching back. The Shinigami glares down at her, hand clenched around the sketchpad.

"My drawing is amazing! It helped you understand, did it not?!"

"No! I can't tell the differences between any of those drawings! How's that supposed to help me understand?!" Ichigo crisscrosses her legs with a huff. "What're you doing here in the Living World anyway?"

"I will be stationed at Karakura Town for a month. I must protect the town and the Pluses from Hollows and send any Pluses to Soul Society," The Shinigami states as if reciting a passage from a book. Ichigo raises an eyebrow at the tone before she realizes what the spirit had said.

"Wait a minute, so were you tracking a Hollow? Is that why you said 'it is near'?" Ichigo sits up straighter with wide eyes.

The Shinigami nods, staring off to the side as she thinks. "Yes. Something is hindering my–"

A bloodcurdling howl freezes the blood in Ichigo's veins. Her breath leaves her in a gasp as she snaps her head up.

"Shini-Shinigami... Shinigami!" Ichigo barks out, reaching out to grab the spirit's arm. She instinctively leans back with wide eyes, staring at the Human teenager.

"What's wrong?"

"Did you not hear it?! That howl!" Ichigo exclaims, standing up from her bed.

"Hear wha–" Ichigo whirls around at the second howl, much closer than before.

A scream from below echoes through the house. "YUZU! KARIN!"

Adrenaline starts to course through her veins as she sprints towards her bedroom door. Her magic whirls and pulses inside of her, attempting to escape amidst the panic.

"Will magic be able to be used against it?! Yuzu and Karin would've tried. Why did they scream?" Ichigo frantically thinks as she reaches out for the doorknob.

"Bakudō 1: Sai!" The orange haired teenager gasps in surprise, slamming her face into the door as her arms sudden pull behind her. She momentarily focuses on the pain in her nose before she looks back.

"What the hell did you do to me?! Let me go! My sisters–"

"It is called Demon Form, an advanced incantation only Shinigami can use. Now, stay there. You'll only get in the way!" The Shinigami interrupts before opening the door.

Ichigo struggles to get out of the invisible restraints. Her magic starts to crackle and pop around her, attempting to fight the restraints. Ichigo growls when it only weakens the hold.

"More! I need more to push out more magic! I need to save my sisters!"

"I-Ichi...nē..." The orange haired teenager snaps her head up, time freezing as she watches Karin crawl into view. Blood dripped from her head like a river and her eyes were hazy with pain.

"Karin!" Ichigo forces herself to her knees. "Karin, stay still! You'll make your injuries worse!"

"Thank... Thank the Veils... Ichi-nē, it hasn't... hasn't come for you yet... Ichi-nē, you–you need to... to run," Karin forces out before she passes out.

"Karin!" Ichigo stumbles forward, slamming her shoulder into the hallway wall without the use of her arms. The Shinigami bends down and checks over the 11 year old girl.

"Don't worry, the Hollow hasn't eaten her soul. She's–what are you doing?!" The Shinigami watches in shock as Ichigo starts to writhe against the wall.

Another scream resonates from the floor below. Ichigo growls out and feels a tug somewhere inside of her.

"Stop that! Fool, if you continue you'll only harm your sou–"

"Break away!" Ichigo snarls as electricity fizzles between her fingers. The silver lightning travels up her arms and snaps the invisible restraints away.

The Shinigami freezes in her spot. Ichigo stumbles up and sprints past, going down the hallway.

Ichigo is not amused. This better be the start of her education in the Afterlife or so help her, she's going to have words with Her. Strong words.

Hey! Hope you all like the new story! This is a legitimate Bleach x Harry Potter crossover. I promise. It may take a bit to include stuff that actually happens in the Harry Potter book/movie series, but it will happen.

So with that said, everything that happens in the Harry Potter series starts in 2000 instead of 1991. Not gonna say anything more than that for fear of spoiling future stuff for this story.

Again, I greatly give my thanks to AdrienZviaguine on AO3 for helping me with this idea! Please go check out their works on AO3, all of it is really good!

*Background Information*

*(1): Muyo is the term for non-magical people and things in Japan. As far as I know, this is purely fanon lore, but I like the term.

*(2): Mahōtokoro is the Canon school of magic in Asia. Obviously, there are other schools across Asia, but Mahōtokoro is one of the big international schools.

I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! Bye.

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