Toshiro: The Winter Lion

Summary: When Toshiro sacrifices himself to defeat Aizen he never expects to wake up nearly ten, almost eleven, years later in a different but similar body. Then again considering odd things have always happened around him it might be normal for him. In this new journey called 'Life' he strives to be responsible and to help others to his best ability... he is a shinigami who protects all.

Warning: There will be some cussing every now and then.

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach, it belongs, I think, to Tite Kubo. I do not own Harry Potter or related Franchises, they belong it J. K. Rowling.

Chapter One: Remembering before Schooling.

Toshiro rushes into the room where he senses Momo only to freeze at the sight of a mocking Aizen. Pulling his Zanpakuto on he gets into a defensive style and asks, "Where is Momo?!"

Aizen simply smirks at him as he leans casually against the wall. "Oh come now, that is not your worst problem. By now she should be dying from the wound I gave her." Toshiro scowls heavily as Captain Unohana comes up from behind him.

"Aizen? What are you doing here?" She asks sweetly enough that they know that he is in for a world of pain.

"Heal Momo, I'll take care of this bastard if it is the last thing I do." He says with an icy temper. Unohana nods and rushes past Aizen into the next room. "Daiguren Hyorinmaru!" Toshiro yells before charging after the man. They clash a few times before-THUNK!

Aizen's zanpakuto is lodged deep into Toshiro and coming out the other side of his chest. "Now what do you plan on doing? There is barely any chance you will suvive the poison on my blade. Momo won't either." Toshiro's turquoise eyes darken with rage. Grabbing Aizen's sword he chants six words.

"Sacrificial Kido Number 15: Frozen Statues!" To Toshiro's surprise Aizen is engulfed in seconds before he hears a cry of distress and barely looks outside the ice to find Momo reaching for him. She lived! She lived and I can't be there for her! Damn it!

Ice crawls up his body and slowly becomes thicker and thicker. Soon he will be dead in the ice and Momo will be crying over him and his final act. Maybe he should have tried a different tactic but at least he got Aizen and killed him completely.

Finally after several long moments of being unable to breath in the ice with ice going down his throat Toshiro mentally wishes that Momo will stop crying. Then his eyes suddenly become dull and lifeless in the ice. "TOSHIRO!" Momo screams.

/.-.-.-.\

Toshiro feels himself groggily awakening. Something is howling around him in his winter mindscape. "Toshiro, I sense that you are finally awakening..." Hyorinmaru says from above him. Leaping up he goes into a battle position thinking he might be in danger. Looking around he sees his mindscape. Huffing from annoyance he turns toward Hyorinmaru and blinks at him. His eyes are still the normal red but now his ice is an icy blue in contrast with the landscape.

"Hyorinmaru?" The dragon nods. The color seems to be the only thing that has changed about him. "Give me a video update on what has been going on in the outside world. Make sure the time is one hour inside to one second outside." The dragon nods to him and a video of the life of Harry James Potter rolls across the ice television to remind him of his current life. Thankfully Hyorinmaru made a second on the outside to a year on the inside instead of what Toshiro proposed.

"I have been waiting for you to awaken. Ever since you took that pastry from Miss Figgs you have been acting more meek and brash. The reawakening of your soul might balance it back out but until then only eat things that you cook yourself. Understand?" Toshiro nods before he feels his inner world letting him know someone is screaming at him.

/.-.-.-.\

Cracking his eyes open he glares hatefully at the horse like woman in front of him. "Wake up, Freak! It is time to cook breakfast." Toshiro slowly got up and looked her in the eye before walking past her towards the front door. "Where do you think you are going?!"

"I'm running away, isn't it obvious or are you too dumb to see straight?" Petunia quiets before sighing.

"If you're going away take the freakish stuff sent by others." She stomps up the stairs and Toshiro waits quietly before she returns with five different trunks. Toshiro opens the one with his mother's name on it briefly recalling that the magicals often used trunks.

He glances inside and finds a few magical books and knows that he has been reborn as one of them. Tapping each of the four other trunks he shrinks them down to the size of a matchbox before placing them inside the first trunk and repeating the process with it. Striding out the front door he pauses as he sees a group of owls waiting outside of a barrier. Striding over to them he carefully takes the mail from each of them before offering them a piece of his apple he stole last night and never got to eat. They hoot happy with the fruit before they fly off one at a time. Looking around he briefly wonders if he can get to Charring Cross Road by himself.

He takes a step automatically using Shunpo like he normally does and flies by the humans, most of which cannot see him unless he stops for a second. Soon enough he is in London looking at the map given to him by a tourist lady. Thankfully he is able to pretend that he is an American tourist lost from his parents seeking a map to meet up at the group point. They believe him for some reason. After traveling down a few roads, and grateful he has the native's language in his head, he finally reaches Charing Cross Road in London.

Looking around he doesn't see the Leaky Cauldron at first. Then he closes his eyes and lets his senses out to find it. Opening his eyes he looks at the building that looks to be a shop in disrepair and waits. Focusing on the building he slowly sees it morph into the place he is looking for. Stepping inside he is glad he paused to get his child's cloak out of the trunk that was sent to him. He shuffles through the door to find a happy place and people look at the door in confusion and Toshiro smirks, invisibility cloaks are amazing.

Hurrying after the red haired family he hears his name being said, "And you are so lucky to have been the one to be offered the Betrothal Contract with harry Potter, Ginny! Mummy loves you and dearly wishes to meet her son in law sooner than latter. Hopefully he will take you out for icecream every now and then." Toshiro ignores the before glancing at the red haired youth only to find that Ginny is rather bored with the prospect.

"I don't want Harry, I want Dean!" She pouts again and Toshiro grins now knowing he can safely void the contract. Looking around the alley for a brief moment he sees an official looking place and walks over to it to stop on the steps. The four creatures outside are standing with a false laziness with underlying readiness for battle. They also have a bored aura and are watching him closely. They probably sense the same thing about him.

'Wait… they can see me? I might as well take off this cloak then.' Slipping the cloak off his shoulders he nods respectfully at the pairs to either side of the door before marching inside. He notices that they blink as if in a stupor at being shown such respect.

Going inside he sees that there are no free tellers and gets in line. Slowly the line moves up and after a few moments he is third in line. "Look Sir, until we have Potter's Authentication we cannot let you into his family vault prior to his thirteenth birthday. II know what you are asking is reasonable but swhy don't you bring Potter with you for the transaction. Knowing what it is for will help him to aree as well.]." The goblins mutters to the and elderly looking man.

"Sheesh, lazy old man, you are wasting their time. They have lots of people to meet with today so don't be greedy and steal their time. They also have paperwork and other headaches to deal with. If you can't follow simple advice I'm sure the guards will put you in time out." Toshiro calls to him. The goblins blink at him again as they watch the old man glares at him. The man sighs before off and almost trips over Toshiro only for him to sidestep only for Toshiro to catch him. "Sheesh, accident prone too? Man you need a workout routine." Toshiro says as he straightens him off and pats him clean only to steal the key he had shown the goblins moments before. The man pulls out of his hold and nods with grudging respect for some reason before he strides away.

The goblins are grinning at him amused and after a second or two the goblin motions for him to come over to him. "I'd like an inheritance test please. I believe an old fool has been stealing from my vaults, or so he just said." The goblin's eyes widen at the news as a sudden frown spreads across his face.

"It is my duty to help one so considerate of our tasks and time. Please follow Griphook." He turns and whistles loudly before yelling the name and speaking in a strange language. The goblin nods to him with amusement and gets a formal half bow in response. Toshiro quickly follows after Griphook down the many halls and into a conference room.

"If you are not Heir Potter than we will have to take the key from you." Toshiro nods to him as the goblin goes over to an alcove and pulls out a thick book and brings it to him with a dagger. Toshiro deftly slices his hand and smears the blood onto every reachable part of the thick tome and after a few seconds he thinks, 'I am Harry James Potter or Toshiro Hitsugaya. I am both from two different times.' Waiting for the book to stop he feels it siphon a little of his reiatsu, or magic, off to scan it. Suddenly the book clicks open and the clasp keeping it shut is gone.

Toshiro flips the book open and winces, That is just way too much money… Aw well. Handing the tome to Griphook he waits for him to flip through it and he nods as if satisfied. "If you will follow me, theft is a very serious thing and only the Director deals with cases we believe very dire in nature." Toshiro nods as he follows the goblin out of the room before he pauses. Griphook sees him pause and turns toward him and raises an eyebrow.

"I would like to formally request for an Abilities test and whatever else you believe is needed. Among those things I am hoping for an emancipation test of some sort." Toshiro says calmly. Griphook pauses to think about it before grabbing the blade again and handing it to him. He shuffles back over to the alcove and pulls out four tests. They are an Abilities Test, a Life Debt Test, a Merlin Scale Test, and an Owned Places test. Two of them are sheets of paper while the life debt and the owned places test are thinner books.

Slicing his palm again he smears blood onto them thickly while channeling his Reiatsu into his hand to seep it into the test. After several seconds tic by the four tests finish and the Goblin picks them up and stamps each of the five tests with a stamp of authentication. He gathers them into his arms and motions for Toshiro to follow after him.

After trailing through the halls they arrive outside of a rather large foyer room and wait their turn to meet with the Director. Once he is next he ponders what he can offer the goblin nation before remembering something from his past life. Goblins are not allowed to have wands of wood but there is nothing that can be done if they are made of magical bones and stones. Hearing his name being called he steps up to the guard and offers his trunk. "As a sign I mean no harm please carry this. If you wish to search through it you may but I've just received the trunk today and I have no idea what may lay in wait within." The goblin takes the tiny trunk and nods to him before guiding him into the throne-room-like-office.

After being guided over to the chair allocated to him he nods to the guard with understanding as he continues to stand. The goblin director looks up from his paperwork to inspect him. "May I sit down? I didn't want to presume that I could when it would be disrespectful to do so. Plus I have an offering that I am willing to bargain for help with."

The goblin director looks around the room before nodding. "I see that you tell the truth. Please sit and we can get started. Your guide for this trip informed me that you believe you have been stolen from. Is there a reason you think this?" Director Ragnok asks as he motions for the tests he used minutes ago.

Toshiro hands the goblins the five tests for him to review. "Yes, Honorable Goblin Director, there is a reason. Today I once again became aware that I have magic. Plus I knew nothing of any vaults and have not been receiving bank statements like I believe I should." Toshiro says as the Director looks of the first test, the Inheritance Test to be exact. After several moments of shuffling through it he sighs as if tired.

Looking up at Toshiro the goblin clasps his hands together and frowns heavily. "I believe that qualifies as a sincere worry. Now if you excuse me for my rudeness I would like to use veritaserum to figure out what you did receive during the past ten or so years. Also, should you wish, we can cancel any contracts made during that time." Toshiro nods as a goblin brings a few files and a potion over to the two of the before he takes three drops of the potion and begins answering the goblin's questions.

/.-.-.-.\

Toshiro stares at the goblin wondering if he should have told him of his past life becoming awakened in him. With as much spiritual energy he has he could have forced himself to be mute or to give slight clues without outright telling the director. "I appreciate that you believed it smart to tell me the whole truth. If you wanted to you could have simply told me it was classified and it would have been left as it was. However, this brings us into a brand new game to fight in." Director Ragnok Royden says as he files some more papers. Toshiro nods to him with agreement. Dumbledore seemed to be taking just enough for the upkeep of a child from his trust vault bringing the question of payment to the Dursley Family back into the ring.

"I figured that it would be wise to have someone to trust in the world who knows my secrets well enough. Because of this I have someone that I can rely on and considering that your people have been known to be far more honorable than the humans I am happy I told you instead." Toshiro responds honestly. The goblin smirks at him for some reason before frowning as he goes back to his paperwork. Flipping through a few pages he pulls out a document and offers it to him.

"That will remove all but yourself from your accounts. Plus I need you to refuse this betrothal contract here." After signing the first Toshiro takes the second and crosses the whole page out. It bursts into flame and Toshiro turns toward the sound of footsteps clattering into the room. The goblin in question is wearing something similar to a muggle mail man and delivers an assortment of envelops to the man.

The mail goblin is next to him in a heartbeat. "I'm Lurnott. You appear to have a few blocks on your person. Right now I can push for you to have the purifying ritual today if I have a few days to prepare for the job change. I'll just need a moment to give this to the director." Toshiro nods with understanding. And the goblin looks at Director Ragnok almost questioningly as he hands him the files.

"Very well, inform the ritual director that Heir Potter-Hitsugaya is requested by the Goblin Director to have a ritual completed today. If need be we can also see about other things while he is in the ritual room. I'll assign a goblin or two to organize his office in the building to ensure that everything is going as it should be. Before we continue I am going to tell you what Dumbledore was trying to do today. He was withdrawing payment for the magical school and asking for photos of your parent to ive them to you. Think about that while you reside here until the next meeting." Then the director says a few words in his own tongue like he is giving an order to Lurnott. Lurnott salutes him before carefully guiding Harry through the halls and toward the unknown. While walking through one of the halls Toshiro decides to speak.

"If it is not a secret I would like to know what Director Ragnok Said, Mister Lurnott. If it is none of my business I understand but something tells me he spoke about me. If it is something kind he said I would like to repay him for it." Toshiro says honestly. He did bargain with him mostly peacefully and even told him stories about the Hitsugaya's Magical Linage and about both Lily and James Potter. He never has had stories about his parents that have been in a good light.

Lurnott sighs almost tiredly. He lifts his eyes up as if mentally talking to a deity of some sort. "Seeing as he did not inform me to withhold it I will tell you. He instructed me to ensure that you are block and compulsion free by the end of the day. He also suggested taking you to visit the Mediwitch in the deeper tunnels to ensure your health. He seems to care about you far more than any other human that any goblin has liked a human. From what I have seen of you this might be the result of your respect and kindness. Most humans only scorn or are frightened of us and make no move to be even cordial with us. You have been something akin to friendly and very honest even to the point of allowing the use of veritaserum on yourself. No other human is like that here in Europe." Lurnott says earning a confused face. Toshiro simply doesn't understand why he is any better than anyone else.

Toshiro ponders about why he is cordial with them Well… I just don't see them as any different than anyone else. They have families, love, hate, and everything else humans have. And sure they might be more aggressive or something but they are helpful. Not only that but they seem to be genuinely kind to those who they respect even divulging information to those they respect. Lost deep in thought he barely stopped before he could plow into Lurnott and flushes with embarrassment from the amusement on the goblin's face.

"This is the room where we will be doing the ritual. Take off your clothes to at least the undergarments and place them over there behind that barrier. After that lie in the middle over there where there is an empty inner circle." Toshiro nods as he slips the baggy pants off and the goblin closes the door After slipping out of his old garments he places them behind the barrier that is slightly visible and goes back around to lie in the middle just as the door reopens and five goblins enter the room in ritual garb. They wear white cloth tunics reaching past their knees with embroidery in the form of a few runes to make their magic more potent when the use it.

"Are you ready?" the stern voice of one asks.

"Yes sir." Toshiro answers back to him and the goblin nods as if satisfied before a world of pain engulfs Toshiro harshly and a voice screeches inside his head echoed by a roar of righteous anger.

/.-.-.-.\

Toshiro wakes suddenly to the smell of food. Sitting up he sees a tiny elf next to the bed with prepared food and she smiles eagerly at him. "Minky be told explicitly to ensure that no potions get into Mister's meals and thus has cooked for Mister. Mister has an English breakfast meal ready and some traditional Japanese brew tea. Minky also made a few dozen Sushi rolls and put them into a box in stasis for Mister to eat when he sees fit. Minky has been told to help Mister with whatever research goals he has. Minky recently unpacked Mister's trunks into the large suite he is in to ensure it is homey and that he has his books to read." Toshiro nods to her and takes the breakfast and sniffs it carefully. It smells delicious and despite him probably needing a lighter breakfast he can't help but feel his mouth moisten at the thought of eating.

"Thank you very much Minky. I have a request Minky. Is there any way that you could deliver a small letter to Director Ragnok to Read when he gets a chance." Minky nods eagerly before striding over to the desk where she placed the food and bringing back a clipboard with a parchment sheet and a floating quill.

"Speak to the quill and it will write what Mister needs written easily and quickly in any language chosen." Minky nods her head eagerly and places the clipboard onto the bed next to him for him to watch.

"To Director Ragnok." The letter writes it in a flowing script with neat curves and a little intricacy involved. "I, when I woke, thought about things rather quickly and realize that there ares some things I need done or help with. I would appreciate it if you could take the payment from one of my vaults to pay for cultural books on wizarding England and a few on the other major countries of Europe or even all of them. Besides that, to make sure that I do not accidentally offend anyone I would like a few books of customs of the goblins, centaur and the werewolves to get me started. If you include more books that will be fine."
The quill writes fluidly even with Toshiro's hurried speech making him have to pause for it to catch up with him. After it 'looks' at him he continues. "Besides the cultures and customs books I think it might be good to get a head start on my magical education. If underage magic cannot be detected from within Gringotts I would love to have a few different basic books from my vaults brought to me and I will pay for them to be brought to my suite you have kindly given me."

The quill continues writing as Toshiro looks at Minky and pats her head, she really is adorable. Suddenly the quill hoers in front of his face before it returns to the parchment ready. Toshiro scowls at it before returning to the task at hand. "A major thing I might need is a team of about ten elves. Each of these elves should be told to work together to sort through my stuff in my vaults and to organize them neatly. I will pay for a goblin to oversee them. Besides these things I want you to offer the goblins who are taking care of my office and the organization in there to get a job as accountants from me. Lurnott will be in charge of them once he gets to be my accountant. Sincerely, Toshiro Hitsugaya."

The elf bounces on her heels as he turns toward her. After he smiles at her the quill drops onto the desk and Minky grabs the letter and bows to Toshiro before helping him to sit down. "Healer instructed for Minky to bring her to Toshiro once he woke up. He needs to have a check up and to get vaccination to ensure he no get sick. Also, Minky was told to make sure that Toshiro eats plenty of food to ensure a full recovery. Okeydokey?" Toshiro nods and she smiles at him before vanishing. Toshiro turns toward the food and begins eating the food and after he has eaten as much as he can when the nurse arrives.

Turning towards the nurse Toshiro sees that he has come with an array of potions for him. Quickly placing the food to the side Toshiro watches as Mink appears and places it into stasis for him to eat later. "Good evening doctor. I hope that you haven't had too much trouble with my diagnosis if I have one. Where and how do you want me? A past doctor I had normally wanted me in nothing but my underwear." He adds to be clear. The doctor nods to him.

"Since those clothes are magically made I'd like you in your boxers or less. This will help me to scan everything while not getting the cloth's magic signature instead." The man says without a sneer. For the majority of the goblins he has seen this is an odd behavior. Most goblins believe humans to be beneath them but then again vice versa is also true. He pulls the shirt over his head as he walks and folds it before placing it neatly onto the bed. Shimmying the pants off he places them there as well.

"If you think it would get a better diagnosis I can take off the boxers seeing as we are both men." Toshiro answers and the goblin snorts.

"This is fine. Infolus Staticus." He says and points at him. After a brief moment he has everything on the scroll he brought with him. "It seems that I need more than I have here. Minky! Please fetch a crate of the more potent nutrition potions. Quickly now." Minky bows to him and vanishes as the doctor turns toward him.

"Are there any recommendations for a full recovery?" Toshiro asks politely with interest as he begins giving him different potions. He drinks them as she hands them to him.

"Actually there is. I recommend eating as much fruit and vegetables as your stomach can handle for the next few days. After that I will bring in the diet expert and ask them for advice for this whole ordeal. Diet Experts are often called upon when children have been abused or when certain people have been tortured." He stands and watches him guzzle the last potion he gave him just as Minky arrives. Minky unshrinks the crate before placing it next to the desk.

"I understand. However, is there any activities that I should refrain from? I'd rather heal as quickly as possible if allowed." The medic nods to him and reaches into the bag he brought with him. Handing him a small booklet he motions for him to open it. Toshiro opens it and sees a few 'requests' for those who have been abused and wounded.

"The Wizengamot sent that out after the last Wizarding War and we thought that it might fit in. I don't really have any recommendations but doing or excluding some things might give you a slightly faster recovery. For now I need to see about the payment for the potions and exactly who is going to be paying for them. I believe my orders were to take payment from the Guest Vault for this suite." He says as he packs up his stuff and Toshiro realizes exactly what he means. Toshiro won't be paying for the medical treatment. Sighing he slips some clothes on as the man pack his stuff and exits his suite. Standing up in skinny jeans and a muscle shirt he blinks as he realizes his physique from being captain is starting to make itself known.

Walking back to the Desk Toshiro sits down and blinks at the sound of knocking coming from a room nearby. "Minky, please guide me to greet my 'guest' to my suite." Minky nods and takes his hand before guiding him through a sitting room and into what appears to be a foyer of sorts. Opening the door he sees a human grumpily muttering under his breath about slow elves. "Hello, what may I do for you?" Toshiro asks with a touch of annoyance that he automatically blames the elf.

Looking up at him the brown haired youth looks at him with confusion. "Director Ragnok said that my task for the bank would be to teach you etiquette and customs for the next few days. If I may come in and get prepared to teach?" Toshiro opens the door wider and briefly notices that Minky vanished for some reason.

"I haven't had a chance to explore the suite yet but feel free to pick a room that seems adequate enough." Toshiro says and the man nods as he enters the rooms. "I am Toshiro Hitsugaya from Japan. Minky is my assigned elf right now so when you need me call her and ask her to bring me to you." The man offers his hand and Toshiro takes it to shake it.

"Nice to meet you, Hitsugaya. I'm Ramon Brown and I recently got a job here as a curse breaker. Unfortunately I didn't read the fine lines to realize that I could be assigned to other temporary tasks. Either way I'm okay but it would have been nice if I had paid more attention." The man says with a smile. Toshiro nods to him, at least he is respectful enough to call him by his surname.

Turning around Toshiro finds Minky behind him with a few books that she carries after the man. Toshiro follows out of curiosity and finds a small library being stocked by a few elves. In the center is a square table and a few chairs. 'This is where they put the books… I'll have to look over them in my free time, especially the theory.' he thinks to himself as Ramon calls him over for his tutoring. This is going to be a long but enjoyable day.

/.-.-.-.\

End Chapter

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I found that this story has been difficult to write but much easier to find ideas. Thankfully there hasn't been much trouble and I finished it in less than half a day of typing. Since nobody normally reads the end notes when copying others stories I will put my name here.

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