To Lord Emrys Hawkwood
The Order of Merlin, England

Benevolent leader:

We greet you from our side of the magical community.

It is, however, with the greatest sorrow that we share
with you word of the demise of the High Lord Hama
Yoshihisa. He has been a great man and superior to
all wizards and warriors of Nippon and his name will
go down in the pantheon as the one who led our ranks
during the Great War of decades past.

We also bring you news of the selection and
appointment of our new High Lord, Hashimoto Kanjou
Souren, and hope you will continue to support our
Order under his leadership. Hashimoto-sama is one of
the best-known heroes of the Great War and recognised
as Nippon's supreme healer.

We likewise request your kind indulgence in extending
protection to his betrothed one, Hikari Shinrei, who
has been sent several months ago to the Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hashimoto-sama is
at present in a quest in Siberia and deemed your
country and this particular school the best place for
the continued protection of his betrothed.

With the greatest honour to be in alliance with your Order,

Kou Tashika
High Scribe
The Order of Izanagi,
Nippon

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A Letter to Albus Dumbledore from Kanjou Hashimoto

To: Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

My friend,

I greet you most warmly and heartily and likewise send
my apologies for not sending an owl the moment Shinrei
Hikari Apparated into your school.

I hope you are not angry, Albus-sama, at my little
trick of trespassing the school's barrier. Kindly consider it
as my idea of a surprise between old friends.

Perhaps you know by now of the recent move of the
Order of Izanagi. They wanted new blood in the
leadership and my election was rather inevitable
despite my absence. Yes, I am still at Siberia as I
write, tracking down word about Voldemort and his
Death Eaters. So far my warriors and I have come
across remains of rituals for resurrection, but still
we possess no proof that such Dark rituals are in
preparation for Voldemort's rise from the dead.

How are you, old friend? It has been nearly twenty
years since we last spoke. How is Minerva-sama? I am
certain Shinrei would be well taught under her wisdom
at Gryffindor House.

As you read this letter, my Herald should have already

My choice for a wife was very clear and singular from
the very start and that is Shinrei Hikari. Perhaps you
might have noted what a remarkable warrior she is, old
friend, during her stay at your school.

I most humbly ask one favour from you, Albus-sama:
Kindly ensure my bride's safety. I deem you the man most
capable of doing so.

For doing so, I and the Order of Izanagi would be in your debt.

Old friend, I shall send you another owl as time and
circumstance will permit.

May the Kami grant you blessings,

Kanjou

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A Letter from the Ministry of Magic (UK) to the Order of Izanagi (Nippon)

To: Kou Tashika,
High Scribe.
The Order of Izanagi,
Nippon

Incident: L4420/7

It has come to our notice that an incident occurred on the Hogwarts
Express not long after leaving Kings Cross station, England. It has
also come to our attention that the aforementioned incident involved
members of the Order of Izanagi.

A Full report will be sent to your Ministry in due course, along
with information regarding repair costs to an Express Carriage.

Although I am sure this incident was unintentional, and no harm
was caused. I have to formally complain as a representative of the
United Kingdom Ministry of Magic about the way this incident occurred.

No more action will be taken on this matter, as diplomatic relations
between out great nations is good and it would be a shame for such a
minor occurrence to have any detrimental effect on our longstanding
friendship.

I would however advise that if any further 'messages' need to be sent,
that notification should be made in advance to avoid the need for Ministry
personnel to be involved.

I should also remind you that any magic transportation in and around the
Hogwarts ground is strictly forbidden not to mention extremely dangerous,
due to the protections already in place.

I am sure this whole affair was merely a misunderstanding, and that no
further action will need to be taken.

Yours in friendship.

R. Twiddle.
3rd Level Clerk.
Ministry of Magic
London
England.

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A Letter from The Order of Izanagi (Nippon) to the Ministry of Magic (UK)

To: R. Twiddle.,
3rd Level Clerk.
Ministry of Magic
London,
England.

Sir:

We thank you for your continued acceptance
of our diplomatic ties and likewise send our
deepest regrets for the recent events aboard the
Hogwarts Express.

The four emissaries were heralds of Clan Kossawa and
acting under the direct orders of the newly-elected Izanagi
High Lord, Hashimoto Kanjou. Such messengers have
already delivered their reports to the Order and have informed
us that the incident, though causing no casualties, had
resulted to the partial destruction of the school train.

In this regard, we will be sending to Hogwarts School
one thousand galleons for the repair costs of the Express.

Rest assured that your advice as regards messages and
magical transportation to Hogwarts has been taken into account.

With gratitude,

Kou Tashika
High Scribe
The Order of Izanagi
Nippon

Hufflepuff Rumours Abound!

As people were leaving the train one, or more of the following can be heard whispered among small groups:

A Gryffindor eat one to many Fizzing Whizbees and EXPLODED!

100 Ninjas apparated into a carriage to try and kidnap a Japanese princess that was hiding out in Hogwarts and then 100 WiBs apparated too and the battle destroyed the carriage

A group of Gryffindors and Slytherin got together and had a big fight

Some Ravenclaws got together telling each other how brilliant they were and their heads exploded!

Someone snuck a troll onboard.

Someone snuck two trolls onboard.

Some Slytherin tried to see how many second years they could fit in one carriage, then they cast engorgement spells on them! (Messy!)

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A Letter from the Ministry of Magic to the Order of Izanagi

To: Kou Tashika,

I thank you for your recent correspondence and humbly apologies
for the delay in this reply. It seems that it was mistakenly misfiled
by a 3rd level clerk. Appropriate action has been taken to avoid this
happening again.

The Ministry would like to thank you for your kind and timely donation
towards the cost of repair to the carriage of the Hogwarts express. The
amount of one hundred galleons is very generous and will be passed
onto the appropriate persons.

We will now consider the matter closed, and look forward to continued
good will between our two peoples.

Yours,
Kai Giggaroth
2nd Level Clerk.
Ministry of Magic

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To: Kai Giggaroth
2nd Level Clerk
The Ministry of Magic

Sir:

Thank you very much for your kind consideration and understanding of
events surrounding the Hogwarts Express last 1 September. We likewise look
forward to ever strengthening the ties between our two nations' magical communities.

The High Lord Hashimoto Kanjou Souren would like to extend his highest regards
as well as his gratitude to the entire Ministry.

Very sincerely,

Kou Tashika
High Scribe
The Order of Izanagi
Nippon