Chapter One: Bodyguard
A Rurouni Kenshin and Harry Potter crossover written by Kuroi Hana.

As the young Potter stepped off the Hogwarts Express, the station was as noisy as it had always been. Faintly, Harry could hear Hagrid calling the first years. Sighing, not really liking to be left alone, especially without Ron and Hermione, as they had to meet with the Prefects. What he didn't expect was to see a hooded figure walking towards the castle.

"Harry!" The said boy whipped his head around at the sound of his name, to see one of his best friends, Hermione Granger, waving at him. Beside her was his other best friend, Ron Weasley. Harry glanced back at where he had seen the cloaked person, only to find... they were not there. Blinking a few times, he shook his head; perhaps he was seeing things?

"Harry? What are you looking at?" Hermione, as perceptive as always, questioned curiously.

"Oh, nothing, Hermione, nothing at all…" The green-eyed male replied, albeit looking at the same spot. Ignoring Harry's odd behaviour, the Golden Trio began to chat about their summers.

As the threesome were walking on, a group of girls speedily passed them, whispering among themselves. Harry swore that there were a few incoherent squeals somewhere meshed in there. When they entered the Great Hall, they saw why.

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"Oh. My. God! He's SOOOOOO cute!" A 4th year girl squeaked, delightfully, staring at the red haired man standing by the entrance of the Great Hall. The individual had bright, orange hair and hypnotic, violet eyes, that most people (coughgirlscough) could drown in. The male was quite short in comparison to some of the older students.

"Hey, back off! He's mine!" Another female yelled (AN: Sorry, girls, but this guy is mine. MINE, I TELL YOU! ).

Spotting the male all the girls are talking about, Ron turned to Harry, "Who is that?"

Harry shrugs, mutters an "I'm not sure…", and proceeds to sit down at the Gryffindor table. Thus, the Sorting of the first years commenced.

"Adally, Leena!"

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"Greetings, new and returning students of Hogwarts. Before we start our feast, I would like to say a few rules and such. First of all, the Forbidden Forest is, well, forbidden…" Dumbledore continued for a few minutes, but the rest of the students weren't listening, instead, their eyes were glued to the stranger standing by the doors. "But I see you won't be distracted. I would like to introduce to everyone Mr. Kenshin Himura, who came all the way from Japan. He is to guard the school."

Whispers instantly broke out. Exclamations of various exploded from students' mouths.

"Is he competent for the job?" Some Slytherin student inquired, although not looking at the Headmaster, but at Kenshin's katana. Once this was said, Dumbledore's blue eyes "twinkled."

"He is completely capable of protecting Hogwarts. And with that put aside, I shall let you enjoy your feast now! Tuck in!" The elderly man concluded and sat down. Throughout the entire banquet, Kenshin did not move from his spot by the entrance.

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The next day, the Boy-Who-Lived actually got up early, because mostly, he didn't want to get into trouble with Snape, since he had Double Potions first…

'Ugh, with Slytherins too.' Harry moaned, mentally. Shoving any negative thoughts aside for the moment, he resumed getting ready for the day.

On his way to Potions with his fellow friends, he noticed Kenshin leaning against the stone wall with his eyes closed, as if he were sleeping.

Harry cocks an eyebrow, "Is he asleep?"

"What's this?" A passing student sneers. "Asleep on the job, are we? How could someone like that protect our school from You-Know-Who?"

One of the guy's friends protested, "But what if he can?" The foremost student whirled around, glaring at the other boy.

"Look at him for God's sake! He's scrawny, and he has a sword! What good is a measly sword against people who can use magic?"

Even though Harry did not voice his opinion openly, he sort of did agree with the student, however, the saying does go, "Don't judge a book by its cover."

'I should've known something like this would happen. Everyone doubted me back in Japan as well.' Kenshin thought to himself, his eyelids still covering his violet eyes. For once, he was actually thankful that his master had taught him English.

Hermione tapped her foot, impatiently, creating quite an annoying sound after a while. "I hope you realise, we're going to be late for class."

"All right, all right, Miss I've-Got-To-Keep-a-Perfect-Record." Ron rolled his eyes, tiredly. Harry nodded slightly, and turned swiftly on his heel, only glancing back once to see that the guard wasn't there anymore.

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Kuroi Hana: So… How'd you like it! It was my very first attempt of writing a Rurouni Kenshin and Harry Potter crossover. Please give me feedback of what you think of my story! XD Arigato, minna-san! Check out, "Chapter Two: Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu" due to come out soon! Not sure when though…

Oh, I'm also looking for a beta-reader, maybe? Let me know in a review or you can e-mail me at angelpuss8221 at hotmail (dot) com.