I've seen this done before, and I can happily say that I shamelessly stole the idea from hoshi-tachi's "The Playpen". I need somewhere to put my random ideas, and so I'm offering this up. Each chapter will be a tidbit of a different story idea (usually the first chapter or so). I'm putting it under the Harry Potter category because, more than likely, every single one will be a Harry Potter fic, be it crossovers or otherwise.

None of the story ideas will be related in any way. You can't read this like a regular story. It's just a place for me to throw random bits of ideas for future fanfictions. I can't guarantee when, or even if, I'll ever continue any of them. I'd love it if I got some feedback on what you think of each idea, and whether you think I should continue it or not sometime in the future. Maybe I'll put up a poll sometime about which I should work on first...?

Ah, well. I hope you enjoy these tidbits. :D

Tidbit 1: Harry Potter/Rurouni Kenshin crossover

Title: To Be Brothers

Summary: Unknown as of yet

Rating: T

The atmosphere was quiet at the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu Dojo. Kaoru sighed as she grabbed the set of bandages she'd set aside and started wrapping the newly-cleaned stab wound on Kenshin's shoulder. She hadn't meant to be so hard on him about her ribbon; really, there were greater things on her mind than some newly-bloodied piece of cloth, even if it was her favourite. Kenshin… she'd never seen him wounded like this before. Granted, she'd rarely seen him fight much, but this…

She pursed her lips as she continued to wrap his shoulder, hiding the bloody wound. She caught the tiniest of flinches as she tugged the bandage tighter, and gave another little sigh. All this for her… And it really was all her fault. Granted, that lunatic Jin-e was already targeting Kenshin before she got involved, but… If she hadn't gone out looking for him, if she hadn't let Jin-e get a hold of her and use her against him, he wouldn't have had to fight. Or at least, not like he did.

Kaoru shuddered slightly at the memory of Kenshin's eyes. If that was truly what the Battosai was like… She could see why he was renowned for his murderousness during the Meiji revolution. Because of her, he'd nearly reverted back to that from the gentle rurouni she knew.

Because of her, he'd nearly broken his vow not to kill.

Kaoru frowned, knowing that nothing she said would affect him. He would just apologize for inconveniencing her, and allowing her to be hurt. He wouldn't accept any words of thanks or remorse from her.

She was about to tie the bandage off when Kenshin suddenly stiffened. Thinking she'd tightened it too much, she looked up and was about to let off some of the pressure when the door flew open with a bang.

Sano's head flew up towards the doorway as Yahiko jumped to his feet, shinai in hand.

"Who are you?" Sano demanded, flexing his fist as he stood as well, more slowly. Kaoru remained frozen next to Kenshin, her hands stilled in the process of tying the final knot. The figure in the doorway was only a silhouette; she couldn't make out anything about it. Her first terrifying thought was that Jin-e was back, that he wasn't actually dead, that he'd returned to finish the job with Kenshin—

"Himura Battosai. I am going to kill you."

Kaoru felt something in her stomach loosen at the voice—much too young to be Jin-e's—but simultaneously, something else tightened. Another one demanding Kenshin's life? Why? Would these threats ever stop? And how did he know about Kenshin being the Battosai…?

She abruptly glanced over at Kenshin to see his reaction. Was he strong enough to fight this… this intruder? Would he revert back to Battosai again?

He hadn't moved. In fact, he was simply staring quietly at the floor in front of him, not even sparing a glance for the intruder. She couldn't see his eyes.

"I'll ask you nicely one more time; who are you?" Sano growled, stepping forward. Suddenly, he stopped, as though he had been frozen in place. The look on his face—of complete shock, his muscles twitching as he tried to move—would have been funny if the situation hadn't been so serious. Her first thought was that it was the paralysis Jin-e used—but no, it couldn't be, Jin-e was the only who could do that… wasn't he?

The voice that responded was as cold as ice. "There is only one man to whom I am speaking, Sagara Sanosuke, and you are not he."

The figure in the doorway suddenly took a step forward into the light. Kaoru instantly noted his civilian clothes—he wore no gi, and no weapon of any kind. He was no swordsman—or so she hoped. After all, no all weapons are easily seen. His clothes looked normal enough, if a bit dusty, as if he had been walking on the road for a long time.

Her eyes travelled up to his face, and she gasped. Black hair fell into striking emerald green eyes, framed perfectly by an almost angelic, European-looking face. The face of a boy.

Kaoru felt her confusion mount. What was a boy doing here, threatening Kenshin? How did he know about him? And about Sano, for that matter? He looked only a few years older than Yahiko!

"You're just a kid!" Yahiko suddenly shouted, holding his shinai in a defensive stance. Kaoru found herself compelled to agree, until she felt a little flutter of fear as a sound slithered through the air.

The boy was laughing. Holding a slender hand to his face, he leaned back, chuckling like a mad man.

"Who… who are you?" Kaoru whispered, feeling the tendril of fear grow a little as those green eyes were turned on her and the laughter stopped as abruptly as it had come, even as the tiniest of smirks lingered on his face.

"It's not your concern at the moment. Right now…"

And suddenly he was gone.

Kaoru had but a second to gasp before Kenshin was wrenched from beneath her hand. Her eyes widening, she watched as the green-eyed madman lifted the red-haired swordsman by the remains of his gi, holding him one-handed in the arm in front of his face.

"I could kill you right now." His voice was frigid. From her vantage point, he looked truly murderous.

At that moment, Kaoru felt true fear grow within her. She had to do something, anything… But she couldn't move. It was as though her limbs were simply locked, held by some invisible force. She felt panic grow in her throat as her thoughts strayed back to the helplessness she'd felt under Jin-e's paralysis; she couldn't breathe… couldn't breathe…

Kenshin, strangely enough, barely reacted, simply staring quietly into the eyes of his assailant.

"How many times will you threaten that?" his soft voice asked. Kaoru was at a loss as to how he could remain so calm. Does he know this… this lunatic? She was fighting hard not to hyperventilate. It's not stopping you from breathing, Kaoru… Just breathe…

The two men stared at each other for nearly a minute, and no one else moved. The silence was suffocating. The boy's arm didn't even tremble as it held Kenshin, nearly his size, in the air.

Suddenly, a tiny grimace, as if he were both amused and annoyed, quirked the edge of the boy's mouth.

"As many times as it takes before you get it through your thick skull, idiot."

The tense atmosphere snapped. Kaoru blinked as Kenshin smiled slightly back.

"You have said that many times, as well."

The boy suddenly set Kenshin back on the ground. "I wouldn't have to say it so many times if you'd just listen once in awhile." Kaoru felt her confusion mount at the almost warm, growling tone in the voice that had so recently been so cold and hard. The boy didn't let go of Kenshin's gi, and he began to drag him back to the mat he had been sitting on before he'd been grabbed.

Kaoru scrambled to the side, still shocked and confused, as the green-eyed boy's hand motioned her away. With deft motions, he forced Kenshin to sit again, and then knelt beside him and—began to tie the bandage on his arm?

"Tokyo, Kenshin. Really. You leave me in Osaka, tell me you'll probably wander your way to Kyoto, and where do I find you? Tokyo, of all places, holing yourself up in a dojo. You'd think you were trying to avoid me. Again. How many times is that now?"

Kenshin shrugged his free shoulder, his small smile never leaving his face.

"I'll tell you how many times. Thirty six. And that's not counting that one in Nagasaki."

Kenshin winced. "For a defence, this one did not intend to stay for long. Circumstances are beyond this one's control."

The boy snorted. "Yeah, I'd say. First you mix yourself up with an idiot impersonator and his stupid brother, then end up fighting that rooster-head over there, and then you manage to attract Udo Jin-e, of all people, and end up getting yourself hurt, as usual. Maybe I should just kill you now and end this stupidity. Especially since you've gotten civilians involved! What the hell am I supposed to do with you?"

Kenshin winced slightly as the bandage was tied off with possibly a little more force than necessary.

"This one does not know," he said, almost meekly. Kaoru blinked.

Suddenly, it was as though the paralysis from before broke, and everyone moved at once.

"Wait, just who the hell are you?" Sano suddenly burst out, taking a threatening step towards the boy beside Kenshin.

"How do you know Kenshin?" Yahiko demanded at the same time, brandishing his shinai as threateningly as a ten-year-old can.

Green eyes swung upwards to stare at both males, and a bit of the previous tension returned.

"I don't think you are in any position to be making demands," he said quietly, almost threateningly. Kaoru felt a shiver run down her spine.

The moment passed as Kenshin suddenly elbowed him.

"There is no need to be threatening. These are this one's good friends. They are nothing but concerned. You should not have been so harsh." There was the strangest tone in his voice, as if he were making a joke that no one else understood.

The boy blinked. "Well yeah, I know that. But what kind of entrance would I have made if I just walked in saying, 'Hi, how are you? I know Kenshin, so now we're all friends, let's drink sake together!'"

"Actually, that's exactly the kind of entrance this one would have thought you would have made."

His green eyes closed as he snorted. "Well, I didn't feel like it. I was a little pissed off about you wandering half way across the country and leaving me to find you."

"Well, now that you are calmer, do you not think you could be kinder, as well?"

Kaoru suddenly felt her confusion mount to unbearable levels.

"Umm, Kenshin… who is this?"

Kenshin looked up at her as if he'd forgotten she was there. "Kaoru-dono! This one apologizes, you are undoubtedly confused. This is—oro!"

He was suddenly elbowed to the side, sent sprawling on the floor.

"You say you want me to be kinder, but can't even leave me to introduce myself? Idiot." Kaoru stared at the green-eyed enigma in slight shock as he stood and cleared his throat.

"I'm sorry for the rude interruption, Kamiya-san," he said in an incredibly polite tone, bowing slightly. "I was merely preoccupied. Please accept my sincerest apologies, and allow me to introduce myself. I am Himura Haru. Kenshin's brother."

Hope you enjoyed the first tidbit! You can look forward to more in the very near future as I try to filter my writer's block by getting these ideas out of my brain for awhile. Tell me what you think! Also, I'm completely open to suggestions for stories, especially crossover ideas. Maybe your idea will be a tidbit soon! :D

-AkitaFallow