Daisuke: To clarify, as well as a note to myself for the future, this story takes place during Harry's 5TH YEAR. This is because there are so few entertaining events in the sixth year, plus my family is currently watching the movie, so Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco, and all other students of their year are 15. Events are rather scrambled with it as well, since Sirius is already dead. This will be explained later, and there will be a character to fill his place at the end, but rest assured it is not a canon character. GUARDS ARE NOT TRANSFER STUDENTS IN THIS STORY!!! Now, on with the story. Enjoy.

As people migrated downstairs with luggage to head to the train station 3 weeks after arriving at Grimmauld Place, the group moved into the kitchen for a final early breakfast. Harry, after finally going through with the trial, that he had failed to mention to the others until the day before it was to happen, had calmed down enormously and finally showed a relaxed state to the various guards. They were currently waiting for Naruto and his team, and there were multiple reactions to their appearance. Since it was the first time they showed themselves with their uniforms on, a few people were simply in awe while others brought out various weapons before relaxing on seeing their faces. The group wore dark blue outfits that clung to their chests and upper legs, pieces of white armor in various deadly positions on their arms and legs, pouches that no doubt held equally if not more deadly weapons in convenient spots for easy reach. Most prominent were the katanas strapped to their backs, but the things that put some on edge were the masks. Made with fine porcelain and highly detailed, the masks were obviously meant to intimidate. Sasuke's was a snarling panther, detailed yet slightly bland. Sakura's was a frowning eagle, not as detailed as Sasuke's, but that was probably due to the fewer number of details on an eagle's face compared to a panther. Kakashi's was a snarling wolf, fangs bared and more polished than the rest of the mask, it was more worn than the other three because he was a senior warrior. Finally, Naruto's mask was much more detailed than any of his teammate's, probably to indicate his captaincy over the other three, and shaped a sadistically grinning fox, ears bristled slightly in excitement and eyes slitted in a smiling way. (1) Naruto, after letting everyone calm down, mentioned that no one probably wanted their identities to be revealed and had brought masks that Dumbledore had charmed so that the appropriate animal and detail would be applied to it as soon as it was worn.

Handing out the masks and having people try them on took longer than expected but they weren't pressed for time, so it was fine. The leaders of each group had detail as high as Naruto's, and Roy's was appropriately aged to say he was a veteran. Ichigo's and Renji's were matching, Gorillas snarling and baring teeth, Ichigo's more detailed than Renji's. Ed's was a growling dog (seeing it, Roy had laughed at some private joke that only Ed seemed to understand and that was only when Roy told him what it was), not as detailed as Roy's salamander that was smirking rather evilly. Cloud's was a simple, though detailed, hawk, staring evenly ahead. Reno's, though less detailed than Cloud's, was a playfully smirking hedgehog. Allen's was a serenly smiling cat, and surprisingly the most detailed of his group. Kanda's was a cat similar to Allen's, but frowning disapprovingly at everything it saw. Lenalee's was a simple swallow, serene yet challenging. Rabi's was a laid-back looking fox, more detailed than Lenalee's but less detailed than Kanda's and Allen's. Axel's mask, surprisingly the least detailed of the group, was a snarling dragon that looked ready to breath fire on anyone that bothered it. Riku's was a bat, more detailed than Axel's, but less so than Roxas and Sora's but was surprisingly (to all but his three companions, at least) cracked, as if it had been shattered and carefully glued back together, but one piece still seemed to be missing on his left cheek. Sora's and Roxas' were the most surprising of all. Each was only covering half of their face, Sora's on his right side and Roxas' on his left side. The two were halves of each other, forming a saddened but steady-looking squirrel.

Upon finding these out, Sora and Roxas looked at each other before looking at Riku and Axel, getting confirmation that this was because of their... relation. Riku nodded while Axel raised an eyebrow, but they had no time to talk it over as they were all moved outside to meet the Knight Bus to speed off to King's Cross station.

It had taken 30 minutes with the Knight Bus to get to the station, go inside the station without attracting attention, go through the barrier before they needed to be on the train, load onto the train, find three empty compartments, arrange seating, and actually sit down with the luggage above heads. The train had departed 10 minutes ago and people were still whispering and openly staring at various members of the large group. Several people had purchased birds on the trip to Diagon Alley to get Harry, Ron, and Hermione's new school supplies so that they could keep in touch with higher-ups in various parts of the world and were sending them with update messages to their home areas. Harry had taken up residence with a few of his school friends, Roy, and Kakashi while the other guards intermingled with each other. Nevill was staring openly at the two adults while Luna sat in the corner holding a Quibbler magazine upside down. Ron and Hermione were in the Prefect's cabin at the front for a while before they could come back to sit with Harry and whoever he found to sit with. Harry was keeping nice conversation with Roy when a boy with blond hair that almost looked silver walked in. He wore what seemed to be the school uniform, a black robe with green trim, a crest stitched on his left breast of a silver snake in front of a silver and green badge, a ribbon of silver underneath with the name 'Slytherin' stitched on it in green as part of the crest. On his right breast was a similarly shaped badge with the large letter 'P' imposed in green on it. Harry stood and spoke first, "Malfoy. What do you think you're doing here?" Kakashi and Roy noticed the underlying message, 'How have you been?'

"That's none of your buisiness, Potter." 'I've been fine, but I can't talk now.'

"Then what are you here for? Have you any reason?" 'Why not? What's wrong?'

"I don't have time to speak with the likes of you." 'We'll talk later find me when you can' at that, Malfoy left. Roy and Kakashi asked if Neville and Luna would like to meet the other guards. The two eagerly agread, and the adults showed them the cabins, sticking their heads in to tell them to put their masks on. Roy then walked down to head off Malfoy and bring him back to the compartment where Harry waited patiently.

After entering, Roy asked first, "Do you trust him?"

Harry replied, "With my life."

Roy and Kakashi responded by taking off their masks. Draco blinked at the handsome faces, or rather face, since he could still only see the eye of one. Then he turned to Harry. "Who are these people and why are there so many of them?" Draco and Harry ignored the laughs from the two adults behind them.

"These two are the only ones older than 19 in the entire group and therefore seniors, but the whole group are the guards that Dumbledore hired to guard the school."

Draco nodded then turned to the still laughing adults and stuck out his hand. "My name is Draco Malfoy." He waited patiently for the two to sober.

"Kakashi Hatake." Kakashi took the hand and shook it.

"Roy Mustang." Roy took the hand as well. "So, tell me exactly what is going on between you two and who knows about it."

Harry answered after Draco and he exchanged looks, "Well, when we first met, we really did hate each other, mostly because of house rivalries, and verbally attacked each other every chance we could, but I started to develop a crush on Draco a couple of years ago. I still fought with him, since I was confused and I didn't think he liked me back. Last year I was part of a tournament that was very dangerous and as I took part in all of the different events, I realized more and more how important it was to tell someone your feelings before something happens, and near the end of last year, I confessed. He felt the same, so we've been sneaking off on dates all summer, only when you guys came I couldn't. Every time I tried I ran into someone before I could really get anywhere. Ron and Hermione know, but no one else can know, or we'll be in big trouble."

Roy and Kakashi gave questioning looks, so Draco stepped in to answer this time. "My father is a Death Eater, one of the followers of the man that you are supposed to protect us from. If he found out I was dating a Gryffindor, let alone Harry Potter, the one that's supposed to bring down the Dark Lord, he would kill me. And I mean that litterally."

Kakashi's eye narrowed, "That sounds suspiciously familiar. Hold on." He put on his mask and walked out of the cabin, moving to one of the others that held more guards. Draco peeked and saw yet more masks, some rather scary ones and one rather cute one that only covered half of a brunette's face. Kakashi spoke to two of them and had them come with him. After hearing from Harry that it was okay, the blond one nodded to Kakashi and the brunette next to him and they removed their masks. Draco gasped as he looked at the most beautiful men he had ever seen. They introduced themselves and were filled in on what the two students had said. Naruto, up to this point, had been grinning widely while Sasuke had a mostly blank face, though he smirked when he heard of their confession. By the end of it they were scowling deeply, eyes clouded in memory. They looked ready to attack at a moment's notice. Kakashi was the one to speak as they relived their past. "I thought so. This sounds oddly like him."

"Who?" Harry inquired.

"There was a man where we come from," began Sasuke, much to the surprise of all that had known him for more than a few minutes. "He was like us, a ninja, and a good one at that. He was considered a genious of his time, mastering techniques here and there, making jounin, our highest level of ninja short of ANBU, at 16. But he was afraid of death, so he sought out a technique to make him immortal. Through experiments and much underground evil, he made the radar. The third Hokage, or highest ranking ninja in the village, stormed in on him while he was completing a technique. So the man ran away to another village, taking refuge and continuing his research." Draco was slightly frightened by the look in Sasuke's eyes at this point. He was so angry there were clouds of darkness gathering around him, and Draco swore he saw the boy's eyes flash red. "He found a way to become immortal. The problem is, what it does is transfer his soul to a new body. He has to do it every three years, no sooner, no later." Sasuke's eyes saddened, as did Naruto's and Kakashi's, knowing what came next. "He came to me when I was twelve. We were only gennin. It was our first chunin exams. He offered me power. He told me I could kill my brother only if I went with him. He told me that I could fulfil my dream of being rid of Itachi forever..." Sasuke almost cried. "And I believed him." Draco's, Harry's, and Roy's eyes widened. "When I finally realized that all he wanted was my body to preserve his life, I left. I snuck out as soon as I could. And I returned to our village. It took a long time, and a lot of effort, but eventually the village accepted me back. Naruto helped the most with that. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be standing here in front of you. If it weren't for him, I would never have known friendship, or love." Naruto teared up at the first mention of his name, looking shocked that Sasuke actually thought of him that way.

But something had been bothering Draco. "This man, is he dead?"

"No, but we've been training under his old teammates so that we can kill him once and for all."

"What is his name?"

"Orochimaru."

(1) I know these aren't at all creative, but I needed to have something that would scare the living shit out of people. I mean I love foxes, but that nine-tails is absolutely creepy.

Daisuke: Okay, now for those who don't read the top author's notes read them now, since they are important. I really hope this was long enough for people. I had meant to have a short train ride, but I was on a roll and didn't want to stop. Also, it's eleven PM and I'm fading fast, since I've been up since 8:30 AM on a weekend. A sunday no less. Review, please! Much appreciated!