A young scrawny kid was running as fast he could through the playground while two lanky kids were trailing not too far behind with a fat one troubling to keep up.

"You little freak, I'll teach you some respect," shouted the fat one.

The scrawny kid turned his head to shout back while keeping his pace.

"It's not my fault you finished last in the spelling bee dumbass."

He figured that since he was going to get beat up anyways, he might as well make it worthwhile.

"This time I will fucking make you suffer like never before"

Or maybe it was a bad idea to make the situation even worse than it was.

The small boy kept on running until he was outside of the playground and into an unknown part of town. Thinking he could take a shortcut through an alley, he made a sharp turn right only to find himself faced with a wall he could not climb. He turned around feeling dread and sure enough his only exit was now blocked by the fat kid and his two lackeys.

"Looks like little Harry has nowhere to run to," laughed the fat kid, "Get him!"

The other two children lunged at their victim, but the strangest thing happened. Just as they were about to tackle him to the ground, he suddenly vanished and they fell on the ground, scraping their knees and hands. The trio looked everywhere, but the boy had truly vanished from sight. Completely befuddled, they made their way back.

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On top of the roof, the vanishing boy was currently lying on his back, breathing hard. Shock was visible on his face and he could not understand what had just happened. One moment, he was getting ready to receive a beating and the next he was standing on top of a roof, completely safe.

A voice broke the sound of his jagged breathing.

"Apparition as your first accidental magic, I have to say I'm impressed Harry."

Said boy turned around and could see a man dressed in a black robe looking down at him. The man had wavy black hair and a piercing stare.

"Who are you? How do you know who I am?" asked the scared boy.

"Who am I does not matter for now. As for how I know who you are, that is simple, I have been stuck watching over you for the past 6 years of your life."

The boy stared at him in disbelief.

"If you had been watching over me since I was 1 year old, how come I have never seen you? How come my family has never seen you?"

The man sighed.

"The reason no one can see me is that I do not possess a physical body. I am connected to you through special magic that is too complicated for you to comprehend. Just now you had your first bout of accidental magic and that caused you to connect with your magical core that had been dormant until now, allowing you to now see me."

"Magic? Sir, I don't mean to be disrespectful, but even I know magic isn't real."

The man looked at him before laughing softly.

"Ah Harry, you will find that magic is most certainly real and is also the reason why your so-called family has been treating you so poorly. If magic is not real, then please explain how you just teleported from the ground to the roof instantly."

Harry was silent for a moment, trying his hardest to find an explanation before shrugging his shoulders.

"You don't know? The reason you can't find an explanation to what just happened is because there is none, other than magic. You are a wizard Harry. You aren't just any wizard Harry, you are the wizard that defeated the greatest wizard of the last century. With my help, you are the wizard who will become the greatest since Merlin."

The man paused, as he could see Harry was getting put off by his sudden intensity.

"Do not worry Harry; we will start from the beginning. What do you say, do you want me to help you learn magic and free yourself from your family?"

At the mention of being free from the torture he had to endure at home, Harry's eyes lit up and he could not stop himself from feeling a surge of hope. It was as if the man in front of him was a guardian angel sent from the heavens to answer his deepest desire.

"Yes sir, I would like that very much" he replied.

"Good, good, now let's start by getting you down from this roof."

As Harry was concentrating on finding a way down from the roof, he failed to see the sinister smile that was displayed on his newly found saviours face.