Chapter Zero: The Beginning

POP!

Linda appeared in a strange room with 2 bedrooms, bathrooms, and trees all around.

Multiple more pops where heard and Blu, Jewel, their children, a toucan she didn't know but knew Blu and Jewel where friends with, and a canary and red headed Cardinal. Tulio and Fernando also appeared in the room with them.

"Uh, what's going on?" Blu SPOKE!

"Blu? How can I understand you?" Linda asked her best friend.

FLASH! A piece of parchment floated down to a table with seven books and landed on the books.

"Should we touch it?" Tulio asked cautiously as the parchment was folded and red as if it where hot.

The letter opened up in the shape of a mouth. And Harry's voice came out. But he sounded older than they last saw him. Come to think of it...where is Harry? Linda looked around for her ward but the was no where to be seen.

"Hello everyone." Harry started through the parchment. "I know your all confused as to why your here so I'll get right to the point. This letter and these books are from ten years in the future."

"Holy Mother-." Rafael started.

"Yes, the future. These books are about my Hogwarts years. I know you all know I've edited what I have told you about my school years and I wanted you all to know the truth. Right now, I had placed a Memory Charm on you all and erased all memory of my existence from your lives."

There was a cry of outrage. Particularly from Jewel. She glared at the letter from her son in the future.

"Mum." Harry's letter turned to Jewel. "I was concerned about all of you. Your safety was far more important than mine as I was traveling all over England searching for dark objects known as Horcruxes."

Pedro snorted. Weird name. He thought.

"Right now, Ron, Hermione and I should be breaking into the Ministry if I remember right,"

"No way." Fernando said in disbelief. "I didn't think he had it in him." He grinned.

"but please, read this before you start the books." Another few pieces of Parchment appeared in Linda's hands. "It explains what happened on August 1st 1997. The day I erased myself from your memories." The letter then tore itself up and became normal pieces of parchment.

"I guess I'll Read." Linda said as she picked up the pieces of paper. "Leaving Rio." She read.

Harry tied his rucksack tight. Having packed all of his essentials, the Marauders Map, his Firebolt, several spell books and potion ingredients. And a picture of his family to remind himself of why he was doing what he was about to do.

"But what is he doing?" Nico asked as the small canary listened with concern.

"Hey Harry!" Fernando called from downstairs. "The Cup is on!"

"Coming!" Harry shouted.

"This must have been when he put the charm on us." Rafael said sadly. He had thought the kid seemed a little down that morning.

Every one of their bird friends, except for Rafael's kids, where there. Which was perfect for what Harry needed to do to keep them safe. He heaved his Firebolt over his shoulder and walked downstairs. The rucksack dangling on its end. Everyone's eyes where glued to the TV as one of Rio's players was about to score.

He raised his wand. Tears in his eyes. As he said the one word that would keep them safe for as long as possible. "Obliviate." His wand tip glowed and everyone's eyes unfocused slightly as every possible memory of him was erased from their minds.

"What if he had been killed?" Tulio asked. "Would the charm be lifted?"

A parchment piece fell from the table and Fernando caught it and read it aloud. "The Charm would have stayed. It would have been as if I never existed in your lives. It was the hardest thing I have ever done."

A picture of him, his mother, father, and siblings on the mantle had his image disappear as did any other photos with him in them. Including home movies.

Jewel had a sad look about her. She couldn't imagine life without her human son.

Blu beamed at the thought that Harry thought of him as a dad.

With that done, he left their home and walked down the street. Turning on the spot with a small POP! And Apparated away from his first true home. Tears fell to the ground as though an invisible pair of eyes was crying.

"Wow. Harry never cries." Linda said sadly. "This must have really shaken him. That's the end."

Suddenly, another note appeared and floated down. Tulio caught it and red it aloud. "You may now begin the first book. Harry Potter, and the Philosopher's Stone." Fernando grabbed the book that appeared on the table in the middle of the room as the pages detailing Harry's leaving Rio disappeared.

"Chapter 1," The eighteen year old began, "The Boy Who Lived."

To Be Continued...

I have NO idea when the soccer world cup is held so I changed it to July 31st.

I will also be uploading "Hogwart's Reads Harry's Rio Adventure" as a companion piece to HRA.

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