No one knew the boy who lived in 4 Privet Drive. The Dursley's never mentioned him and the subject of Harry was never brought up. Harry however, knew that it for the best that he was not noticed.
When he tried to grab attention, his relatives would always ignore him and pay more attention to Dudley. When he whined about not getting enough food, he was whipped until all he could do was groan. When he first started to attend St. Grogory's Primary School, he tried to be the best stupid he could be, but when Dudley lied about how Harry cheated, he was beaten with a metal rod for his troubles. After the bloody event, Harry knew that he needed to stay silent in class and that he had to be "average", which with Dudley's mind of the gorilla was making sure he got "D's", just enough to not fail, but being able to make it to next year. The teachers never noticed because even they believed he had cheated to learn that 'A' he got in the beginning of the semester.
Since he knew that Dudley and his gang was going to beat the living day lights out of him if he ever stepped into the playground, he would always stay in the school library to history and science. After school, just to stay away from his "home", he would go to the local library, where he would imagine partaking on journeys, such as the The Fellowship of the Ring or The Return of the King. He was always drawn to Gandalf and his displays of magic.
During his eighth birthday, he avoided his 'home' and went to the library to avoid the inevitable beatdown his drunk uncle was going to hand him later. As he perused through the library, he came across an interesting book called The Inner Magic and How to Embrace It. Harry was shocked when he saw that the author's name where Gandalf. He opened the book and started to read.
Magic, is itself a very simple force. It feels you and if you are correctly attuned, can feel you. Its not a core of magic per say, but more that every cell in your body has magic and that you can draw from it. With traditional magic via wand, one would focus his or her magic into the core of the wand, effectively, a conductor. This book attempts to allow the individual to learn how to use his or her body as conductor.
I write this book with my final breath as the age of Wizard is straying away from what it was meant to be, a governor of peace. I hope that the person who finds this book will lead the Wizard back onto the path that he was meant. If you manage the contents of this book, a gift will be given by the book itself, the Ring of Fire and with it, the ability to control fire to your will.
Harry knew right there that magic was real, with the color of his teacher's hair changing and his ability to teleport where he needed to go. As Harry kept on reading, he noticed that it was late and that he had to go face his "punishment". As he checked out the book, the librarian commented on how great the book was and how the hero saved the damsel from the evil Orcs who wished to destroy her kingdom. From here on out, there was no doubt. Harry had magic and he was going to master this book.