(Edit, 6/11/18)

Nico's PoV

I opened my eyes as the clock chimed 12, climbing out of bed.

The shadows fell around me, like a blanket of darkness. It was actually quite comforting, but that's not what I need to be thinking about right now.

I stretched my legs a bit, hearing a few small pops, as my joints moved after laying in the same position for a few hours.

My eyes adjusted to the darkness, and I get down to business. I summon the nearest dead spirit, which just happens to be a cat. Yup, a cat.

Its small, and made of bones, not unlike Tiny Bob, who I went to visit along with Bob in my father's palace before everything happened.

But anyways; I went over to the bedroom door, and the small kitten clicked along the floor, his bones rattling a bit. After he made sure the coast was clear, I pushed the door open, large enough for me to slip out without making the hinges scream.

I walked over to the painting, and tapped the wall next to the painting, pulling the gold-silver rope down, opening the curtain. (The kitten was also playing with the tassel... shows you that kittens stay adorable even in death...) I was greeted with the moonlit face of my mother, although she looked a bit different from my limited memory.

She smiled weakly, looking conflicted and guilty, for what, I had no idea.

I looked into her dark chocolate eyes and finally couldn't hold my flood of questions back.

"Why are you here? Did you not Die? Why is the time reversed? Why are there Wizards? Why are-"

She cut me off with a laugh and raised her hand. "Shhh, Shh, calm down! First, let me explain, and when I'm done, ask anything you want.

I closed my mouth, then took a seat on the cold wooden floor, looking up at her to start. "Ok."

She sighed, and then also sat. "So first of all, you must know where we are. We are not in our world anymore. We aren't even in our universe.-"

I almost screeched. No lie. But I let her continue.

"After I died, I was thrown into a room with a man, but I couldn't see his face.

He told me that I was dead, and I was needed to help save the universe. He told me of a prophecy, one about you Nico.

After that, he told me that I would have to come here, and be reborn. I would lose all of my memories and my old life as I lived here until you came.

He told me that there were others, others who had lost their memories. That when you came, they would get them back, and help you.

But now I'm me again, and I'm not proud of who I had become to be in this world. I had gotten married, had kids. But I was on the wrong side of this world."

She looked down, ashamed.

I looked at her face and spoke softly. "Its ok, just take your time Mom." I internally cringed a bit. I starting to sound like Will.

"My new name was Walburga Black."

I couldn't help but laugh a little, and my mother soon joined in.

" I don't know what I did being born to be named such a ridiculous name!"

After a few minutes, our laughing ceased, and I looked around to see if anyone heard; but it was just as silent as before.

She spoke a bit quieter than before.

"But enough about me, I need to tell you the important things.

This universe is like ours, but has a few differences, like the Gods don't exist here, and we have witches and wizards instead.

The most important thing you need to know is how people get here.

You remember I told you that some people would help you once they got their memories back?

They're from our universe. But they died to get here. When you die, you either get pushed to the Underworld, or their souls are replaced, and are sent to another universe.

In short... to get here, you must have died."

My head was spinning. Dying? Did I die?

The Stolls, when they scared me, I fell into the shadows... and died?

I must have zoned out because soon I heard her calling out to me.

She sighed and started talking again.

"When I came into this world, the man told me that when you arrived, that your soul would be bound to someone else's to survive, to stay in this world. So don't give up hope, you have a chance to get back."

She looked over at the clock and gasped.

"Nico, it's almost morning... or at least it is to Lupin.

You must go, quickly.

Goodbye mio caŕo"

With that, the curtain closed, and I stumbled back to my room, passing the clock, which chimed 5 times.

I closed the door with a small click, and sat on my bed- or tried to at least. The small skeleton kitten jumped up and rattled its bones at me for trying to sit on it.

I absent-mindedly picked it up, and placed it on my lap, petting it.

So I might not be dead. I might be in a coma or something... Will must have killed those brothers by now... it hasn't even been 2 days and I already miss camp... shows how much I've changed since the war.

I heRd a door open, the hinges scream, a thump, then a curse from Lupin, who must have broken the door. He said another word in Latin, which must have been a spell to fix it.

I decided to sleep, for who knows if I'll get to sleep again.

??? PoV

I waved goodbye to my parents, who were smiling and waving.

They had just dropped me off in front of an apartment complex where I was supposed to meet Dumbledore.

Last week I had gotten a letter from Dumbledore, telling me to meet him here.

I had my bag strapped over my shoulder, and my wand tucked into my handbag. Dumbledore waved to my parents, then led me over in between the apartments 11 and 13.

He held a paper out to me, which I immediately scanned, and then gave it back.

The walls started expanding, the fence clinking as it grew a new gate, and a few birds flew away in panic.

Dumbledore led me to the door, and knocked, then apparated away. The door opened to a smiling Mrs. Weasly, who gestured me inside.

"Go upstairs dear, the Order is doing an interrogation right now.

Ron is upstairs, first door to the left."

Mrs. Weasly walked forward to lead me where the stairs were, but tripped over an umbrella holder, making a loud bang.

Upstairs, a pair of curtains flew open, and a woman started screaming profanities.

Mrs. Weasly shot a quick spell at it, closing the curtains, making the woman be quiet.

She ushered me upstairs, and I found Ron sitting on a bed near a window.

I sat down next to him, the bed creaking. But he didn't notice, he was too lost in thought.

So of course, I did the rational thing. I stood up, went to the other bed, and threw a pillow at him.

He screamed, and fell off the bed, getting up to glare at me playfully. I grinned and sat down next to him.

"I just got here, my parents dropped me off, and Dumbledore let me in. What is this place?

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10 minutes later, Ron had explained the whole thing. We were in the Order of the Phoenix headquarters, Harry was in the mortal world, and we had a mysterious 15-year-old who fell out of shadows on the ceiling, and bleeds in his sleep.

I'm intrigued. Who is he?

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A/N hey guys!!! It feels like I haven't updated in a while... But I'm here! Can anyone guess who Nico's soul is attached to? The 1st one to get it right gets a shoutout and a follow.

I'm going to go work on the next chapter! Stay cool  guys, gals, and non-binary pals!

(Finished 12/2/17)