Awakening to the Unseen

With the sun casting its first light, Alex Mercer stirred in his familiar bed at the orphanage. This wasn't just any morning; it was the beginning of another day in his second life. The caretakers marveled at the intelligence of the child they believed him to be, unaware that he was an older soul navigating a world that was both new and strangely familiar.

As Alex rose with practiced ease, his thoughts were consumed by plans for a future shaped by the mundane. He envisioned a life of stability, a calculated path to prosperity. FAANG stocks danced in his mind like symbols of financial security, and a stable job was the foundation upon which he hoped to build a peaceful existence.

In the quiet moments before the day fully unfolded, Alex allowed himself to dream of a life unburdened by the tumultuous twists of fate. The orphanage, with its routines and familiar faces, became the canvas upon which he projected his aspirations. He craved a future where the magical and extraordinary played no part, where the whispers of an unseen world remained distant echoes.

However, destiny had a different narrative in mind. An unexpected letter, sealed with crimson wax and bearing the name Hogwarts, arrived, like a ripple disrupting the calm surface of Alex's plans. The intrusion of magic into his carefully calculated future set the stage for a journey that would challenge his preconceptions and unravel the threads of the life he thought he could control.