Today was a pretty hectic day for me. After arriving from college I had to go to my parents house for the weekly family dinner. Which means instead of partying with my friends, I had to hear lecture from my parents.

So as I was running late I didn't bother to check the traffic lights. And before I could even realize it a truck had already hit my car. I didn't even have a chance to find out what happened and before I knew it I was already unconscious.

When I next opened my eyes I found myself lying on a sofa and a person was sitting in the lone chair opposite me. As I sat up I realized that the room looked a lot like one of those therapist's office.

A polite cough interrupted my musing as the man in front of me said "Oh, I thought you would still be asleep. Well if you are up already let's get this show on the road. "

Before I can ask the man what was going on about he lifted his face and all my thoughts screeched to a halt as the man in front of me turned out to be a skeleton with an expression of a smile on it's face. He was dressed in a black three piece suit with a matching black cane in its left hand tapping the floor gently.

The skeleton chuckles softly at my pale face as he said gently "The look on you mortal's face when you first see me, it never gets old. Ah but no need to be afraid young man. I have no intention to hurt you infact I've brought you here to help you "

My heart steadies itself as I realise that the most I can do in this bizarre situation is keep the skeleton talking. So I bravely asked "What do you mean by help me? Where am I? And who are you?" with each question my voice raised and by the end I was breathing heavily.

The skeleton looked amused by the outburst as it answers "Yes help you dear boy. Do you remember the last thing before arriving here?"

I searched my brain for answers and it came to me like lightning " I was going to my parents house for dinner. I remember checking my phone for any new messages. Suddenly there was a loud sound and then there was pain in my body. And then I woke up here. What is going on? I won't ask again. Who are you? Why am I here? "

The skeleton looks sympathetically at me as he answers "That loud sound was actually from a truck. You accidentally crossed a red light. And got crashed by a truck. "

At the frank answer a numb feeling started spreading through my body and I shook my head desperately " No, that can't be. If I was in an accident then how am I here and not in a hospital?"

He answers me in a soft voice "I am afraid that the accident killed your body. And your soul is now in limbo here waiting to be judged".

I couldn't get my head around his answer so I instead asked him " I don't know what you are on buddy. But I need to get out of here" saying that I try to rise but it was like the couch was gripping me.

The skeleton looked at my actions with sad eyes and answered "You can't get out of here. I'm sorry, I know it's hard to understand but you are dead. There is no going back for you. Now it's in your hands to determine the future but you have to forget your past life".

While with my whole heart I was hoping that it was all just a fancy dream. I knew that all the things the being in front of me had said were true. "So are you here to take me to the heaven or hell?"

He replies "That depends entirely on your decision. I could take you to your afterlife if you are ready. On the other hand if you want to live, I have another proposal for you".

I looked at him like he was crazy "Of course I still want to live. I mean who wants to die young at my age. My whole life is still ahead of me. So, please send me back to my home".

Death looked at me with pity and said "I'm afraid you cannot go back to your own life as your body in the real world is beyond repair. However if you wish I can grant you a new life".

Till that moment I have never felt so much hate for a person as I felt for him at that moment "Then why give me false hope. If I can't go back to my life. Then what was the point of all of this? Do you want me to reborn as a baby?"

Death shook its head as it replied "No not reborn. As you know in your world there is a lot of pop culture based around the multiverse theory. What if I told you that in reality there really is a multiverse out there. What if I send you to one such universe to start a new life".

I looked at death with hope rising in my heart and asked hesitantly "Which universe?"

Death answers " Harry Potter universe. As you know each universe has its own alternate realities. In one such reality Harry Potter dies saving Ginny from the diary. In this reality despite Fawkes's efforts the poison enters his bloodstream too fast and killed him and the horcrux residing in his brain. Which in turn means Voldemort continue to defy me. If you'll accept my offer. I'll insert your soul in this Harry's body after his and the horcrux's soul has left the body and I'll also give you all of Harry's memories and mannerisms. But with that comes a catch. His pain will become your pain and his happiness will become your own happiness. So, what I mean is I would make you the new Harry. You won't remember your past life. You won't remember your family, your friends not even your true name. But you'll remember all the meta-knowledge of your new world. I won't take them from you if you wish".

I look at Death shrewdly and asks "And what will I have to do in place of Harry? "

Death answers calmy" I don't care about what you do with your life once you have made Voldemort mortal. You can retire for a life full of luxury or you can become the greatest Dark lord that reality will ever see. That's your life and your own choice. All I want in return is the scattered pieces of Voldemort's soul. "

Internally I was jumping in joy. I mean who wouldn't want to be in Harry Potter universe. And here I was getting it served on a platter. But first I wanted to cover all my bases so I asked death carefully

"And what about the Deathly Hallows. Can I collect them? Won't you be offended if I get them under my control?"

Here Death's face twisted into a grimace " I don't understand you mortals. How can you even imagine that you can deceive a being like me. The hallows are in that world because I allow it".

"I'm not the only death child. I am a personification of it. There are a lot of cruel avatars of Death who would destroy entire worlds if somebody insult them. You are lucky I'm the one who is with you others would not even care a lick about someone like you".

Ignoring my gobsmacked expression he continued "The world I am sending you to is much large and dangerous than you imagine child. This Voldemort is not the only threat you might face if you decide to go there. The only reason I am doing this is because a horcrux is a anathema to me. It is against the natural order to divide one's soul. I have no problem with immortality but it can never be achieved like this. So, you need to understand that this world is real and not a story. It has a rich history filled with terrible beings you can't even imagine. This is a world where power is everything. The peverell brothers were one of the world's leading necromancers at their time. Infact I don't think that any other person was more gifted in that art than them. They had spent their entire life dedicated to me and the art of necromancy. They each had their own ambitions. Because of their dedication to me I imbued their inventions with my power. Antioch had wanted a wand which would never fail it's true wielder, so I gave my power to the wand he wielded. Cadmus was always fascinated with the history. He wanted to meet the legendary magicians of the past so I made it possible by imbuing his ring stone with my essence. He spend his remaining life with the ghosts learning old magics. But Ignotus he was the one I favored the most. He was never afraid of me. He just wanted something that would protect him and his family from his enemies. That's why I charmed his cloak. As long as it's owner was under its protection no one not even death itself will ever be able to find them".

For a minute I was unable to speak the story that Death has just told me it provided a lot of insight to the Harry Potter stories. But some things from the story were still troubling me " You said that wand will never fail it's master. But Dumbledore was able to win it from Grindelwald. As well as Harry was caught many times in his cloak by Moody and Dumbledore".

Here Death laughed and clicked his tounge at me "You were not paying full attention. I said the objects will only serve their true master. Grindelwald and Dumbledore and countless others might have wielded the wand but they were never it's true owner. Only someone with peverell blood in their veins would be able to unlock the full potential of the hallows. To use the hallows you need to shed your blood on the objects and identify yourself as a peverell. Otherwise even someone with the right bloodline will also be using the items as their bastardized version. You know the wand infact has never been properly used since Antioch was killed in his sleep before he could ever truly use it against his enemies. After that people have wielded it and while it has served them and make them a legend no one has ever been able to use the full might of its power. The resurrection stone after serving Cadmus faithfully was passed down to the slytherin family with his only daughter marrying in that line. But they never thought of it anything other than their lordship ring. As for the cloak after the last peverell married in your family they forgot the true power of it. That's why Harry was caught many times. Dumbledore had charmed his glasses and Mad-Eye's eyes with the elder wand. Both are equal in powers but since a wand is far more versatile than a cloak, the cloak could sometimes fail against the other".

I rubbed my sudden sweat covered hands on the couch as I ask tentatively " First I accept your offer. However I have some questions if you can answer them then that's excellent otherwise just ignore them". At Death's nod I continued "So, my question was that since Harry Potter universe doesn't have a lot of magic that can be done without the use of wands. So I was hoping if I can get the ability to do magic from the Doctor strange movies?"

Death just looks at me amusedly and answers "How do you know that wandless magic is impossible? Magic doesn't manifest from a wand or a staff. It manifest from within the wizard a wand is only a tool my boy, it helps you to channel your magic. There are thousands of witches and wizards in Africa and all over the world who don't use wands. If you train extensively without one you can do it as well".

I thought carefully for a few seconds before answered "Very well that is good to know. But still I would like a sling ring like one from the Doctor strange movies. ".

Death nodded "Very well. The ring will be in your vault in Gringotts. Now enough, lie down so I can send you on your way".

I nodded and with a deep breath laid back down on the couch and closed my eyes. The next moment there was a hint of disorientation like I was roller coaster ride and my eyes opened to a magnificent red bird watching me carefully.