Harry Potter And The Prince Of Darkness

As he fell through the veil, Daniel was conflicted. The excitement of an adventure in the Potterverse was right in front of him. At the same time, he forgot all about it. The reason being that he was in a lot of pain. The moment his soul had touched the veil, a searing pain had overtaken him. The pain had become exponentially worse when the rest of his soul had joined him. It was a never-ending cycle of pain occurring in waves.

In the darkness, Daniel realized that he had no idea where he was going. He thought he had finally made it into the world of Harry Potter, but every time he opened his eyes, he was disappointed. All that greeted him was the dark void that stretched out in front of him. The wisps of silver rising from his body was similar to what he had seen in death's realm.

'Come on, damn it! Don't give up now, no matter how much pain I'm in. I'm gonna get to go to the world of Harry Potter!' Daniel mentally screamed. He was doing his best to not let the pain get to him. 'Alright. Focus, Daniel! You need to keep your mind focused and protected. Work through the pain. Ignore and override. It's no big deal. You've been through much worse, so you can get through this.'

Daniel started to think about his parents and Agatha. The love he had for them was immeasurable. The feelings they invoked in his soul was something that Daniel couldn't describe. It was as if just remembering the love they shared strengthened his soul and bolstered his will.

He remembered the first time he had met Agatha. She had just graduated from college and he had just started his online program. When she had reported to the hospital for her first day, the tension was palpable. He saw how nervous she was the entire time, afraid to mess things up. Their first meeting had been quite comical. Agatha had come in his room to give him his lunch and had tripped over the power cord of his laptop. The tray had come flying towards him and all the food had spilled onto his clothes and bed. The funniest part had been the Jell-O, his favorite dessert, had decorated his hair with orange blobs.

After the initial shock had worn off, he had started laughing. It had started with a light chuckle, escalating into full-blown laughter. She had looked at him weirdly, wondering why he was laughing after being covered in his lunch. The senior nurses had rushed in immediately and started chastising Agatha for not being careful. They had stopped after looking at him laughing like a madman while covered in Jell-O.

They getting worried after a couple of minutes of non-stop laughter. Daniel also couldn't tell why he was laughing the way he was. All he knew was that he had found something really funny about it and couldn't stop. It took a good 10 minutes for him to calm down before addressing Agatha. "Thanks for that. I haven't laughed that much in a long time. Are you new here?"

"Yes, my name's Agatha. I just joined the hospital today. Um...I'm sorry for spilling the food on you. Please forgive me." She responded nervously with bright pink cheeks as she looked down, avoiding Daniel's gaze.

With a mischievous smile, Daniel said "First day and you splatter a patient with their lunch huh? I can't wait until it's your second day. Then I'll get to see something even more fun. I'm Daniel, by the way."

During their introduction, the head nurse had walked in with a cloth to wipe down Daniel. Seeing Agatha's embarrassment, she smiled a devilish smile and walked towards her. She handed Agatha the towel while saying "You messed up Daniel, so it's your job to clean him up. Besides, you two should probably get to know each other better. You're gonna be seeing a lot of each other in the foreseeable future." Smiling, she walked out without a care in the world, leaving a dumbfounded Daniel and stuttering Agatha.

Looking down at the wet towel in her hand, Agatha had an idea of what she was supposed to do, but seeing the handsome boy in front of her, she started panicking. 'Come on! You were trained for this. This is what you wanted to do, right?! You made the mess, so you clean it up. It's only fair.'

With determination, she walked towards Daniel's bedside and without hesitation asked him to take off his shirt. Daniel was a little bewildered at how quickly she had gone from the stuttering, embarrassed new girl to the nurse in front of him. Looking her dead in the eyes, Daniel decided to mess with her for a bit.

"Shouldn't you at least take me to dinner first? The clothes usually come off after that part" he replied while smirking at her.

Agatha, however, was having none of it. She looked at him with a dour look and spoke in a commanding tone. "Take your shirt off Daniel, or else I'll leave you like this for the rest of the night."

Daniel heard the command and pondered for a beat before ultimately choosing to comply. Right now, he was starting to feel uncomfortable and wouldn't be surprised if Agatha followed through on her threat. Giving her a mock salute and a "Yes, Ma'am", he grabbed the bottom of his shirt and pulled up, revealing his smooth, silky white skin in the process.

Despite the commanding tone she had spoken with, Agatha was panicking on the inside. It was the first time she had to do something like this. The fact that the young man in front of her looked like he belonged on a cover of GQ wasn't helping either. She always had been a little awkward, especially in front of attractive guys. It was the reason why her love life was practically non-existent. The long hours and lack of social life had led to her becoming slightly isolated, this compounded with her innate introverted personality made finding a boyfriend hard.

Seeing the handsome boy in front of her got her thinking about things she would much rather not think about when on the job. She just couldn't help it though. That milky smooth skin and slim build was a real feast for the eyes.

A small comment from Daniel broke her out of her reverie. "You gonna use that towel any time soon, or are you just gonna stare at me all day?"

Disappointment flashed through Agatha's eyes. How could she think about such things while with a patient?! It wasn't ethical by any means and could get her fired. Taking a deep breath and calming down, she started wiping off the numerous food stains on Daniel's upper body. While wiping him down, she did her level best to disregard Daniel's gaze. Finishing up, they both looked at each other awkwardly for a couple of seconds before giggling. After they finally stopped, they stared at each other while smiling brightly. Daniel chose to break the silence.

"Thank you, Agatha. I hope that I see you tomorrow. By the way, congratulations on your first day" he had said while flashing his trademark grin at her. She had responded in kind.

"Your welcome Daniel. Thank you. We'll see each other again real soon" she spoke while winking at him. She walked out the door and Daniel had followed her out with his eyes. Lying down, he thought 'Wow, she was really pretty. I hope I see her again.'

Daniel's mind was jolted from his trip down memory lane when he felt a squeezing sensation. Taking a look at his surroundings, he felt the darkness warping around him. He felt his speed slightly increase. At least, it felt like it had, as the pain was making it hard to tell what was what anymore. It was taking all he had to maintain his sanity. It was at this moment that he saw a small, pinprick of light in the distance. A figurative light at the end of the long void tunnel.

'I'm nearly there! That must be the exit! Just a little bit longer and I'll make it. Gotta keep pushing!' Daniel was encouraging himself as much as he could. The pain that he had gotten used to by now, abruptly spiked. Daniel wasn't ready for how much it hurt and the surrounding darkness slowly started to corrupt his soul. Thoughts of giving up and letting everything go started to pound in his head.

Ignoring them as best he could, Daniel forged ahead like a madman with an obsessive, singular goal: the light in the distance. As he got closer, the agony increased. The surroundings which were previously spacious started tightening around him. The discomfort was immense and Daniel felt like he was getting crushed to death. With a final, inhumane burst of willpower, Daniel screamed as he rushed through them into the light.

It was blinding. He closed his eyes and tried to process what was happening. He could hear voices, talking in concert with each other. Bits and flashes of light leaked through the corner of his eyes as he struggled to open them. Varying emotions overwhelmed his mind as he tried to figure out where he was. He felt something soft wrapping around him, constricting his body and making movement impossible.

'What the hell is going on? Why can't I move? Why can't I see? Goddamn it! I suffered through all that pain for this?!' He cried out as he tried to move his body, only to hear a loud wail resembling that of a newborn. 'Why am I hearing a baby?' Confused at what he was hearing, he decided to calm down and try to see if his eyes were working. The wailing stopped as he slowly opened his eyes. The lights were bright and harsh, making it impossible to see anything other than gargantuan shadows speaking while grasping him. He was handed off to another giant person who seemed to be female.

His color vision wasn't quite there yet, but as he was looking at the giant woman's face, he saw her l.u.s.trous auburn hair and sparkling green eyes slowly fade into color. Her forehead was matted with sweat with a few stray locks of hair stuck to it. Her gaze was filled with tenderness and love that confused him as he looked back at her. 'Who is she? Why's she looking at me like that?' As he kept holding her gaze, he saw the face of his previous mother overlap with the lady's face and then disappear, as if a figment of his imagination.

That's when it dawned on him. His thoughts accelerated as he finally understood what was happening. He has been reborn... literally. The woman in front of him was most likely his mother, but she seemed to be holding something else. As he struggled to turn his head, he finally saw what it was. Another baby. She was holding another baby in her other arm. It seemed to be asleep as it wasn't moving at all.

There was something odd about this situation. He had asked to be reincarnated in the Harry Potter Universe and there was only one prominently featured character with auburn hair and green eyes: Lily Evans. This means that the woman carrying him is Lily Evans and that would mean that the other little bundle she's carrying was the titular main character of the series, Harry Potter.

'Wait. If my mother is Lily Evans and that's Harry Potter... Who am I?' This revelation shocked Daniel to the core. He was a character that was never supposed to exist! Harry Potter should have been an only child and yet, there he was, his existence changing the entire story from the start.

Daniel started getting tired as all these thoughts were taxing his little brain. 'What do I do now?' he worried as he drifted off into a deep sleep.