James's POV
I felt different. I started to sense things around me, yet I could not open my eyes. Hell, I couldn't feel my eyes—or any body parts, for that matter.
Panic set in. Full-blown, primal panic.
What happened? I threw a remote. It bounced and hit me back in the head. I fainted? Seriously, a remote? What does a plastic controller weigh? How could the rebound force be enough to make me unconscious? Was I kidnapped? No. My security system is state-of-the-art; no one breaks in that easily.
What is happening? Was I drugged? Why can't I feel my body?
Suddenly, a presence washed over me—an extremely unfamiliar power that stirred my soul simply by existing near me. I tried to shake, to recoil, but I had no body to move. I stifled my thoughts as a deep, archaic fear emerged from the depths of my consciousness.
Who?
"Be at peace. Do not fear me. You are dead," said a booming voice that made my head ache—a paradox, considering I currently had no head.
The voice only fueled my panic. Dead? What the hell are you talking about? I am right here. What happened to my body?
"It takes too much time to explain everything with words. I will let you realize what happened. So do not panic, my child."
There was a sudden surge of information, a download directly into my mind. I observed it, processed it, and in an instant, the logic clicked. I realized exactly how and why I was dead.
Is that it?
I finally calmed myself. From the information I had just absorbed, I knew that the presence in front of me was familiar with my grandmother. That connection brought a strange comfort, though it was quickly followed by a pang of sadness that I had been forced to leave the world so abruptly.
"My child, I know what you are concerned about. I am sorry. You cannot stay in that world any longer. However, your grandmother asked me to let you live. She is one of my dearest children, whom I favored greatly. Since you are her grandson, you get to live in another world—a world where magic is reality. Tell me, what do you wish to know?"
Is my grandmother here? I cannot sense her.
"She has to go to a very beautiful place. You will go there too, eventually. But it is not your time yet. You will be reincarnated in the world of Harry Potter. You will live again, courtesy of your grandmother's devotion. I will grant you my blessings; they will be quite useful in that world. And yes, your parents and sisters are safe. They grieve, but they will find peace in one year, five months, and twenty-three days. Live your life to the fullest, my child."
Wait, what blessings?
"You will know."
I started to fade again.