Darkness. Cold, infinite, and suffocating.
Harry Potter knew death. He had faced it before—too many times. But this was different. This was not the peaceful afterlife Dumbledore had once hinted at, nor was it the limbo between worlds. No, this was something far stranger.
He floated in the void, weightless yet aware. His memories—his entire existence—felt distant, like echoes of a life long past. Then, a single glowing text appeared in his mind, as if written across the darkness itself.
Welcome, Player.
Initializing System…
Assigning Unique Trait: [Reincarnation Cycle]
Processing Past Experience…
Calculating Power Level…
Error! Power exceeds standard limitations. Adjusting parameters…
Game Mode: [Ascension Protocol] Activated.
Harry barely had time to comprehend the words before a sharp pain wracked his body—if he even had a body. His vision blurred, and suddenly, the void shattered into a thousand fragments of light.
Rebirth in a Familiar Yet Different World
When Harry awoke, he was not in the ruins of Hogwarts. He was not standing before the ethereal King's Cross station.
He was in a crib.
His tiny limbs flailed weakly, and he felt the sensation of warm blankets against his skin. He tried to speak, but only a feeble cry escaped his lips.
No… this isn't possible.
The realization hit him like a bolt of lightning—he had been reborn.
Memories flooded his mind, overwhelming him. He was still Harry Potter… but something was different. He could remember his past life, his training, his battles. He still felt powerful, even in this infant body.
And then, another message blinked before his eyes.
New Quest Activated: [The Path of the Reincarnator]
• Objective: Grow strong, uncover the truth of this world, and ascend beyond mortal limits.
• Rewards: Experience Points (XP), New Abilities, and Unique Skill Unlocks.
• Failure Consequence: Eternal Reincarnation Cycle Reset.
"This… is a game?" Harry thought, his infant mind struggling to grasp the implications.
Suddenly, a new screen appeared.
[Status Window]
Name: Harry James Potter
Race: Human (Reincarnator)
Age: 1 year
Class: ??? (Unlock at Level 10)
Level: 1
HP: 100/100
MP: 250/250
Attributes:
• Strength: 2
• Dexterity: 3
• Intelligence: 8
• Wisdom: 7
• Charisma: 6
• Luck: ??? (Hidden)
Despite himself, Harry chuckled—well, as much as a baby could.
He had been thrown into a new existence where his life was now governed by levels, stats, and quests.
It was absurd.
It was terrifying.
It was brilliant.
The Mystery of This Timeline
Over the next few years, Harry slowly uncovered the truth of this world.
It was not exactly the same timeline he had once lived in.
For one, his parents—James and Lily Potter—were alive.
Yet, they were not exactly the people he had once seen in the Mirror of Erised. There was an air of mystery surrounding them, a strange power in their aura that he had never noticed before.
Even stranger, his system seemed to recognize them as key figures in some grander design.
Scanning Parental Figures…
[James Potter: Archmage of the Lost Order]
[Lily Potter: Bloodline Guardian of the Ancient House of Peverell]
Harry's heart pounded in his tiny chest.
Archmage? Bloodline Guardian?
This was not the life he had once lived. This was something else entirely.
And as he grew, so did his power.
By the time he was five, his Gamer System unlocked new functions.
• Skill Absorption: Any magic he witnessed, he could learn.
• Quest Generation: Completing challenges granted experience and stat boosts.
• Inventory: A pocket dimension where he could store anything, including forbidden knowledge.
And then, at the age of six, he received his first Reincarnation Memory Unlock.
It came in the form of a dream—no, a vision.
A world of darkness, where Hogwarts stood in ruins.
A version of himself, clad in enchanted armor, wielding a sword of pure magical fire, battling against a monstrous being unlike anything he had ever seen.
And a voice, whispering in his mind:
"Ascend, Harry Potter. Become more than a wizard. Become… a legend."
As he awoke, his system updated once more.
New Title Unlocked: [Fated Reincarnator]
• You have lived before, and you will live again. But this time, you will not simply follow destiny—you will forge it.
• Special Ability Unlocked: [Ethereal Archive] – Recall knowledge from past lives, including lost magic and combat techniques.
Harry grinned.
If this was a game…
Then he would play to win.