rumors of ruins

You had spent years chasing a mystery no one else could solve. Ancient ruins hidden somewhere in the Scottish Highlands. A place that appeared in sketches, scattered journals, and stories passed down by explorers-but never on a map. Every expedition ended the same way: unanswered questions and no trace of the ruins they'd supposedly discovered.

Fresh out of university, you simply decide to find them yourself. A hike into the Highlands leads her farther from civilization than she intended. The deeper she ventures into the mountains, the stranger everything becomes-old stone beneath her boots, unfamiliar symbols carved into rock, and a feeling that she's being drawn somewhere she was never meant to find.

Then, through the mist, she sees it. A castle.
Enormous towers rise above the mountain, illuminated by hundreds of glowing windows. Bridges stretch between ancient stone walls, flags ripple from the battlements, and something deep within her recognizes the place before she can understand why.

Hogwarts.

But you don't know that yet. You're an American raised by a normal American family.

You only know that the impossible castle feels strangely familiar and oddly inviting.