Plagued by strange nightmares, a young man named Ryan is thrust into a hidden world of wizards, secret organizations, and terrifying entities. When a ritual to deal with bullies goes awry, Ryan and his friend Alison are kidnapped by the Marduk Institute, a place that reveals reality is a clockwork mechanism visible only to wizards. As Ryan navigates this new world, befriending the mysterious Blake and the captivating Hunter, he learns the truth about his powers and the terrifying 'Sandman' that stalks his dreams, setting off a chain of events that blurs the line between dreams and reality and threatens to consume everything he holds dear.

One moment you're a regular fourteen-year-old, obsessed with the Harry Potter books and cosplaying at King's Cross Station. The next, you're barreling through a brick wall and landing face-first at the real Platform 9 3/4, surrounded by genuine witches and wizards. Now stuck in a world you only knew from fiction, and even sorted into a House you never expected, you must navigate the dangerous and magical halls of Hogwarts while trying to keep your Muggle identity a secret. Can you survive the Triwizard Tournament and the looming darkness, armed only with book knowledge?