Penelope's Wiccan Tattoo in the apocalyptic reality in the episode There's A World Where Your Dreams Came True was stated Word of Saint Paul to be be an Raven since they're associated traveling between the worlds of the dead and living and knowing that she still has strong feelings for Josie who suffered an Bus Crash in the form of accidental Sibling Murder it's heavily implied that like other witches before her Penelope tried to contact Josie's spirit.
Although The Salvatore School never existed in the second parallel reality an boarding school for supernaturals was still in the grand design of the universe which also found by a father in this universe who knew that his daughter couldn't fit into human society so he build a school for her and other kids in the same situation. This has happened in real life too similar to others who found schools that would adapted to special need kids.
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Lizzie wishes that Hope was never born lead fans to come up with all several conclusions on how that happened. Given that Hayley almost aborted Hope early on in The Originals and almost miscarried her due to Needle of Sorrows due to the French Quarter Coven actions an few episodes later. Also having several near death experiences later on it's highly possible Hayley didn't have luck on her side and died pregnant. Also Hope as an newborn was almost used as a human sacrifice. Which very well could succeeded in this reality which lead to an unfortunate chain of events.
The sacrifice is unlikely, given that Lizzie specifically wished that Hope "never existed". Being born means coming into existence. It's also possible the conception never happened at all. After all, Real Life couples can spend years trying to conceive.
