Hermione let out a shriek as the Time-Turner slipped between Harry's fingers and flew toward his face. Panicked, Harry scrambled to grab the golden chain but it was in vain as he watched, cross-eyed as the tiny hourglass shattered against his glasses. Glittering sand rained. Green eyes burned. Darkness fell. And then Harry was very small.

Harry Potter had grown up listening to tales of the cursed Lord Voldemort. Trapped in his mysterious manor, the man—the monster—was said to be crueler and more hungry than Death itself. So why then, Harry thought, was the groundskeeper still alive? What sway did Tom Riddle have over Lord Voldemort to stay his wicked hand when Harry had so brazenly trespassed on his lands?