Even the Stars Can Be Moved

It is one thing to go to the immediate past, but certain questions arise when one goes far enough. Can time be changed, or is the presence of the thing sent back just a recursive proof of the present? If things haven't reached their worst, do they need to be prevented? After her parents are killed and Harry disappears, Hermione loses enough to break the greatest rule of all.

The pieces are in place, a battle is begun, and Hermione leaves it to fight a more important one.

"She opened her eyes, looking into the entrance hall, the door propped open, the night behind her, the past in front of her. How strange. It looked exactly the same."

Tom comes to terms with Hermione's presence at Hogwarts, and Hermione comes to terms with the nature of her mission.

Hermione learns some things, breaks some things, and has a confrontation or two with a certain Head Boy.

Tom and Hermione both take steps, though whether or not they are in the same direction is unclear, and Tom finds more than one solution to his problems.

Tom and Hermione make progress in their mutually exclusive paths, and certain companions get more than they bargained for.

Hermione finds some comfort and some answers from the centaurs. Professor O'Bleeke exposes his prejudices. An unexpected threat arises.

Pendrake Malfoy has a favor to ask, and it may spell the end of Hermione's mission. Tom Riddle has a chore to do, and it may spell the end for Hermione.

Arguments, adventure, and lessons abound, and something you've been waiting for finally happens.

Pieces from the future and the past come to light, and hint at a larger picture.

Even small actions have unforseen consequences. Hermione is forced to do the unthinkable, Pendrake gets his comeuppance, and a certain Frenchman starts plotting.

Things come to a head for Hermione and Tom. Secrets are revealed, forced out, and betrayed, and things will never be the same again.