2 May 1998 was a day that would reverberate throughout history and changed the course of life as the Wizarding World knew it. Lord Voldemort had won. Narrowly escaping death, Harry Potter was forced to go on the run along with the surviving members of the Order of the Phoenix. Those that fell during their hasty retreat into the Dark Forest, were unfortunately left behind to their fate. There was little that could be done for them. Small comfort for those that ended up in hiding at Grimmauld place, before eventually fleeing outward toward other countries and new lives. The Order, or so it seemed, was fractured beyond repair and redemption.

Refusing to give up on their world, a small group of Hogwarts students began the painful task of trying to regroup and come up with a plan. Through that process the idea what if we used a time turner came about. Maybe it was a joke, a laugh someone thought to give the group that were desperate as their options began to dwindle, maybe they were serious. Whatever the reason, despite it being brushed off at first, Hermione took it upon herself to research it. What did they have to lose? Even if it wasn’t viable, at least they’d researched every option.

Months later, Hermione came to the group with a plan. They would indeed go back in time but not just a few months to prevent Voldemort’s rise, not a few years to prevent Peter Pettigrew from rejoining him, no they would go back further. They would go back to the beginning of the war where it all started. Back before Harry Potter became the chosen one. Back to where Voldemort can be truly killed before any of this ever happens.