[Cedric x Lydia x Tom Riddle, next generation, Hufflepuff heroine, Hermione friendship, possibly other unrequited crushes]
July 13, 2002, was a day Lydia, born into a world four thousand years in the future, would never forget.
That day, in London, the Wizarding World declared war on the entire world.
It was the beginning of their tragic fate.
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At the cost of the life of a once-in-a-thousand-years genius, she used a Time-Turner and traveled four thousand years into the past, to 1991.
Elias said just three words to her: “Stay alive.”
She was only eleven, had yet to finish even her basic magical education, and was a poor student. She had no idea what she could do in this world.
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By a twist of fate, she ended up at Hogwarts.
There, she met someone who was both like and unlike Elias. His name was Cedric Diggory.
She was drawn to him. Unlike Elias, who was like the moon, he was a warm sun.
A happy life seemed within reach.
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Then someone else became fixated on her.
Tom Riddle.
She had killed him twice before, but discovered that she couldn’t kill him.
He was Cedric’s opposite: cunning, extreme, and crazy. But he really was a genius.
They formed an alliance. In public, she was Mrs. Diggory, an employee of the Ministry of Magic. Behind closed doors, she became the mastermind behind the Death Eaters.
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She slowly began to lose her way. What was it she truly wanted?
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