Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns everything relating to Harry Potter. I'm only responsible for the situational story presented here.

Author's Note: This is the first time that I've written anything quite this complicated so please go easy on me. Also, please no flaming of any kind for it is rude and uncalled for.

Preface

Skipping down the hall as usual, Luna Lovegood's long beautiful dirty blonde hair bounced behind her small skipping form. She just got settled in for her fourth year at Hogwarts when she had been summoned to the Headmaster's Office. After making a few more turns down some more hallways she finally found herself in front of the statue that guarded Dumbledore's office. Luna, with a dreamy look upon her face, lightly said the password, "Pop Rocks." The griffon statue opened and Luna proceeded up to the main door giving it a knock.

"Come in Ms. Lovegood," Dumbledore's voice was gentle.

Luna practically danced her way into the office and swiftly sat down in the cushy chair in front of Dumbledore's desk. Her wispy voice rang like a bell, "You wished to see me, Headmaster?"

Dumbledore stood up, grabbed a small silver necklace from his desk and walked around his desk before handing the silver necklace to Luna, "Do you know what that is, Ms. Lovegood?"

Turning the silver pendent around in her hands, chain falling freely over her hand Luna answered softly, "This is a time-turner. But why is it silver? I thought they were gold?"

The old wizard's expression was serious, "Ms. Lovegood, that is an enhanced time-turner. It has been set to only travel back and forth between two specific times," Dumbledore knelt down so that he was eye level with Luna, "This time-turner is now yours. But only if you agree to do the difficult task that I'm about to ask of you."

Surprisingly, a small smile formed on Luna's face, "I like challenges. What do you need me to do?"

The twinkle seemed to leave the Headmaster's eyes and that began to worry Luna, "I'm asking that you go on a mission into the past. If you succeed, you will be responsible for completely changing our world. If you fail, nothing will change."

Luna's eyebrows knitted together in mild confusion, "What do you mean? What must I do?"

To Luna's relief, the twinkle came back at the acceptance from Luna that she was willing to take on the mission, "You are to go back in time to the year 1942. Once there, you will need to find a boy who will be one year older than you are by the name of Tom Riddle. Today, that boy is known as Lord Voldemort."

At hearing this bit of information, Luna didn't gasp like a normal person would. No, instead she tilted her head to the side and had a pleasant smile on her face, "Is he really? That's fascinating."

Dumbledore smiled, "And that, Ms. Lovegood, is why I chose you for this task," he continued with his explanation of the mission at hand, "Once you have found Mr. Riddle, you will need to befriend him. Voldemort has never known how to care about another human being. He never had any real friends. Ms Lovegood, I want you to go back in time to befriend this boy so that you might save the entire wizarding world from certain terror and mass murder."

Nodding slowly, Luna looked thoughtful, "What year will Tom Riddle be in if I go back to 1942?"

"He will be a fifth year. Please note, Ms. Lovegood, that I chose that year because it is still before he has killed anyone. His soul is still intact. If we can save this boy from a future of darkness, then we can save our world from the same fate," the old wizard sounded tired but hopeful.

Luna looked down at the silver time-turner in her pale hands. Finally, after staring down at it for about five straight silent minutes, Luna looked up into Dumbledore's twinkling eyes, "I'll do it," that dreamy smile graced her lips, "it sounds like fascinating fun."

Nodding, Dumbledore stood up, "All you must do is put it on and turn it once," he grabbed a letter from his desk and handed it to Luna who happily received it, "and would you kindly give this to my past self? I can assure you that I will understand the circumstances," a hopeful expression filled the old wise wizard's eyes, "I wish you the best of luck, Ms. Lovegood."

As usual, being dreamy and thoughtful with a peaceful look upon her face, Luna slipped the pretty time-turner's chain around her neck, "Thank you, Headmaster," she turned the device once.

Then, just as quickly as she turned the small hourglass, Luna disappeared from her time of 1995 and began her adventure into 1942.