An accident in sixth year strands Harry in 1942 and a split second decision leaves him in an intrigue-ridden Slytherin. Lies and secrets shroud the board. Wizard's chess has never been Harry's best game, and the path to the black king is covered with thorns. Become 'friends' with Tom Riddle? If only it were so easy. HIATUS

HP/LV Harry grows up relying on only himself until his adoption, when he is taught the manners and politics of high pureblood circles. Masking his dark intelligence at Hogwarts & intending to escape notice, past secrets and Dark Lords force his hidden hand.

Harry, after being saved by a mysterious stranger, is flung fifty years into the past, where he resolves to save the future by killing a 10-year-old Tom Riddle. He ends up raising him, instead. But when young Tom develops an unhealthy fixation on his new guardian, things quickly spiral out of control, and Harry finds himself entangled in a deadly game. Will history repeat itself?

Harry wakes up on the first of August 1943, and Tom Riddle's presence seems like the least of his problems… until Tom makes Harry his problem. Old cliché, new design. Slash HPTR