A happenstance meeting between Tom and a mysterious witch named Hermione in Borgin and Burkes sends the pair of them on a tangled path to get what they want - Tom, ultimate power over the wizarding world, and Hermione, to bring down the dangerous wizard at the edges of her mind. Will their magnetic connection help or hinder them in their ultimate goals? Time travel AU.
And I have a high tolerance for OOC HG (I've read fics wherein she's a complete doormat), and OOC AD (I've read fics where he was a more manipulative and much less "good" character) - but those few fics made it make sense while drawing from the og series, unlike with Trials. Not much of a plot either, and an underdeveloped romance.