Hogwarts, 1942. Tom Riddle enters his sixth year with everything exactly as it should be. He is a prefect, top of his class, admired by professors, respected by students, and quietly gathering those who will one day become the Knights of Walpurgis. Alongside friends such as Abraxas Malfoy, Orion Black, Walburga Black, Antonin Dolohov, and Druella Rosier, his future appears increasingly certain. Then, at the start of term, a transfer student arrives.