The Unlikely Marauders - A time travel story

Draco

(A year earlier)

Draco crept across the magically protected carpet, slipping in between detectors like he'd been practicing all his life. His mission: his father's study. The room had always fascinated him. It was so huge and full of magical artifacts. He'd been training himself to get in undetected for a while now, and he was pretty sure he'd finally gotten it. His eleven-year-old body easily flitted through the laser-like magic wards. At times he had to go on hands and knees, but he made it to the door, and slipped underneath, through a crack no grown person could fit through. Once inside, he brushed his hands off in satisfaction. His father was away at the ministry, he had told them he would be back in five hours. His mother was out shopping, leaving Draco the perfect opportunity to explore his father's study for a few hours without being caught.

The first thing in the piles of magical artifacts that caught Draco's eye was a large golden snitch, roughly the size of Draco's head. He walked over to where it was sitting on the desk and reached out to touch it, wondering what a snitch this big would be good for. As soon as he touched the thing, it cracked open, revealing a small silver time-turner lying on a silk cushion in the middle. 

"Wow," Draco breathed, staring at the beautiful, delicate thing. Out of compulsion he reached out and picked it up, turning it over and over in his hands.

"Time?" A tinny voice said, apparently coming from the time-turner.

Draco was so startled he almost dropped it, but he managed to keep hold of it.

"Time?" The voice said again, more insistently. 

"Uh," Draco glanced up at the clock, "It's six--"

"Sixth year," The voice said. "Confirm? This can only be used once."

Draco was so confused and curious he said yes immediately. 

"Sixth year," the voice said, "Calibrating. Hold on tightly."

Draco had no idea what he was supposed to be holding on to, so he just gripped the time-turner with both hands.

Apparently, that was the right idea. The world disappeared around him, and the time-turner pulled him forward.