In a world where the Tom Riddle is only a politician wanting and fighting for pureblood rights and magical children's safety; there is no war, no Death Eaters, no Order of the Phoenix and no Boy-Who-Lived. Unfortunately there are still abusive parents, bullies, childhood rivalries, and teachers who favor their own house. There was a Severus Snape who wanted nothing more than to escape his childhood home and was excited to be attending Hogwarts but his hope of having a peaceful time at school was crush by a group of boys who took up tormenting with in the first week of school for simply being a slimy Slytherin as well as second hand supplies and clothes. It was only made worse when a Gryffindor girl in his year befriended him. It wasn't until the end second month of school on Halloween that something happened to changed his life.

Hogwarts was sentient being from absorbing all of the leftover magic that was being taught within her walls. She had seen how horrible Severus Snape was being treated and made the decision to bring his soul-mate to him since he was in a different world where war raged and his soul-mate was in the middle of it. A key player that needed a reminder that there was more to live for and he would be able to help young Severus. The only downfall is that she would only be able to bring him to Severus a couple times a year when there was extra help from magic and nature.

So Halloween night a sad and angry Severus was laying on his bed in the dormitories curtains drawn closed when a bright light appeared on his bed and when the light faded away Severus was nervous and frighten that there was a black haired man with broad shoulders sitting at the end of his bed in nothing but his sleep clothes looking confused and amused as if listening to someone talk but there was no sound. When the man finally looked at young Severus who was sitting rigid and frighten the man smiled and said, "I'm Hadrian your soul mate."

That was most likely not the smartest thing to say to a scared eleven year old, but then again this was Severus for as much he let his emotion show when alone, he was rather smart and cunning.

"You can't hurt me then." It wasn't a question, it was a statement and uttered as if it was assurance, but the man answered anyways.

"Never," and the man's green eyes bore into him.

"Why are you here?" Severus questioned.

"Hogwarts believed that we needed each other, unfortunately I can only stay for the night," Hadrian answered not making a move closer to Severus which was appreciated.

"So what is your name precious?" Hadrian asked relaxing on the bed.

Severus blushed faintly since his mother passed when he was a young child he hasn't been called an endearment much less one like that.

"So Severus which house are you in?" Hadrian asked he knew a Severus in his own world had been a Slytherin and had been one of his best friends before that dark lord bastard killed him. He also knew that the Severus in his own world could never have been his soul mate or if he had there had been too much past, even if they became friends there was no way they could find love and happiness with each other.

"Sytherin," Severus answered proudly.

"A good house, I was almost placed there myself," Hadrian answered confusing Severus a bit if the scrunch up face meant anything.

"What house are you in now?" Severus asked curiously.

"Apparently I have more brashness in me and ended up in Gryffindor," Hadrian answered with a laugh.

"So you are just like them! How could you!" Severus shouted with hurt in his voice and would later wonder why he was showing emotion to a practical stranger even if he was his soul-mate.

"Them?" Hadrian asked confused sitting up before complete anger settled on to his features and Severus was weary from the change of emotions.

"Are they perchance James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew?" Hadrian asked in what he thought was rather steady considering how pissed he was at his father and friends, even if they technically wasn't his father just yet.

"Yes," Severus answered confused at how his soul mate new his tormentors and why he was so angry.

Severus heard a few muttered cursed and mumbles that he couldn't make heads or tails. It was fascinating to watch Hadrian though, as Severus could see that Hadrian was processing and thinking about something rather quickly when he saw Hadrian exhale a rather long breath and smiled at him in a rather devious smile that Severus would learn that meant trouble for those who hurt him.

"Alright Severus this is what we will do," and Hadrian rapidly told him of his plan how to get revenge on those boys. Hadrian spent three hours teaching Severus the correct spells and not letting him move on until he had mastered them when Hadrian seemed to paused for a moment. With a twinkle in his eye, Hadrian focused back on Severus and told him that the Gryffindor boys were sleep and that they could execute their plan. Grinning Severus poked his head out of his curtains and saw that all of the boys in his room were also a sleep and wondered how they hadn't heard them. When he asked Hadrian mere said, "Hogwarts," before standing and stretching to his full height of 6'3".

"Lets go," Hadrian said when his smile in place as he held out his hand to the young boy. Grinning as well Severus took the hand and followed Hadrian to the Gryffindor rooms where the boys were asleep and they quickly and efficient cast the spells that would color their skin as well their hair to Slytherin colors before Hadrian charmed their clothes to flash 'Slytherin's rule, Gryffindor's drool'. Stealthy the duo made their way back to Severus's bed sitting opposite of each other. They looked each other in the eye before laughing. Eventually the laughter settled down and Severus asked, "Why would you insult you own house?"

"Truthfully? I could belong in all of the houses and no one messes with my soulmate," Hadrian answered with such conviction that Severus felt that Hadrian spoke truth and knew that he wasn't alone in the world anymore. It was a wonderful feeling.

"Severus I only have an hour left before I have to go and you need to sleep since it is well past 2 in the morning."

Now that Hadrian mentioned it Severus did feel tired but he didn't want him to leave, and said as much completely un-Slytherin but it was truth.

Hadrian looked at him sadly for a moment before crawling over to the boy and pulling him into a hug and said, "This won't be the last time you see me Precious. I will come as often as Hogwarts can afford. Next time when I come to see you, I will have something so we can still talk, even if we can't see each other ok?"

Severus nodded against his shoulder before drifting asleep warm and safe in his soul-mate's arms.

When he woke up the next day, Severus was alone and confused before noticing a note and black wolf plushie on his pillow near his head. Severus read the note:

Dear Precious,

I hope you slept well and are not fretting that I wasn't there when you woke. Remember it wasn't a dream and hopefully we will see each other soon. I transfigured one of your pillowcases into the wolf as it is my animagus form called Demon. Hopefully it will remind you that you are not alone now.

Have fun and make sure to show me the memory of our prank when we meet again.

Forever yours,

Hadrian

Severus smiled and had an enjoyable day, hoping that Hadrian would return soon.

It was a couple months later when Hadrian returned and as promised he brought a two way journal for Severus that they could communicate even through space and time. Severus felt genuinely happy when he watched his soul-mate full belly laugh at the memory of their prank, but he had noticed that Hadrian was looking a little tired.

Hadrian taught him a few more prank spells before he had to leave.

Over the next years, Severus would see Hadrian 4 or 5 times a year and Hadrian was always teaching him something new to either prank the dubbed 'Marauders' or something to defend himself with as well as leaving him money for the summer to spend at the Leaky Cauldron away from his abusive father and for new school supplies as well as clothes. That had been an argument that Severus lost due to pure fact that Hadrian wanted to and had almost begged and used the puppy eyes. For some who was older and more mature, Hadrian knew how to work the puppy eyes. Severus also noticed that while he grew and matured Hadrian stayed the same, well he began to look more tired and ragged as well as having new scars. Severus had asked once and Hadrian answered, "For you a couple of months pass by, for me it has only a couple days to week that pass by."

Severus figured that Hogwarts wanted them to be able to the same age when they finally would be able to be together. As Severus grew older, more cuddles were involved and eventually some kisses were exchanged but Hadrian wouldn't have let it go further saying that it would better to wait until he could actually stay with Severus full time. Severus learned of the war that his soul-mate was in and more recently that Hadrian need an hour or two of just holding Severus close before they could move on to learning new spells. In exchange, Severus informed Hadrian all about the current events of Severus's world and Tom Riddle's political campaign and the actual good he was accomplishing with it.

It was during his sixth year that things got out of hand between him and the marauders. Their ring leader, James still believes the Severus was after Lily as well as that Severus was able to prank them back either just as tame or as fiercely thanks to Hadrian explaining new spells in the journal when needed, but Severus always felt bad disturbing Hadrian knowing that he was at war fighting for his life while he was just dealing with bullies, so lately he hadn't been telling his soul-mate that the Marauders were being more vicious which is probably why he now hanging upside down being taunted about liking Lily and being a worthless half-blood wishing for his Hadrian to save him. Severus was near breaking point as the ground shook and a bright a light appeared revealing a tall muscular man with shaggy black hair wearing blood stained battle robes and a sword dripping blood.

James and his gang shocked at seeing a man appear dropped the spell and the man caught their prey in his arms and whispered something and gave him a kiss before looking at them with piercing emerald eyes. They felt as if their souls were being weighed and measured and were found lacking.

Hadrian had just beheaded Voldemort when in his heart and soul felt his Precious's pain and overwhelming humiliation. Lady Hogwarts I am no longer needed here, please take me once and for all to my beloved. He felt his body being wrapped in light and appearing in the same spot where his precious was hanging upside with tears in his eyes. Quickly catching his beloved as the spell was released, Hadrian heard Severus whispering, "You came, you actually came when I needed you the most."

"I will always be here my most precious," Hadrian whisper pressing his lips to Severus in a chaste fashion but still conveying the message of intense love and devotion.

When Hadrian turned to look at those guilty, he felt nothing but sadness and disappointment. Even in a world with no war, they were still biased and cruel. Shaking his head he gently set Severus on his feet and tucked him into his side. Severus was not short but he was still an inch or two shy of his height. Sheathing his sword after swinging his sword in a downward flick to fling the excessive blood off of his sword, Hadrian waved his hand and suddenly all of the Marauders were upside down in the same position Severus was and when he let them down, he let them fall into crumpled heaps before turning and bringing Severus with him as they made their way towards Hogwarts.

Unfortunately they were waylaid by the Headmaster.

"Just who do you think you are accosting my students in such way sir?" Dumbledore asked calmly. He had felt the grounds and wards shake and hurriedly made his way towards the area of disturbance when he saw a well-built man with unruly black hair in battle robes using harmful spells against his favorite students.

"A soul-mate seeking retribution against those who harmed my beloved," Hadrian answered as he looked squarely into Dumbledore's eyes. OH how he hated this man. Second chances and scolding don't change people.

Dumbledore was taken aback by the boldness of the young man in front of him. He has never seen this man before but he spoke with power and his aura was unlike any he had seen before. Then there was the fact that he was dressed for battle and held himself as a warrior always on edge. Shifting his gaze he noticed Severus pressed against the man's side looking far happier than he has ever seen. Hmm maybe this could work out to my advantage on getting rid of Riddle.

"Am I to assume that young Severus here is your soul-mate?" Dumbledore answered with a twinkle.

"You will address my beloved by correct procedures Headmaster. As well as replacing the notion of using either myself or mate," Hadrian had recognized the scheming twinkle in the headmaster's eye, "I am not one to be trifled with. Now if you will excuse me, but I need to get to either the infirmary or St. Mungos before my magic takes desperate measures."

"What? Why?" Severus asked eyes narrowing as he moved the battle robes to see his love's body only to gasp seeing blood seeping out of a serious looking wound.

Not looking down at his precious, Hadrian continued to stare straight into Dumbledore's eyes taunting him to try and take a peek into his mind. When he finally felt the subtle push Hadrian pulled the headmaster into his mind where dead bodies littered the ground, their faces are of all the people that were killed for the Greater Good or The Headmaster's chess pieces. Some were gruesome deaths others quite humane.

"You killed these people in my world due to your scheming ways you old fool. I had to clean up your mess. Do not interfere with mine life or Severus's life or you will find that Politician Riddle will have the most incredible backing you will ever see. I strongly urge you to treat me with respect or you will meet your unsavory end," Harry promised Dumbledore in his mind as the dead bodies began to move and climb upon the man trying to feast on his mind strength.

When Dumbledore finally fought his way out of the man's mind, he was pale and shaking as looked at the wounded man who stood strong despite the heavy bleeding.

"I apologize Master Warrior, please allow me to escort you to our infirmary where our Healer can heal those wounds," Dumbledore said humbly as the images from the man's mind were still haunting.

"My soul-mate can escort me, while you deal with the punishment of those four who willing placed a fellow classmate in harms way for a bit of fun. IF their punishment is un-suitable, I will be removing Severus from this learning institution and tutoring him, myself," Hadrian stated his voice as hard as steel and his gaze as ice.

"Come on love, you are bleeding far too much. We need get you to the hospital wing now," Severus said urgently, scared that now that his mate was here, that he would lose him to death.

Hadrian glanced down at his love and smiled before apparating them straight to the hospital wing startling Poppy out of her healer magazines. Looking up she saw young Severus beside a taller man who looked battle weary and in need of rest and relaxation. She felt Hogwarts explain the man before her and Poppy felt a pang of sadness at the life he had to live.

"So is this the young man that stole Severus's heart?" Poppy teased as she walked up to them and smiled seeing the happiness Severus's eyes even if his cheeks were turning a bit pink.

"Oh? Have you been talking about me Precious?" Hadrian asked nuzzling Severus's hair.

"I've been studying with her for the last couple of months," Severus answered ushering him to the nearest bed and forcing him to sit down.

"Yeah? Any reason?" Hadrian asked removing his robes and clothing until he was standing in the silky green boxers that Severus had gifted him upon his second to last visit. Severus had seen the plain cotton ones that Hadrian had been wearing and was horrified that while Hadrian give him money to spend on himself, Hadrian didn't really buy himself anything. Severus was and is bound and determined to change that.

"Every time I see you, you are more battered and bruised than the last time, at least I would be able to treat your wounds," Severus said stepping to the other side of Hadrian letting Poppy do her thing.

"Well, Hadrian," Poppy started out startling the two, since neither mentioned his name, "Oh please, Hogwarts talks to me all the time as well. I know your whole past and I will aid Hogwarts in getting your documents for here, so you may stay with your Severus. Now let me heal your injuries than you are on bed rest for the rest of the day and I will excuse Severus from his classes to stay with you. No funny business though," Poppy waggled her finger before returning to heal Hadrian.

Hadrian merely leaned his forehead against Severus's middle with his arm wrapped around his legs waiting for the healing to be done. Several minutes later with Severus combing his hair, Hadrian was declared as fit as fiddle albeit a worn out one and was left to rest. Laying on the bed, Hadrian pulled Severus on top of him and hugged him close. Relishing in the thought of never leaving his Precious again and not having to fight anymore, slowly his body relaxed as Severus shifted so he was laying beside Hadrian with his shoes and robes magicked off. Hadrian shifted so that Severus was within the circle of his arms tucked beneath his chin with his leg between Severus's before drifting off into slumber.

AN - I always see and read Harry goes back in time and falls in love with Severus or briefly goes back telling him to wait so kinda combined them and placed it in alternate world. If people like this than there will be another 2 chapters. So let me know how you like it!