I've read so many Harry Potter fanfic where Harry goes back in time after the war with Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Most of them deal with how he either won the war, yet with devastating outcome, where he lost everyone he ever loved and fought for, or where he was losing the war and decided to perform an obscure ritual to go back in time to change it. In most of these stories, Harry usually ended up in his early childhood or teenage year as an old soul of the future living in his young self in the past.
I've also read stories where Harry goes back not by himself, but with a friend, or with some others, usually involving the 6 from the DOM incident, or the Golden Trio, or other variations of that. So far I've only found 1 story where instead of Harry trying to save the world from ending, it is Severus, Hermione, and Draco who go back instead (
Written in the Sand by
Shadowphoenix).
So here's an idea for you fanfic writers out there... How about a time-travel story which involve Harry and Severus being in a romantic relationship, where instead of Harry going back, it is Severus instead. For one reason or another, Severus goes back in time in order to save Harry's life -- Severus goes back to change the future. Severus' future soul has to go back to the past to merge into his younger body -- this way it'll ensure there won't be a time paradox where there is 2 S.Snape existing in 1 time, and will ensure Severus to retain his memories of the future.
I think it'll be interesting to read a story where Severus does not exactly treat Harry like shit from the start. It'll be interesting to see Sev's struggle not to 'molest' Harry since Harry's going to be only a child. Oh, and Severus has got to be very powerful in this story.
You can also choose for him to go back to the past together with Harry as a second option for the story if you'd like. Instead of just 1 powerful wizard going back in time, it'll be 2 most powerful wizard in the world. Voldemort won't stand a chance at all. However this will change the plot to saving the wizarding world before it ended kind of plot instead of a 'saving harry' plot. I think it'll be interesting to see their relationship in their younger bodies too... I mean an 11 year old trying to seduce his 30 year old teacher? Hehe, it'll be at least funny to see Severus trying to save Sirius from Azkaban for Harry's sake too. To make the story more interesting, you could even add a twist to the plot. Perhaps there's a threat of the exposure of the wizarding world to the muggles in the future that causes World War III?
If any of you decide to write this story, feel free to change the details of the story to your liking. By all means, use your own creative license. All I ask is for you to write me a response in this journal entry and tell me where you posted the fic so I can read it as you post it online.
Cheers!