Severus stormed from his classroom in a bid to find Hermione and Harry, he searched high and low throughout the castle. He caught a glimpse of Harry in a corridor leading to the transfiguration class room and approached him from behind quietly. "Mr Potter, or would you prefer Albus? You are an insolent, arrogant bastard just like your father! I thought you were different, more like your mother. Where is Mr Wankmeov? I need to see her." Severus seethed. "Professor, honestly it was just a bit of fun...." Harry tried to explain but he was cut off. "Where.Is.Hermione?" Severus drawled slowly. "She's in our common room, I'll go and tell her you want to see her..." Harry smiled nervously. "My quarters, in 10 minutes. And you have a weeks detention with McGonagall..." Severus spat and stormed off.

Hermione arrived at the dungeons as requested and slid into Severus' class room. She headed straight to the back and entered his private chambers, he glared at her and her heart dropped a little inside. "Severus, I can explain... It was just a bit of fun, and I..." Severus pushed a finger to her lips to silence her. " I didn't find it amusing Miss Granger, I found it embarrassing and I saw just how immature you can be, from now on you will refer to me as Professor Snape, whatever it was that we had has to end. I retract my proposal, you know I love you, you know I'd give my life for you, but this time.... You have gone too far. Now leave." He turned his back to her and awaited her exit, tears streamed down her face and he clamped his kids shut in a bid to stop him from collapsing from the pain he was feeling. She ran from the room crying and he scolded himself for always having to put his pride before love.

Hermione raced back to the common room and Harry saw her crying and tried to soothe her. "What happened? Herms? It's ok, calm down." He told her gently wrapping her in a tight embrace. "He hates me Harry, he says it's over, he doesn't want to marry me anymore.. I've lost him." She cried hysterically. "Oh Hermione, I'm so sorry." Harry sighed with sadness. "He's never going to forgive me." She sniffed wiping her eyes and dragged herself up to the dormitories.

Harry wanted to do something but he knew Severus was stuck in his ways, there was nothing he could do. But he owed it to Hermione to try, she didn't deserve him going that far, it was a joke. It wasn't like it was done publicly. No, Severus was the one in the wrong here. And Harry was angry.

Harry headed down to the great hall for lunch, he sat down and ate, glaring at Severus in the process. He could see Severus was looking at Hermione's empty seat. 'Yeah, she's not here because of you, greasy git!' Harry muttered under his breathe. He shook his head at Severus and gave him a look of disgust.
Severus felt his heart ache, he knew what he had done. He just couldn't go back on his angry words, he never apologised. He was way too proud, and in his opinion Hermione was in the wrong.

Of course he still loved her, but he felt like she had no respect for him as a human being. She knew he hated being laughed at, she knew he hated his flatulence being brought up again and again. So why did she need to mock him? He just couldn't understand.

Severus looked at Harry and gave him a look full of sorrow and heartbreak, Harry saw that Severus wasn't as hard as he made out to be.
Maybe he could talk to him? Just maybe he would come down off his high horse and listen! but that's the problem, with Severus it's always going to be a maybe.'