Oil and Water

Chapter 1

Harry rubbed at the spot between his eyes with the heel of his hand. The dull ache fastly becoming a pounding jackhammer in his head.

The cause of this was currently sitting across from him in the bar of the Hogshead.

He had escaped the confines of the castle for some much-needed solitude and to lessen the ringing in his ears. It had lasted all of 20 minutes before they found him and continued with their tirade.

'Harry you listening to me?' Hermione snapped

'Yes Hermione I am listening' Harry mumbled beneath his hand

Truth was he had tuned her out about 5 minutes into the conversation the record was on repeat and Harry wanted to snap it in half and watch the pieces shatter in his hand.

Things were supposed to have gotten easier after the final battle, life could get back to normal and people would be free to live their lives as they chose.

Everyone that was but Harry who was under constant scrutiny for the abominable way he was choosing to live his. (Hermione's words)He just couldn't get through to them no matter how many times they danced around the same topic.

'You will only end up getting hurt Harry if you pursue whatever this is with Snape' Hermione broke into his thoughts

'Its called a relationship Mione people have them all the time look at you and Ron' Harry replied tiredly.

'Ron and I are suited to each other Harry we have things in common' Hermione retorted

Like what? Harry wanted to scoff; he and Severus had more in common than Ron and Hermione.

'People like Snape don't change mate, he will always be the same bastard he was before' Ron piped up

'Voldemort is dead because of Severus' Harry reminded his friends

'Doesn't mean he has changed Harry you are like Oil and Water the two just don't go together' Hermione pointed out

'You don't see what I see' Harry sighed 'You don't see the man behind the mask he is kind, funny and interesting'

Ron snorted 'Snape kind you must be barking'

Draining the remainder of his glass Harry stood from the table and walked towards the door unable to sit there for a minute longer and listen to the same thing over and over again.

'Where are you going?' Hermione demanded

'Fresh air' Harry murmured as he stepped out into the night air.

Hands shoved in his pockets he walked aimlessly back to the castle, thoughts tumbling through his mind, they were getting worse, seldom did a day go by when one of them didn't have something to say about he and Severus being together.

They weren't suited, he was the hero of the Magical world there were certain expectations he had to live up to and dating a former Death Eater wasn't one of them.

He should think about settling down marrying a nice girl start a family become an Auror. That girl was none other than Ron's sister Ginny who Harry had no interest in whatsoever.

He had foolishly tried to explain to Ron that he had only ever thought of Ginny as Ron's younger sister and nothing else.

Ron couldn't understand that they hadn't dated during 6th year Ginny had waited for him he needed to do the right thing. Harry had never dated the redhead; despite her spreading rumours to the contrary she certainly hadn't waited for him if idol gossip was to be believed.