The Days Of A Flower
The rest of the vacation was really just a blur for Severus after that, and to be honest he was extremely glad to be home, even though a pack of Werewolves was destroying his Persian rug.
"When I come back, you all better be gone." He threatened the sleeping piles of fur.
Not even a twitch.
He gave the Wolves a glare which didn't have as much heat as usual, he suppose he was more tired than he thought, before he went to the rooms. He put the dozing Harry in his cradle, and barely made it to his own room where he collapsed head first into the bed.
The next morning, he awoke to three of the Pack's Pups poking him in the face.
"If you are not gone by the time I get up, I'm having Wolf Soup for breakfast." He growled as he opened an eye to glare at them.
The Pups yelped, and scurried out the room. With a groan, the Potion Master rolled out of bed, and went into the bathroom to wash, and change. Once cleaned, and less grumpy, he headed to Harry's room to see the baby still sleeping. Leaving the Little One alone, his next destination was his living room where Fenrir, and his Pack were.
"I thought I told you all to get out." He scolded at them.
All he got were curious tilts of the heads, with another scolding, he went to the kitchen to fix him breakfast. Sometime later, Fenrir disappeared, reappearing with a laughing, and gurgling Harry in his arms.
"You are too happy for so such an early hour." Severus said when the Werewolf handed the baby to him.
Harry smiled, and drooled.
After breakfast, the Potion Master kicked the Werewolves out, and went down to his lab, today he was making calming oils; which developed no harmful fumes, so it was safe for Harry to be down with him.
"Ba ba." Harry gurgled, shaking the golden snake shape rattle he had gotten from Voldemort. He was in the playpen with his many other toys.
"Yes, yes, I'm almost done." Severus said, giving a soft smile at the baby who gave a gummy smile in return.
By the time he finished the potion Harry was dozing off.
"I hope when you start attending school this well not become a habit," he said as he picked up the baby, Harry yawned, one little hand clinching the rattle.
Severus grunted, and glared, when Harry lazily hit him with his rattle.
"Draco taught you that, didn't he?"
Harry yawned again.
~.~
Some weeks later, Severus found himself readying the two of them for a trip to the Medi-Wizard. The comment Narcissa had said about Harry's size had bothered him, and after much thought, Severus decided he could risk people recognizing Harry when it concerned said baby's health.
"Awwww, he's so cute!"
Though he was wondering if his sanity was worth it.
"How old is he?" Asked the woman with a child of her own, the child was five, and had been running around the waiting room for the past ten minutes. Severus was close to turning her into a bug to use in his potions.
"Seven months," Severus answered, looking down at the cradle by his feet when Harry coo'ed.
"Aw, I remember when my little Jessica was like that."
Luckily, Severus wouldn't have to learn how Jessica was because Harry's name was called by the nurse. Severus quickly made his way over to her, Harry in arm. The nurse was professional as she took Harry's weight, and pressure despite Severus hovering over her. She then left promising that the Medi-Wizard would be with them soon.
"And who do we have today?" the Medi-Wizard said as he entered the room clipboard in hand, smiling when he saw Harry happily sitting in his caretaker's lap.
"Ba da ba!" Harry squealed.
"Well, aren't we a talkative one," the Medi-Wizard chuckled, before turning to Severus. "I'm Medi-wizard Jacob."
"Pleasure to meet you," Severus said shaking his hand.
"Ah!"
"And a pleasure to meet you as well, Harry," Jacob chuckled, "now shall we began? May I?"
Severus hesitated before letting the wizard pick up, and move Harry onto the table, Harry instantly rolled onto his back giggling; eyes zeroing on the wand that waved over him.
"He's very health," Jacob said after reading the scroll that appeared after he finished the scan on Harry, "weight's good, he's just small for his age, though that doesn't seem to be stopping him." Severus grabbed Harry before the little one could crawl off the table.
"I see he hasn't had any of his shots."
Severus nodded, and waited for the wizard to start asking why. He was surprised when the wizard didn't, and instead asked if he wanted Harry to be given his shots now.
"Yes, that would be best."
"Very well. A nurse will be in to administer them, once that is complete, you two can go. I would like you to stop at the desk to schedule an appointment for next month, just as a check-up."
Severus nodded, and shook Jacob's hand again, and was surprised when the Medi-Wizard smiled at him, usually when people met him, they either hated him, or were scared of him. Lucius and Narcissa didn't count, but he had already concluded the day they met that they weren't very bright. The Dark Lord he wasn't even touching, and Harry was too young to figure it out.
Jacob left, and the Nurse came in five minute later, with needles and the required bottles. Unfortunately, magic had yet to discover how to give medication without the need for needles, which was bad news for Harry, even more for the nurse who had to give it the child.
Never again did she want to face the wrath of one Severus Snape.
