21: (july)
Severus opted not to deliver this month's potion himself when he was finished with it. Children made him uncomfortable - though he would never admit aloud that anything did so - and he found it hard to interact with Andromeda, knowing that she was the sister of one of his dearest friends, and knowing that her sisters had ended up on the wrong side of the war and one of them had ended up dead.
When he told Potter, he seemed uncomfortable. He looked at Severus uncomprehendingly for a moment, then slowly nodded before excusing himself. He disappeared into Poppy's office, and a few moments later, Poppy emerged and left the ward. When she came back, she was carrying the potion from Severus' workroom, and she returned to her office without a glance in his direction.
"Now, let me just find a-" he heard her say before there was a solid thud. "That should do. Now just take a-" a crash sounded, but Madam Pomfrey's calming voice started before the tinkling of broken glass was even finished, "Now, now, dear, it's nothing to be upset over; we simply forgot. Harry, dear, you need to calm down, you know it only makes it worse, and floo powder is not all that expensive anyway. I'll just- Harry - Harry! Calm down." Her voice rose at the end, sounding stern, but obviously Potter didn't listen to her because he came bursting out of her office.
He slumped onto one of the cots, propping his elbows on his knees and burying his face in his elbows. Taking deep breaths, he slowly stopped shaking and returned to Poppy's office.
"Better?" Severus heard her ask, "Good. I've found you a nice thick pair. Right. Off you go!"