Fics like What a Step Back (after two steps forwards)

Overwhelmed by guilt and nightmares surrounding Cedric's death even months after the third task is over, Harry's mental and physical state are falling to pieces, but this time, for a reason unclear to him, Snape isn't there to pick them up. After orders from Dumbledore warning him to stay emotionally distant from Potter, the Potions master can only help in the subtlest ways as the boy he worries so much about begins to crumble. His offer to teach Potter Occlumency ends in a fight that leaves them both hurt and angry, but a certain snake-perspective vision and Umbridge's unique punishments push them back together. Recognizing that neither wants to lose the other, Harry and Snape both strive to repair their trust. After all, things must get worse before they can get better.

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