[HP] Can you be gentle with me

"I still don't understand why you didn't go to this wedding banquet..." Lucius frowned, looking at Tahlia who was eating breakfast calmly in front of him. "I remember you have a good relationship—"

"That was when you were in school, Lucius." Tahlia spoke without looking up. "Do you think I can still have anything to do with them when I'm under the Lord?"

Lucius curled his lips. "I know you're lying to me, Tahlia."

"I know you don't believe me, too." Tahlia shrugged.

"Then, since your name is written on the invitation letter, there is no reason why you should not attend, is there?" Lucius pointed to the invitation letter on the table, it was sent to Malfoy Manor, yes, Potter's family is also a famous pure blood Family, Malfoy would not be left out of politeness, however, Tahlia's name was also on this invitation.

"No." Tahlia firmly refused.

She can attend any family dinner party, except that she can't attend James's wedding banquet. In fact, she has cursed James' thoughtless behavior countless times in her heart, why should her name be listed?

With the relationship they maintained on the surface in school, it was impossible for them to invite her to the wedding banquet!Isn't that the most effective way to make the Lord suspicious?

"Don't think about it again?" Lucius asked again.

Tahlia put down the spoon with a clang and looked up, frowning at Lucius. "Why do you want me to go so much? Are you thinking of something again?" As he said, his eyes narrowed.

Uncomfortable being stared at by Tahlia, Lucius swallowed. "I can't think of anything... It's just that you haven't done any normal leisure activities for a long time──"

"You mean my recent so-called... leisure activities fall under your 'abnormal' scope?" Tahlia smirked. "The Lord will be angry when he hears..."

Seeing Lucius shut his mouth obediently, Tahlia continued. "Besides, you have done a lot of these abnormal things. It seems that you have done a lot more than me... If you start counting from earlier—"

Lucius was speechless, opened his mouth in a daze, and looked at Narcissa beside him in embarrassment.

"Well, that's why Luc suggested you to attend with us, isn't it?" Narcissa smiled and said, Lucius immediately looked over with a grateful look.

"Thanks, but my answer remains the same," Tahlia said. "I won't go, the discussion ends here..."

So, on the day of the wedding banquet, Lucius helplessly held Narcissa by the hand, watching her cute cousin who was Potter's best man, bewildered throughout the wedding banquet, looking around looking for Tahlia's figure, he didn't know where to start complaining, As for his stupid face with all his emotions written on his face... Ahem, being straightforward──Considering that he is Narcissa’s younger brother after all, let’s be sympathetic──

Maybe the Lord saw them, and the secret that Tahlia had been desperately keeping for a while might be directly exposed. He knew that they were friends, and Tahlia would definitely defend her friend to the end, and no one could stop it...

Maybe he should be happy, he and Narcissa have become one of the people she cares about inadvertently.

"Prongs, this is really great!" Sirius laughed and patted his brother on the shoulder. Thinking about it, the last time all of them got together was the day of graduation, and now it's been a year...not only Peter, but even Remus also rushed back from other places, thinking of this, he felt a little sad, it would be better if Tahlia came too...

When James wrote Tahlia's name on the invitation letter, he didn't hold out any hope. He just hoped that maybe—maybe Tahlia would think of other ways to attend, but she was Tahlia, she always thought of many ways...

But after searching for almost the entire ceremony, Sirius still found nothing, and Sirius knew that Tahlia really didn't come.

He misses her very much.

She clearly promised that she would find a chance to find them...

The more I thought about it, the more disappointed I was, I quickly shook my head, with a bright smile on my face again, it's not now to be disappointed, the wedding banquet is not over yet.

This is James' wedding!

And it's a wedding with Lily!

Sirius still couldn't believe it, but Lily actually nodded and agreed to James' marriage proposal. After all, when they graduated, she made it very clear that she didn't intend to get married too early, but...

Forced by circumstances.

No one knows if they can survive tomorrow, maybe because of this, Lily will reconsider, especially since James' occupation is Auror, the danger is definitely not at the same level as ordinary people.

James, who was smiling happily at first, suddenly changed his expression. He gritted his teeth and looked at the front with hatred.

Sirius turned his head suspiciously, and immediately knew why he would put on such an expression at his wedding banquet.

That slow demeanor, self-important attitude, plus that conspicuous long hair...

"Malfoy." The voice squeezed through his teeth, facing one of the culprits that caused them to be exhausted these days, even if he was Narcissa's husband, he couldn't give him a good face.He knew that the person who smirked in front of him was definitely one of the participants in the battle not long ago, but he could do nothing, they never left a trace of evidence!

Lucius ignored Sirius' anger and gave James a standard smile. "Mr. Potter, congratulations... for marrying such a..." He gave Lily a meaningful look. "Excellent wife—"

"What are you—" James was about to growl, but was grabbed by a hand beside him.

"Mr. Malfoy's flattering." Everyone could see that Lucius was going to make a fuss about Lily's Muggle origins, but Lily smiled instead of a trace of sulking. "I don't think I'm up to your standards, and you don't need to force yourself to say those words."

Lucius smiled too. "What I said was sincere..."

Sirius on the side scoffed.

"Sirius." Lucius turned to Sirius.

"What?" Don't always call him by his name, Sirius thought bitterly, and replied rudely. .

Lucius smiled standardly, if Sirius hadn't known his style, he would almost have thought that the person in front of him was harmless.

No matter what he wants to say, it's just some polite words anyway, although he should go to Gryffindor in his bones, but under the influence of his ears and eyes at home since he was a child, he also knows how to advance and retreat──

What he didn't expect was that when Lucius opened his mouth, he didn't know how to react.

"She greets you," Lucius said, with a smile.

"You..." Sirius opened his mouth in a daze.

He had almost forgotten that Tahlia was now living at Malfoy Manor, and they were desperately trying to find the most wanted place...

"We don't know what you're talking about, Malfoy," James began, frowning slightly.He really didn't know what Lucius meant by mentioning Tahlia, if it wasn't because they knew Tahlia's abilities well, killing him would also prevent her from moving into the Malfoy Manor, otherwise if this man in front of him used some means to plot against her, they would definitely regret it lifetime.

"Is she doing well?" the words blurted out before Sirius could stop himself, and he wanted to seal his mouth as soon as the words came out.

Showing concern for a Death Eater in front of another Death Eater... anyone would have a problem listening to it, let alone Malfoy, who was in front of him with an extremely deep city.

Sure enough, Lucius narrowed his eyes and stared straight at him.

Sirius tried to calm down and cleared his throat. "I'm asking you, how is Narcissa doing well recently... If I find out that you are a little... unkind to Narcissa, I will definitely not let you go..." He felt that the words turned very stiffly, back and forth a bit There is no logic...but what else can I do?

"...Of course I will treat Cici kindly, you don't need to remind me of that." Lucius raised his chin slightly and said lazily. "Even if you have a good relationship with her." The corners of her mouth curled up, a standard smile.

"Really? That's good..." Sirius said dryly. He vaguely felt that Lucius was definitely referring to something. It sounds like he and Tahlia should get along really well...but he really doesn't know how to deal with this Man, every time he speaks, he leads him by the nose... Now that he thinks about it, he has never understood what any Slytherin is thinking, even if he received a completely Slytherin education, he still can't understand Malfoy, even, couldn't read Tahlia...

Why is every Slytherin like this!

Lucius looked at the few people in front of him amusedly, obviously wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it, and instantly felt that these Gryffindors were so easy to manipulate... It didn't take any effort to make them stare wide, but Can't fight back──

The palm was lightly squeezed, turned around and saw Narcissa smiled at him, then shook her head almost invisibly.

He nodded knowingly, turned his head to face several people, and spoke. "Okay, Cici and I still have things to do, so we won't bother you..." He said, nodding to them. "Blessings again, Mr. Potter." After saying that, he turned around with Narcissa and quickly left the venue, then Apparated and disappeared.

"I'll probably never learn to talk to a Malfoy..." James said sluggishly as he collapsed as soon as Lucius was gone. "Why does it look like my father is coping with it so easily..."

"Because Lucius is still young, and your father has already dealt with his father." Remus said smoothly, and then patted James on the shoulder reassuringly. "One day you too will learn—"

"Moony──" James wailed in a low voice, looking sadly at the few good friends around him. "Can I not learn?"

"No." Lily said directly. "You have to learn this kind of thing sooner or later. Although I know you don't like it, you probably don't want to be eaten to death by them all the time, right?"

"It's enough that you won't be eaten to death—" James said flatteringly, looking at Lily adoringly, just now that Malfoy didn't take advantage of her at all. "Honey."

Except for Lily, everyone showed disgusted expressions and looked at James with disgust, and he was the only one who could still say such nasty things in such a public place.

But after seeing Lily's face suddenly flushed, they didn't know what to say...

Some people say nasty words, obviously because someone will listen.

Lucius returned to the manor, and the first thing he saw was Tahlia who was sitting on the sofa in the living room in a daze. She was holding a tea cup in one hand in a daze, but the tea had obviously been placed for a long time, and there was no heat coming out, so she kept holding it like this .

It seems that she doesn't need to go to work today.

"What are you thinking?" Narcissa had already stepped forward, sat next to Tahlia, and asked with a smile.

Tahlia regained her senses, only to realize that Lucius and the others had returned at some point, looking at the cold tea in her hand, she decisively put it back on the table and asked the house elf to take it away.

"How was the wedding reception?" she asked.

Lucius also sat down across from him. "Potter seemed happy...well, they all seemed happy, I should say."

"Really..." Tahlia murmured, then looked up again. "And what about Severus?"

Lucius was taken aback for a moment, remembering that he didn't seem to see that junior who always had a stinking face during the whole wedding banquet. "I didn't see him."

"I guess so." Tahlia forced a smile.

Snape hated James to death, how could he even want to attend his wedding banquet, especially Lily, someone he cared about married to his deadly enemy...

It's normal that he didn't go.

But they were all wrong.