[HP] Can you be gentle with me

"What the hell are you trying to do!" Tahlia couldn't help shouting.

She didn't want anyone in this place, not even Snape.

Snape stood up slowly. "Talk to you."

"I told you, I don't want to talk to you."

"Then don't talk about it," Snape said. "I want to ask you to do me a favor."

Tahlia laughed suddenly, and after a while, spoke softly. "And you think I'll say yes, Severus, do you really think I'm that easy to talk to?" There was a pause. "I'll ask again, why?"

"Because we don't want Lily dead." Snape glared at Tahlia. "Only you can convince the Lord not to kill Lily──"

Tahlia narrowed her eyes. "You don't know me at all, Severus, maybe I just want Lily dead—" she said. "Haven't you ever thought that I wish all of them would die?"

Snape looked disbelieving. "Lily she's your friend!" he yelled. "That's how you repay her?" He was absolutely outraged that Lily had always spoken up for her before and now she was acting like a jerk.

"It's really not convincing to hear this sentence from your mouth." Tahlia said coldly. "Who stipulated that if she cares about me, I have to care about her?" That's right, no one has ever stipulated that if you pay, you will be rewarded, and she has always been very clear.sneer. "Such a selfish thought." Pulled out his wand. "Now, I give you two options, do you want to go out by yourself? Or should I drive you out?"

Snape glared at Tahlia bitterly, and after a moment, gritted his teeth. "You don't need to trouble me." After speaking, he quickly opened the door, slammed it hard again, and left without looking back.

Don't bother her, don't!

Tahlia behind the door slumped back to the ground.

The tears finally couldn't stop, falling on the floor drop by drop.

She just stared blankly at the door, looking there as if it were a phantom of Snape before he left.

Unconsciously whispered. "I'm sorry... Severus..."

It's a pity that only she can hear this sentence.

The next day, Dumbledore received a note.

Closely protect Potter and Longbottom, and hunt them down.

Dumbledore sighed, ever since the boy Severus had overheard the prophecy and left, he had expected something to happen—

But Tahlia is so sad.

Potter.

James and Lily, and their newborn son.

After thinking about it, he wrote a letter, asking Tahlia to find a time to meet with them──

It is time to discuss a countermeasure.

He needed a face-to-face conversation with Tahlia.

However, to Dumbledore's surprise, he also got a note from another person asking to meet.

Severus Snape.

And he went to the appointment.

The black-haired young man in front of him was kneeling on the ground, the wind was blowing and whistling, it seemed that there was going to be a heavy thunderstorm soon. "Don't kill me." The young man said.

"I didn't mean to kill you," said Dumbledore, holding his wand aloft, the light almost blinding Snape's eyes. "So, Severus, what did Voldemort send you to tell me?"

"He...he didn't ask me to tell you anything, it's my business." Snape trembled, as if frightened by the oppression the old man gave him. "I'm here to warn... No, please—I really have nothing else to do..."

With a flick of his wand, Dumbledore silenced the howling wind instantly. "I wonder what a Death Eater would ask of me."

"About that prophecy, the prophecy made by that woman—"

"Ah," Dumbledore nodded. "How much have you told Voldemort about this prophecy?"

Snape was silent for a moment, then looked up. "All, I told him everything I heard...that's why I'm here—he wanted to kill Lily Evans."

"The prophecy doesn't mention a woman, he only mentions a child born in July." Dumbledore frowned.

"You know what I'm talking about! He thinks that's her son!" Snape yelled, almost hysterically, glaring at Dumbledore. "He's going to kill them—kill...kill her!"

"If she means so much to you, why don't you ask Voldemort yourself?" Dumbledore said. "Please just kill her son?"

Snape stammered. "I…I beg—" He even went to ask Tahlia to help.

"You make me sick." Dumbledore suddenly couldn't understand why Tahlia cared so much about such a boy. "You don't give a damn about the lives of her husband and son, do you? You'd be better off if they were all dead?"

Snape was silent.

After a while, he spoke hoarsely. "Then hide them all... so that he never finds them," he said. "Keep them safe... I can only ask you..."

"So, what can you give me in return, Severus?" Dumbledore asked quietly.

Snape stared blankly at Dumbledore, and after an unknown amount of time, he lowered his head and said in a low voice. "anything."

At that moment, Dumbledore was convinced that the young man in front of him was back on track.His figure overlapped with the girl with the same black hair many years ago.

They also had things that Voldemort could never have in his lifetime.

"I promise you, Severus—" Dumbledore began, seeing Snape's delighted expression. "I'll let them hide, and I'll contact you later—" After finishing speaking, he nodded again and left.

Snape still maintained the same kneeling position, the wind and rain began to howl again after the old man left, he stood up slowly, retrieved his wand that was knocked off by the old man just now, and then disappeared in an instant.

"You can't do that!" With a roar, Dumbledore could almost feel the water in the teacup on the table fluctuating. Fortunately, he had cast a spell of absolute secrecy on the place where he and Tahlia had arranged to meet, otherwise the roar alone would have Can attract enough people.

"Calm down, Tahlia—"

Tahlia continued to growl. "You can't let him be a spy!" She started pacing back and forth, her face very ugly. "I did everything, I told you everything, just to keep him away from this kind of thing!"

"I didn't ask him to be a spy, boy," Dumbledore said wearily. "I just wanted to make sure—"

"Which side is he really loyal to?" Tahlia said.

Dumbledore ignored Tahlia's reaction. "Find out how much he's going to give for what he cares about, Tahlia, he's kind of like you in that—"

Tahlia was silent.

After a while, she spoke, her tone has returned to calm. "Anyway, you must never let him be a spy."

"Why not?" Dumbledore countered. "If you both could pass on information, it would obviously confuse Voldemort even more, wouldn't it?"

Tahlia glared at Dumbledore. "I disagree."

"Don't act like a child—"

"I don't look like a child, Albus!" It was the first time Tahlia called out the Headmaster's name, and Dumbledore froze. "You should be satisfied with me here, I can do more, you tell him not to get into this muddy water! That's it! There is no negotiation!"

The door was opened, and the two men and two women who opened the door looked awkwardly at Dumbledore with a face of headache and Tahlia with an extremely ugly expression in the room.

"Uh...it seems like we came at the wrong time?" James asked hesitantly.

"No, we're done talking." Tahlia said, and sat on one of the chairs with her arms crossed, her face still gloomy and terrifying, instantly giving James the illusion of seeing someone.

He hurriedly shook his head to drive this terrifying thought out of his head, and pulled Lily to sit down. They both wisely didn't take their children out, and little Neville was taken care of by Mrs. Longbottom. Before they went out, they saw Sirius coaxing him in a hurry. Laughing, little Harry was sleeping with bubbles of saliva on one side of his mouth.

"Hi, we meet again." Alice stepped forward and greeted Tahlia enthusiastically, but Tahlia was angry and responded a little reluctantly. Fortunately, she didn't care much, and she also pulled Frank to sit down.

Seeing that everyone was here, Dumbledore cleared his throat and spoke. "I think everyone should be very clear about why I asked you to come here this time?"

"I don't understand, Principal." Frank asked, frowning. "Why did Voldemort go to such lengths to kill a child who was not even under the age?" It was more reasonable to say that he wanted to kill them, but the rumors outside said that the target was their child, which made them Really puzzled.

What threat can a baby be?

"A prophecy," Tahlia replied in Dumbledore's place. "Voldemort obviously thinks that one of your children will be his nemesis in the future."

"He won't believe in such...unreal things?" Lily asked uncertainly.When she was in school, she felt that the subject of divination was really weird, almost all baseless theories. "Because of such an unreliable prophecy—"

"It's not a question of whether the prophecy is reliable now, Lily," said Dumbledore. "It's that Voldemort believes and has ordered action, so we can't do nothing."

"But we have a small child, how do we hide completely?" Alice asked. "We still have to work, and it's impossible to stay at home and never go out." Her worry was completely written on her face. "What's more, if there is a battle, we can't distract ourselves from protecting the child..."

"I've thought about that," said Dumbledore.

All eyes were on him for a moment, waiting for him to continue - except for Tahlia, because that was what she had discussed with Dumbledore a few days earlier.

"Use the Loyalty Charm," he said.

All four of them stared wide-eyed, obviously they all knew the spell.

"So we need a Keeper, don't we?" Frank began.

"That's right," Dumbledore said. "Even, I am willing to be your secret keeper." It should be said that it would be the safest way for him to act.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Frank nodded immediately, tightly holding the hand of his wife beside him.

Lily looked at Tahlia almost subconsciously.

"Don't be stupid, Lily." Sensing Lily's gaze, Tahlia said flatly. "I have to face Voldemort almost every day. If I am not careful one day, your lives will be gone." In fact, it is because until today, she still does not have absolute confidence in her Occlumency, and she usually deals with It's okay, but if Voldemort really has doubts and presses her with all his strength, she really can't be sure that she will be able to defend herself. "You should go to the principal."

Lily was about to nod when she heard James speak first. "No, I'm looking for Sirius."

"James!" Lily yelled. "This is not a joke, why didn't you find the principal?" It wasn't that she didn't trust Sirius, but because the lives of their whole family were at stake, the principal was the most suitable candidate.

James is very determined. "No, just because this matter is very important, Sirius will never refuse."

"It's not a question of whether he will refuse at all!" Lily raised her voice. "Don't tell me you're putting Harry's life in his hands?"

"My life can be placed in his hands." James said very calmly, very persistent.

"But that's...that's my son—our son!" Lily looked like she was about to cry, because her husband was so stubborn that she really didn't know what to do.

"Just think about it for a few more days," Tahlia said. "But this matter can't be delayed, the longer it is delayed, the more dangerous it will be—James, you should think about who should be the one who keeps it secret." Turning to face Lily. "Lily, Sirius is the person James trusts the most. I think you should understand this." The words were very clear. Of course, Lily knew very well that the friendship between James and Sirius was so deep that no one else could replace it.

"Two days later," Tahlia continued. "Two days later, each of you will come with a secret keeper, and I will cast the spell—" After thinking for a while, he spoke again. "I think you'd better come in a different time, it's safer." If the news leaks accidentally, the crisis can be reduced by at least half.

"No need," Frank said. "We can ask the headmaster to be our keeper now, we've made up our minds, haven't we, Alice?"

Alice nodded too.

"Then, James, you go back first—remember, come here in two days." Tahlia said, drawing her wand to cast a spell.