[HP] Can you be gentle with me

Even though it was the holidays, Dumbledore was still at school, at least most of the time - if he wasn't out looking for Mr. Pettigrew.

See, he's not taking a passive approach, he's trying really hard to find Peter Pettigrew, albeit with little success.

It will be school day again in a few days. He always prefers the days when the students stay in the castle. At that time, he can quietly gaze at the leisurely and laughing children outside through the window in the afternoon. It was definitely the happiest time of his day──

With a bang, green sparks shot out from the fireplace in an instant, and then a person stepped out of the flames.

It was not the first time that Dumbledore was startled by Tahlia's sudden visit, so this time he acted very calmly, standing quietly and waiting for Tahlia to speak.

"I found Peter," she said.

Unexpectedly, when Tahlia opened his mouth, he was still frightened, and he was stunned for a while and even forgot to say anything.

"He's been hiding under our noses, Albus." Tahlia didn't care about Dumbledore's blankness, and said to herself. "He turned into a mouse and treated himself as Percy Weasley's pet." Laughed mockingly. "And we've been looking foolishly for him—"

"You're saying he's been... hiding at the Weasley's?"

"Even, she was taken to school by that kid Percy for half a semester," Tahlia said. "It's in the school, hiding here! He's really good at hiding, isn't he?"

"Indeed." Dumbledore squeezed out. "I think it's his ability to escape Voldemort for so long—"

Tahlia nods. "Anyway, I'm here to tell you that he's already set off to find Voldemort."

"Mr. Pettigrew willing?" Dumbledore felt that he must have received a lot of scares that day.

Based on his understanding of Peter Pettigrew's past behavior, it was very unlikely that he would agree to Tahlia's request for him to find Voldemort, especially since he was clearly terrified of that man.

"It should be said that we have a small agreement, Albus." Tahlia raised the corners of her lips. "He will be responsible for finding Voldemort, and we just need to wait for good news from him, you know this, it should be enough—"

Dumbledore didn't intend to ask any more, and started another topic instead. "So, how is that kid Severus doing with his potion research?"

"I don't know." Tahlia replied flatly. "But I think he should be working hard... Otherwise, I wouldn't agree to look after the students for him—"

"You and him..." Dumbledore started, but for a moment he didn't know how to ask, it should be said that he didn't know what to ask.

"What are you trying to express?" Tahlia asked with a scowling face.

Dumbledore swallowed, before asking gently. "How do you get along with him?"

"We haven't pulled out our wands yet to kill each other, I guess it's okay." Tahlia replied coldly, and went back to the fireplace, looking like she was about to leave.

And she was really leaving, it was almost dinner time, and even though Sirius was watching the two little guys, she had to hurry back.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first—" she said, and Dumbledore had nothing to say but to nod in agreement, because he really had nothing else to discuss with Tahlia.

When Tahlia returned to the living room of her apartment, she saw two children sitting on top of a big black dog, screaming excitedly, and the dog was also jumping up and down responsibly, but cautious in every move. Yes, did not let the two children on the back fall off.

"Tahlia!" Nigel was the first to notice that Tahlia had come back, and immediately jumped off the back of the big dog, almost falling off his center of gravity. Fortunately, he stabilized at the last moment and rushed towards her. "Sirius is going to be a big dog!" he yelled ostentatiously.

"Because he's an Animagus, Nigel." Tahlia patted Nigel's head, and then said to Sirius who had returned to his original appearance and gently put Harry on the ground. "Thanks a lot."

Sirius waved his hand. "Not at all, they are obedient as hell, I tried to play some pranks on them but it didn't work-ah, it's okay, you didn't hear anything..." He rubbed his head in embarrassment, and changed his words under Tahlia's gaze. "I didn't ask them to play a prank..."

"I see." Tahlia nodded, then turned and walked into the kitchen, planning to make dinner. "Do you want to eat anything?"

Sirius was still surprised how Tahlia let him go so easily, but he wouldn't ask for trouble to bring up the topic again, and hurriedly followed the kitchen. "You want me to stay for dinner?"

"Just thank you for taking care of them for me all afternoon," Tahlia said, opening the refrigerator door and taking a look. "I'll use some pasta, can I?"

"Of course." Sirius nodded, before realizing he was hungry too. "Speaking of which, I thought you didn't cook much—" He thought Tahlia would come into the kitchen to make some snacks or something.

"I have to do it." Tahlia replied lightly, took out the noodles from the rack and threw them into the hot water that had been boiled by her spell. "I can't always be lazy and buy food, if only I'm alone──"

"The food Tahlia uses is delicious!" Nigel ran into the kitchen at some point and said at Sirius' feet. "I decided to cook for Tahlia in the future too!"

"You've got to grow taller than this table first, Nigel," Tahlia said angrily. "Now you can't even touch the pot, how can you cook for me?"

Nigel pouted at being told, which made Sirius laugh out loud.

There was no way that guy Snape could have that cute look, even though Nigel was his son!he thought happily.

Afterwards, Tahlia pushed Nigel out of the kitchen and told him to wait obediently in the living room before returning to the counter and continuing to pay attention to the noodles in the pot──

It is absolutely impossible to tell Sirius about Peter.

She glanced at Sirius, who was staring at another pot of pate with interest, and that was the only thought on her mind at the moment.

Sirius can't know this, otherwise she can be sure what will happen, Sirius will definitely chase Peter to the end of the sky, and will never let him go──

If it weren't for the fact that she was relying on Peter to find Voldemort, she would never have stopped Sirius' actions, but Peter is definitely the person who is the easiest to get close to Voldemort now, and besides, his personality is helpful for Voldemort's dispatch, that's him most beloved.

──Looking at his subordinates cowering and submitting to his oppression.

Then she can go back there.

Showing him that she had instructed Peter to find his whereabouts might be a reason for him to keep believing in him, not perfect, but for the best.

The only thing he couldn't master at the moment was Snape's potion.

If she couldn't destroy the fragment of Voldemort's soul in Harry, it would be useless for her to do anything.On the contrary, if Harry's problem is solved, then the moment when she stays away from this matter completely is not far away.

In this regard, she is full of expectations.

Finally able to let go of all burdens, leave everything behind, don't care about anything, just take Nigel with her, and live the rest of her life in a place where no one knows her──

He let out a breath of relief, then scooped out the noodles from the pot and placed them on several prepared plates aside. The condiments were almost ready, and she poured them evenly on those noodles, and instantly, the aroma filled them. covering the whole space──

"I'm so hungry," Sirius praised. "It must be delicious, Tahlia."

Tahlia nodded, using her wand to direct the plates to fly steadily out of the kitchen and land on the small dining table outside.

He called two children and told them to wash their hands. He had already sat down face to face with Sirius.

Seeing Sirius who had buried his head and started to eat, Tahlia suddenly lost his mind.

She was looking forward to leaving, but she forgot how much it would hurt the person opposite her...

"Aren't you going to eat?" Sirius' smile came into his eyes, and Tahlia quickly recovered. "It's really delicious, at least better than the one made by my house elf──"

"I suspect he did it on purpose, Sirius." Tahlia put a fork of noodles into her mouth, chewed and swallowed it before continuing. "Regulus clearly told me that Kreacher's craftsmanship is very good." And she herself has tasted many desserts that Regulus claimed was too much for him to handle by himself, and those are definitely made by Kreacher.

The corner of Sirius' mouth twitched. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was probably because of this, so he stopped comparing and continued eating in silence.

"Sirius," Tahlia said suddenly, but fell silent when Sirius looked up at her in bewilderment.

Should she prepare him mentally?

"I'm asking you..." she said hesitantly. "If this is over, I mean - if Voldemort is completely killed by us, what will you do?"

"What are you doing?" Sirius frowned subconsciously, and answered after thinking for a while. "Probably continue to live a similar life..." He shrugged. "I'm used to my current job—"

"Then if you had to choose..." Tahlia asked, but immediately stopped asking.

Sirius grew up in the magic world, how could he have the idea of ​​leaving the magic world, she definitely asked the wrong person this question.

"It's okay, just pretend I didn't say it." She smiled wryly.

Sure enough, there was no way to tell Sirius first.

"What do you want to say—"

"Tahlia! Look!" Sirius was about to ask again, but was interrupted by two children who had already washed their hands, and Nigel ran to Tahlia proudly, waving his little hand in front of her. "Harry cleaned me up very well!"

"Then you should thank Harry, what are you doing here to show off to me?" Tahlia didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and pushed Nigel to sit on the small chair next to Harry. "When will you learn to wash your hands yourself?"

"Soon!" Nigel smiled brightly. "I'm learning!"

"I mean actually washing your hands, not playing under the tap and getting your clothes wet," Tahlia reminded, and Harry couldn't help laughing.

Not because of anything, but because he had put in a lot of work just now, so that Nigel didn't let Nigel play in the water for too long. Tahlia's words reminded him very pertinently.

Seeing this, Sirius also forgot the question he wanted to ask just now, and joined the interaction between the few of them.

This is definitely a dinner full of joy and warmth──

──Just in sharp contrast to an impending storm outside.