[HP] Can you be gentle with me

"Sirius, where's Tahlia?" Peter asked in Transfiguration class.He's quite used to sitting with Sirius and his group in the classes they shared at the two colleges, but these times Sirius was the only one who walked into the classroom, and Tahlia hurried almost a second before the bell rang. arrived.

Recently, Tahlia has often disappeared, not only almost being late for class, but also vaguely saying something to be busy after class, and then slipping away again regardless of the protests of Sirius, James and others.The only time we could see each other was the meal time, but Tahlia still quickly swept away the food on her plate with a hurried expression, and then disappeared again.

"If only I knew," Sirius said sullenly, lounging on the table and fiddling with his quill. "Why isn't there a magic tool that can know where a person is at any time?" he complained.

"Actually there is," James said. "It's just too bulky to use at all..." He straightened up suddenly and approached the group. "...Why don't we make one."

"How?" Remus asked. "We are only in the first grade, can we do it?" To really make such props requires a lot of relevant knowledge, which is obviously not within the scope of their learning.

"How will you know if you don't try?" James said eagerly. "I think all these libraries should be available, what do you think, Sirius?"

"Huh? Not bad..." Sirius still lay down on the table, and casually echoed.

James couldn't believe Sirius wasn't interested in the idea, he must be not listening to them right now. "Did you hear what we just said?"

"Of course there is."

"Then what did we just say?"

"..." Sirius was silent. "...Okay, sorry, what did you just say?"

"Ja...James just said to make a prop that can know a person's location..." Peter replied.

Sirius immediately sat up straight. "What? Tell me..." he said. "Can you find Tahlia too?"

"Find who?" Tahlia's voice came suddenly.

Sirius turned his head stiffly, watching Tahlia sit down. "Hey, you're here..."

"Well, just dealt with something," Tahlia said. "So, who do you want to find?"

"..." Looking at the three of them who were all pretending to be doing their own thing, Sirius felt isolated. "I...we want to find someone..."

"Well, I've heard that, who are you looking for?"

"Uh... this..." Sirius yelled inwardly, someone to help him... "No one..."

Tahlila frowned slightly and was about to speak when Professor McGonagall walked into the classroom at some point and started lecturing.She closed her mouth and turned her eyes to the podium.

Just as Sirius breathed a sigh of relief, a very light and faint voice came. "I'll ask you after class." It made him stiff again, silently praying that Tahlia would forget about it by then.He turned his head and stared fiercely at the three people who didn't feel any guilt at all.

Fortunately, Sirius' prayers worked, and Tahlia really forgot about it. After class, she left behind a sentence that she had to be busy and left like a gust of wind.

Sirius felt very annoyed, he hadn't had a good word with Tahlia for several days, he didn't know how Tahlia did it, he went to all the places she frequented, but whether it was in the library or the cellar , there is no sign of her, and he has never met her even when he was stuck on the only way to go to class. He decided to have a good talk with Tahlia today.

"Tahlia!" He called to Tahlia who was about to leave the living room.

"Huh?" Tahlia looked back, smiling. "Let's talk about it later, okay? I have very important things to do..."

"Then... when will you come back?"

"Ugh... I don't know," Tahlia replied.

Sirius was a little annoyed, what was she doing that made it impossible for her to come back before the curfew?But he still didn't complain. "I'll wait for you here."

"Sirius, you don't have to..."

"I don't need it, but I want to." Sirius said, in order to confirm what he just said, he sat on an armchair facing the door, as if expressing his determination. "I won't go back to the dormitory until you come back."

Tahlia looked at Sirius who was determined to wait for her, and sighed slightly. Maybe she really didn't notice the mood of her friends recently. Thinking of this, under Sirius' surprised eyes, she walked to the armchair opposite her and sat down. Down.

"You... Didn't you just say that that matter is very important...?"

"It's okay, it's okay to delay for a while." Tahlia smiled slightly. "Tell me, what do you want to ask?"

"Where have you been lately?" Sirius asked immediately, afraid that Tahlia would change his mind again.

"The Room of Requirement," Tahlia replied. "I'm doing an experiment."

"Experiment?" Sirius was a little confused, what kind of experiment made Tahlia almost forget food and sleep. "What..."

"I can't tell you yet." Tahlia smiled apologetically. "But I assure you that there is absolutely no danger." She wasn't lying, there was no danger, Lucius would meet her every Tuesday to Thursday in the Response Room, and Tahlia herself would stay in the room whenever she got the chance. Practice by herself in the room or read more books, so she has made very significant progress in the past two weeks.

Sirius thought for a while, although he still wanted to know what Tahlia was busy with, but since he was a child in Slytherin, he fully understood how important a person's privacy is, after all, he had no right to interfere with Tahlia's free time. Even if they are friends, Tahlia has absolutely no obligation to report everything to him. Originally, he was still thinking about how to speak so as not to arouse Tahlia's resentment. Now she took the initiative to tell him and promised If there is absolutely no danger, then he should not continue to ask.

Seeing Sirius who fell into silence, Tahlia became a little nervous, and spoke cautiously. "Sirius, are you... angry?"

"Huh? When... Of course not." Sirius quickly clarified.

Tahlia breathed a sigh of relief. She had concealed Sirius from the beginning, and it was completely understandable that the other party would be angry. She would not be surprised at all, but now that Sirius seemed not angry, it surprised her. "Uh... are you really not angry?"

"Of course not." Sirius said affirmatively. "It's because I interfered too much in your affairs, and you should be the one who gets angry..."

Tahlia is a little pissed. "Hey, I give you the impression that you get angry so easily?"

"What?" Sirius shook his head hastily. "What are you thinking...how could I possibly think you'd be mad...I mean, I mean...that...you..." He started Incoherent. "I mean, you have every right to be angry." He paused. "Slytherins are private, I shouldn't force..."

"Stop, Sirius," Tahlia cut him off. "We're going to have to apologize to each other endlessly," she said. "Why don't you just let it go and I promise I'll let you know when the time comes, okay?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't tell me..." Sirius whispered, but finally turned into a bit of a mutter. "As long as you're not in danger..."

Tahlia didn't hear the last mutter and stood up. "Okay, then I'll leave first...don't wait for me, otherwise I can't guarantee when I will come back."

"...Okay." Sirius finally agreed, but he didn't stand up, explaining under Tahlia's puzzled eyes. "I haven't written my dissertation on metamorphosis yet, you know... I have class tomorrow, so leave me alone and go."

"...I see." Tahlia couldn't help feeling helpless, she hadn't stared at Sirius doing homework for a few days? "Then do your best..."

"You too."

Lucius was sitting on the comfortable sofa in the Response Room, crossed his legs, and was reading with a book in his hands. At this moment, the door was pushed open, and he glanced at the wall clock on the wall, and said a few words. "you are late."

"Sorry," it was Tahlia. "Delayed on the road for a while."

"trouble?"

"No." Tahlia said.

Lucius nodded slightly.

"So, what are we going to do today?" Tahlia asked.

"Have you ever heard of the silent spell?" Lucius closed the book in his hand, stood up, drew his wand and stood in front of Tahlia.

"I have." Tahlia nodded. She knew that the silent spell could surprise people in battle, and she wanted to ask Lucius to teach her a long time ago. "But I haven't tried..."

"Is that so..." Lucius narrowed his eyes slightly, swung his wand suddenly, turned a spell at Tahlia without making a sound.

Tahlia didn't react at all, was hit hard, bounced hard backwards to the wall, and then fell forward to the floor due to the reaction force. "Oh!" Tahlia let out a slight cry of pain. Although the wall has thick cushions to meet their needs, it still hurts to hit it with such force. "Lucius!"

"I think you should understand the advantages of the silent spell." Lucius ignored Tahlia's shout and said flatly.

"...understood very well." Tahlia stood up angrily.How could you not understand... Given that she was beaten away. "But I thought it was only used after the sixth grade?"

Lucius smirked. "Why? Think it's too difficult?" he said. "Or do you want to tell me that you haven't read the textbooks at the sixth grade level?"

Tahlia was silent. Of course she had already seen it, but seeing it was one thing, and casting it was another... Even the Disillusionment Curse was not so sure at the time, and she just gave it a try with a desperate mentality.

"Stop complaining," Lucius said in a low voice. "You should know that if you want to survive in Slytherin and even protect others, you must have absolute strength."

"Of course I know..." Tahlia muttered, otherwise what would she be trying to do all this time, thinking, also raised her wand, staring straight at Lucius. "…I'm ready."

Lucius chuckled. "You want to tell every one of your opponents that?"

Embarrassed, Tahlia pointed her wand, and a spell instantly appeared in her mind, and she concentrated on casting it...

"........."

Lucius looked at Tahlia, who was flushed a little, and seemed to catch a glimpse of her wand that seemed to be flickering, before realizing that she was trying to cast a spell just now. "You... just now...?"

"Failed." Tahlia said coyly.She thought it would be successful, after all the wand sparked, and she could feel the magic power pouring into the wand, but for some reason, it seemed to be blocked, as if some key step was missing.

Lucius broke out in a cold sweat unknowingly. If the hit just now hit him successfully, maybe Tahlia's hit just now would also be staged, so his image would not be completely ruined... However, he still said flatly. "I think you are not determined enough." He paused. "Did you feel a magic power stuck on the wand just now?" Seeing Tahlia nodding, he continued to explain. "Probably because the wand sensed your lack of determination, so it absorbed your spell." He nodded to Tahlia to try again, but added hastily as Tahlia raised her wand to him again. "Don't face me, there are a lot of cushions..."

"........."