[HP] Can you be gentle with me

Then it was quiet all the way in the box.

Regulus thought that Sirius would not come to him, because he had clearly stated earlier that he would sit with Tahlia, so when he saw his brother's face appearing outside the small glass of the box door, he was really surprised.

At this time, Tahlia hadn't had a good rest because of poor sleep for several days, so in fact, she unconsciously fell asleep leaning against the window not long after talking with Regulus.

Regulus gently opened the compartment door.

"Brother, what are you doing here?" asked in a low voice, and gently closed the door after walking out of the box.

"Look at Tahlia...I mean, look at you," he said uncomfortably.

Regulus couldn't laugh or cry.

In fact, my brother still cares about Tahlia very much...

"Since you care so much about her? Why do you still care about the rumors?" He asked angrily.

"Who cares about her? I care about you!" Sirius growled.

Regulus raised an eyebrow.

"Don't make that look at me, Regulus—" Sirius warned. "You know what I've always hated most is—"

"Dark wizard, of course I know." Regulus rolled his eyes. "You've been nagging me every day before school..." He paused. "But I still have to tell you that even if Tahlia does work for that person, it doesn't mean she will be a dark wizard—"

"It's exactly the same," Sirius growled.

Regulus frowned, he was almost about to reveal the relationship between that gentleman and that person just now, but luckily he stopped himself in time.

Sirius patted Regulus on the shoulder. "Okay, since you're fine, I'll go back—"

"What exactly are you here for?" Regulus was speechless. "We're on the train, what can we do?"

Sirius wags his fingers. "This is called taking precautions. In short, I will wait for you on the platform after arriving at the station."

After finishing speaking, he thought it was very hidden and glanced into the box through the glass window before leaving in a hurry.

Regulus didn't bother to poke Sirius' behavior, just quietly returned to his seat after he walked away, but Tahlia blinked and woke up.

"Uh... am I asleep?" Looking at Regulus who was walking inside. "Where did you go?"

"Going to the toilet." Regulus smiled, and decided not to tell Tahlia that Sirius just showed up. "It's hard to see you sleeping on a train, Tahlia."

"Sirius and James were so noisy before, you could sleep?" Tahlia raised an eyebrow.

Regulus thought for a moment, then nodded. "It does make sense—" He sat down calmly. "So, what are your plans for the summer vacation?"

Tahlia's expression turned cold. "I think he was probably tied up to death."

"Ah..." Regulus groaned in embarrassment.But... then thought of it. "You can't use magic outside of school, what else can he ask you to do?"

Tahlia shrugged. "I think he has his way." There was a pause. "However, there are many things that can be done without using magic..."

In fact, she didn't know exactly what the man would ask her to do-it was obvious that she couldn't do many things when she couldn't use magic.

Doesn't he think it is very troublesome to ask a student to be his subordinate?Hands and feet bound.

It doesn't matter anyway, does it?

She is absolutely not allowed to refuse the order he gave, as long as she bears the consequences herself, what she fears most is implicating the people she cares about.

If something like that really happened, it wouldn't help how much she regretted it.

It was evening when the train arrived at the station.

Tahlia smiled brightly at Josh who came to pick her up.

Then I told her about the possible arrangements for the summer vacation, and she couldn't stay at home all the time──

Seeing Josh's disappointed but still supporting her contradictory expression, Tahlia felt tears welling up in an instant──

Hastily turned his head away.

What if Josh saw it?

But it seems that once the switch is turned on, it can't be turned off. The moment I saw Josh, all the forbearance in the past few days exploded in an instant, and I couldn't stop it even if I wanted to, and the tears seemed endless It kept falling, even if Tahlia turned her face away at this time, she was quickly seen by Josh.

"Tahlia!"

Realizing that Tahlia's face was full of tears in the blink of an eye, Josh panicked and screamed, causing several passers-by to look at them suspiciously.

"You...how did you...cry like this?" He asked anxiously, completely losing his usual calmness.

Tahlia spoke, only to find that she was even choked up. "No... I'm fine..."

"Nonsense!" Josh took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears off her cheeks, but more and more kept slipping from her eyes, which was of no use. "How can you cry like this if there is nothing?" He said. "What's the matter? Didn't do well in the exam? Did you quarrel with your friends? Or is that gloomy kid bullying you again?" He paused and raised his eyebrows. "It's not like you found out that you forgot all your books at school and forgot to take them home?" The last sentence was actually a joke, and Josh thought maybe Tahlia would be happier.

Sure enough, after hearing his question, Tahlia burst out laughing, even though she was still crying with snot and tears.

"I would never do that, Josh," she said with a smile.

"So what's the matter?" Josh crossed his arms and asked seriously. "Don't use the reason that you cried with joy when you saw your brother you haven't seen for a long time──Although I would be very happy if you said that, I wouldn't believe it."

Tahlia chuckled.

"Maybe I really cried when I saw you──" Seeing that Josh raised his eyebrows again, he wiped away the tears on his face with his sleeve. "Well, I quarreled with Severus." Only a sliver of truth was told, but she had quarreled with everyone—and about Voldemort...

How could she tell her brothers about it?

Not to mention that they will worry about her, the point is that none of them know magic, what if they do something risky on the spur of the moment?

There was a fire burning in Josh's chest.

In his memory, after his little sister got to know this Snape boy, she was repeatedly bullied by him, she couldn't help clenching her fists, and opened her mouth with gritted teeth. "It's this Snape again! This time I'm going to—"

"Okay, Josh." Tahlia rushed in to stop him. "It's not the first time we've quarreled, and we'll always make up—" I smiled wryly in my heart, but this time I didn't know. "We still have to be classmates for three years! You can't always argue with a child, can you?"

Josh looked away.

Anyway, just don’t let that guy meet me, otherwise──

"So what about little Sirius?" He suddenly thought of the handsome young man who used to come to their house every summer vacation to play. "When is he coming this time?"

Tahlia was taken aback for a moment, her face darkened, and she said something lightly. "He's not coming this year."

"why?"

"Well, he said something about the family, and I don't know very well──" Tahlia replied evasively.

In fact, as far as their family is concerned, according to Mrs. Black's thinking, she can't wait for Sirius to cling to her.

Josh didn't ask any more questions, anyway, it wasn't necessary for the little guy to come to their house to play, so he remembered that Tahlia had told them earlier that the young senior was getting married.

"Say it first, Tahlia." He said suddenly, with an unusually serious expression. "Don't tell us you're getting married at such a young age—"

When Tahlia heard it, she coughed instantly.

After a while, I was relieved.

"Josh!" she growled. "Why are you bringing this up?" She blushed. "I'm not even an adult..."

"But isn't the senior you mentioned who just graduated and ready to get married?" Josh said.

As soon as Lucius was mentioned, Tahlia felt sad again, the man who was always plotting against her──

"Josh," she said quietly. "Not everyone in the wizarding world gets married that early, Lucius... that's rare."

It is not said that marriages between pure-blood families are generally arranged very early.

Anyway, I am not from a pure-blooded family, since I don't have this trouble, why bother, I have enough troubles recently.

Josh felt relieved after hearing this. "That's good, you know we've all been worrying about the goddamn guy you're holding onto someday—sorry," Josh smiled apologetically, knowing he was slipping. "──We have been worried that one day you will take a boy's hand home and say you want to marry him..."

Tahlia was speechless.

Seeing Tahlia's silence, Josh suddenly became nervous again. Could it be that he was really hit by what he said? "You won't?" He asked quickly, praying in his heart that the answer must not be yes.

Tahlia didn't know what to do next.

"I don't think I'm thinking about it at the moment, Josh." Finally, she spoke, but there was a tightness in her chest.

Ignore the figure that suddenly popped into my mind.

Yes, now that so many things are mixed together, she has no heart or energy to think about the problems that Josh and the others are worried about.

"So you can rest assured that such a thing will never happen." She smiled.

Josh breathed a sigh of relief, even though he knew that Tahlia agreed, he still confirmed it with worry. "You promised, at least don't be fooled by others so easily──"

Tahlia rolled her eyes. "Josh, I said no." Pause. "Besides, no one chases after me all day long..."

"How is this possible!" Josh retorted immediately. "You're so cute, and you're so good at studying──" Then, while walking, he kept talking about what's good about Tahlia, what's good...

Tahlia wisely didn't continue to answer the conversation, let Josh continue reading, ignoring his elder brother's inconsistent thoughts.

Not wanting to be too popular...and not believing that she wasn't so popular at the same time...she didn't know how to complain anymore.

Sure enough, when I returned home and saw my brother, all the troubles I encountered in the magic world would be forgotten—as if they never happened.

Thinking about it, the corner of his mouth finally raised into a smile, a real smile.

At least one thing will never change.

No matter what she becomes, her brothers are always at home and give her a warm smile when she comes home.

This is enough.

You shouldn't be greedy.