[HP] Can you be gentle with me

The plan seems to be going very well.

The Death Eaters except Tahlia were trying their best to trace Sirius' whereabouts. Since the completion of the Fidelity Charm that day, Sirius had disappeared, and no one knew where he went.

True to what he said, no one would have guessed that the Keeper would be Peter.

But it didn't go well for long.

After several months of fruitless searches, Voldemort's patience had also reached its limit, and on this day, he called everyone.

Tahlia could easily tell that he was very angry right now.

There was silence in the hall, no one dared to make a sound, and no one dared to take a breath.

"You know why I asked you to come here?" He opened his mouth softly, his eyes glanced sharply at everyone below.

No one speaks.

"Seven months." His voice sounded softer. "For seven months, all of you under me...couldn't even find a single person?"

"Lo...Lord──That Black guy is really good at hiding..." A person suddenly knelt down and said tremblingly. "I... we suspect that he has a special hiding trick..."

"Trash!" With a flash of light, Voldemort roared angrily. Accompanied by the man's scream, the next second, his limbs twitched and he shrank on the ground, unable to stand up again for a long time.

Voldemort slowly retracted his wand. "Are you trying to tell me that even if all the Death Eaters are mobilized, they won't be able to see through...the so-called trick specially used for hiding?" He looked coldly at the masked people below. "I have to say, I'm absolutely disappointed."

The last sentence directly made everyone present feel chilled to the bone.

"Lord."

Another person stepped forward, and Tahlia recognized Avery from the voice, and laughed at his stupidity in his heart. At this time and trying to explain everything to Voldemort would only make the man above him angrier.

"I have an idea, Lord..." Avery said, although the tone sounded a lot of fear, but the intention of claiming credit was obvious. "Perhaps... we can start with Black's friends."

Damn.

Damn Avery!

He was only two years older than them, of course he would know that Sirius and the four of them were very close and would always show up together.

Damn he thought of this...

Cursing Avery countless times in her heart, she quietly observed the expression on Voldemort's face, and realized that it was too late...

Voldemort had already shown an expression of interest, and she was sure that the next thing he said he would ask them to find Remus and Peter.

Remus and the others would never bother to find him. After all, he has been traveling outside since graduation, and he is not in the UK at all. The possibility of knowing Sirius' whereabouts is also low.

There is no doubt that all attention will be on Peter.

Peter's timid smile came to mind.

If he is found, he will definitely not be able to bear it... He has been doing things carefully, because he is very afraid of being hurt, whether it is physically or psychologically──

He absolutely couldn't bear the torture Voldemort would do to him.

Sure enough, as she thought...

"Find Peter Pettigrew," Voldemort said. "But remember, don't be rough on him, just bring him to me, the Dark Lord is always kind—I think he would be willing to talk to me..." The corners of his mouth curled up. "Now, Avery, come here... maybe we can talk about rewards—"

The rest of the people exited the hall sensibly. Except for a few people, they were all in a sad mood──they probably thought that Avery would just take the credit for this, right?

Tahlia walked in silence, but kept thinking in her mind...

How long can Peter hide?

No, she had to warn him... James and the others must know where Peter lived.

Without further hesitation, Tahlia moved directly to James's house in Godric's Hollow and rang the doorbell.

There was a nervous collision sound in the room, and then James, who pointed at himself with his wand, appeared behind the opened door. After seeing that it was Tahlia, he breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to put down his wand.

"Don't let it go, you should confirm my identity first, shouldn't you?" Tahlia couldn't help but said. "Aren't you afraid that someone will become like me?"

James is smiling. "Just from your words, I know you're not someone else pretending to be... Besides, there are so many people who can pretend to be--Remus, Peter...who would want to pretend to be you?" He said angrily. "We want to kill each other so much, how can we welcome you in as a friend like this?" He said, stepping aside, giving Tahlia a space to walk in.

Tahlia laughed, but once inside the room, her expression was serious again. "Voldemort wants to find Peter."

James' smile froze on his face. "How come?" He asked in a daze. "They were obviously still looking for Sirius..."

"Obviously someone is too good at hiding—" Tahlia looked further in, and saw a big black dog that wanted to run towards her after seeing herself... This explains why no one can find Sirius, because he is simply Hiding in this house protected by the Fidelity Charm. "Avery just remembered that you have two dear friends... planning to find out Sirius' whereabouts from them." Pointing at the big dog that had already run up to him, wagging its tail excitedly, he resisted the urge to twitch the corners of his mouth. "Is he always like this?"

James nodded with contempt, and the big black dog turned back into a human in a second, growling. "I was playing with Harry! Don't talk nonsense with Tahlia!" Ignoring James' triumphant expression, he looked at Tahlia in embarrassment.

"Harry should have grown up a lot too?" Tahlia asked, not expressing anything about Sirius' performance just now.

"Of course!" When talking about his precious son, James also forgot to continue teasing Sirius, and led Tahlia into the living room, and the little baby who also had messy black hair and beautiful clear green eyes sat A crib there, giggling. "Look, he's going to sit up!"

"The baby would be sitting up around this time, James," Tahlia said casually. "Draco can already crawl..."

"Tahlia - can you please leave that guy's son alone?" James protested. "It hurts Lily not to be our son's godmother—"

"Draco is my godson, why didn't I mention him? Besides, I promised Lucius first..." Tahlia said intentionally, seeing James' mournful face, she cleared her throat and said seriously. "...Okay, okay, these are not important, go and find Peter..."

James also stopped joking, nodded and headed to Peter's place by the fireplace.

"Sirius, can you watch Harry for a while?" Lily asked suddenly. "I'd like to have a few private words with Tahlia..."

Despite his doubts, Sirius agreed, and turned into a big black dog in the blink of an eye, jumping around beside Harry, making him start laughing excitedly again.

Lily dragged Tahlia to the small room next door.

"Peter can't handle it, can he?" she asked straight away.

Tahlia was taken aback for a moment, but then nodded slowly.

"I think so too." Lily smiled weakly. "Should have found the headmaster in the first place, Tahlia..."

"It's no use saying that now," Tahlia said dryly. "As long as Peter hides well, you can survive—"

"But we can't hide forever, can we?" Lily interrupted her. "We can't ask Peter to hide for a lifetime, he has his life to live, and shouldn't hide in the shadows for us all his life—"

Tahlia didn't answer.

"I'm already dying, Tahlia," Lily said again.

"Lily──"

"No, don't interrupt me yet, let me finish...please—" The sadness in her eyes almost overwhelmed Tahlia. "It's always you who convince us, Tahlia, and this time I want to convince you—as a mother..." There was a pause. "What I'm trying to say is that James and I...we both know there's no escape this time - but Harry...he's so young!"

"Voldemort's target is him—"

"I know, that's why I want to talk to you──" Lily grabbed Tahlia's arm so tightly that she felt oppressed. "Can you promise me?"

"Promise what?"

"If something happens to James...or me—we, promise me you'll keep Harry safe."

"I……"

"Please, Tahlia," Lily begged. "If anyone can guarantee Harry's safety, it's you..."

Tahlia looks away. "The headmaster can also—"

"You don't understand." Lily said excitedly. "Of course the headmaster can keep Harry safe, but only you can take care of him, teach him...make him...be like you—excellent."

"I'm not good." Tahlia said lightly. "I'm a Death Eater, and you're telling me now that you want to give your son to a Death Eater? Why not Sirius... Forget it, when I didn't—" Just thinking of Sirius The sight of taking care of the children gave Tahlia a headache, and it was very possible that Harry would just starve to death.

"Then you agreed?" Lily asked.

Tahlia stared straight at Lily. "You know what you're asking for, don't you?" she said. "If you do die and Harry survives, I'll have to hide Harry from Voldemort - given how much I've been in touch with him - and raise him, while at the same time fooling the man, because he's definitely Won't give up looking for Harry's whereabouts..." She crossed her hands. "Do you think this is possible?"

"You can do it." Lily said firmly.

Tahlia sighed. "Nobody can do that, Lily," she said, forcing a smile. "But I promise you - until I die, I will protect Harry's safety. So, do you feel relieved?"

Lily was ecstatic and nodded gratefully. "Thank you, Tahlia."

"Until I die," Tahlia repeated in a low voice.

Maybe her death wouldn't be too far away, but Harry still had Sirius, and she believed that Sirius would also be willing to give everything for Harry, just as he was willing to give everything for James.

Lily nodded before walking back to the living room with Tahlia.

Peter was already sitting on the sofa, trembling uncontrollably, obviously James had told him about it earlier.

"Ta…Tahlia!" Peter yelled as he saw Tahlia walk in. "Did that person really find out it was me?"

"He didn't find out that you were the Keeper, but he wanted to find Sirius through you—" Tahlia said. "In this regard, this smoke bomb is still perfect...as long as you hide safely."

"Where can I hide?" Peter cried. "Those people are all looking for me...I just feel strange, why do I always feel like someone is following me today—what should I do?" He shouted at Tahlia, horror all over his face.

This is a good question.

How exactly?