[HP] Can you be gentle with me

She lost her temper again.

Tahlia closed her eyes, leaning against the tree trunk.

She even lost her temper with Lucius... Merlin knew he hadn't done anything.

One hand tightly clutched the front of the robe.She doesn't know what kind of forest this is, she just, closes her eyes and Apparates, and now that she thinks about it, it's Merlin's miracle that she didn't leave any detached body parts on the floor of Lucius' hallway...

So, where is this?

Tahlia opened her eyes, stood up slowly, and looked around.

She was sure she hadn't been here, and she wasn't thinking about seeing Voldemort anytime soon, not at all.

This forest feels very peaceful. Although the branches are entangled, it does not give people a dark feeling. It is much different from the forest where Voldemort is. From time to time, there will be a few birdsong. The sound of running water.

Tahlia walked slowly along the sound of the water. It didn't take long to find that the creek was at the edge of the forest. Across the river was a wheat field, and beyond it seemed to be a small town.

She lowered her head, looked at her wizard attire, decisively took out her wand, cast a confusion spell, and walked to the small bridge not far to the right to cross the river.

She now knew why she appeared here, after all, she had just arrived here the day before, why didn't she notice that there was a small forest nearby?

With a smile on his face, he nodded and greeted the residents here politely along the way, and then stopped in front of a shop with a transparent glass window.

The shop that she bought, even if she hasn't figured out what business she wants to use it for, it doesn't matter, no one knows about this place now, so it's just a coincidence... She just wants to buy it after the matter is over. Leaving the magic world, but never thinking about the future life, it is impossible to continue making magic accessories.

At this time, she happened to meet Kent, an ambitious and energetic young man who happened to have a small shop that she wanted to sell, so she decided to buy it decisively.

Taking out the key from the space bag she carried with her, Tahlia opened the door and walked in.

The store is empty, there is no electricity at present, and of course the lights cannot be turned on, but fortunately, there is sunlight shining in from the window...

and many more.

Tahlia narrowed her eyes.

What did she just hear?

He stared up at the ceiling.

She was sure she had heard footsteps just now, upstairs.

Who broke in here?Has her whereabouts been leaked?

Tahlia held her wand tightly in one hand, slowly and carefully walked towards the stairs at the back of the shop, and then, step by step, stepped more slowly—

"Meow---"

What? !

A cat suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, and Tahlia couldn't react for a moment. She forgot that she was standing on the stairs at the moment, and when the cat jumped in front of her, she subconsciously backed away. Falling with one foot on the ground──

"careful!"

A voice came from above, and Tahlia felt as if a hand was stretched towards her, but how could it be too late, she still fell back heavily──

"Oh." Tahlia groaned.

"Oh my God, are you okay?" The voice came to my ears again, followed by a series of anxious footsteps downstairs. "It's all Eason's fault, I...I should hold him well──" Then another hand stretched out in front of her eyes, pulling her up forcefully. "Where did you fall?"

"No." Tahlia replied blankly.She hasn't fully realized what's going on here... how come there are other people in this shop that should already belong to her in name──

"It's fine..." The man seemed relieved. "Fortunately, you didn't go very high...you only fell a few steps... let's say," he paused suddenly, and then spoke again with some hesitation. "How did you get in here?"

Tahlia suddenly became angry. "I still want to ask how you got in here... I just bought this place yesterday." As he said, he showed the key in his hand.

The man looked surprised, and opened his mouth unconsciously. "You...you bought this place? This...is this place sold?" The words also became stammered in an instant.

"I already have the keys, what do you think?" Tahlia said angrily.The originally tense mood relaxed unknowingly, maybe this man is not the malicious person she thought at first, and the wand she was holding in her hand was also put away without a trace.

"But...but...this..." The man was obviously still in shock, then he turned his head and muttered. "This is too fast..."

"What?" Tahlia asked, confused.

The man turned his head and gave Tahlia a smile. "It's okay... I just didn't expect that this place would sell out so quickly—it's me...I mean, the couple who originally ran the shop took good care of me, and I've always been here before..." As he spoke, he also took out a bunch of keys from his pants pocket and waved them around. "Look... I even have the key here."

"Oh?" Tahlia raised an eyebrow.

"Ah?" The man was puzzled by Tahlia's reaction, he glanced at his hand in a daze, and quickly put the bunch of keys back in his pocket after seeing a miniature Mickey Mouse hanging on the key. "Hahaha... Uh, this is Oliver──the original owner here, who gave me..."

Tahlia crossed her arms and thought for a moment before speaking again. "No offense, but I think... it's time for you to hand over the key..." He said, holding out a hand.

"Oh, yes!" The man came to his senses, took out the bunch of keys again with some embarrassment, deliberately ignored the suddenly conspicuous Mickey Mouse hanging on the key ring, took off the one from the store, and handed it to Tahlia . "I'm sorry... I won't come here again..." He said this, but the look in his eyes clearly revealed nostalgia and reluctance.

"Hmm..." Tahlia was about to take it, but suddenly stopped. "etc."

"What's wrong?" The man was puzzled.

Tahlia thought again, then reached out and pushed the man's hand back from the key. "I've changed my mind. You can keep this key...I'm not able to take care of this place at the moment, I think...please help me look at it—"

"what?"

"You don't want to?" Tahlia chuckled, raising one eyebrow again.

"Of course!" The man waved his hand quickly. "Of course I would! Uh... I mean, I'll come over regularly to help you watch..."

Tahlia nodded in satisfaction, then patted the dust on the robe that had been stained by falling to the ground just now, and said. "Then I'm leaving..." After taking a few steps, he turned around again. "By the way, what should I call you?"

The man was stunned for a moment, and seemed to realize that they hadn't introduced their names to each other before, and the corners of his mouth curled up. "I'm Derek."

"Tahlia Watson." Tahlia also smiled politely. "But you can call me by my name."

Derek nodded cheerfully, and then happily walked to the back of the shop, yelling the name of the cat that popped out of nowhere, trying to find the pet.

is a Muggle...

The corners of Tahlia's mouth curled up unconsciously outside the shop.

She almost forgot that she used to be like an ordinary person, going to school, studying hard, and having her ambition──

Who would have thought of what she would do in the future, or what she would go through...

But it doesn't matter, even if she has made such a big circle, she will still go back to the beginning, the carefree years, there will be nothing unusual, and she will not need to deal with anyone.

Still smiling, Tahlia flashed into an unnoticed dark alley, Apparating.

Nigel felt a little upset.

Annoyed for unknown reasons, even the potion book, which he usually spends the whole afternoon, couldn't calm him down, and his eyes frequently looked in the direction of the door of the office.

Tahlia has been away for a long time, and she didn't even come back for lunch...

He lay flat on the sofa. Normally, if Tahlia saw him lying on the sofa like this, she would definitely come over and tickle him. She stared blankly at the ceiling, trying to ignore the restlessness in her heart, thinking for a while that Tahlia would let the domestic child The elves made something for them to eat—

A series of hasty knocks came from the door suddenly, Nigel jumped up from the sofa instantly, looked around, then grabbed the silver knife that Tahlia bought him earlier for cutting potion ingredients, carefully moved to the door, and then , turn the doorknob—

"Oh!"

Unexpectedly, just as the doorknob was turned a little, the whole door was knocked open from the outside, and then two children fell in. The next second, the three of them fell into a heap on the ground in embarrassment.

"What are you doing!" Nigel angrily pushed away the boy with messy hair who was pressing on him, and growled, while struggling to stand up, wiped off all the dust on his body, and was about to face him just now. When the two people who stood still continued to roar, they realized that their expressions were not quite right.

Something is really wrong...

"What's wrong?" He asked, the irritability in his heart surfaced again.

"Draco, tell me..." Harry hesitated for a while, and finally pushed the little blond boy with a troubled face, and said.

Draco staggered, turned his head and gave Harry a stare, then turned around, looked around for a while, and asked. "Nigel, is Tahlia there?"

"She went out after bringing me the cake in the morning," Nigel replied. "Maybe I'll come back later... Do you need to find her?"

After hearing these words, Draco's already slightly pale face turned even paler with a bang, and even his voice trembled visibly when he spoke. "She...she went out? Where? Out of school?"

It is impossible for Professor Snape to ask him for such an important thing for no reason. At that time, he felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly called Harry and ignored it. This meant that he had to rush from the cellar to the Gryffindor tower. The point is, if Tahlia is not here now school, then Professor Snape was probably telling the truth...

Tahlia is in danger!

Nigel shook his head. "I don't know, she didn't tell me."

Draco and Harry looked at each other, then decided to tell Nigel all about their suspicions. "We think Tahlia is in danger right now!"

"Huh?" Nigel was stunned.

Did he hear wrong? Tahlia was talking and laughing with him in the morning, so why did it become dangerous?

"Are you kidding me?" Nigel said again displeased.

"Of course not!" Draco said hastily.Then he explained in detail what happened when Professor Snape rushed into the common room anxiously to ask him for the key to the Malfoy Manor.

After hearing this, Nigel became flustered instantly.

"Draco...you say...you say, is Tahlia in danger now?" Nigel asked tremblingly.

Draco didn't answer, but that didn't mean he didn't know the answer to the question.

Suddenly, the entire office was shrouded in a gloomy mist.

After a while, Harry jumped. "That's right! I think we should go to the headmaster! He'll have a way—"

"Yes yes yes! Find Dumbledore!" Draco echoed.Even though his father always told him that Dumbledore was an old lunatic, but after all, he is the headmaster now, especially Tahlia seems to have a good relationship with him──

He wouldn't let Tahlia be in danger!

Even Nigel, who had never been particularly fond of Dumbledore, had to agree that it would be the best way for them to ask the headmaster for help in this situation.

In the next second, the three children reacted quickly and walked towards the door together──

The door was suddenly opened, and the person who appeared behind the door instantly made the three of them freeze in place, completely forgetting what they wanted to do just now.

"What are you all doing here?"