[HP] Can you be gentle with me

"forever."

forever...?

It's always been a magic word, not like the magic they usually cast, no, of course not... It's a spiritual symbol, a symbol of commitment.For some reason, the moment she heard these words, an indescribable emotion rose from the bottom of Tahlia's heart, and this feeling was so warm that she almost forgot that she had just recovered from the chaos of her memory, and that she had just recovered. Let her almost forget all the unpleasant things in the past.

It was exactly the same as the warmth from Snape just now.

At this moment, Tahlia found that she could no longer stubbornly insist on the closure she should have thrown away long ago. What Snape said was right, what Remus said was right, everyone was right, she should move on Go, instead of always letting herself get stuck in the past, she used to keep hypnotizing herself that Snape would never change his attitude towards her, and when in reality he did, she also pretended it didn't happen, causing each other's pain, But she continued to be stubborn because of her cowardice.

Tears suddenly poured out of her eyes, and quickly slid down her cheeks, some fell into the front of Tahlia's own robe, and some dripped onto the clothes of the man who was holding her. She subconsciously sucked her nose , Even if you know how to do this, there is no way to stop the tears from continuing to fall, just like a reservoir flooding, once the gate is opened, the water inside will just keep gushing out and cannot be stopped easily.

"Tahlia?"

Of course it was impossible for Snape to be unaware of Tahlia's sudden outburst of emotion, and subconsciously called out Tahlia's name while being surprised. "What did I say wrong?"

Unexpectedly, the woman who was crying quietly in her arms suddenly burst into tears after hearing this sentence. It was a cry that exhausted all her strength, and her voice was so hoarse that Tahlia's throat could hardly bear it. It frightened Snape, but he didn't dare to say anything, he just hugged the woman who was shaking violently from crying.

In fact, Snape felt helpless in the face of the reproachful looks of the jovial portraits that had been attracted by Tahlia's shrill cries.

Maybe he really said something wrong again, but Tahlia's reaction was also unexpected. He never thought that Tahlia would cry like this, as if he wanted to vent all the negative emotions she had suppressed before. Considering how she used all means to keep her expression flat and unfluctuated before, it was right for Snape to want to guide Tahlia to stop being so depressed, but he never thought that she would be in front of him He got over that hurdle by himself with almost no action taken.

Maybe it's because of the effect of the potion?

Snape subconsciously patted Tahlia on the back lightly and reassuringly, thinking about it.He quickly vetoed the initial idea that the potion had indeed failed, and Tahlia, who had returned to normal, had indeed returned to normal. She still remembered the man, and she still remembered everything that had happened with herself.

So, as expected, he just said something wrong...

But of course Tahlia couldn't answer his doubts now, she just kept crying, crying...

Sometimes she would calm down a bit, and whenever Snape thought she was done venting and was still hesitating whether to speak, she would suddenly remember something and start a new round of crying, which seemed to never end , Snape realized that he had never been so patient. Before, he hated, even hated anyone crying in front of him, whether it was a man or a woman, and those children in school?No, age is not enough to reduce his disdain when he sees a crying expression, but it intensifies it, but the irony is that there will always be some lower grade children in the school who will show an expression that is about to cry when they see him, It will always just put him in a bad mood.

But at this moment, at this moment, even though he knew that the front of his robe was completely soaked with Tahlia's tears, even though there was constant crying in his ears that would normally tire him, even if he had to face the gossiping portraits from time to time. He gave a fierce stare, and he didn't feel even a trace of impatience.

He knew how much unimaginable pressure Tahlia had endured along the way, he knew how much she needed to cry, and he also knew that he didn't need to say anything at this time, he could only be with her like this now Being around may not give her any comfort, but he is here, as he promised before, he will always be with her in the future.

"I think……"

I don't know how long it took, the woman in her arms sucked her nose again, and began to twitch her mouth. "I thought... well... funny." Snape was completely bewildered by the words, and for a moment he completely forgot that he was supposed to respond.

But Tahlia didn't seem to expect an answer from Snape either, and continued on. "This... makes... makes me... wonder... you... you... you... have... told me... how many words... did you say... to make you... now... have... have This...reaction."

Snape froze for a few seconds before suddenly realizing that Tahlia was responding to what he seemed to say in a previous life, and spoke hastily. "So what did I really say wrong?"

The crying stopped at that moment, and turned into a laughter with a strong nasal sound. "No... yes." Tahlia said, slowly pushing herself out of Snape's arms, raised her head, stared straight ahead, and spoke. "We... let's talk."

The cellar fire has never been brighter.

Snape couldn't help noticing that even with his back to the fireplace, he could clearly see the flames beating in Tahlia's eyes, jumping into his eyes as if alive, and at that moment, he suddenly realized that it wasn't fire, but Something he hadn't seen in Tahlia's eyes for a long time.

The thin veil that had seemed to cover it was gone, and Snape was finally able to see once again the confident gleam in Tahlia's eyes.

"Let's… talk," she said again.

Snape nodded lightly, then responded lightly, first wiped away the tear stains on Tahlia's face, then took out his wand to get some water, handed it to Tahlia, then stood up slowly by himself, Go to the farther sofa and sit down.

"as you wish."

Tahlia laughed again, then she tilted her head slightly and drank most of the water in the glass, coughed a few times, and once again symbolically wiped away the remaining tears in the corner of her eyes with one hand. When she spoke again, at least she The voice became slightly calmer. "It seems like we're... long overdue."

Snape had to agree with that statement. "Indeed, we should have done this long ago." He paused for a moment. "But like I said before, it's not too late to start—"

There were a few chuckles again. "Yes, you did say..." Tahlia lowered her head slightly. "But I didn't listen to you then—"

"Earlier, I didn't listen to you." Snape answered quietly.

Then the two fell silent.

Yes, this is the irony.

They've known each other almost all their lives, they influence each other, and they do care for each other, the only sticking point is that they never give their care when the other is unable to respond.

And now, whatever the reason for their silence, Snape was determined to change that—

"Let me go first, okay?" Just as Snape was about to speak, Tahlia's voice was heard.

Snape opened his mouth, and the words that were about to blurt out were swallowed abruptly by himself, he coughed lightly, and changed his words. "good."

"Just let me say, you listen first, okay?" Tahlia asked again.

Snape subconsciously nodded, then complied.

With Snape's consent, Tahlia clenched her fists on her knees, closed her eyes, took a slow, deep breath, opened them again, and spoke. "We've known each other since we were very young."

Snape echoed softly.

"Perhaps you were once puzzled why I always wanted to talk to you since we were put into the same class." Tahlia said as she picked up the water glass from the table and took a sip of water. "Because your eyes are special—"

"My eyes?" Snape couldn't help but start.

In his perception, there is nothing particularly impressive about him, and if there is anything, it is definitely negative, but what Tahlia means now is that she has stared at her eyes from the very beginning──

"Your eyes, very deep…" Tahlia continued, pulling Snape out of his thoughts. "It's not like mine at all, I used to hate my eyes, you know... all my family members have beautiful eyes, it's a very clear blue color, and whenever I look at them, it's like feel like an outlier…”

Tahlia paused for a moment, then she smiled. "Then I met you, and you were very unfriendly to me by the river, and you glared at me—but because of that look, I noticed the confident gleam in your eyes."

Snape frowned slightly.He never felt that there was any brilliance of self-confidence in his eyes. In fact, if he really had that self-confidence, he would not always be inferior to his origin in school—

"You're probably thinking right now, I was wrong, aren't you?" Tahlia said suddenly, and laughed again. "But I'm right. You can say that you don't like your bloodline or feel inferior to it, but you can't deny that you have been very confident in your talent since you were a child. Before you even got to Hogwarts, you From the bottom of your heart, you feel that you are superior to those Muggle children, and even when you arrive at school, surrounded by students who have the same magical talents as us, this confidence in your heart still exists, you just..." Tahlia paused slightly paused. "Deliberately ignore your pride, on the contrary, you focus all your attention on bloodlines, thinking that you are inferior to others, and because of this, seeing me whose bloodlines are worse than yours—don't deny it, in Slytherin, I It is true that my origin belongs to the bottom ─ ─ Therefore, it is absolutely natural for you to be alarmed when you see me advancing so quickly towards the so-called center of power, and I should have known you better long ago."

Snape opened his mouth and was about to say something, but then he remembered Tahlia's request and closed it again.

"If I had cared more about your feelings, I wouldn't be so eager to prove myself, and maybe the two of us wouldn't have gotten farther and farther apart than we did back then. To be honest, Voldemort and I communicated so frequently back then, or he asked me to I should have reacted when I did something for him, but I was overwhelmed by the wonderful and incredible magic knowledge he provided... I was too impatient, so that I made many mistakes at the time, I Neglecting the people around me who are important to me—"

"You don't—"

"Listen, Severus," Tahlia said, interrupting Snape, who couldn't hold back his voice for a moment. "I told you, listen to me first."

Tahlia continued after Snape was quiet again. "I know that I can find an excuse for myself, saying how good the Dark Lord is at manipulating people's hearts and emotions, and I can say that I was only too young to be deceived by Voldemort's tricks──but I Really?" She paused again, her eyes fixed in Snape's direction. "The Sorting Hat said I craved approval from others and that's why he put me in Slytherin. In a way he was right. To gain approval, yours, or your brothers', or anyone else's Yes, I have always had a strong desire in my heart, I hope you will agree with my ability, so when I met the only person who could satisfy my abnormal thirst for knowledge, I just fell into it like this. First mistake, Severus." Tahlia sighed softly, then looked up again.

"Selfish." She said again slowly. "That was the first mistake I made."