[HP] Can you be gentle with me

"Are you crazy?"

It was Draco who spoke.Compared to the other people who were totally unable to digest, he was obviously the first to realize what Nigel had just said.

And his reaction, needless to say, was definitely violent.

Facing Draco whose whole face was flushed, Nigel's expression was obviously too calm, no, it should be said, too serious and serious.

"I'm not crazy, I'm serious." Nigel's fists were tightly clenched, and his heart was not as calm as it seemed on the surface. As long as he thought of Tahlia being with Heiqi for no reason, he would feel uncomfortable . "I absolutely! Never let that person get close to Tahlia again!"

"Wait... close?"

I don't know how long it took before Harry finally realized, blinked his eyes several times in disbelief, and slowly walked towards Nigel. "What do you mean by Professor Snape...?"

"I've seen the two of them come out of the office together more than once!" Nigel suddenly roared.

Then everyone petrified in place again.

What Nigel said is too unbelievable. After all, Tahlia has always been indifferent to Professor Snape before, basically there is almost no extra interaction unless necessary. There is nothing wrong with it. Anyone can see that Professor Snape always tries to get along with Tahlia strike up a conversation, but none of them noticed what Nigel said...

No, thinking about it now──

The relationship between the two of them has indeed improved. I don't know when Tahlia stopped avoiding Professor Snape. If you pay attention to the engraving on the potion, you will find that the two of them will get close to each other and whisper to each other from time to time. It was impossible to happen before.

...No wonder Nigel is in such a bad mood lately──

"That's why...you're going to—er, confront Professor Snape?" Harry said with some difficulty. "I think I should remind you that Professor Snape is a grown-up wizard, and a 'special' grown-up wizard--" he emphasized two of the words. "And we're too—I mean, even if you're talented, like—" Harry paused, swallowing what he was going to say 'just like your daddy' in time. "You're only in the second grade."

"So we need a tutor." Nigel said naturally, his chin slightly raised as he said this, which at first glance looked like Draco's. "Any organization in a school needs a mentor, right?"

"Uh..." Leaving aside the petrified crowd behind, Draco and Harry exchanged glances, and finally Harry spoke cautiously. "And you plan to... tell him our purpose directly?" He paused for a while before adding another sentence. "You can't ask a professor to instruct a student against another professor—"

"Oh, of course not!" Nigel said angrily. "I'll ask you to come here, of course I've already thought about it!" There was a hint of complacency in his tone unconsciously. "DASS is not just an abbreviation for Anti-Snape, it can also represent Dark Arts and the Secret Sources—"

"That's even worse!" Harry raised his voice a lot. "The school doesn't even allow black magic to be taught. How can we set up an organization to study the origin of black magic..."

"Tahlia said that magic is neither good nor bad, it's the user who matters!"

Harry shut his mouth.

He found it pointless to argue with Nigel now, because he couldn't listen to anything now, and it seemed that Nigel's mind would degenerate abnormally whenever Professor Snape was involved.

"Nigel, I strongly suggest you change your name." Surprised, Draco on the side actually spoke, Harry turned his head abruptly, and stared at his friend beside him in surprise. Didn't he know that Nigel's state is very serious now? weird? "Don't ask, please shut up (Don't Ask and Stay Silence) or how about Dementors and All SuchofSh*t?"

Nigel shot Draco a hard look.

"I'm serious," he said. "Don't be kidding me."

"We're serious too." Draco said seriously. "You can't ask all of us to help you go... well, against Professor Snape just because of your personal reasons, after all, Tahlia and him are getting on well for now, we haven't seen them fight or anything like that ──”

"That's because you were all deceived by the dark!" Nigel roared angrily. "He was mean to Tahlia! He nearly killed her before! Ask Harry if you don't believe me!"

Harry, who was suddenly named, didn't dare to move. Now he just wanted to know why everyone who was not in the situation just now came back to their senses and fixed their eyes on him together with Draco.

He suddenly felt his throat was very dry, and swallowed a few saliva in embarrassment.

"Uh... It seems that there seems to be such a thing..."

Of course there was this incident, he was still half of the party at the time, and he was the one who called Sirius, otherwise Tahlia might really-

No, no, no matter how you put it, that was a long time ago──

"However, it's been so long. If Professor Snape really wanted to hurt Tahlia, it's impossible for Tahlia to talk to him peacefully like now?" After a long time, Harry, who was stared at for a long time, had to Bite the bullet and spit out a few words in a low voice, trying to make himself smaller under Nigel's raging gaze.

"I don't trust him," Nigel said forcefully, giving Harry another glare, unabashedly.

Everyone looked at each other.

They suddenly realized that it seemed that Nigel was not going to change his mind today.

In the same way, Nigel will not fail to understand what the expressions written on everyone's faces represent.

"Do you still think I'm joking?" he asked displeased.

Do not……

Several people exchanged glances again.

They reacted that way because they knew Nigel wasn't joking.

It should be said that they can't wait for Nigel to play a joke on them...

Seeing the reactions of his friends, the anger that was already filling Nigel's heart suddenly changed. At this moment, a kind of inexplicable sadness and grievance rushed into his chest. He opened and closed his mouth several times, but he couldn't make any sound. .

Silence spread throughout the space.

Different from the domineering aura just now, Nigel's whole body was depressed at this moment, which made everyone flustered for a while, and they didn't know what to do.

"Forget it..." After a long while, after being embarrassed for an unknown amount of time, Nigel made a soft sound. "I'll figure it out myself..." After finishing speaking, no one was given time to react. When they recovered, there was already a closed door in front of them, and there was no sign of Nigel.

Nigel, who left the Room of Response lonely, went straight to Professor Lupin's office after thinking for a while.

"...Nigel?"

Lupine was only surprised for a moment by Nigel's sudden appearance at the door of his office, before letting some obviously anxious boys into the room.

"Are you free, Remus? I mean──Professor, are you free? I want to talk to you──" Remus's guess was correct, the black-haired boy in front of him was indeed anxious, and he spoke as soon as the door closed.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" In contrast, Remus was much calmer. After all, he was the abnormally rational type among his peers. He paused for a while before adding another sentence. "And then, yes... of course I'm free."

"I want you to teach me magic!" Nigel said loudly. "I'm too weak...I want to become stronger──"

"Wait...what?" Remus was taken aback by the words. "You said... what do you want me to teach you?"

"Magic that makes me stronger!" Nigel continued, eyes twinkling. "I'm going to be as good as my mother, so I can beat—" Nigel suddenly shut up at this point.

"Defeat who?" Remus asked again, thinking he hadn't heard clearly.

"It's okay," Nigel said quickly. "I want to be like Tahlia." He jerked his head up, eyes fixed on Remus. "Why is she so powerful?"

"So..." Remus was taken aback for a moment, then fell into deep thought after opening his head.

How can Tahlia be so powerful...?

To be honest, he really didn't think about it carefully.

That's right, she is very talented, she can even be said to be the most talented witch he has ever seen in his life, but he has also seen this kind of talent in his two friends, but whether it is James or Sirius, in front of But when it came to Tahlia who was really serious, he didn't have the slightest advantage.

She knew too many spells that she had never even heard of, not only knowing them, but even being able to use them──this amount of knowledge was beyond his imagination.

But now, a seemingly simple question from Nigel overwhelmed him...

why?

"I think...it's because of the atmosphere at that time──" After a long time, just when Nigel was about to ask again, Remus finally replied. "You know, the academy your mother entered was Slytherin when she first entered school. Even though your mother had a very high magical talent, she was always in fear in Slytherin at that time. In the past, I just admired her, but now—”

Remus paused for a moment, then looked down at Nigel, who had calmed down, gently. "Perhaps she is so powerful because she always has something in her heart that must be protected, and that strong attachment makes her grow."

Nigel fell silent completely, lowering his head as if he was seriously thinking about the meaning of Remus' words.

"You want to become stronger? Of course you can." After a while, Remus whispered again. "You're as gifted as your parents are—you just have to find a...motivation." He paused, then said in a tongue-in-cheek tone. "I suppose that motive can never be mine, can it?"

Nigel thought for a few seconds, then shook his head slowly.

"So... what you should do—"

"But I also have something to protect, I have to become stronger, and now only you can help me, Remus!"

Remus froze, a smile froze on his face.

"I want to protect Tahlia." Nigel stared straight at Remus, fists clenched. "I will not let her suffer any more harm, now only I can do it."

Remus didn't speak right away, the expression on his face seemed to suddenly understand something, he didn't miss what Nigel said just now, he wouldn't let her suffer any more...

"Tell me, Nigel." Remus asked seriously, coughing slightly. "Are you trying to... fight Professor Snape?"

Nigel was taken aback for a moment, and then his eyes widened instantly.