Since that time Glenn forgot to wear his eyewrap when entering the Slytherin common room and was surrounded by strange stares from the little snakes, he noticed the Slytherins were seeking his help with questions more frequently and more... fanatically?
Yes, fanatically. Glenn wasn't sure what had triggered their attitude to suddenly shift nearly 180 degrees toward him. Even as a professional assassin, it made him somewhat uneasy.
Because Glenn couldn't detect any malice in the little snakes' fanaticism, which left him confused.
So what was this strange feeling that clung to him like a persistent disease?!
The emotionally deficient Glenn felt uncomfortable - something was definitely wrong with this Hogwarts!
As for Hermione, she grew increasingly bold after Glenn's kiss, holding her head high and facing the envious, jealous glares from the Slytherin snakes.
She also became more clingy with Glenn, afraid he might be lured away by ill-intentioned groups when she wasn't looking.
Now Hermione seemed like a little kitten, hissing and bristling while protecting her food.
When Hermione patted her little chest and promised Glenn she'd handle this, he decided to leave it entirely to her.
Better let the more emotionally aware little girl handle these matters.
Since his sneak attack on Quirrell-Voldemort, Voldemort seemed truly dead, causing no further disturbances. But Glenn knew this was just an illusion. Currently, it could be deduced that since Voldemort needed the Philosopher's Stone to survive using Quirrell's body, assuming he wasn't dead, he must be gathering strength to move and hide while waiting for an opportunity to make one final attempt.
Lose, and die. Win...
...Sorry, also die.
He couldn't possibly survive.
Glenn's shot had made the already barely surviving Voldemort even weaker.
The rest could be left to Dumbledore to see if he could capture him alive for experiments.
But the Forbidden Forest was now off-limits - who knew if the critically wounded Voldemort wasn't lurking in some dark corner waiting to ambush people.
Glenn absolutely wouldn't step within a kilometer of the Forbidden Forest until Dumbledore confirmed Voldemort had left Hogwarts.
He even stopped Hermione from visiting Hagrid's hut. The giant had Dumbledore to notify him so there was no need to worry, and the professors Glenn respected wouldn't go near the forest either. As for others, Glenn couldn't care less if they died.
Meanwhile, final exams were approaching. Glenn had originally planned physical training programs for Neville and Draco that could be done at Hogwarts, but after trying it, the two boys begged Glenn tearfully to let them off. If they trained like this daily, they'd have no energy left for exam preparation. Even the little girl couldn't bear to watch and pleaded on their behalf, forcing Glenn to reluctantly agree.
This made Neville and Draco extremely grateful to Hermione, who shyly hid behind Glenn in disgust.
However, when Hermione overheard them secretly calling her "sister-in-law", though she pretended not to understand, she privately buried her head in her blanket with delight.
Hmm, I approve of you two!
That said, Glenn hadn't completely cancelled Neville and Draco's training - he just compressed Monday to Friday's training into the weekend.
Even Hermione's pleading was useless!
Even if Hermione acted coquettishly, Glenn wouldn't bat an eye... or two... or thr-
Unable to resist Hermione's coquettish behavior, Glenn simply shut off his enhanced senses and used earplugs to block his hearing.
The little girl was helpless, shrugging apologetically at the two exhausted boys on the ground.
Good luck.
Neville and Draco fell into despair, becoming remnants of despair (not really)
Of course, Glenn's training requirements for Hermione weren't relaxed just because she was Hermione, but overall they were easier than the boys'.
Hermione understood Glenn was doing this for her good, and she always persevered seriously through both physical and combat training.
The training load Glenn assigned was just manageable for her, and there was another benefit - she could pretend to be exhausted afterward to get Glenn to hold her.
Cuddles~
When all three - Hermione, Neville, and Draco - trained together, Hermione's total training time was shorter than theirs. So whenever the two boys collapsed in exhaustion, they'd see the equally tired Hermione being carried back by Glenn to rest, and sometimes she'd secretly wink at them from Glenn's arms.
The two weren't envious of Hermione's treatment, because after she was taken away by Glenn, they could manage their own training time, allowing them to catch their breath during Glenn's terrifying regimen.
Of course, neither would slack off. If it was just Neville or Draco alone, they might take small breaks, but with both present, the friendly rivals would push each other to extremes - they'd rest together, but if one secretly trained extra, the other would challenge them to a wizard's duel!
The two young wizards from Gryffindor and Slytherin found both pain and joy in Glenn's training, their friendship deepening as their abilities steadily improved.
All in all, it was a good thing.
Compared to these two brothers in adversity, the relationship between Glenn and Hermione was more noteworthy.
After they secretly kissed each other's cheeks that time, Hermione's reaction was obvious, but Glenn seemed to have some strange switch flipped, becoming even closer to her.
Now he would occasionally kiss the little girl's soft cheeks, not knowing why himself - he just did what he felt like doing.
Glenn: It just makes me happy to do this.
Besides being shy, the little girl was overjoyed, feeling that the day this blockhead would realize his feelings wasn't far off.
During their free time outside of classes, meals, sleep and training, the two would cuddle while reading, feeling each other's warmth. Both Glenn and Hermione genuinely felt their minds were at peace, even improving their study efficiency.
Especially for Glenn - he felt the violence and bloodlust hidden deep in his heart from being unable to enter the forest to slaughter Acromantulas was significantly suppressed and relieved.
Glenn knew this was due to the power the little girl brought him.
This wasn't just a metaphor - Glenn could truly feel that when Hermione cuddled with him, she unconsciously infused a gentle power into him that soothed the dark side of his heart.
If the Obscurus that Glenn had been suppressing in his body was a violent force, then the power he felt from the little girl was its opposite.
Glenn had no knowledge about this phenomenon in his mind, but since it was beneficial and this gentle power didn't harm the little girl but rather nourished her, he'd research it later. For now, the priority was cuddling with Hermione.
When cuddling with Hermione, Glenn would empty all his deep thoughts and focus entirely on the present moment - studying when it was time to study, reading when it was time to read, purely enjoying cuddles when cuddling, thinking of nothing else.
Just like a real child, carefree and without worries.
The trade-off was becoming more sluggish than usual.
The perceptive Hermione naturally noticed this phenomenon - Glenn beside her was clearly different from usual.
Especially his expression and demeanor.
If normally Glenn's face was cold and expressionless, emanating an unapproachable aura, now when he was beside her, though his expression only differed slightly from usual, rather than being expressionless it was more... dopey.
Though Hermione was small now, Glenn was still slightly shorter than her, and seeing him small and dopey while leaning against her to read, study or space out made her heart fill with affection.
No, I must take action.
So their private cuddling position changed from mutual leaning to Hermione holding Glenn in her arms.
In his dopey state, Glenn let the little girl do as she pleased, which she absolutely adored.
Better take advantage while he's still small, who knows who'll be bullying whom once he starts growing taller than me.
That's what Hermione thought, so she had no psychological burden bullying Glenn now. Glenn didn't mind either - it was quite comfortable after all, so he let the little girl be.
Time passed peacefully in this warm atmosphere, and soon it was nearly time for final exams.
The students were all depressed - damn, how were exams suddenly here? Where did all their time go?
This was terrible, when had they been affected by King Crimson?!
Among them, Harry and Ron suffered most. Ever since overhearing that Hagrid had leaked how to get past the three-headed dog Fluffy, and even leaked it to Snape's spy Glenn Hawthorne, they'd been restless, constantly patrolling the fourth floor corridor or following Snape, afraid he'd succeed while they weren't paying attention.
You could say their hearts were brave and righteous, just foolishly so.
This back and forth nearly gave them nervous breakdowns - how could they focus on final exams?
They were definitely doomed.
While other young wizards wailed in terror, little genius Hermione and her cold spouse Glenn were already fully prepared. Glenn was indifferent to the exams, while Hermione was eagerly preparing to get good grades.
After all, she had a competition with Glenn for first place in these exams!
The winner could make one request of the loser, and Hermione was a bit excited thinking about it.
What should I make Glenn do? Hehe.