Sooember 19th arrived.

  That m, Hermione was awakened by her dormmates.

  "Happy birthday, dear Hermione!" Lavender pounced on Hermione's bed and embraced the sleeping girl, expressing birthday wishes in an overly sweet voice.

  The fused girl woke from her sweet dream only to find Lavender ging to her like a sloth, gazing at her affeately while her hands a wandered mischievously. Hermione immediately let out a shriek.

  "Hehe, you 't escape from us!" Lavender ignored Hermione's struggles and buried her fa Hermione's chest, taking a deep breath like someone cuddling a cat.

  Fluffy Hermione was indeed so fortable to hug! So adorable!

  Parvati and the other roommates exged knowing gnces and smiled before joining the pile. Hermione, like a mb trapped in a wolf den, was tightly embraced by them all as she screamed loudly.

  Help! I'm being attacked by girls!

  "Happy birthday, Hermione!"

  Crookshanks, perched at the head of the bed, watched its owner with amusement before lying down to tinue enjoying the show.

  Haha, serves yht! The cat tormentor finally gets tormented!

  ...

  After the girls' roughhousing ended, Hermione finally had time to check her birthday presents. Her face was flushed, and her pink pajamas had slipped to one side, revealing a smooth shoulder. She shot an embarrassed gre at her dormmates.

  The gifts from her parents, uncles, and aunts had arrived as expected, along with presents from Professors Dumbledore, Magall, and Snape. Of course, there were also gifts from her dormmates.

  As flenn's gift... they had a tradition of exging birthday presents in person.

  Carrying her gift flenn, Hermio him in the Great Hall where he was waiting to have breakfast together.

  "Good m! Happy birthday, Glenn!" The girl cheerfully greeted him, plopping down beside him.

  "Happy birthday, Hermione," Glenn nodded, moving the prepared breakfast in front of her.

  "Your eyes..." Hermione asked expetly.

  Glenn nodded affirmatively, and Hermione eagerly pulled down the bck silk c his eyes.

  Glenn opened his eyes.

  His deep, abyss-like bck eyes had finally regaiheir luster after that i, seeming to possess an additional mysterious quality pared to before.

  He blinked and smiled, the expression pletely natural.

  At st, he could truly see again the girl who had stood by him unfailingly during his two years of blindness.

  "Hello, Hermione."

  The young girl's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

  No one knew how much she had feared that something might g with Glenn's eyes, that he might bee permaly blind and never see the world again through his own eyes.

  Now, seeing Glenn's definitive recovery, her long-suspended worry finally lifted.

  She tried hard to hold back her emotional tears, wiping her eyes before breaking into a smile.

  "Wele back, Glenn."

  ...

  Being a rest day, they had plenty of time to celebrate their birthdays together.

  Glenn had ed the bck silk back around his eyes, c them again. He could feel that even though his eyes could see again, this alchemical creation of Niel could still nurture and strengthen his eyes using his own magical power. He decided to keep wearing it until he truly mastered the power of the Obscurus, just to prevent any acts.

  After breakfast, he took Hermioo the Room of Requirement, saying he wao give her birthday present.

  Hermione suddenly became nervous and self-scious - wasn't this the same room where she and Glenn had lived together for a year? What was he pnning by bringing her here?!

  I'm not ready yet!

  That kind of thing... should at least wait until we're officially boyfriend and girlfriend!

  Hermione y on the bed, c her blushing fad rolling around until Glenn came over with the gift box and tapped her arm curiously.

  "Did you stay up te st night?" he asked with curiosity. The young girl seemed quite odd - perhaps she hadn't slept well due to excitement about her birthday?

  Handing the gift box to Hermione, he expined, "I just finished making this gift. I've been w on it here. Take a look."

  "Oh."

  "What's wrong? You seem a bit unhappy?" Glenn asked puzzled, leaning closer to Hermione.

  With mixed feelings, Hermione used her little foot to push away Glenn's approag face, then took the gift and opehe box.

  Inside y an exquisite amulet with both Hermione and Glenn's names embroidered on it.

  "Remember the amulet you gave me before? I used alchemy to make one as a birthday gift for you." He said sincerely, pulling out from his chest the amulet Hermione had given him two years ago on his birthday, which he had never casually removed.

  "Using alchemy, I tur into a magical device with a perma one cubic meter spader an uable extension charm, plus two spell-release meisms that be activated with magical power. When fully charged, each cast three Auror-level Shield Charms and Disillusio Charms." Glenn expined. He had spent siderable effort these past days imbuing these features and strug the spell-release meisms.

  Hermione couldn't stop examining this genuine protective amulet, beaming with joy. She was also delighted to see that Glenn had been wearing the amulet she gave him two years ago all this time.

  Following Glenn's example of wearing her amulet, Hermione carefully pced this birthday gift in the small pouear her chest.

  "Thank you! I love it."

  After expressing her satisfa, Hermione shyly brought out her gift flenn from behind her back, feeling that her present seemed quite ordinary pared to what he had given her.

  Glenn opehe box to find an adorable Q-version doll that looked just like Hermione.

  Holy cow, this is so damn cute! Glenn excimed inwardly.

  It had the same fluffy brown curly hair, cute face smiling at him, and the chibi proportions made the gift even more perfect.

  "Did you make this yourself?" Glenn asked, hugging it.

  "Yes, yes... is it not good?" Hermione worried. What if Glenn didn't like it?!

  "Not at all, she's very cute. I love it," Glenn smiled appreciatively.

  The young girl smiled, her face brighteniifully.

  "Just like you," Glenn added.

  The girl's smile froze as her face slowly turned red.

  "Ugh, what are you saying! You're terrible!" She kicked at Glenn pyfully with her small feet.

  Glenn didn't mind, catg her foot and pulling her close amid her surprised yelp, holding her just like the doll she had given him.

  The shy girl found herself face to face with the calm boy as he held her, both speechless for a moment before breaking into simultaneous ughter.

  "Happy birthday."

  After exging gifts, they tacitly avoided mentioning studies or other matters. Away from everyone's eyes, on this leisurely birthday, they took a plete tour inside and outside Hogwarts castle, fulfilling the young girl's wish to properly appreciate Hogwarts' architecture and sery.

  It was a joyful birthday, ohat belonged solely to the two of them.