Yes, somehow, regular meals and unbelievable sex with Snape had become the new normal, and Hermione was beside herself with bliss. She had also started to associate the tingly warm feeling beneath her skin with his presence. It was subtle, but it felt like it came from where the collar lay hidden - where his magic lay hidden. She wondered vaguely if she was becoming more sensitive to his magical signature because of the collar or, perhaps more concerningly, because of her own ever-strengthening feelings towards the man. Regardless, she instinctively knew there was nothing sinister in the sensation, and she enjoyed the gentle tingle of warmth that came with his proximity.