For the next couple of days, Marcus was in the house. They barely spoke to each other, but Hermione already started to notice a pattern that bothered her. The more she stayed in the house, was obedient, and didn’t cause trouble, the more Marcus got prideful and confident in his actions. He didn’t give her any exact reasons in his words, but Hermione could see it in his body language and the way that he worded his sentences.