Home button unresponsive at times, also very loose?

My 3 month old iPad 2 starting acting up on Wednesday in terms of its home button. I noticed that it was unresponsive or I had to put more pressure on it than normal for it to work. I restarted my iPad, and then it seemed to work for about a day, then went back to being unresponsive or being VERY hard to click. I then called the complimentary 90 day over-the-phone tech support and the genius guided through me on what he called a Hard Reset. I did that, and now it seems to be working very fine (sometimes I might have to click it twice, but other than that it seems to be working). But now I have another problem. After doing the hard reset, my home button seems to be pushed down that you can even feel the glass, and it's very loose (if you put your two fingers on either side, you can literally rock it). Remember now, the home button is now like this because due to a "glitch", I had to put more pressure on the home button than usual. Now, I'm very annoyed on how the home button feels. Can I take it to a local apple store and have them fix it for free of charge (since I still have an active 9 month warranty?) Can they some how "tighten" the home button or make it like new (stiff, non-loose) again AT the store or does it have to be sent away? Can this even be fixed? Any useful response will be great!

If there is an Apple store nearby, make an appointment. If this is determined to be a hardware failure, your iPad will not be repaired, it will be exchanged under warranty at the store right then and there. Immediately before going to the store, update the backup for your iPad in case your iPad is exchanged under warranty.

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