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PART 5 -THE LAST DAY AND HOGWART'S EXPRESS
Hermione and Draco both woke up at the same time. It was still early but neither of them couldn't sleep any longer. They were both tired because they fell asleep so late but that didn't help them to sleep anymore.
"Hey Malfoy. Are we eating at the Gryffindor's table or the Slythrin's table?" Hermione asked while they were walking to the great hall to have breakfast. Draco turned to look at her.
"Slytherin." Draco just informed to her and continued to walk towards the great hall. He felt slight anger coming from her.
"That's it? No intrest what I think? What's wrong with the Gryffindor's table?" Hermione asked and Draco stopped.
"Do you really need an answer? I'm a Slytherin. I don't eat with Gryffindors. End of story." Draco said and Hermione felt loneliness coming from him. She remembered that she felt it when they were in the infirmary.
'Oh... All those Gryffindors around him... without any other house... no wonder he feels being alone. It's like an attack.' She realized and then said, "Fine. We'll eat with Slytherins. But you better not let them insult me, is that clear enough?"
"Whatever." Draco said and they started to walk again.
When they arrived to the great hall everyone was surprised. A Gryffindor and a Slytherin coming together to eat? Ron and Harry came to them and hugged Hermione very tightly.
"Oh, thank you God for not letting that slimy git do anything to 'Mione." Ron sighed in relief. "Come on. Lets go to eat."
Harry and Ron started to walk towards the Gryffindor table but stopped when they noticed that Hermione wasn't following them.
"'Mione?" Harry asked and walked back to them. "What's up?"
"I'm eating with Slytherins." Hermione said and noticed that Harry and Ron had a disgusted look on their faces. "It's okay, Harry. Don't worry about it. Ron, I'll be fine."
Hermione and Draco walked towards the Slytherin's table and the table went quiet. Finally someone found his voice.
"So, the mudblood-screw-up is eating with us? Isn't that just nice." He said with a sarcastic voice.
"Shut up." Draco said angrily and sat down. Everyone seemed to be in shock that Draco actually defended Hermione. She sat down beside him.
"If I hear any more of that kind of crap I'll leave no matter how much it effects to our health." She whispered to Draco and Draco pretended not to hear her.
They ate in silence. Some Slytherins whispered about Hermione being there but it seemed that Draco's words had done the trick. No one said anything to Hermione or made fun of her. At least they didn't hear anything.
Then Professor Dumbledore stood up and smiled. "Once again it's time to say good-bye to Hogwarts and the seventh year. It's been my joy to watch you growing up to be excellent wizards and I do wish good luck to all of you. So fare well, good luck and be careful. And to the rest of the students, have a good summer. Will see each other in next year."
Draco and Hermione got up and walked towards the doors.
"Thanks." Hermione said to him and he turned to look at her.
"For what?" Draco asked and Hermione smiled.
"You didn't let them say anything about me. Told them to shut up." Hermione cleared and Draco quickly shook his head.
"I didn't do it for you. I just figured that if they hurt you, they hurt me. I was only watching my back, you know?" He defended and Hermione smiled.
"Well, thanks anyway." She said and they started to walk again.
"HERMIONE!" She heard someone yelling at them. They turned around and saw Neville running towards them. "Dumbledore wishes to speak with you." Neville informed them and glared at Draco.
They walked to Dumbledore's office and sat down. They both had been prefects on that year and figured out that it had to do something with that.
"Ms. Granger, Mr. Malfoy, please, sit down." Dumbledore asked them with a smile. Hermione and Draco did as they were told to and sat down. "I asked you to be here because I need to discuss with you about two things. Firstly I just wanted to tell you that I've informed to your parents," he said looking at Draco, "and your guardian about this situation-" Dumbledore said looking at Hermione but was interrupted by Draco.
"Sir? About this situation? Did you tell my father that I've stuck with Granger? How did he take it? Was he...?" He started with dread but Dumbledore just smiled.
"Calm down, Mr. Malfoy. I told your father that you're spending the summer with a friend. Your mother was understanding and though your father wondered why you didn't inform about this by yourself, he was willing to accept it. However, he wishes that you'll owl him as soon as possible." Dumbledore explained and Hermione felt Draco's relief. She was glad that Lucius believed Dumbledore. She remembered her dream - 'Or was it mine?' - and shuddered. How could one man be so cruel?
"Ms. Granger?" Hermione snapped out of her daydreaming state and focused her eyes on the headmaster. "Still with us?"
"I'm sorry, professor. Just thinking." Hermione said and started to listen her headmaster once again.
"No need to apologize. The other thing is something that I found last night before I went to bed. This spell is a unbonding spell which was made by Caroline Davis and Alec Grenier. They made this 26 years ago to be a spell that would unbond anything. Unfortunately it only lasts for an hour and then the unbonded becomes bonded again." Dumbledore explained and watched how Hermione and Draco listened him with great interest.
"Professor? Isn't it true that to create a spell, you have to be a very powerful witch or wizard?" Hermione asked and Dumbledore just nodded. "Then how power-" She started but Dumbledore continued.
"-powerful were they? Very, Ms. Granger. They loved doing spells and took a great pride of doing them. This unbonding spell was made on their seventh year." Dumbledore said and understood that Hermione was very interested about them.
Draco felt Hermione's excitement. 'Of course.' He thought, 'Two new powerful wizards, the bookworm is interested.' Then he remembered something. "Wasn't Alec Grenier a deatheater?"
Hermione was surprised for this fact and that it was coming from Draco. She looked at Draco and then Dumbledore who nodded. "Yes, Mr. Malfoy. He was a deatheater and is a famous among them." Dumbledore took a beautiful book from the bookshell. What drew Hermiones interest was that unlike any other book she had ever seen, the covers were made of silvery metal and on the front read 'The story of Caroline and Alec Grenier' with beautiful golden letters. Dumbledore handed the book to Hermione. "I believe that you'll find this very interesting. I know how much you respect books and I'm sure that I can rely this one on your custody. This is a very interesting book and if you're interested you may take this as a summer reading."
Now Hermione was very confused. "Thank you, sir."
"My pleasure." Dumbledore answered and Hermione took the book. "Back to the spell. I know that things between you two has not been good and that spending the whole summer together can be wearying. I'm not sure if this works but if it works, it gives you an hour of your own time. So will you accept this offer?"
"Yes, professor." Hermione answered with a smile. A thought of one hour without Draco was VERY appealing. Dumbledore handed a parchment, which contained the spell, to her when Draco spoke.
"Professor? We aren't permitted to perform any kind of magic during the summer. How do we perform this spell?" Draco asked and Dumbledore smiled.
"Oh yes. I believe that Michael or Damien can help you with that." Dumbledore said and Draco really wanted to know who were Michael and Damien.
"Actually, Damien hasn't touched to his wand since he graduated but I'm sure that Michael will help us." Hermione explained and smiled when felt curiosity coming from Draco.
"Well, that's okay, Ms. Granger. If you're sure that Michael can help you then there's no problem. Now, have a great summer and one of us professors will owl you when the potion is ready." Dumbledore said and Hermione and Draco left the Dumbledore's office.
They didn't talk. Once Draco was about to ask who are Michael and Damien but then decided against it.They packed their things and no one disturbed them. Slytherins were afraid that the bond between them were infectious (stupid them) and gryffindors just watched Hermione with sympathy.
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"Lets take this compartment." Hermione said and stepped inside Draco behind her. They put their trunks aside and sat down. Hermione took the book which Dumbledore had given to her and started to read. Draco watched her for a minute and then started to read a magazine.
It had only been ten minutes when Harry and Ron came to see her. Again, Hermione felt the loneliness.
"Herm, hi!" Harry greeted with smile and gave a glare to Draco. Draco decided not to care. "Everything okay?" Harry asked and seated next to her.
"Fine, Harry." Hermione said and put the book down. Ron sat her other side and glared at Draco.
"What's with you two and all the glaring? Something wrong with your eyes or just trying to prove something, Weasel? Potty?" Draco finally asked and took another magazine.
"Nothing's wrong with our eyes and we don't have to prove anything." Harry said and sat down next to Hermione. Ron followed the example and sat on the other side of her.
"Whatever." Draco mumbled and digged a magazine from his bag.
"Listen guys, I want to start reading this new book that tells about these two great witch and wizard who created their own spells," Hermione said and smiled to them. "So could you leave us?"
"Sure. But are you sure that you can handle him? I mean..." Ron started and Hermione just nodded.
"You sure?" Harry asked.
"Of course I'm sure. I just need some peace and quiet so that I can read that book." Hermione said.
Harry and Ron opened the door and glared at Draco. "Okay, but we'll come back." They said before shutting the door behind them.
Draco stared at the door and didn't notice that instead of taking the book out, she had start to stare at him. When he finally turned to her he saw two deep brown eyes looking at him. He also noticed that there was seriousness in them.
"Listen up, Malfoy, and listen up good. That is a muggle world where we're heading and that means there's no such thing as magic, witches or wizards. If there's muggles around we don't talk about school nor do we use robes." Hermione said with stern voice. "Are we clear?"
"You think I'm stupid or something. Think again. I know how to act in muggleworld. I've taken muggle studies. So no need to give me this... this... prep talk, Granger." Draco said and Hermione digged the book out of her bag.
"That's good. Saves me from trouble." She said and opened the book.
After twenty minutes of reading the book Hermione closed it and looked at Draco.
"What?"
"Ask." Hermione said and when she noticed his look she explained. "I know you have this want, need or urge to ask something so ask."
Draco looked at her with amaze. 'How can she interpret emotions so well?' Then he knew that he needed to ask or she wouldn't stop looking at him with those beautiful, deep brown eyes of hers... 'STOP IT!' he screamed in his mind and asked, "In the infirmary you said that you miss your parents but when we were in the Dumbledore's office he said that he has noticed to guardian this situation. I'm just wondering that where are your parents if he had to notice the guardian. And why was Snape so interested in Michael and Damien?"
"I don't need to explain anything." Hermione said but then remembered that HE was going to spend the summer with HER. And there was this fact that he may not let it go before he gets the answer. And the way he just stared at her with those intense pools of silver which he called his eyes... "FINE! You really want to know?" Hermione asked and when Draco nodded she just let it all out. "Yes, I miss my parents. I miss my mom and my dad. I didn't lie. I miss them. But their dead, okay? Dead. I haven't told to anyone except professor Dumbledore. I haven't told Ron or Harry or Ginny. I don't want anyone's pity. I don't want them to treat me differently. If anyone asks me how my parents are doing, I'll tell them that I miss them which is the truth. It has become a habit and when I talk about my homelife or my parents or my family I say that I miss my parents, okay? It was just a reaction. Said only that I miss Michael and Damien would have woken up Harry and Ron's interest. Michael's my brother and guardian till I turn to eighteen. And why Snape was so interested in Michael and Damien? Well they're wizards. Damn fine ones. They're also slytherins. Damien is Michael's best friend and kind of like a second brother to me. 'Cause I live with them it's only natural that I know how they are. Is that all?"
To say that Draco was shocked would be an understatement. He had just found out that the girl infront of him had lost her parents and not told to her best friends about that. She was used to lie about her parents and could easily do it again. Lying was her reaction when it came to her family. Her brother is her guardian and she lives with him and his best friend. She's a parentless gryffindor who lives with two slytherins. Now he knows why in the last year she has been more harder to crack. She never cried even thought how much he tormented her.
"Good." Hermione said when she didn't get a response from Draco. She just started to read that silver book again. He felt sadness coming from her after rage and when he looked at her he saw a tear escaping from her eye.
'That's just too much to young women to bear,' he thought and sadness coming from her took over. A tear escaped from his eye but he quickly wiped it off. Now he regret that he had tormented her so much. She was carrying a lot more than he could have imagined.
Hermione regretted slashing at him. She felt regret but didn't felt it coming from Draco. She just regretted. Regretted that she couldn't help her parents, that she had to be stuck with Draco, that she poured it all on his neck when he didn't need it.
"Fuck it." She mumbled quietly, wiped the tear away and turned the page starting to read the fifth chapter.
Little did they know that exactly on that moment an unspoken truce was formed between them.
...TBC...
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KTlady: Thanks. Hope you like this chapter. It has some new twist.
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JamieGirl: Thank you. Damien and Michael on the next chapter. I promise. Not on this one.
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Hero: I'll try to add that. That was interesting scene.
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Anna: Sorry, didn't make it till Christmas but maybe for the new year.
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PART 5 -THE LAST DAY AND HOGWART'S EXPRESS
Hermione and Draco both woke up at the same time. It was still early but neither of them couldn't sleep any longer. They were both tired because they fell asleep so late but that didn't help them to sleep anymore.
"Hey Malfoy. Are we eating at the Gryffindor's table or the Slythrin's table?" Hermione asked while they were walking to the great hall to have breakfast. Draco turned to look at her.
"Slytherin." Draco just informed to her and continued to walk towards the great hall. He felt slight anger coming from her.
"That's it? No intrest what I think? What's wrong with the Gryffindor's table?" Hermione asked and Draco stopped.
"Do you really need an answer? I'm a Slytherin. I don't eat with Gryffindors. End of story." Draco said and Hermione felt loneliness coming from him. She remembered that she felt it when they were in the infirmary.
'Oh... All those Gryffindors around him... without any other house... no wonder he feels being alone. It's like an attack.' She realized and then said, "Fine. We'll eat with Slytherins. But you better not let them insult me, is that clear enough?"
"Whatever." Draco said and they started to walk again.
When they arrived to the great hall everyone was surprised. A Gryffindor and a Slytherin coming together to eat? Ron and Harry came to them and hugged Hermione very tightly.
"Oh, thank you God for not letting that slimy git do anything to 'Mione." Ron sighed in relief. "Come on. Lets go to eat."
Harry and Ron started to walk towards the Gryffindor table but stopped when they noticed that Hermione wasn't following them.
"'Mione?" Harry asked and walked back to them. "What's up?"
"I'm eating with Slytherins." Hermione said and noticed that Harry and Ron had a disgusted look on their faces. "It's okay, Harry. Don't worry about it. Ron, I'll be fine."
Hermione and Draco walked towards the Slytherin's table and the table went quiet. Finally someone found his voice.
"So, the mudblood-screw-up is eating with us? Isn't that just nice." He said with a sarcastic voice.
"Shut up." Draco said angrily and sat down. Everyone seemed to be in shock that Draco actually defended Hermione. She sat down beside him.
"If I hear any more of that kind of crap I'll leave no matter how much it effects to our health." She whispered to Draco and Draco pretended not to hear her.
They ate in silence. Some Slytherins whispered about Hermione being there but it seemed that Draco's words had done the trick. No one said anything to Hermione or made fun of her. At least they didn't hear anything.
Then Professor Dumbledore stood up and smiled. "Once again it's time to say good-bye to Hogwarts and the seventh year. It's been my joy to watch you growing up to be excellent wizards and I do wish good luck to all of you. So fare well, good luck and be careful. And to the rest of the students, have a good summer. Will see each other in next year."
Draco and Hermione got up and walked towards the doors.
"Thanks." Hermione said to him and he turned to look at her.
"For what?" Draco asked and Hermione smiled.
"You didn't let them say anything about me. Told them to shut up." Hermione cleared and Draco quickly shook his head.
"I didn't do it for you. I just figured that if they hurt you, they hurt me. I was only watching my back, you know?" He defended and Hermione smiled.
"Well, thanks anyway." She said and they started to walk again.
"HERMIONE!" She heard someone yelling at them. They turned around and saw Neville running towards them. "Dumbledore wishes to speak with you." Neville informed them and glared at Draco.
They walked to Dumbledore's office and sat down. They both had been prefects on that year and figured out that it had to do something with that.
"Ms. Granger, Mr. Malfoy, please, sit down." Dumbledore asked them with a smile. Hermione and Draco did as they were told to and sat down. "I asked you to be here because I need to discuss with you about two things. Firstly I just wanted to tell you that I've informed to your parents," he said looking at Draco, "and your guardian about this situation-" Dumbledore said looking at Hermione but was interrupted by Draco.
"Sir? About this situation? Did you tell my father that I've stuck with Granger? How did he take it? Was he...?" He started with dread but Dumbledore just smiled.
"Calm down, Mr. Malfoy. I told your father that you're spending the summer with a friend. Your mother was understanding and though your father wondered why you didn't inform about this by yourself, he was willing to accept it. However, he wishes that you'll owl him as soon as possible." Dumbledore explained and Hermione felt Draco's relief. She was glad that Lucius believed Dumbledore. She remembered her dream - 'Or was it mine?' - and shuddered. How could one man be so cruel?
"Ms. Granger?" Hermione snapped out of her daydreaming state and focused her eyes on the headmaster. "Still with us?"
"I'm sorry, professor. Just thinking." Hermione said and started to listen her headmaster once again.
"No need to apologize. The other thing is something that I found last night before I went to bed. This spell is a unbonding spell which was made by Caroline Davis and Alec Grenier. They made this 26 years ago to be a spell that would unbond anything. Unfortunately it only lasts for an hour and then the unbonded becomes bonded again." Dumbledore explained and watched how Hermione and Draco listened him with great interest.
"Professor? Isn't it true that to create a spell, you have to be a very powerful witch or wizard?" Hermione asked and Dumbledore just nodded. "Then how power-" She started but Dumbledore continued.
"-powerful were they? Very, Ms. Granger. They loved doing spells and took a great pride of doing them. This unbonding spell was made on their seventh year." Dumbledore said and understood that Hermione was very interested about them.
Draco felt Hermione's excitement. 'Of course.' He thought, 'Two new powerful wizards, the bookworm is interested.' Then he remembered something. "Wasn't Alec Grenier a deatheater?"
Hermione was surprised for this fact and that it was coming from Draco. She looked at Draco and then Dumbledore who nodded. "Yes, Mr. Malfoy. He was a deatheater and is a famous among them." Dumbledore took a beautiful book from the bookshell. What drew Hermiones interest was that unlike any other book she had ever seen, the covers were made of silvery metal and on the front read 'The story of Caroline and Alec Grenier' with beautiful golden letters. Dumbledore handed the book to Hermione. "I believe that you'll find this very interesting. I know how much you respect books and I'm sure that I can rely this one on your custody. This is a very interesting book and if you're interested you may take this as a summer reading."
Now Hermione was very confused. "Thank you, sir."
"My pleasure." Dumbledore answered and Hermione took the book. "Back to the spell. I know that things between you two has not been good and that spending the whole summer together can be wearying. I'm not sure if this works but if it works, it gives you an hour of your own time. So will you accept this offer?"
"Yes, professor." Hermione answered with a smile. A thought of one hour without Draco was VERY appealing. Dumbledore handed a parchment, which contained the spell, to her when Draco spoke.
"Professor? We aren't permitted to perform any kind of magic during the summer. How do we perform this spell?" Draco asked and Dumbledore smiled.
"Oh yes. I believe that Michael or Damien can help you with that." Dumbledore said and Draco really wanted to know who were Michael and Damien.
"Actually, Damien hasn't touched to his wand since he graduated but I'm sure that Michael will help us." Hermione explained and smiled when felt curiosity coming from Draco.
"Well, that's okay, Ms. Granger. If you're sure that Michael can help you then there's no problem. Now, have a great summer and one of us professors will owl you when the potion is ready." Dumbledore said and Hermione and Draco left the Dumbledore's office.
They didn't talk. Once Draco was about to ask who are Michael and Damien but then decided against it.They packed their things and no one disturbed them. Slytherins were afraid that the bond between them were infectious (stupid them) and gryffindors just watched Hermione with sympathy.
*****
"Lets take this compartment." Hermione said and stepped inside Draco behind her. They put their trunks aside and sat down. Hermione took the book which Dumbledore had given to her and started to read. Draco watched her for a minute and then started to read a magazine.
It had only been ten minutes when Harry and Ron came to see her. Again, Hermione felt the loneliness.
"Herm, hi!" Harry greeted with smile and gave a glare to Draco. Draco decided not to care. "Everything okay?" Harry asked and seated next to her.
"Fine, Harry." Hermione said and put the book down. Ron sat her other side and glared at Draco.
"What's with you two and all the glaring? Something wrong with your eyes or just trying to prove something, Weasel? Potty?" Draco finally asked and took another magazine.
"Nothing's wrong with our eyes and we don't have to prove anything." Harry said and sat down next to Hermione. Ron followed the example and sat on the other side of her.
"Whatever." Draco mumbled and digged a magazine from his bag.
"Listen guys, I want to start reading this new book that tells about these two great witch and wizard who created their own spells," Hermione said and smiled to them. "So could you leave us?"
"Sure. But are you sure that you can handle him? I mean..." Ron started and Hermione just nodded.
"You sure?" Harry asked.
"Of course I'm sure. I just need some peace and quiet so that I can read that book." Hermione said.
Harry and Ron opened the door and glared at Draco. "Okay, but we'll come back." They said before shutting the door behind them.
Draco stared at the door and didn't notice that instead of taking the book out, she had start to stare at him. When he finally turned to her he saw two deep brown eyes looking at him. He also noticed that there was seriousness in them.
"Listen up, Malfoy, and listen up good. That is a muggle world where we're heading and that means there's no such thing as magic, witches or wizards. If there's muggles around we don't talk about school nor do we use robes." Hermione said with stern voice. "Are we clear?"
"You think I'm stupid or something. Think again. I know how to act in muggleworld. I've taken muggle studies. So no need to give me this... this... prep talk, Granger." Draco said and Hermione digged the book out of her bag.
"That's good. Saves me from trouble." She said and opened the book.
After twenty minutes of reading the book Hermione closed it and looked at Draco.
"What?"
"Ask." Hermione said and when she noticed his look she explained. "I know you have this want, need or urge to ask something so ask."
Draco looked at her with amaze. 'How can she interpret emotions so well?' Then he knew that he needed to ask or she wouldn't stop looking at him with those beautiful, deep brown eyes of hers... 'STOP IT!' he screamed in his mind and asked, "In the infirmary you said that you miss your parents but when we were in the Dumbledore's office he said that he has noticed to guardian this situation. I'm just wondering that where are your parents if he had to notice the guardian. And why was Snape so interested in Michael and Damien?"
"I don't need to explain anything." Hermione said but then remembered that HE was going to spend the summer with HER. And there was this fact that he may not let it go before he gets the answer. And the way he just stared at her with those intense pools of silver which he called his eyes... "FINE! You really want to know?" Hermione asked and when Draco nodded she just let it all out. "Yes, I miss my parents. I miss my mom and my dad. I didn't lie. I miss them. But their dead, okay? Dead. I haven't told to anyone except professor Dumbledore. I haven't told Ron or Harry or Ginny. I don't want anyone's pity. I don't want them to treat me differently. If anyone asks me how my parents are doing, I'll tell them that I miss them which is the truth. It has become a habit and when I talk about my homelife or my parents or my family I say that I miss my parents, okay? It was just a reaction. Said only that I miss Michael and Damien would have woken up Harry and Ron's interest. Michael's my brother and guardian till I turn to eighteen. And why Snape was so interested in Michael and Damien? Well they're wizards. Damn fine ones. They're also slytherins. Damien is Michael's best friend and kind of like a second brother to me. 'Cause I live with them it's only natural that I know how they are. Is that all?"
To say that Draco was shocked would be an understatement. He had just found out that the girl infront of him had lost her parents and not told to her best friends about that. She was used to lie about her parents and could easily do it again. Lying was her reaction when it came to her family. Her brother is her guardian and she lives with him and his best friend. She's a parentless gryffindor who lives with two slytherins. Now he knows why in the last year she has been more harder to crack. She never cried even thought how much he tormented her.
"Good." Hermione said when she didn't get a response from Draco. She just started to read that silver book again. He felt sadness coming from her after rage and when he looked at her he saw a tear escaping from her eye.
'That's just too much to young women to bear,' he thought and sadness coming from her took over. A tear escaped from his eye but he quickly wiped it off. Now he regret that he had tormented her so much. She was carrying a lot more than he could have imagined.
Hermione regretted slashing at him. She felt regret but didn't felt it coming from Draco. She just regretted. Regretted that she couldn't help her parents, that she had to be stuck with Draco, that she poured it all on his neck when he didn't need it.
"Fuck it." She mumbled quietly, wiped the tear away and turned the page starting to read the fifth chapter.
Little did they know that exactly on that moment an unspoken truce was formed between them.
...TBC...