            Hermione pressed her lips together. This was the part she was most uncertain about. Clearly, there was already some kind of relationship between the two of them. But what constituted it—and what the tether required more of—was still unknown. The book only mentioned intimacy, but frustratingly left that little word up for interpretation. She had been given yet another puzzle for her to solve. Only this time, she’d have a partner. "Well," Hermione started, breathing the word out. "I believe we’re supposed to be more...open with one another. This," she said, gesturing between them, "has gotten us to a level five. But other than a few...mishaps around New Year’s, our association hasn’t much changed."