"There was a kind of ritual that... sort of binds us all together.  Don’t look at me like that, it was a spell, not a mating ritual," Hermione said when Ron made a face that clearly said he didn’t want to know.  "I think it’s sort of like the Unbreakable Vow in a way, but... the seven of us.  We’re soulbound.  Partners in every sense of the word.  I can... feel them.  I sort of could before, especially with Severus being a Legilimens, but since the ritual, it’s stronger.  More intense.  I can feel them wherever they are now."  Closing her eyes, she reached out for Scabior, who poked his head into the office.