Extreme ultraviolet emission characteristics of the braided loops. We plot the normalized EUV intensity from the HRI_EUV and SDO/AIA instruments. The red and blue light curves show the time evolution of EUV emission from braided loops at the pixels marked E and W in Fig. 2a. The black curve is the average intensity from the footpoint region of the braided loops, labeled FP, in Fig. 2a. The SDO/AIA light curves (dark green: 193 Å; magenta: 211 Å; dark blue: 335 Å) show the mean EUV intensity computed from the black boxes overlaid on the braided loops in the respective passband panels in Fig. 2. The hatched region spans the duration covered by Fig. A.3, which shows the relaxation of braided loops. See Sect. 3 for a discussion.