def bytes_to_short(higher_byte, lower_byte):
    """
    Transforms two bytes into a short (Using Big-Endian!)

    :param higher_byte: The byte at position 0 (Higher byte)
    :param lower_byte: The byte at position 1 (Lower byte)
    :return: The two bytes transformed into a short
    """
    return (higher_byte << 8) | lower_byte