Harry had the same dream as Hermione had on the night that Harry gave her the ring. They would be returning to school the following day. He had had this dream twice before; the first time being thd day he had written Hermione the explanatory letter. The second had happened the day he went back to the Dursley's after his fourth year at Hogwarts, the day Hermione had kissed him on the cheek at Platform Nine and Three Quarters.

Hermione had another nightmare that night.

"No! Please don't take him!" a girl shouted. The voice sounded terribly familiar..."I'll do anything, but please just don't take him!" "Anything?" said a man's voice. But it was very high-pitched."Even join me?" "Yes! But you can't touch him if I do!" "OK. Wormtail, release the boy!" said Voldemort.The boy's bonds were cut, and he scrambled to the girl."If you kill him, I am no longer yours." "A fair agreement, child." said Voldemort.

The next morning, Harry and Hermione woke up at the same exact time. Both had been thinking: Harry about his dream, Hermione about hers.

Her dream had been strange. Very strange indeed. It had been the same as before, with harry tied up and Voldemort and Hermione's joining him.

But it was a little different this time.

Before she woke up, she had heard the Dream-Harry scream something at the top of his lungs.

"I'll be the raft in the tide!"

It made no sense alone. Hermione guessed Harry was going to scream something more, but woke up before he could.