Dean opened his bottle and took a gulp. "Well, since Hermione mentioned it, I assume you know about Sally-Anne’s letters?" he asked. He nodded. "Well, I received one that summer. I didn’t believe her at the time. I knew things were going to get bad, but I did not think it would be so bad as needing to escape the country. I didn’t take her up on the offer, which was a massive mistake in hindsight."