For a moment, Harry watched him suspicious but then nodded. It was not as if the Dark Lord could not force his way into his mind. Asking to be let in could be considered progress. Both breathed deeply when the connection was made, and a few heartbeats later, they were gone. The remaining teenagers and Barty shared a nervous glance before Nagini hissed something and slithered off. A few minutes later, they found Harry setting up the ritual space around a small pond of about ten square feet in diameter.