Three weeks after Albus Dumbledore appeared on her doorstep, Hermione boarded the Hogwarts Express on her way to the castle which she had so many dreams of. Looking for a compartment, she found that she had the same warmth growing in her chest as she has when she talked to Tom, as if his heartbeat thundered within her ears once more. But not quite. Any fabricated link could never compare to the realness of the original.