While many fans are enjoying the chance to watch Silas (Paul Wesley) roam around Mystic Falls, having people turn into mindless zombies and do whatever he commands, there are others who can’t wait to see Stefan (also played by Wesley) return from his never-ending cycle of drowning.

During the season premiere Elena (Nina Dobrev) continued to stress that she felt something was off and that Stefan wasn’t simply traveling the world. However, according to TV Guide, it’s not going to be Elena’s visions that save Stefan. It’s going to be the visions of someone else—someone that looks exactly like her.

Yup, Katherine.

The website reports Katherine (also played by Dobrev) will be having the same visions that will identify the location of the ever-drowning Stefan.

This makes sense since it seems like Elena has some problems closer to Whitmore that she has to deal with. Last episode she found out that her and Caroline’s (Candice Accola) mysterious roommate had a connection to Elena’s father. A few minutes before they discovered this bit of information, that same roommate was killed by a vampire. This means that Elena and Caroline are not the only vamps on campus and there’s a good chance the other vampire(s) knows who they are.

A recent preview, given exclusively to TVLine, shows Katherine is being protected by Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) and Matt (Zach Roerig). Is it possible that her information on Stefan's location is why the two best friends are protecting her?

“The Vampire Diaries” airs Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW.

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