~*~Chapter 4~*~

~*~The Train Ride Part 2~*~

{A/N ok, so last time I left you with a little cliffie, sorry, then I didn't update for a while, sorry about that too. thanks to all who reviewed, keep it up.

Disclaimer: all I own is the name Constance Hope Kensington, the plot, and any spells that weren't used in any of the Harry Potter books. All else belongs to JK Rowing.

Harry read and reread the letter several more times before he handed it to Ron. He couldn't believe what it had said.

Harry,

Hey! I can't wait to get out of this hospital, I'm feeling better but whenever the nurses come in and see me they get this look on their faces, like pity. I really miss you. And Ron too. Harry, I wanted to tell you this in a letter because I wouldn't be able to tell you in person. Harry, ever since 1st year I've liked you, and not just as a friend. I just wanted you to know, and I wanted to know, do you feel the same?

Well anyway on some different news my friend Connie is going to come to Hogwarts this year. She was going to some other school but they had to close I'm not sure where though, I think it was in the States. She is a little different but I'm sure you'll like her.

Well, I have to go, I'm feeling a little tired have to get my rest.

I love you Harry,

Hermione

PS Please tell Ron I said Hi!

Ron just stared. He had known that Harry had fallen for Hermione but he had no idea that Hermione felt the same. He looked at Harry sitting, starring out the window. He thought that he had seen some tears on his cheeks but he wasn't sure. "Harry, here." Ron said Handing the letter back to him. He took it, folded it back up, and put it in his trunk.

Constance came into the compartment smiling. "Hey, why so gloomy?" She knew exactly why but she couldn't say. She was dying to hold Harry in her arms and tell him everything. It looked like he had been crying. Harry looked at Constance, "Connie, did you know Hermione well?" She nodded, "Very well" ~If you only knew~ she thought as she sat next to him, "Why?" "Well she said that you lived in the states, true?" She nodded, "I went to an all witches school in Cleveland, Ohio. we stilled Owled each other constantly, during the summer." She had to cover that up because the boy's knew that she never got any more then about 4 owls a year and she shared them with both of them. "Why did you transfer?" Ron asked her suspiciously. "Well, CAW closed after a nasty accident in potions that blew most of she school apart. The accident happened on a work weekend so there were only 5 students and 6 teachers, including the Principle, that were killed." they nodded, "What's CAW?" Harry asked, "Yea, and what's a work weekend?" Ron interjected. "Well," Connie said patiently, "CAW stands for Center for Advanced Witchcraft, and a work weekend is a time where all the girls in the school, that want to, can go to The nearest Village, Cawning, to work or to get supplies." Harry thought a moment then said, "If you don't mind me asking, Why was someone doing potions on a weekend?" Connie nodded, "Well, Ronda, the girl that made the potion, needed to make up some work so Mrs. Linch, the potions teacher, let her make it up on that day. Sadly she added too much of one ingredient and, that's what happened."

Just then the lady with the cart came and Ron and Harry went to get some sweets. Connie stayed in the compartment. She sighed, ~I'll talk to Dumbldore tomarrow and see if I can tell them, I just won't be able to keep this secret from them.~

The rest of the ride was uneventful. Harry thought about how Hermione said that she loved him, Connie thought about how she was going to ask Dumbledore about the fact of her telling AT LEAST Harry the truth, and Ron thought about.......How he was going to aske Connie out.

{A/N that's it!!! finnaly It's finnished....Please reiew!!