Psst, Granger!

[alt_ron]

So it's your move or White's?

Comments

[alt_hermione]

It was white's but the queen just ate a pawn, she moved up to D3. She literally ate it, well, it looked like it anyway. Can chess pieces eat other chess pieces?!

[alt_ron]

Um.

She ate it?

[alt_hermione]

She smashed it into bits and ate the bits!!!

What do I do?

[alt_sally_anne]

Not usually.

[alt_hermione]

I didn't think so!

[alt_sally_anne]

I mean I've played chess with a set that tries to bite the person using it. But even then they just bit the players they didn't EAT the other pieces.

[alt_sally_anne]

Also, if it's a biting set you should be sure to get bites looked at by someone like Madam Pomfrey, I got warned about that back in December.

[alt_harry]

I dont think I'll make it to Madam Pomfrey if this set bites me, Perks.

[alt_draco]

Be careful. I think Professor Macnair would really hurt Harry.

[alt_ron]

What!

Do you not want me to help???

[alt_draco]

NO, I just said be careful. And fast, too.

Except I think he's at the end of all this.... oh god.

[alt_ron]

What? What's happened?

[alt_draco]

The chess pieces are alive, Weasley. And giant. And more violent than any I've seen before.

[alt_ron]

Right. So it's really not good that Marvolo's sitting there with the Queen just down the rank from him.

[alt_ron]

Okay, so we could sacrifice the Bishop that Marvolo's playing...

[alt_hermione]

No we don't know if she'll kill him! Remember that she smashed the pawn so bad! We can't sacrifice any of us. I don't like sacrificing the pieces either!

[alt_ron]

Wait.

Do you mean that you are on the chessboard? Like YOU are the pieces?

[alt_hermione]

Yes, didn't you see what I drew? I'm the King's castle, Harry's the King's bishop and Draco's the King's knight. Only I think we ought to have spread ourselves out instead of all being on one side.

What do I do? What move do we make?!

[alt_harry]

The queens eyeing me up, mate, I don't like this, get me out of here!!! I think she wants to take ME!

[alt_ron]

Well, she can't move until your side does, so she'll just have to wait while we figure this out.

[alt_sally_anne]

Ron wait, if the queen can't move until they do just don't have them move and I'll run and find a teacher, maybe Professor Slughorn is down in his quarters?

Or does this game have a clock that'll run out?

[alt_ron]

Who knows. But it's a good idea if you run.

Hope you already did!

[alt_sally_anne]

Professor Slughorn isn't here. I've knocked and knocked and shouted and he's not answering.

I'm looking for someone else but I'm trying to avoid Gryf people who might be in league with Macnair because Professor Macnair was threatening Harry and he really sounds

I'm going to go look for Professor Vector.

[alt_sally_anne]

BLOODY HELL Can't you lot just get out of there? I mean run for it?

[alt_ron]

Okay!

Whoever's giving the orders for your side needs to tell the castle on C5 to shift down to C3 and block Marvolo.

[alt_hermione]

Okay, that's done. The Queen took it right away. I think she really does have it in for Harry!!

[alt_ron]

Um, yeah.

That's okay. Really. Now he's got a place to go, see?

But NOT YET!!! DON'T ANY OF YOU MOVE UNTIL I SAY!!!

okay?

[alt_hermione]

Okay but do it quick!

[alt_ron]

Remember.

They can't move now until our side does.

It's okay.

Or mostly.

Um.

[alt_harry]

Thanks ever so Weasley, that made it WORSE!!!

[alt_ron]

No, no. It's good. It just doesn't look it.

Hang on.

We've got to make a big choice here. Okay.

[alt_harry]

What do you mean?!

[alt_ron]

Okay, look. There's nothing for it.

One of you has take it for our side.

I mean.

We can win it either way, but it's going to take either Malfoy or Marvolo falling to the queen and the other one gets the king.

So, um.

Which of you wants to, y'know?

[alt_draco]

I'm doing it.

[alt_ron]

Hang on until I tell you where to move!

[alt_hermione]

No, it ought to be me. Remember our talk?!

[alt_draco]

Not this time. It'll only work with me or Harry so I want it to be me.

[alt_hermione]

I --

Well --

All right, I suppose, only --

You know I didn't mean it when I said you ought to die. I hope you don't. You'd better not!!!

[alt_draco]

Don't be so soppy, for pity's sake.

[alt_hermione]

I'm not soppy!!

[alt_ron]

No, no. Don't do anything, Granger!

You are protecting the Black King. And you HAVE TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE so we can put the White King into checkmate in a minute.

DON'T ANYBODY MOVE UNTIL WE DECIDE!!!!

[alt_ron]

So what's it going to be?

You or Marvolo?

I want to hear it from both of you before we go.

[alt_harry]

You sure about this, Draco?

[alt_draco]

'Course.

[alt_harry]

All right then.

Do it, Draco.

[alt_draco]

I said I'm going, and Harry will agree.

[alt_ron]

Okay, then.

You're at G5 now, right?

Move down two and over one to H3. Do you see where you're supposed to go?

Just below that White knight.

[alt_ron]

And, um.

Just down the rank from the Queen.

[alt_draco]

All right, Weasley. Cheers for the help, I guess.

Okay, going now.