Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 108 The True Knight

After finally passing through the devil's net, the new trio continued to walk along the stone corridor. They came to a room full of flying keys. Hermione was the first to find the strange key - the wings drooped like it Once caught and shoved roughly into a keyhole.

"Okay." Hermione said as she mounted her broom, "It looks like Harry's been here before, but we're not Seekers, and we have to work together to grab this key."

They negotiated a plan, with Hermione and Neville pretending to drive the key away to force its retreat, and finally Ron, the best flying of the three, grabbed the key.

They worked back and forth a few times; Ron kept his eyes on the special key until finally he jumped off the broom with a pounce.

"Are you OK?"

Hermione quickly flew to the ground, she asked concerned.

Ron endured the pain and spread his palm, and the key stayed in his palm.

"It seems that my talent is also good." He joked, "Maybe I can also be a member of the team in the future, just like Charlie."

Charlie is his older brother, who won the Quidditch Cup with the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

"That's not easy." Hermione said casually while pulling Ron up, "Harry may be the captain by then, and it won't be easy for him to recruit you into the team."

If Harry was there, he would be embarrassed to say that he couldn't be a captain, and Ron would also become more exaggerated, such as taking over Harry's position as the Seeker.

It's a pity that Harry is not here, only the new member Neville is.

But our Neville immediately noticed the embarrassment on Ron's face. He didn't think it was a good thing. After he became more confident, he also had the courage to speak out his inner thoughts.

"Don't say that, Hermione," he reminded weakly.

Although Neville was very confident, he was still somewhat weak in front of the always strong Hermione.

"What's wrong?" Hermione turned her head, and she also noticed something wrong with Ron's expression.Although Ron hid it well, his ears were still red.

"Oh, I mean—" Hermione quickly added: "You and Harry have such a good relationship, he will definitely not reject you, I didn't. Well, I mean to be sarcastic."

Neville's weak reminder appeared again: "But you are just being sarcastic."

"Do I have it?" Hermione really didn't understand.

Ron immediately covered it up and said no, but his reaction was so bad that even Hermione felt very uncomfortable.

"Sorry, Ron," Hermione said frankly.

But in the face of such formal sincerity, Ron became even more embarrassed. He picked up the key and walked towards the closed door. Said, "Nothing. Really nothing."

Anyway, he was used to it, his older brothers were much more dazzling than him, and his only younger sister, Ginny, was not yet in school, but she was loved by the whole family, so there was no comparison.

Hermione had no choice but to ask Neville for help: "How did you find out?"

Neville said in a low voice, "Because Harry is the Boy Who Lived. In fact, I never understood how you guys can make such a cool friend. Normal people can't help but compare with him. As for Ron, I I always feel that his behavior just now is very similar to the first time I met Professor Highmore, but Professor Highmore is the most caring person I have ever met. I thought about it later-I found that he wanted to help me at the time, but In order to avoid embarrassment, or sadness, the professor kept talking, trying to divert my attention—”

"Stop it, Neville." Hermione also became a little bit sad, and even her fluffy long hair became limp: "Don't make me feel more regretful, praising Professor Highmore's merits It doesn't work at all."

At this time, they heard Ron, who opened the door first, let out a terrified cry, and the two ran over quickly, and they were also frightened—they were standing on the edge of a huge chessboard, with black chess pieces in front of them , Those chess pieces are taller than them, and they seem to be carved out of black stone or something.At the other end of the room, facing them, were some white chess pieces.

Those towering white chess pieces have no facial features on their faces, but they are no friendlier than the pharaoh's coffin in the ancient magic office.

They try to go straight through the room, but are quickly blocked by the white pieces.

"Looks like we're going to have to play chess," said Ron. "I really want to know how Harry got past this level - you think he hasn't been here?"

"But the key in the last room can't be explained." Hermione reminded.

The invisibility cloak is with them, and Harry cannot be invisible in the chessboard house.

"Okay then." Ron said, suppressing the discomfort in his heart, "Listen, don't be angry, but—you—Hermione, you can't even beat Harry at wizard chess. As for you, Na Wei--"

"Stop it." Neville quickly shook his head and said, "My grandma never let me play wizard chess."

"That's up to me to direct." Ron finally said.

Hermione seemed to try to cheer him up because of the guilt just now, which made Ron even more embarrassed, and quickly waved his hand and said no, no, no.

Hermione takes the place of the castle, and Neville takes the place of the bishop.

And Ron.
He thought of the gleaming silver armor he saw in the first room, which was in line with his beautiful imagination of the future, and at the same time he thought it was cool.

"I'll be a knight," he said.

The chess game has begun.

At the beginning, everyone was a little bit confused, they didn't know what would happen if they lost the game.

Until the White Queen fiercely knocked the other knight down on the floor, the three of them watched in shock as the knight was dragged off the chessboard and lay there face down, motionless.

Neville rubbed his eyes, hoping he was just dazzled.But when he opened his eyes again, nothing changed.

"There's no way." Ron forced his composure: "It's the only way, so you can eat that bishop. Hermione, go."

Whenever their pieces were captured, the white pieces acted ruthlessly and mercilessly.Soon, a large pile of lifeless black chess pieces fell in disorder beside the wall.

The White Queen turned her featureless face to Ron.

"There's only one way." Ron whispered, "I must be eaten."

"No!" Neville and Hermione yelled at the same time.

"It's chess!" snapped Ron. "There's always some sacrifice to be made! I make a move and she'll eat me - and you can checkmate the king, Neville! Don't you Don't want to find Harry? Don't worry, it's just a short sacrifice."

Ron turned his head to look at the knocked down chess pieces: "It shouldn't die."

He began to persuade the two until they reluctantly accepted.

"Just a short sacrifice, just a short time"

To be honest, at this moment, Ron suddenly thought of himself.

His old robes belonged to Bill, his old wand belonged to Charlie, and Scabbers was Percy's unwanted pet, not to mention his pile of old books.

He also seemed to be a short-lived sacrifice in the Weasley family, as he is now.

But in The Burrow, this sacrifice has become a necessity, and no one will praise him for it, let alone be honored.Even if Ron makes a scene, it won't change anything.

But this time it was different.

This time, Ron took the initiative to choose sacrifice.

At the moment when he was hit by the White Queen, Ron felt that he had become a real knight, and his whole body was glowing.

He is dazzling.

(End of this chapter)