HP meets at Hogwarts

Chapter 23 End of first year

The second room was pitch black and nothing could be seen.But as soon as they stepped in, the house was suddenly brightly lit, illuminating a shocking scene.

They were standing on the edge of a huge chessboard, with black chess pieces in front of them, which were taller than them, and seemed to be carved out of black stone or something.At the other end of the room, facing them, were some white chess pieces.

"What now?" Harry whispered.

"Isn't that obvious?" said Ron. "We've got to play chess to get across the room."

They saw a door behind the white pawn.

An stood outside the chessboard, looked at the pieces, and nodded, "Each of us must act as a piece to pass."

Ron walked to a black knight and reached out to touch the knight's horse.Immediately, the stone came to life, the horse pawed the dirt, and the knight turned his helmeted head to look at Ron.

Ron asked him, "Do we have to go with you?"

The black knight nodded.Ron turned to the three of them and said, "That's right, don't be angry, blame me for being rude, but to be honest, both of you are not very good at chess, and Ann..." He looked at Ann again.

"Come and play, I don't know how to play chess." Ann said, she thought to herself, I know a little bit of Go.

Both Harry and Hermione agreed with Ron.Ron stood beside the knight, looked at the chessboard, and said, "Harry, you take the bishop's place; Hermione, you stand next to him, and take the castle."

"I'll be the king, I think this is the safest!" Ann stood beside the king, and Ron nodded.

The pieces seemed to be listening to them, and as soon as he finished speaking, a knight, a king, a bishop, and a castle turned around, turned their backs to the white pieces, and walked out of the board, leaving four empty places. Leave it to Ron, Harry, Ann and Hermione.

"The rule of chess is that the white moves first." Ron said, looking across the board, "That's right...you see..."

A white pawn on the opposite side moves forward two squares.

Ron began to direct the black chess to fight.The three of them silently listened to Ron's orders, of course it was basically Ron, Harry and Hermione walked around on the chessboard, and Ann hardly moved.

Harry, Ron and Hermione started to feel the real fear when their first pawn was taken.Because the White Queen violently knocked the knight down on the floor and dragged him off the board.

During the chess game, there were two times, thanks to Ron, who discovered that Harry and Hermione were in a critical situation in time, and managed to get them out of the siege.And Ron himself charged across the board, taking almost as many white pieces as they lost.

After playing for more than ten minutes, there were not many black and white pieces on the board.Ron looked at the whole chessboard and thought for a long time. With a solemn voice, he said to the three of them, "This is the only way. I must be eaten."

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

"It's chess!" snapped Ron. "There's always some sacrifice to be made! I'll take a step forward and the white queen will eat me. You can checkmate the king, Harry." !"

"But..." Harry hesitated.

An Qingqing's voice sounded, "Ron is right, Harry! You don't think this adventure is a play, do you? You have made a choice, and you have to bear the consequences."

Harry didn't hesitate any longer.

"Then I'm going!" Ron shouted, pale but determined.

He took a step forward, and Queen White rushed over immediately.She raised her stone arm and punched Ron on the head so hard that Ron fell to the floor.

Hermione screamed, but did not leave her square, and the White Queen dragged Ron aside.It looked like Ron had been knocked unconscious.

Trembling, Harry moved three spaces to the left.

King White took off the crown from his head and threw it at Harry's feet.

They won. . . . .

The white chess pieces bowed back one after another, making way for them to walk towards the door smoothly.

Harry and Hermione ran to Ron immediately, and Ann also ran over. She reached out and pressed Ron's wrist for a while, and the pulse was still there.Turning around, he said to the worried two, "Don't worry, he's not dead yet, he just passed out."

Both Harry and Hermione breathed a sigh of relief. If something happened to Ron, they would surely regret it to death.

Ann looked at the door leading to the next level and said, "We have passed Professor Sprout's mechanism, which is the devil's net. It must be Professor Flitwick who cast magic on those keys. Professor McGonagall transformed the chess pieces into pieces." Let’s make them alive, and then there are Quirrell’s Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Professor Snape’s Potions…”

Harry also looked at the door, while Hermione looked at the fainted Ron, and she said, "We can't all go through, we have to leave one here to watch Ron!"

Harry nodded in agreement, and then said to Ann, "Ann, you can watch Ron here, if Ron wakes up, you should go up and send a message to Dumbledore immediately, telling him to come here quickly, and Hermione and I will continue." go down."

Ann looked at Hermione, then at the fainted Ron, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll watch over Ron here. You go, Harry, by the way, you have to be prepared to face Quirrell." The professor is ready!"

Harry nodded indifferently, and ran to the door leading to the next level with Hermione.After they ran away, Ann ignored Ron who was lying on the ground, but walked to the few well-preserved chess pieces on the chessboard, observed the chess pieces, and muttered to himself, "It's amazing, it turns out that Transfiguration can still be done. To this extent!"

As if observation was not enough, An began to feel around the chess piece, wondering if there might be some tricks.

After about 5 minutes, Ron woke up faintly. He touched his head with one hand in pain, propped himself on the ground with the other, and slowly got up, "Um..."

When he saw clearly that only he and Ann were in the room, he was obviously frightened and asked Ann in a panic, "Where are Harry and Hermione?"

Hearing the sound, Ann stopped what she was doing, turned around and looked at Ron, "You are awake, they are going to the next level, okay, not much to say, we have to go up now and help Harry send a letter to Deng Bullido!"

Ron stood up. He said, "Huh? They passed? Well then, let's go!"

When the two of them were about to leave, footsteps came from the door of the next level. Ron was shocked and pulled out his wand. Ann reached out to stop his wand and said to him, "Ron, calm down, I Guess it's Hermione."

Sure enough, Hermione ran out panting. Seeing Ann and Ron, she shouted in surprise, "Ron, you're awake! Then let's go up and deliver a letter to Dumbledore!"

The three of them returned to the ground on their broomsticks, but it took some time to open the trapdoor. When they met Lu Wei, Hermione used the flute Hagrid gave him from Harry to make Lu Wei fall asleep.

They put Lu Wei to sleep and ran downstairs quickly, but when they were going down the stairs on the third floor, they met Dumbledore who rushed upstairs. When Dumbledore saw the three of them, he just said, "Harry Go and keep an eye on him, eh?" Then he ran towards the fourth floor.

When Dumbledore ran away, Ann stretched his waist in a relaxed manner, and said to the two people who were stunned on the stairs: "Okay, you don't have to worry about this matter now, with Dumbledore here, Harry is sure to be fine." , go back to the dormitory and go to bed."

Ann raised his hand to check his watch and walked downstairs.

When Ann returned to the dormitory, Fanny was already lying on the bed. Seeing Ann's eyes brighten, she got up from the bed, ran to Ann and asked in a low voice curiously, "Is that matter resolved? What happened?" what?"

Ann glanced at her sullenly, "Yes, Miss Fanny, the matter was solved simply and perfectly, thanks to you. Can I wash up now?"

Fanny followed Ann with an aggrieved expression, "Ann, are you mad at me!"

In the bathroom of the dormitory, Ann brushed her teeth, but did not look at Fanny's aggrieved expression.After she finished brushing her teeth, she put away the toothbrush and tooth cup, and wanted to turn around to get the towel, but Fanny had already handed Ann's towel to Ann eagerly.

Ann didn't speak, reached for the towel, closed her eyes and washed her face with water with one hand. Fanny's footsteps left her side, and returned after a while. Ann wiped her face clean and opened her eyes.Fanny stood before her holding Ann's nightgown.

Ann suddenly felt that it was funny to lose her temper with an 11-year-old child, and Fanny's behavior also made Ann's anger more than half. She took the pajamas from Fanny's hand and smiled softly, "Okay, I didn't give birth to you I'm angry, it's just this matter, I regard you as a friend, you can't threaten me with this, and in that case you should help me, you know?"

Fanny smiled and nodded obediently, and then she made a movement, she reached out to Ann's hair and rubbed it, "Ann, you speak like a little grown-up, but you are very cute," she said. Then he said with surprise, "Why does your hair feel so comfortable to the touch?"

Ann's pupils shrank a little. Is this the person in front of him just admitting his mistake?Ann's tone suddenly turned cold, "Fanny Charles! Get out!"

For the next three days, no matter what kind words Fanny said, Ann never forgave Fanny, because Ann saw a hint of potential danger in Fanny's eyes, and she was sure that Fanny would rub her dick whenever she had the chance. Hair, then she'd get it from Jill, Aaron and then a Fanny, she wouldn't let that happen!no way!

Three nights later, the year-end banquet began.The Great Hall at Hogwarts was decorated in Slytherin's green and silver to celebrate their seventh straight House Cup win.

On the wall behind the guest table hung a huge banner depicting a Slytherin snake.

Ann was sitting at the long Slytherin table waiting for the banquet to begin, and next to her was Fanny, who had just confessed to not ruffle Ann's hair, and they were whispering about Ann's adventures.

The whole auditorium was noisy, and everyone was waiting for the principal to preside over it.Suddenly, the audience fell silent, Ann looked up towards the door, and Harry appeared at the door, but the silence only lasted for a while and then became lively again, but there were many people staring at Harry.

A moment later, Dumbledore arrived, and the noise in the auditorium gradually died down.

"Another year has passed!" said Dumbledore cheerily. "Before we feast on these delicious meals, I must trouble you all to listen to an old man's platitudes. What a year it has been! Surely in your little heads It's all a little richer than before. You have a whole summer vacation ahead of you, so that you can digest those things well before the next semester starts, and free your minds.. Now, as far as I know, we must first The Academy Cup awards ceremony, the specific scores of each academy are as follows: No.4, Hufflepuff, 350 two points; No.3, Gryffindor, 420 two points; No.2, Ravenclaw, 420 six points, No.1, Slytherin 470 two points."

There was a thunderous cheer and stomping across the Slytherin table.

"Yeah, yeah, good performance." Dumbledore said, "However, the recent events must also be taken into account." The auditorium suddenly became very quiet, and the smiles of the Slytherins also restrained a little .

"Ahem..." Dumbledore cleared his throat, "I still have some final points to assign. Let me see. By the way... the first item, Mr. Ron Weasley..."

On the Gryffindor table, Ron's face flushed red.

"..he won the best game of chess at Hogwarts in many years, for which I award Gryffindor House twenty points."

The cheers of the Gryffindors nearly knocked the enchanted ceiling down.The stars above their heads also seemed to be trembling slightly.

Percy can be heard shouting to the other prefects: "It's my brother, you know it! My youngest brother! Passed Professor McGonagall's giant chessboard!"

It was hard for everyone to calm down again.Dumbledore continued, "Second item, Miss Hermione Granger... She faced the fire and calmly reasoned logically. I would like to reward Gryffindor House with twenty points."

Hermione buried her face in her arms, and Ann suspected she must have been crying secretly.

The Gryffindors around them were all ecstatic, jumping up and down the table, and they had climbed a full forty points.

"Third item, Harry Potter..." said Dumbledore.The auditorium suddenly became extremely silent. "..He has shown fearless courage and extraordinary courage. For this, I would like to award Gryffindor House thirty points."

There was a wave of cheers at the Gryffindor table.

The noise was deafening.Those who could count their marks in their heads while shouting hoarsely knew that Gryffindor had surpassed Slytherin by ten points.

But Dumbledore said another sentence, "The fourth item, Anstoke, her excellent knowledge of herbal medicine has solved the shackles of the devil's net for my friend, for which I will give Slytherin [-] points!"

The long Slytherin table immediately erupted, and cheers exploded in every corner of the auditorium. Many Slytherin students jumped from their chairs. It was so dangerous that they almost lost their eighth consecutive championship just now!

At the long table in Gryffindor, Hermione, Ron, and Harry also applauded excitedly for Ann. They agreed that Ann deserved the applause, and Ann helped them a lot.

Ann was hugged tightly by the excited Fanny. Many people applauded Ann from all directions, but Ann looked helpless. She was not happy at all, because Dumbledore's words almost put her relationship with the three protagonists down. By definition, everyone will consider them friends in the future.

"This means," Dumbledore had to roar loudly to overwhelm the thunderous cheers, "this time the House Cup is still Slytherin House! Their house has achieved eight consecutive championships!"

Ann hardly ate anything for this meal, because people kept patting Ann on the shoulder and saying, "That's great!"Bloody Barrow also nodded at Ann, "Good job!"

Two days later, when the grades were announced, Ann felt better. Naturally, Hermione ranked first in the year, and a student from Ravenclaw was second. Ann took No.3 and Fanny took No. .5, No.4 is still a Ravenclaw student.

After the results were announced, as if suddenly, their wardrobes were emptied and their luggage packed.Notices were sent to each student, warning them not to use magic during the holidays.

Hagrid was still in charge of leading them aboard the convoy across the lake to the platform.

Now, Ann was on the Hogwarts Express, wearing a casual shirt and jeans, with Ron and Harry across from her and Hermione next to her.Fanny enjoyed high-class treatment and went home directly by the fireplace.

Just like going home at Christmas last time, Ann was spotted by Hermione as soon as she walked out of the school gate, and then they stood and chatted with her without hesitation, and she also protested, but it was useless.

"Dumbledore said it all, Anstoke, who used his excellent knowledge of potions to help his friend!" Ron imitated Dumbledore's tone when dealing with Ann's protest.

"..."

Along the way, they chatted about various topics, even though Ann was expressionless, they talked with gusto. When they got off the bus and walked out of the platform, Hermione happily waved to Ann, "Happy holidays, Ann, I will always give you wrote."

At that moment, Ann really regretted telling Hermione the address when she was in a good mood.However, things have already happened, and Ann has nothing to do. In addition, she is also looking forward to her first summer vacation after experiencing the magic world.

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