Once more and again.

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Summary: It's Harry' s 6th year and he's in DADA practicing some new spells, once goes wrong and he is sent back 4 years ago, what happens when he knows that he shouldn't change the past but then certain circumstances escalate out of his control. . . .

Chapter Three

Before they reached the great hall Harry pulled out his wand and after making sure that no one was around pointed it at the headmaster and whispered.

"Obliviate. Sorry professor but I will be changing the past, this time round."

He walked over to him and touched his arm. "Professor?" the headmaster looked at him, then smiled brightly.

"Ah Mr Potter it is great to see you up and about now."

Harry smiled, "Yes sir, its nice to be out of the hospital wing again, I hate it in there. Would you accompany me to the great hall? Dinner is about to start."

"Of course. That was quite a match. Are Gryffindor still in the running for the cup?" the headmaster asked as they made their way to the hall.

Harry smiled, "Professor you know as well as I do that Gryffindor are still in the running we just need Ravenclaw to beat Hufflepuff by 100 points and then for Slytherin to beat Ravenclaw, and then of course we will beat Slytherin again when we have more than 100 points than them."

The headmaster laughed, "My boy, you sound exactly like your father, when you talk about quidditch, he loved it too."

Harry beamed, and they entered the hall together, Harry quickly moved over to the Gryffindor table where all his friends were waiting for him.

"Harry!" Hermione cried when he joined them as she threw her arms around his neck. He hugged her back. Then sat down at the table.

"You aright mate?" Ron asked, Harry nodded.

"Yeah, just a bit stiff, I hate those hospital wing beds." Ron laughed and Harry joined in.

The food appeared and they ate, everyone discussing classes, or the case of Sirius Black. Harry's ear's pricked up at the mention of his godfather. It was Seamus and Dean that were talking about it.

"Yeah, another muggle says he spotted him, the next village up from the last one a few weeks ago, it looks like he's heading up here." Seamus was saying.

"Wonder why though?" Dean asked his best friend.

They both shrugged laughed and continued to eat. Now talking about football, and who was to win the world cup the next year.

"Yo Harry?" Ron's voice broke him out of his thoughts. He looked up at his freckled friend. "Do you wanna have a quick game of chess before we have to start on homework?"

"Yeah alright, coming Hermione?" he asked,

"No I think I'm going to head up to the library. I'll see you later okay."

"Okay" both boys replied, before leaving the great hall and taking the long path up to the Gryffindor common room.

Once they got there Ron said the password and the fat lady swung forward to let them in. they moved across the near empty common room to the chairs by the fire. Harry sat down and Ron ran up to the dorm to collect his chess set.

He came back down and they set the pieces up. Ron pulled out a Knut and held it ready to be flicked.

"Stars or Moons?" he asked.

"Moons." Harry replied, Ron flicked the coin and it landed face up with the little moons marked on it. Harry grinned. "White."

Ron spun the board round so that the white pieces were in front of Harry, put the Knut back into his pocket and waited for Harry to make his move.

"E2 Pawn to E4."

"G7 Pawn to G6."

"F1 Bishop to C4."

"A7 Pawn to A6."

"B1 Knight to A3."

"H7 Pawn to H6."

"G1 Knight to E2."

"B7 Pawn to B5."

"A3 Knight to B5." Harry's white knight lifted his sword and struck down upon Ron red pawn. Taking its place.

"A6 Pawn to B5." Harry's mini victory was shortly lived as one on Ron's pawns attacked his Knight.

"C4 Bishop to B5." Harry struck back again, this time in the form of his bishop, easily flattening Ron's pawn.

"C8 Bishop to B7."

"E1 King to H1." Harry's castle and King positions and moved towards each other one square.

"B7 Bishop to E4."

"B2 Pawn to B4."

"A8 Castle to A7."

"C2 Pawn to C3."

"H6 Pawn to H5."

"B5 Bishop to C4."

"D7 Pawn to D5."

"C1 Bishop to A3."

"D5 Pawn to C4."

"B4 Pawn to B5."

"A7 Castle to A3." Ron's castle and Harry's bishop met on the board and after a short struggle, Ron's castle was victorious.

"Damn you Ron." Harry cursed, Ron just grinned. "Right H2 Pawn to H4."

"F8 Bishop to H6."

"A1 Castle to B1."

"E4 Bishop to B1." Ron's bishop attacked Harry's castle and Harry cursed again as he watched his castle being dragged off the board.

"Fuck, I don't know why I play you, you always win."

Ron laughed again, "You will beat me one day."

"Really?" Ron thought for a moment before answering.

"No." Harry scowled at him and Ron just laughed once more. "Come on Harry it's your turn."

Harry looked down at the board. Then grinned, "D1 Queen to B1." Harry's queen viciously attacked Ron's bishop and thoroughly killed it.

"D8 Queen to D2."

"E2 Knight to G3."

"A3 Castle to C3."

"F2 Pawn to F3."

"H6 Bishop to H4."

"G3 Knight to E4."

"D2 Queen to E2."

"E4 Knight to C3. Yes!" Harry's knight charged at Ron's castle and flattened it before attacking it with its sword.

"E2 Queen to E5."

"B5 Pawn to B6."

"E5 Queen to C3."

"No!" Harry cried as he watched Ron's queen attack his knight.

"Your turn Harry." Ron answered in a singsong voice.

"B6 Pawn to C7." Harry grinned as his pawn beat Ron's.

"B8 Knight to C6."

"A2 Pawn to A4."

"F4 Bishop to C7."

"Bollox!" Harry cursed again as his pawn got beaten by Ron's bishop. "Right A4 Pawn to A5."

"C6 Knight to A5." Ron laughed at his friends face as another one of his pieces were beaten.

"F3 Pawn to F4."

"C3 Queen to A3."

"F4 Pawn to F5."

"G6 Pawn to F5." Ron beat another one of Harry's pieces.

"B1 Queen to F5. Haha take that you stupid pawn!"

"A5 Knight to B7."

"F5 Queen to C8. Check!" Harry grinned. "Yay go me!"

"C7 Bishop to D8."

"C8 Queen to B7. Yes! Bye bye stupid knight." Ron was looking at Harry strangely.

"You know I do worry about you sometimes mate."

Harry looked up at Ron, "Why?" he asked.

He shrugged, "I dunno. Sometimes your very quiet and you just want to hide away from the world and then others, like now, you act almost insane."

Harry laughed, "Aw I'm aloud to have some fun aren't I?" He grinned. "Your turn Ron."

"Right, okay, H8 Castle to H6."

"B7 Queen to D5."

"D8 Bishop to B6. Check"

"G1 King to H2."

"A3 Queen to A2."

"D5 Queen to B7."

"B6 Bishop to D4."

"B7 Queen to D5."

"D4 Bishop to D7."

"F1 Castle to F5."

"A2 Queen to A4."

"D5 Queen to C5."

"E8 King to F8."

"C5 Queen to C8. Check."

"C8 Queen to C4." Harry's queen slashed at Ron's pawn and took its place.

"E7 Pawn to E6."

"C4 Queen to B3."

"E6 Pawn to F5." Harry watched in dismay as Ron's pawn took out his castle.

"B3 Queen to D5."

"G7 Bishop to H8."

"D5 Queen to F5. Yes. Die stupid pawn!" Harry's queen took out another of Ron's pawns.

"H6 Castle to C6."

"F5 Queen to H7."

"H8 Bishop to D4."

"H7 Queen to F5."

"G8 Knight to H6."

"F5 Queen to H7."

"H6 Knight to G4. Check!"

"H2 King to G3."

"H7 Queen to F5."

"F6 Knight to G8."

"F5 Queen to D5."

"C6 Castle to A6."

"D5 Queen to D4. Haha Take that stupid bishop!" Harry's queen effectively defeated Ron's bishop.

"E8 Queen to A8."

"D4 Queen to D2."

"D2 Queen to D5."

"C8 Queen to C3. Check."

"G3 King to F4."

"C3 Queen to C1. Check."

"F4 King to F5."

"C1 Queen to G1."

"F5 King to E4."

"G1 Queen to G2. Die Pawn! Check." Harry looked up at Ron.

"Why don't I surrender?" he asked him.

"Because you are a Gryffindor. Come on its your turn."

Harry smiled at him, "E4 King to D4."

"G2 Queen to D5. Check!"

"No! You got my Queen! Damn you. D4 King to C3."

"A6 Castle to A1."

"C3 King to B4."

"D5 Queen to E5."

"B4 King to C4."

"B4 King to C4."

"E5 Queen to H2."

"B4 King to C4."

"H2 Queen to H4. Check."

Harry sat back in his chair. "You've taken every piece but my King. I Quit. Well done Ron."

He held out his hand and Ron shock it. "Well played mate. Now lets get started on homework." They both stood Ron waved his wand and all the pieces returned to their places, re-made. He picked it up and they both moved up to the dormitory to collect their bags.

~S~

AN: the chess match I actually played while I was writing this chapter, and I did lose spectacularly. Oh well.

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